madam, please find here some of Acts passed by our Government for the welfare and safe guard the interest of ours. . Some acts which have special provisions to safeguard women and their interests are: i. The <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comffice:smarttags" /><st1lace><st1laceName>Employees</st1laceName><st1laceType>State</st1laceType></st1lace> Insurance Act, 1948 ii. The Plantation Labour Act, 1951 iii. The Family Courts Act, 1954 iv. The Special Marriage Act, 1954 v. The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 vi. The Hindu Succession Act, 1986 vii. Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 viii. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (Amended in 1995) ix. Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 x. The Medical Termination of Pregnacy Act, 1971 xi. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1976 xii. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 xiii. The Child Marriage Restraint (Amendment) Act, 1979 xiv. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983 xv. The Factories (Amendment) Act, 1986 I will highlight the important provisions of the above acts in next few posts with regards
Hello Padma, Thanks for sharing the laws. I feel we all need to know this and also the full explanation for each law.