Type of Equality: UPSC Mind Map

Key Concepts in this Mind Map

• Type of Equality
• - Legal Equality
• - Equality Before Law (Article 14)
• - Equal Protection of Laws (Article 14)
• - Rule of Law principle
• - Absence of special privileges
• - Political Equality
• - Universal Adult Franchise (Article 326)
• - Equal access to public office (Article 16)
• - One person, one vote, one value
• - Social Equality
• - Absence of discrimination (Article 15)
• - Abolition of Untouchability (Article 17)
• - Abolition of Titles (Article 18)
• - Equal opportunities in public employment (Article 16)
• - Economic Equality
• - Not absolute equality of income but reduction of disparities
• - DPSP (Article 39): Equitable distribution of material resources
• - Provision of basic necessities
• - Welfare state measures
• - Formal Equality
• - Equality of opportunity
• - Treating everyone the same regardless of circumstances
• - Can perpetuate existing inequalities