The legal provisions against violence and humiliation to Dalits and Adivasis strengthened by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Scheduled Castes and Tribes Act, 1989
NCERT (2025-26): “State and Non-State Initiatives Addressing Caste and Tribe Discrimination … In between, there have been numerous laws, of which the important ones are, of course, the Constitution of India itself, passed in 1950; and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act of 1989. The Constitution abolished untouchability (Article 17) and introduced the reservation provisions mentioned above. The 1989 Prevention of Atrocities Act revised and strengthened the legal provisions punishing acts of violence or humiliation against Dalits and adivasis.…” |