The Politics of Inclusion and Equality in India: A Gender Perspective

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Mukhtar Ahmad Mir , Dr Javeed Ahmad Bhat

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The Post independent policy making and implementation in India has focused on the issue of inclusive development as a major area of concern. This has resulted in considerable progress in the domain of social inclusion and democratic values based on principles of Equality and social justice. Equality is related to the development of democratic principles. Gender equality includes an equivalent treatment of both the sexes or treatment that is dissimilar but is considered equivalent in terms of benefits, rights, obligations, opportunities and responsibilities. The authors have tried to explore the effects of current policy making and implementation and the politics of inclusion and equality in India through a gender perspective and suggested certain measures to be followed so as to make it more inclusive.

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