Article 29 of the Indian Constitution: Protection of Interests of Minorities
Article 29 protects educational rights of minorities. Article 29 provide rights to minority to conserve their language, culture and caste. Article 29(1) and Article 29(2) are present in Article 29 .
Article 29(1)
This state that every group of society who follows distinct culture and language have rights to protect their culture and language.
Article 29(2)
The state shall not deny admission of any person into an educational institution(whether it is maintained government or any private institution) on the basis of their race, caste, religion , language.
Article 29: Protection of Interests of Minorities
Article 29 of the Indian Constitution talks about the Protection of Interests of Minorities. This article makes sure that any minority section should never be suppressed by the upper section of society. This article was introduced on 26 April 1975. Article 29 has two important divisions which first state that every citizen who is living in India and follows a distinct language, script, or culture has the right to conserve these, and second states that no citizen shall be denied admission into any institutional organization on the basis of religion, race, caste, language or any of them. Article 29 and 30 falls under the category of Cultural & Educational Rights.
Table of Content
- What are Cultural and Educational Rights?
- Which Section of Society Falls Under the Minority?
- Article 29 of the Indian Constitution: Protection of Interests of Minorities
- Case Raised Against Article 29
- Similarity Between Article 29 and Article 30 of the Constitution