NCERT Class 7 Political Science Chapter 10: Struggles for Equality YouTube Lecture Handouts

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• All Indians as equal before the law and states that no person can be discriminated against because of their religion, sex, caste or whether they are rich or poor

• Adults have right to vote – have power over ballot box

• Person selling juice cannot compete with branded drinks

• Poverty & lack of resources is the main reason for inequality

• Discrimination based on religion, caste and sex is another reason for inequality

• Some people are recognized as they address inequality issues

Tawa Matsya Sangh (TMS)

• Dams are made & forests are cleared, people are displaced

• In urban areas, bastis are uprooted & people relocated

• Federation of Fisherworker’s cooperatives for the rights of displaced forest dwellers of the Satpura forest in MP

• Tawa River: Flows from Mahadeo hills of Chindwara district & joins Narmada in Hoshangabad.

• Tawa Dam: Started in 1958 and was completed in 1978. It submerged large areas of forest and agricultural land.

• Tehri dam – submerged old Tehri town & 100 villages. Around 1 lakh people were displaced.

• In 1994: Government gave rights of fishing to private contractors in Tawa reservoir – villagers stood united & decided its time set organization - chakka jam

• In 1996: People given the rights for fishing

• Establish cooperatives to buy fish catch at fair price, arrange transport and sell them in market, loan for repair & buy new nets

Constitution

• Recognizes all people as equal

• Bring reality in participation

• Constitution as a living document – has real meaning in our lives

Issues Addressed

• Privatization of health services

• Increasing control that business houses exert on the media

• Low value given to women and their work

• Low earnings made by small farmers who grow cotton

• Dignity & self-respect of common man

-Mayank