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TABLE OF CONTENTSChapter: 1. Fundamental Rights of Indian citizens .................................................6
Chapter: 2. Free Legal Aid .......................................................................................9
Legal Services ........................................................................................................9
Lok Adalat .............................................................................................................10
Chapter: 3. Women’s Rights ................................................................................12
A. Domestic Violence ............................................................................................12
B. Indian Penal Code (IPC) ....................................................................................14
C . Special provision for arrest of women ..............................................................15
Chapter: 4. Code of Criminal Procedure ..............................................................16
A. What is F.I.R. (First Information Report)? ...........................................................16
B. Bail ...................................................................................................................17
C. Arrest ...............................................................................................................18
Chapter: 5. Right to Education Act, 2009 .............................................................19
Chapter: 6. Food Security Act, 2013 ....................................................................21
Chapter: 7. SCs/STs Prevention of Atrocities Act 1989 ........................................23
Chapter: 8. The STs and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Right) Act 2006 ................................................................26
Eligibility criteria ....................................................................................................27
Chapter: 9. Right to Information Act 2005............................................................28
a. RTI Filing Procedures (Offline) ...........................................................................29
b.RTI Filing Procedures (Online).............................................................................30
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ABBREVIATIONS
AAY Antyodaya Anna Yojana
APIO Assistant Public Information Officer
BPL Below Poverty Line
CBO Community Based Organizations
CSC Common Services Centre
CIC Central Information Commissions
DALSA District Legal Services Authority
DIG Deputy Inspector General
DIR Domestic Incident Report
DSP Deputy Superintendent of Police
FAA First Appellate Authority
FRA Forest Right Act
IG Inspector General of Police
IPC Indian Penal Code
LSA Legal Services Authority
MFPs Minor Forest Produces
NCPCR National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
NGO Non Government Organization
NFSA National Food Security Act
PIO Public Information Officer
PO Protection Officer
PWDV Protection of Women from Domestic Violence
RTE Right to Education
SC Scheduled Caste
SCPCR State commission for Protection of Child Rights
SP Service Providers
SP Superintendent of Police
ST Scheduled Tribe
SIC State Information Commissions
SMC School Management Committee
SMS Short Message Services
TLSC Taluk Legal Service Committee
VLE Village Level Entrepreneur
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Forward
Thingtlang leh khawpuiah mi tamtak ten Constitution leh mahni dikna chanvo leh Dan zam hrelo
kan tam hle ani tih hmuh chhuah ani a. Tin, mimal emaw khawtlangah emaw pawikhawihna
emaw in tih thinurna a thlen in tihngaihna an hre thin lo a. Lehkhathiam tamtak ten an dikna
chanvo palzut sak an nihin biak tur emaw hmalak dan tur hrelo an awm nual thin. An chunga
thil thleng chu thleng tur reng ah an ngai tawp mai a ni. Hetiang dinhmunah hian, a tuartu leh
pawkhawihtu dinhmun chu a inthlau ta hle thin ani. Dan lama inzirtirna lam thlirin, tuna kan
rawn tarlan pawh hi Dan chungchanga kan hriatna ti zau tu atan a tangkai leh a taka hman
theih nghal niin, khawtlang mipuite hriatna a tipung bawk anga, vantlang chu hleprukna lakah
a him ang a, intluktlanna awm in, khawtlang chu a lo zahawm dawn a ni. Kan thil rawn tarlan
hmang hian , ram mipuiten diklo taka thil kalpuina te chu an do thei ang a, dan hmangin dikna
an hmu thei dawn a ni. He handbook thil tum chu kan dikna chanvo leh dan chungchangah
Legal Services-te kan hman tangkai theih na atana hriattur pawimawh mipuite hrilhhriat hi a
ni.
He chanchin hi CSC e-Governance Services India Limited buatsaih niin, Department of Law,
Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India ten an pui bawk a ni.
Kan thil rawn tarlante hi mipuite hriatna tizau tu leh kaihruaitu anih ngei kan beisei.
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BackgroundConstitution of India in ram mipuite tana dikna chanvo a duan te hi fundamental rights chu
a ni a. Heng dikna chanvo te hi ram mipui zawng zawng tan niin, sakhua, vun rawng, hnam,
nihna emaw pianna hmun te a thliarhrang lova. Mahni dikna chanvo humhim kawngah hma lak
anih theih nan, ram mipuite chuan Court emaw Supreme court an pan thei ani. Fundamental
rights in a tum ber chu mimal tin leh kan ram chhunga mipuiten zalenna leh intluktlanna an
neih theih nan a ni. Fundamental rights hi mi zawng zawng tan ang khat vek a hman tur a ni.
Independent ram mipuite chuan fundamental rights hrang hrang an nei a, mahni invenhimna
leh zahawmna atana duan a ni.
thiL tum te• Kanramchhungamipuizawngzawngtenintluktlannalehzalennaanneihtheihnaatan.
• Danhmanngaihnaendika,mimalzalennatihbawrhbansaktumnakawngahthiamchantir
an nih theih nan leh ram mipuiten khawsak phungah zahawmna an neih theih nan.
• Khawtlangnunchawikana,inngeihtaklehzalentakasiam.
a hnuaia mitehi rights dikna chanvo te chu an ni
1. Right to EqualityHe tah hian sawrkar chuan mipuite chu ang khat vekin a en tur a ni, a awmzia chu Dan hnuaiah
chuan tupawh an intluk tlang a ni. Tu mah heng hnam, sakhua, vun rawng, nihna emaw
pianna hmun avangte hian thliar hran tur an ni lo. Dan chuan mipuite chu an nitin mamawh
lakkhawmna kawng ah mi tupawh hnam, sakhua, vun rawng, nihna emaw pianna hmun vangin
a thliar hrang tur a ni lo.
Inkhawihthianlohna hi Constitution hnuaiah dan bawhchhiatna a ni , dan anga hrem theih a
ni. Intluktlanna a lo awm theih nan, British sawrkar in nihna a lo siam entirnan Rai Bahadurs
emaw Sir tih te hi nuai bo a ni.
2. Right to FreedomHeng dikna chanvo te hi ram mipuite tan a ni:
• Mahniduhzawngsawitheihnalakazalenna.
• Hriamhreitelloaawmkhawmtheihnazalenna.
• Associationsemawunionsemawco-operativesocietiesdintheihnaatanazalenna.
1ChApTEr FuNdAmENTAL righTS OF
iNdiAN CiTizENS
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• Ramchhungkhawihmunahpawhinsawnkualtheihnaatanazalenna,JammuandKashmir
huam tello in, khapna a tam avangin.
• Eizawnnaemawhnathawh,sumdawnnaemawlakazalenna.
Heng dikna chanvo te hian mimal tinte khawsak kawnga dikna chanvo a huam bawk a, chu
chu, ram mipuite nunna inzah sak a ni a, hei hi bawhchhiat anih chuan man emaw puh emaw
anihin a thlawna dan hmanga tanpuina dawn theih ani.
3.Right against ExploitationHe dikna chanvo awmzia chu mihring hmanga sumdawnna diklo kalpui tihtawp a ni a, mipa,
hmeichhia leh naupang a huam vek a ni. Dan bawhchhiatna hi sual niin, hrem theih an ni. Hemi
hnuaiah hian, kum tlinglo naupang hnathawh tir hi Dan bawhchhiatna niin hrem theih a ni. Hei
vang hian, naupang kum 14 hnuai lam chu hnathawhna hmun, thil siamna hmunpuiah te, thil
laihchhuahna khurah te leh a dangah te hnathawh tir phal loh an ni.
4. Right to Religious FreedomRam mipuite chu khawi hmunah pawh
an duhthlanna in an sakhaw vawn ang a
Pathian thusawi emaw an sakhua kalpui
emaw an ti thiang vek a ni. He dikna
chanvo hnuaiah hian sakhaw thil tih
engpawh an kalpui thei a, an sakhaw tan
a thlawna zirna in an din thei bawk a, an
bungraw chhek khawm te, neihtu nihna
leh hmalak te an ti thei vek a ni. Dan
chuan sakhaw mipuite hamthatna tur
leh insiamthat nan hian chhiah a chawitir
thiang lo a ni. Tin, sawrkar kalpui zirna in
chuan sakhua pakhat chauh a zirtir thei
lo a, chung zirna in te chuan an zirlaite
chu sakhaw dang be turin an nawr thiang lo bawk a ni.
5. Right related to Culture and EducationHetah hian hnam hnufual te dikna chanvo
humhim a ni a. Hnam hnufual te chuan
anmahni tawng, hawrawp leh hnamzia
an hmang thei a, hnam hnufual an nih
vang ngawtin sawrkar kapui zirna ina luh
phalloh hi a theih loh ani. Hnam hnufuak
zawng zawngte chuan anmahni pualin
zirna In, an hnam zia an pholan theihna
tur an din thei a, dan chuan hnam hnufual
anih vangin sumfai tanpuina an dawn tur
an lo hupbeh sak thei lo bawk a ni.
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6. Rights to Constitutional RemediesConstitution hnuaia fundamental rights te hi sawrkar/mimal ten an bawhchhia anih chuan,
chak zawka hmalak anih theih nan a tuartu chuan High court emaw Supreme court a pan
thei a. Hemi kawngah hian, High court leh Supreme court chuan heng thuchhuah pangate hi
a siam a:
• Habeas Corpus: Hei hi dan rinchhan a ni a, hetah hian dan lo a inhrenna emaw intantirna
a awm chuan court ah a thlen theih a ni. Court order chu tan in lama hotu hnenah pek
niin, mitang chu court hma ah hruai tur a ni a, tanin lama hotu chuan thuneihna a nei ani
tihchianna a entir a ngai a, court in jail lama thuneitu chuan a mi man tir , chu jail tan tir
theihna dan a nei em tih a finfiah theih nan a ni
• Mandamus: Court thuneihna sang zawk (i.e Supreme Court of India leh High Court) ten
Dan ang taka thawk turin sawrkar thuneitu, subordinate court, corporation emaw public
authority te hnenah thupek a chhuah hi a ni. Mipuite hamthatna tur in Dan hmangin hma
an la tur tihna a ni.
• Writ of Prohibition: Writ of prohibition hi Supreme court emaw High Court emaw thuchhuak
niin, court hniam zawk emaw tribunals te chu an thuneihna hnuaia awm lo case khawih lo
tura ngenna a ni.
• Certiorari: Judicial review thuziak niin Court sang zawk ( heng Supreme court Of India
leh High Court) siam a ni a, court hniam zawk, thubuai remtu pawl emaw vantlang mipui
thuneitu dangte chu an record te ennawn tura thehlut tura ngenna a ni.
• Quo warranto: Hei hi zalenna atana thuziak niin, mi tupawh a dikna chanvo chungchanga
thuneihna a neih te hmang diklo a, chhanna tha tak an pek hma chuan, chu mi chuan a
tihtur leh dikna chanvo te a hmang thei rih lo a ni.
khawiah nge kal tur?• Rammipuitetanaduanfundamentalrightstehibawhchhiatanihchuan,atuartuchuan
Supreme Court of India emaw High court ah te Dan hremi kaltlangin an pan nghal thei a ni.
• Mi tupawhin dan hnuaia tanpuina free legal aid a dawn theih chuan , ziakin dilna chu
District Legal Services Authority/High Court Legal Services Committee/Supreme Court
legal services Committee ah a thehlut thei a ni.
• DanchungchangatanCSCcentrepawhhipantheihrengani.
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LegaL services
Background The Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 hi India ram chhungah sawrkar laipui atanga hmun
hrang hranga sem darh anih theihna atana din a ni a. He Act hnuaiah hian, National Legal
Services Authority chu dan leh hnathawh turte duangtu tur atana din ani. State Legal services
Authority te hi State chhungah national policy hrang hrangte kalpuia state chhunga hnathawh
dan turte duangin, district leh block level legal service committee din a endik hna an thawk
bawk ani. Heng ho hian mi hnuaihnung zawkte dan hmanga tanpuina an pe thin ani. Authority
hnuaia tanpuina mamawh ten sub district/taluk/tehsil hnuaia Legal Lervices Authority te an
pan thei reng a ni.
Free Legal services hian engnge a huam tel?Hetah hian mirethei leh tanpui ngaite, court a case buaipuitu neilo, dan hremi rawih na tur
neilo emaw dan chungchanga harsatna tawk te chu free legal service pek theih an ni.
Thil tum te• KhawtlangamihnuaihnungzawkteDan inaphalchindanhmangaathlawnatanpuina
pek.
• Legalaidawmziachumiretheilehtanpuingaite,court,thubuairemtupawlemawjudicial
authority ah case buaipui emaw dan chungchanga harsatna neite, ukil rawihna tur nei ve
lo te tana a thlawna tanpuina pek hi a ni.
• Sumlehpaiemawthildangvangakhualehtuitendiknaanhmuhtheihnahnawlanihloh
nana endik.
• LokAdalathuaihawtin,danhmangindiknahmuhkawngahintluktlannaaawmtheihnana
hmalak.
Legal service dawng thei tur te• Hmeichhialehnaupang
• SC/STmemberte
• Sumdawngahnathawk
• Mihringzawrhemawkutdawhturatihluihtuartute.
• Chhiatrupnathleng,tharumthawhna,tuilian,khawkheng,lirnghing,hnathawhnahmuna
chhiatna thleng tuartute.
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• Rualbanlote
• Khuahkhirhnahnuaiaawmte
• Kumkhatsum lakluhzatRs. 1,00,000/-aia tam lo te (supremecourtahchuan income
ceilinglimitzathiRs.1,25,000/-ania,StatethenkhatahchuanlimithiRs.50,000/-teani)
Khawiah nge kal tur?• A thlawna tanpuina dil tur hian,mahni Tehsil/ SubDistrict Legal Services Committee/
District Legal Services Authority te biak theih ani. Heng tanpui theitute hi Taluk Court/
District Court Complex ah an awm tlangpui.
• TanpuiIngaihchuaninbulhnaiaCSCcentreIpantheirengbawk.
Lok adaLat
Background Lok Adalat awmzia chu ‘Mipuite court’ tihna a ni. Case ( inbiakrem theih leh case te nau chauh)
court hrang hranga pending mek te chu thubuai remtu hmangin thehthang niin party te inkar
pawh Lok Adalat hmang hian chinfel theih a ni. Lok Adalat hi pawimawh tak niin court te
phurrit lutuk tur a chhawk zangkhai a, in khing te tan hahdamna a thlen hma a ni.
Thil tum te• Khawtlangahnamhnuaihnungzawkterangtakadiknapek.
• MipuitehnenahinbiakremnahmangathubuaisawifeltheihdanlehLokAdalatkalpuidan
thianghlim zia hrilhhriat.
• LokAdalatbuatsaihturainpeih.
• Mipuihnenahanthubuaineihtecourtsangzawkthlengkherloachingfeltheiturahrilh
hriat.
• Mipuite,abiktakinhmeichhiatechudiknahmuhtheihnaatanainhnamhnawihturafuih
phur.
Lok Adalat-a ngaihtuah theih te• Case(inbiakremtheih leh
case te nau chauh) eng
court ah pawh pending
mek.
• Buainachucourthmaala
thlen ngai miah loh te leh
court file thehluh tur te.
Lok Adalats a Case putluh theih te• Inlehlochungchangabuaina
• Inneihnachungchangabuaina(entirnan,enkawlna,inthenetc)
• Insuranceclaimchungchang
• Mimalbuainadang(chuchulirtheiaccidentcase,leibachungchang,bankingetc)
• Inbiakremtheihlehdanbawhchhiatnacase.
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Lok Adalat a case ngaihtuah tur te kalpui dan• Courtacasependingmekte:
- A tu veve pawhin Lok Adalat a buaina chinfel an duh chuan
- A tu emaw zawkin in court ah dilna a thehluh in
- Court in buaina chu Lok Adalat ah chinfel a phalsak a, a pawm thlap chuan
• Pre-litigativestageaengangbuainapawh
State Legal Services Authority emaw District Legal Services Authority te, Pre- litigation stage
engah pawh a tu zawk zawk hnen atangin dilna an hmuh chuan, chung te chu Lok Adalat ah
inremna siam turin a thawn theih a ni.
Thutlukna• LokAdalatchhungathuremnatehiCivilCourtOrderaniturania.Chuvangin,partyte
inkarah inremna a awm tawh chuan, Lok Adalat chuan a khingtu in court fee a pek tawh
chu a refund leh thei a ni.
• LokAdalatinthuremnaasiamtehithutawpniin,partyzawngzawngtebuainaahhianan
thutlukna hi eng Court hma ah pawh sawi buai theih a ni lo ani. He order hian Lok Adalat
te thutlukna siam hi a pawmzia a ti lang chiang a ni.
Services te hman theihna tura thil pawimawh hriatreng tur te• Freelegalaidhamthatnadawngtheitutetan:LegalServicesAuthoritytenDanhremiukilan
chhawr te hi a dawng theitute tan hian a a thlawn a ni. Ukil te hian case an buaipuina hi Legal
Service Authority te atangin standard fee an dawng a. Ukil chuan a client hnen atangin fee
a ngiat anih chuan, thuneitute te hnenah thlen tur a ni. ( District Judge an ni tlangpui)
• Thubuaikalchhungasensotehiclienttephutlohturani.(entirnancourtfeestehilegal
aid case ah chuan a awm lo a ni)
• LegalServicesAuthoritytencasebuaipuituraanrawihUkiltehiancasechuanngaihsak
loh a, an ngaihven that loh chuan, thuneitu te hnenah thlen tur a ni ( DLSA case anih
chuan, DLSA a Chairperson i.e District judge te hriattir tur) tin, Ukil hman tlak vak loh chu
ukil thiam tak nena thlak thleng dil theih a ni bawk.
Lok Adalats notice lo hmu ta la, engtinnge I tih ang?• Chiainaturengmahaawmloa.Courtthuchhuakhandawnchuahlauhthawnawma,
mahse, inremsiamna a awm vat theihna tur a ni tih hre reng ang che.
• KalhunanziahahchuanLokAdalatahkalla,mahniinIkaltheia,emawUkilpawhItirthei.
• Chairmanlehbenchmembertechunangmahngeiinbiaangche.
• Icasehmachhawnla,Icasechanchinkimchanghrilhfiahangche.
• Lehlampartyteneninremnasiamtumangche.
• LokAdalatahhian,casechungchangathutluknasiamahhiannaturaljustice(partypahnih
te thusawi ngaihthlak a, inhnial theihna dikna chanvo pek etc) hi ngaih pawimawh a ni.
Khawiah nge kal tur?• LokAdalat chungchangkimchang IhriatduhchuanemawLokAdalat kaltlangabuaina
chinfel dan I hriatduh chuan. In Tehsil/ Sub District Legal Services Committee/ District
Legal Services Authority te I rawn thei a. Heng thuneitute hi Taluk Court/ District Court
complex ah an awm tlangpui.
• TanpuiImamawhchuanInbulhnaiaCSCcentreIpantheirengbawk.
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ChANvO
India ah hian, hmeichhiate dikna chanvo hi heng Dan hnuaiah te hian kalpui a ni:
1. Special Laws (Eg. DowryProhibitionAct, 1961, the IndecentRepresentationOfWomen
(Prohibition)Act,1986,theCommissionofSatiPreventionAct1987,ProtectionofWomen
fromDomesticViolenceAct(PWDV)Act2005etc.)
2. GeneralLaw(IndianPenalCode,1860,TheCodeOfCriminalProcedure(Crpc),1973)
BackgroundKan hriat theuh ang in, kan ram chhungah hian mipa leh hmeichhiate dikna chanvo te hi a inthlau
hle a. India a hmeichhiate hian kan ram mipui thena a chanve lai hauh mahse, khawtlangah
hmusitna an tawk nasa in, pawn lama chhuah te khap sak thin an ni a. Dan in hum thei mahse, a
tam zawk chuan heng Dan leh an dikna chanvo constitutional rights te hi an la hre lo a. He Chapter
ah hian, pawikhawihtute hrem theihna Dan leh Dikna Chanvo kimchang te kan thlurbing dawn a ni.
a. domestic vioLence,inchhung khura tharum thawhna
BackgroundIndia ram chhunga hmeichhiaten inchhung khura tharum tawhna( domestic violence ) an tawrh
na hi a rei tawh hle a. Vanduaithlak takin, kut an tawrh na hi palzam thin niin hmeichhiate
chanvo ah an ngai thin zawk a. Hei hi an chunga a thlen chhan ber chu an pasal te kutah
engkim an dah vang a ni. Hmeichhiate hi domestic violence laka an him theih nan, Parliament
ofIndiachuanTheProtectionofWomenfromDomesticViolenceAct2005hiasiamani.
Thil tumHe Act hian hmeichhiate chu inchhung khura an pasal emaw, mipa an chenpui emaw an chhungte
laka tharum thawhna (domestic violence), venhim an nih theihna atan a ni.
Domestic vilolence Act hnuaia abuse hrang hrang huam tel te chu
• Physical Abuse: Taksa na taka hliam,
tih nat, nunna atana hlauhawm
thei, pawngsual tum vanga sawisak,
intihthaihna, intihluihna, leh adangte
• Sexual Abuse: Zahmawh rawngkaia
tihmualpho, in tihzah, tihmingchhiat
emaw hmeichhe zahawmna tih bawrhban,
duh lo chunga mipat hmeichhiatna
hmanpui tum leh adangte.
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• Verbal and Emotional Abuse: In hmuhsitna, in nuihsawhna, tihmualphona, hming koh
nawmnah, tih hmingchhiat, mawhpuh, enthlak, thliarhran, fa neih theih loh vang emaw mipa
fa neih loh vanga hmuhsit emaw nuihsawhna, an tuina zawnga kal tum vanga kutthlak emaw
sawisak leh in vau reng te, pawn lama hnathawh vanga tawngkam chhe tinrenga tawngkhum,
in uire luih tir, hna thawh loh luih tir, mahni intihlum tura nawrna, nghaisakna, leh adangte.
• Economical Abuse : Sum hmuhna hnar chhuhsak a, rilru tihnat sak, hetah hian a
tuartu hian dan hmang emaw hnam dan anga in chhungkhur mamawh, thuamchhawm,
ama mimal In leh lo emaw intawm, enkawlna leh inluahman pek te a huam a. A awlsam
zawngin, economic abuse awmzia a tibuai tu hian a a nupui chu sum hmangin khuahkhirh
atumtihnaani.Economicabuseahhianinrenchemdanthilemawsumlamhmuhnahnar
chhuhsak emaw chan tir tihna a ni a, a tuartu hmeichhia emaw naupangte chuan dan
emaw hnam dan emaw an hmang thei a ni.
Tu in nge complain thehlut thei?• Atuartuin(sawisakemawtihnawmnahtuartu)
• Mit a lo hmu tu, a tuartu aiawh tu, an thenawm, chhungte emaw thianten chanchin
kimchang an thlen thei. A hrilh hretu lakah hian eng dan emaw dan bawhchhiatna ang chi
engmah lek kawh theih a nilo.
Tunge pan tur?• PoliceOfficer
• ProtectionOfficer(PO)
• ServiceProviders(SP)
• Lawyers(throughTLSC/DLSA)
• Lungawilohna complain chu phone hmangin emaw tawngka in a sawi theih a, emaw
Protection Officer1 (PO) or Service Provider2 (SP) hnenah email a thawn theih a ni.
Complain chu police station hnai berah a thehluh theih bawk a. (police station/women
police helpline ah hian special women cell an awm vek a ni.)
Engnge DIR (Domestic Incidence Report) chu?Domestic Incident Report (DIR) hi complain register
na tur official format a ni. Hei hi format simple
tak a ni a, Rules of the act ah Form I ah a awm a
ni. Hmeichhiate chuan he Form hi police station ah
emaw, Pos emaw SPs atangin an la thei a, mahni a
fill up tur a ni. Hmeichhia chuan amahin form chu a
fill up thiam lo anih chuan, PO, SP emaw Police te
chuan a lungawilohna ziak chu DIR ang turin Form I
ah an thlak sak ang a,a inziak te an hrilhfiah tur a ni.
PO, SP emaw Police te chuan a complain (DIR) chu
Magistrate/court hnenah a thehlut ang.
1Protection Officer (PO) is an outreach officer of the court who can help a woman in making complaints, filing an
application before the Magistrate for orders, helping her in getting support like medical aid, counseling etc., and
makingsurethattheorderspassedbythecourtareenforced[Section9&Rule8,10].2Service Provider is a NGO or other voluntary association registered with state governments. They provide assistance
and support to the woman facing domestic violence. A woman can go to a registered SP for making a complaint under
the Act. An SP will assist her by providing legal aid, medical care,
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Magistrate Court ah DIR thehluh anih hnu ah engnge thleng ang?Magistrate chuan lehkha lehluh a hmuh hmasak ber ( a awmzia chu endikna neih hnu ah, case
hi kalpui theih ani tih finfiahna felfai tak a awm chuan) ah a mi hekin pawi a lo khawih ngei
a, inchhung khura kut inthlakna domestic violence a awm ngei a ni tih leh diklo taka tharum
thawhna dang a awm tih a pawm thlap chuan,pawi khawihtu lakah hian a tuartu in affidavit a
siam zulzuiin a hnuaia tarlan zing ami ah hian order a chhuah ang, emaw case dinhmun a zirin:
• ProtectionOrders
• ResidenceOrders
• MonetaryRelief
• CustodyOrders
• CompensationOrders
• InterimOrdersand
• Ex-parteOrders
Khawiah nge kal tur?• In district huam chhunga ProtectionOfficer (in district office a PO list atangin) emaw
District Legal Services Authorities emaw Service Providers (Registered NGOs chauh) in
be thei a. Registered Service Provider list te hi District Office emaw Community Based
Organizations (CBO) emaw concerned officials te hnen atangin in hre thei ang.
• TanpuiIngaihchuaninbulhnaiaCSCcentreinpepawptheirengbawkani.
B. indian PenaL code (iPc)
Background Indian Penal Code hi criminal law niin dan bawhchhiatna zawng zawng leh hrem theihna
lakhawm tu a ni.
The Indian Penal code hi thuziak a ni a, dan bawhchhetu leh pawikhawihtute case leh hremna
tur kimchang ziahna a ni. India khua leh tui leh India mi leh sa te chu a huam tel vek a ni.
Thil tumHe dan thil tum chu kan ram chhunga dan bawhchhetute chunga hremna lekkawh hi a ni.
IPC,1860 hnuaia dan bawhchhiahna huam thenkhatte:
Section Bawhchhiatna Hremna
354A Sexual Harassment1. Zahmawh rawng kaia duh lo chung
chunga taksa inkhawih luih sak leh mipat hmeichhiatna hman pui tum.
2. Mipat hmeichhiatna hmanpui tura nawrna emaw sawmna.
3. Mipat hmeichhiatna rawng kaia infiam.4. Hmeichhiate duh lo chunga pornography en
luih tir. 5. Taksa in khawih luih sak, tawngka emaw kut
hmanga zahmawh rawng kaia infiam nawmnah.
Case1,2leh3ahhiankum3chhung tan ina khung emaw sumchawi emaw a pahnihin.Case dang zawngah hian Lung inah kum 1 chhung tan emaw sumchawi emaw a pahnihin.
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375,376 PawngsualHei hi hmeichhiate chunga thleng ah chuan a rapthlakin, dan bawhchhiatna sual tawpkhawk a ni, mipa in hmeichhiate duh na leh remtihna tel hauh lo a pawng sual (mipat hmeichhiatna hmanpui emaw zahmawh rawngkaia pawikhawih) hi a ni.
Damchhung lungin tan emawkum10chhungtanleh sum chawi.
370Mahni mihring puite laka diklo taka sumdawnna Mahni mihring puite thawnchhuah, Hna anga lak, hum emaw an duh lo chunga tihluih, nawr luih, vau emawdan in a phal loh anga thil tih hi trafficking chu a ni. Trafficking ah hian a tuartu remtihna hi pawikhawihtu hian a ngai pawimawh miah lo a ni.
Pawikhawihtu chu khauh takin lung inah khung tur a ni a,aloberahkum10chhunga tang ang a, hei hi pawhsei theih niin damchhung pawh a tang thei, sum a chawi bawk ang.
351,352 Assault, thawngTupawhin hmeichhia chungah thil tih tum in, chu a thil tih tum leh a inruahmanna chu hmeichhe tana pawi leh thinthawng tu, dan bawhchhiatna thlen thei thil pawi anih chuan, pawikhawih tu chuan Dan a bawhchhia tihna a ni. Hei hi assault chu a ni.
Dan bawhchhetu chu lung inah khung tur a ni a, a tanhunchhunghithla3pawhsei theih ani bawk a, emawcheng500chawiemaw a pahnih hian.
312 Nau chhiatna thlenHmeichhia chu nau chhiat tura nawr luitu emaw Nu naupai chu a nunna chhanhim kawnga hma la duh lo tu an awm chuan he section hnuaiah hian Dan ang a hrem theih a ni.
Damchhung lung in tan emawkum10chhungtanleh sum chawi.
Khawiah nge kal tur?• InbulhnaiaLocalPoliceStationahdirectinFIR/Complaininthehlutnghalthei.
• FreelegalAidIdawngtheianihchuan,athlawnathurawn/dilnachuTalukLegalServices
Committee/District Legal Services Authorities Office atangin I dawng thei a ni.
• LocalNGOs/CBOstebiaktur.
• TanpuiImamawhchuaninbulhnaiaCSCcentreIpantheirengani.
c.hmeichhe man chungchanga sPeciaL ProvisionHmeichhiate man an nih huna Provisions awm te:• Hmeichhiatechuhmeichhepoliceofficerawmnaahchauhhruaitheihanni.• Hmeichhiatechunichhuahhmaemawnitlakhnuahmantheihanniloa,magistrate in
phalna a pek erawh chuan man theih tho an ni.• Naupailaichumananihin,ataksachudimturani,achhanchuapumchhunganaute
himna ngaih pawimawh ber anih vangin.• Hmeichhiaanmantechumipalockupahkhunglohturania,ahrangakhungturanni.• Criminal procedure code hnuaia section 160 ah chuan hmeichhiate hi police station ah
thuzawh fiah turin koh theih an nilo. Police te chuan hmeichhiate chu anmahni chenna inah kalin, zawhna an zawt thei a, hmeichhe constable bakah a chhungte emaw a thiante an awm ve bawk tur a ni.
• Courtchuanhmeichhiatechubailtheihlohkhawpadanbawhchhiaanniemawtihhlummai tur an nih pawhin bail phalna a pe thei a ni.
Khawiah nge kal tur?• Hemi chungchanga hriattur awm te in hriat belh duh chuan, hmeichhe dikna chanvo
humhimna lama hnathawkte Non- Government Organization (NGO) engpawh, eng sawrkar
pawh in be thei reng a ni.
• TanpuiImamawhchuaninbulhnaiCSCcentreIpantheirengbawkani.
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BackgroundKhawtlang laka dan bawhchhiatna lian tak thleng chungchanga dan leh dun sawifiahna hi
Criminal law chu a ni. Dan bawhchhiatna chungchangah mumal taka dan lekkawh a nih theih
nan, constitutional, administrative leh judicial structures te hi kan ram chhungah hian a leng
reng a ni. Hei hian an mi hek chu pawisawilo ani tih finfiah theihna a siamsak a ni. India ram
ahhian,thubuaiputluhnahiCodeofCriminalProcedure,1973hnuaiahneihani.Rammipuite
hian Dan awm te chu hre mahse, thubuai thehluhna hmun tur an hrelo thin a, hei hian rilru leh
taksa lamah harsatna a thlen thin a ni.
a. engnge F.i.r (First inFormation rePort) chu ?F.I.R chu First Information Report tihna ani a, police hnenah lungawilohna chu a tuartu in
emawatuartuaiawhtuinathehlutturani.F.I.RhiCodeOfCriminalProcedure,1973hnuaia
Section 154 hnuaiah ziah luh a ni. He code hnuaiah hian, veng chhungah dan bawhchhiatna
case a awm anih chuan an bul hnaia local police station ah hriattir vat hi mipuite tih ngei ngei
tur a ni. Police te chuan mipui/mimal hnen atanga an thu dawn chu case rintlak a an ngaih
chuan FIR an siam thei a ni.
FIR hi endik leh thil danglam a
awm hmaa thil pawimawh tak
niin tihtur hmasa ber a ni.
Tu in nge F.I.R chu register thei?• Dan bawhchhiatna
chungchang hrechiang tu
tupawh( dan bawhchhiatna
thutak tak/ khirh tak),
a tuar tu in emaw dan
bawhchhiatna mita lo hmu tu in.
• PoliceOfficer pawhin FIR a thehlut thei a, dan bawhchhiatna chungchang chipchiar a
hriatchian chuan.
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F.I.R thehluh dan tur leh hemi kaihhnawih thil dang hriat ngai awm te.• FIRchupoliceofficerkiangahthuin,hrilhfiahaziahluhturania,policetehianFIRziahluh
hi a lo duh lo thiang lo a ni.
• PoliceofficerchuanFIRchukimchangtakaaziahhnuah,thuthlentuhnenahchuana
chhiar chhuak leh tur a ni a,a chhan chu, an thu thlen chu an sawi ang chiahin ziah ani tih
finfiah nan.
• Chanchinkimchangtakainrecordtihfinfiahanihhnuah,FIRthehluttuchuanahminga
sign/kutzungpui a nem kai leh tur a ni.
• TawngkaaFIRthehluttuchuananthuziahanrecordchuaendikhnuahhmingsignemaw
kutzungpui a nemkai tur a ni.
• TelephonehmangastatementsiampawhhiFIRangapawmtheihani.
• FIRchurecordaniha,signlehregisteranihhnuah,Policechuanathehluttuhnenah
chuan FIR copy a pe tur a ni. FIR hi a thehlut tu hnenah chuan a thlawnin pek tur a ni. Dan
bawhchhiatna case chu register a nih tawh chuan, Police te chuan rang takin hhuichhuah
hna an thawk thei tawh dawn a ni.
Police in F.I.R chu lo register duh ta lo se• OfficernihnasangzawkhengSuperintendentofPolice(SP),theDeputyInspectorGeneral
(DIG) emaw the Inspector General of Police (IG) te hnenah I complain thei a ni.
• IcomplainchuziakinPolice(SP)hnenahregisterpostkaltlanginIthawntheia.Icomplain
chu a serious viau chuan, SP chuan amahin emaw an department tangin midang tir in,
rang takin hma an la nghal ang.
• MimaltakpawhininbulhnaiaJudicialMagistratehnenahziakincomplainchuIpetheiani.
• Tin, Superintendent of Police (SP), Deputy Inspector General (DIG) emaw Inspector
General of Police (IG) hnenah ziakin complain I thehlut thei bawk.
Offence bawhchhiatnaDan in a phal loh thil, midangte dikna chanvo tih bawrhban sak emaw midangte tihnat a,
khawtlang nghawng thei thil ang chi reng reng hi dan siam hnuaiah chuan bawhchhiatna a ni.
Dan bawhchhiatna hi bail theih leh bail theih loh a awm a, bail chhuak tur chuan court hnen
atangin ziakin phalna lak a ngai a ni.
B. BaiLDan bawhchhiatna avanga tang mek te chu, jail atanga chhuah theihna phalna pek emaw
police enkawlna hnuaia awm mek te chhuah phalsakna hi bail chu a ni. Bail chhuah an nih
chuan, thiamloh changtu chu police emaw court hma ah inlan a ngaih hun apiangin a in lan
tur a ni. Bail an nih hian rei vak lo chhung zalenna pek an ni.
Tute nge bail theih?Court chuan thiamloh changtu in dan a bawhchhiat dan chu enfiah anih hnu in, a ti nawn tawh
dawn lo tih a tiam hnu ah bail theih a ni. Court chuan dan bawhchhetu chuan pawi a khawih
nawn loh nan a enthla reng a, a tuartu a venghim reng bawk a ni. Hetiang dinhmun ah hian bail
theih niin, bailable offence an ti a ni.
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Bailable offenceBailable offence chu court in dan bawhchhiatna nasa lutuk loh ah, thiamloh changtu chu hun
rei vak lo chhung bail chhuah a phalsak na hi a ni a. He bawhchhiatna offence hian a huam te
chu in thamna, mipui rawngbawltute an tihtur tihbahlah sak, finfiahna diklo pek leh adangte.
Bailable offence hnuaia bail chhuah te awmdan tur chu hengte hi a ni:
• Vengawmnainsawnemawaddressphallohnaaawmkhapania,thlenphalchinbakazin
pawh phal loh a ni.
• Policehnenahnitinemawatamtheiangberinreportturani.
• Atuartuemawmitalohmututechubiaklohturani.
• Finfiahnachuakhawihdanglamthiangloani.
Bail theih loh non-bailable offence Non-bailable offence hi dan bawhchhiatna serious tak anih avangin, thiamloh changtu chu bail
phalsak an ni lo a ni.
Hemi hnuaia Dan bawhchhiatna in a huam te chu, finfiahna diklo pe tura in vau nate, tualthahna,
intihbuaina thlentu leh adangte. Non-bailable offence hnuaia awm in bail chhuah an dil anih
chuan, Court in thunneihna a neih ang in, bail chu pawm emaw hnawl theih a ni.
Bail theih dan kalhmangThiamloh chang tang mek chuan bail dilna chu court hnenah a pe ang a. Dilna hi amahin emaw
ukil kaltlangin thehluh theih a ni.
c. arrest in manArrest awmzia chu dan bawhchhiatna thil sual tih vanga police in an man, hmun chep taka
khung a ni. Arrest, in man na hi criminal leh civil charge ah a theih ve ve a ni.
An mi man chuan heng dikna chanvo te hi a nei a:
• Mananihchhanhriat.
• Bailchhuahanihdawnchuanhriattirlawkna.
• Damdawilamamithiamteinentirtheihna.
• Ngawirengaawm.
• Magistratehmaahtlailoahruaithlentheihna.
• Danhmangathilzawhchiananihhmadarkar24aiataminhrentheihlohna.Danhremi
rawih theihna.
• Athlawnadanhmangatanpuidil.
• Finfiahnaneih.
Man dan kalhmangMisual chu tupawhin an man thei ( hetah hian dan bawhchhetu chu tlan bo a tum emaw police
emaw thuneitute an lo kal hma chu), police officer emaw magistrate ten an man thei. Police
officer chuan an mi man chhan chu chiang takin dan bawhchhetu chu a hrilhfiah tur a ni . Hei
bakah hian, bail theih a ni nge nilo tih pawh chu an hrilh hre nghal tur a ni.
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BackgroundTheRighttoEducation(RTE)Acthi4thAugust,2009khansiamania.HeActhnuaiahhian
zirna(pawlkhatlehpawl8inkartan)athlawnvekinnaupangkum6lehkum14inkartetan
pek a ni. Mirethei leh naupang chan chhia te hnenah chuan special provision siam a ni bawk.
Thil tum• Naupangzawngzawngkum6lehkum14inkartechuzirnacompulsoryeducationathlawn
a pek a, elementary education an zawh hma chuan an bul hnai school ah luh tir an ni.
• Naupangchuelementaryeducationanzawh
hma chuan tumah endawng, hnawhchhuah
leh board examination pass beisei tur a ni lo.
• HeActkalpuianihatangakumngachhungin
school zirtirtu te chuan professional degree
pangngai tak an nei tur a ni. Anih loh chuan
an hna an hlauh thei.
• He Act hnuaia dan zam te hi school zawng
zawng chuan an zawm tur a ni, an zawm loh
chuan school chu kalpui zel phalsak an nilo
ang. He Act hnuaia tih ngai awm te chu hlen
chhuah anih theih nan school te chu kum
thum chhung hun pek an ni.
• HeActhnuaiadanzamtehikalpuianihtheih
nan Central leh State sawrkar te chuan fund pek chhuah kawngah mawhphurhna an nei a
ni.
Right to Education Act hnuaia hriattur awm te• HeActhisawrkarlehprivateschoolahuamveveani.
• Privateschooltehianmihnuaihnungzawkteatanginnaupang25%anadmitturania,
vantlanga naupang chanchhe zawkte chu a indawt in an thlang ang. Sawrkar chuan heng
naupangte tan hian zirna fund a pe a ni.
• Privateschoolahhianreservationquotaahseatawlaawmturaniloa,hengnaupangte
hi school a naupang dangte ang bawk a enkawl tur an ni.
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• Pawmannihtheihnaatanprivateschoolzawngzawngtenanhmangturania,antihloh
chuan hrem theih an ni.
• Pawisakhawnemawchawituraiatamchawitirphalanilo.Naupangemawannulehpate
interview emaw admission test neih tir loh tur a ni bawk.
• Naupangchuelementaryeducationanzawhhmachuantumahendawng,hnawhchhuah
leh board examination pass beisei tur a ni lo.
• Naupangchuinhremnaemawrilruinhliamsakhiphallohburani.
• HeActhnuaiahhiancalendaryearchhunginnaupangtechuankhawischoolahpawhan
duh hun apiangah admission tih theihna dikna chanvo an nei a. School danga sawn theihna
dikna chanvo an nei bawk a, tin, naupang chu school dangah a luh dawn chuan transfer
certificate an pe nghal tur a ni. Lehkha pawimawh dang erawh a ngailo a ni.
• SchoolzawngzawngtechuSchoolmanagementcommitteeinaenkawlturania,hetah
hiannulehpalehanmahnienkawltute75%chumemberanniturani.
khawiah nge kal tur?• SchoolManagementCommittee(SMC)
• LocalAuthority(i.e.GramPanchayat,Municipalityetc.)emawthuneitudangstatetinaRTE
grievance redressal rules ang in.
• SCPCR(StateCommissionforprotectionofChildRights)
• NCPCR(NationalCommissionforProtectionofChildRights)
• TanpuimamawhhunahCSCbiaktheihrenganni.
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ChApTEr
BackgroundKum sawm kalta a India high economic growth rate chu mipuite hriselna dinhmun chungchang
avangin tih lan kim theih anilo a, mipui za zela 22 te chu eitur tha hmu lo te an ni. India ram
chhunga mipui tamtak te hi Below Poverty Line(BPL) hnuaiah an awm a, an taksa mamawh
khawp eitur tha, nikhata chaw vawihnih eitur neilo leh hmu lo te an ni: hei hi kan ram chhunga
policy awm mek te a zawhna lian tak niin, ramchhung leh khawvel pum atanga zawhna a ni.
HemichungchanghiendikturinNationalFoodsecurityAct,2013chupassanitaani.
Thil tum He Act thil tum chu, mihring te nun hman zelnaah hian eitur hrisel leh tha a mamawh te hnena
pek a, chaw eitur tamtak leh hrisel te chu man man taka pek chhuah a, nun zahawm leh hrisel
tak an neih theih nana hmalak a ni.
Act chungchangThe National Food Security Act (NFSA) Government of India hnuaia mi hi riltamna leh chaw tha
tlakchhamnanuaibotuani.IndiaahCensus2011databehchhaninThingtlanghnenahbuhfai
75%pekatiama,tin,khawpuiah50%pekatumbawkani.HeDanhnuaiahhnathawktute
chuan thil tum pakhat chauh an nei a, food security pek hi a ni.
Hlawkna
a. tPds hnuaia suBsidised Prices Leh an revision teTPDS hnuaia hamthatna dawng thei te chuan buhfai
5 Kgs mi pakhat zelin thla tin man tlawm takin an
dawng thei a, a hnuai mi ang hian:
• Buhfai-Rs.3/perKg;
• Chhangphutbuh(wheat)–Rs.2perkg;
• Belamchi-1perKg.
Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) hnuaia chhungkaw
hamthatna dawng thei mirethei tak tak te chuan,
thlatinbuhfai35kgschuinkhatzelinandawngtelziahbawkang.
Note: A chunga kan tarlan hi state awmna a zirin a dang ve zel a ni.
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B. hmeichhiate Leh nauPangte tana nutritionaL suPPort.Naupang kum 14 hnuai lam chuan nutritional standards ang in, chaw tha eitur an dawng thei
a ni.
c nu nauPai te hLawknaNu naupai mek leh hnute tui pe lai te chuan chawtha ei chungchanga dan hnuaiah chaw hrisel
andawnmaibakahfaneihlawmmanatanRs.6,000/-andawngtheiani.
d. hmeichhiate thunneihna In chhungkhurah, hmeichhe upa ber ( kum 18 emaw aia upa ) chu ration card pek chhuah
kawngah inchhungah a thuber tur a ni a. Chhungkua ah hmeichhia an awm lo anih chuan,
mipa upa ber chu a thu ber tur a ni.
e. Food security aLLowance Chaw eitur emaw buhfai emaw dawn zah tur dawnglo tan Food Security Allowance pek theih
ani.
Hremna Khawtlang tana rawngbawltu emaw thuneitute te lakah hremna ruahman a awm a, District
Grievance Redressal Officer ten mirethei tanpuina tura an duan te lo zawm lo an awm chuan
State Food Commission te hian an chungah hma a la ang.
khawiah nge kal tur?• District Grievance Redressal Officer(District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner leh
adangte)
• StateFoodCommission
• NationalFoodCommission
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BackgroundScheduled Caste te chunga tihduhdahna hi India ramah 19th century lai khan a nasa hle a.
Scheduled Caste (SC) leh Scheduled Tribes (ST) te dinhmun chawikan anih theih nan hmalak
anih hnu ah pawh , he pawikhawihna hi a thleng fo a, dan bawhchhiatna , intihmualphona, in
hmuhsitna leh in zar buaina a thleng
thin a. Hengte hi nuaibo anih theih
nan, he Act, SC&ST(Prevention
of Atrocities) Act hi siam a lo ni
ta a ni.He Act hnuaiah hian, heng
mite chunga pawikhawihna leh
tihduhdahna thlentu emaw an
zahawmna tih tih bawrban sak tum,
leh sum hmuhna tihchhiatsak tum
te chungah hian nasa taka hma lak
theih a ni. He Act hian a tuartu te
chu dikna leh himna an hmuh vat
theih nan hma a la bawk.
Thil tumHe Act thil tum chu, SC leh ST ten
dikna an hmuh a, khawtlangah zahawmna leh mahni inrintawkna an neih a, hlauhthawnna an
neih loh nan leh tihduhdahna laka an him theih nan emaw hnamhnuaihnung an nihna hupbeh
anih loh nana hmalak. (NHRC, Report on Prevention of Atrocities against SCs, New Delhi,
2002,pp.14-15).
Atrocities pawikhawihna in a huam te:Mi tupawh, Scheduled Caste emaw Scheduled Tribe ni ve lo ten, SC/ST te chu heng a hnuai
ami te an tih tir hian
• Eitlaklohlehintlaklohthilrengrengin/eiluihtir;
• Anchennainemawachhehvelahanmahnitihnat,diriamemawbawhhlawhpaih,ruang
paihemawthilhrisellopaihte;
• Ankawrphelhtira,saruakakhawlaiakaltiremawanhmaiemawtaksarawnghnawihsak
emaw,mihringzahawmnaindiriamsaknanatihnawmnahangchite;
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• Anramloluahsakemawthlaichinnaatanalohmansak,emawthuneitutenramanpek
tawhlothlaksak;
• Anramdiklotakachhuhsakemawanram,tuichungchangaandiknachanvoneihahloin
hnamhmawihte;
• “kutdawh”turaintihluihnaemawsawrkarinhnathawhturserviceapekchinbakhna
hraminthawhtirluihnate;
• Candidatetevotelohtiremawvoteluihemawdaninaphalchinbakavoteinthlakluihtir
angte;
• Mi chhiatna duh emaw mi tih hrehawm, tihduhdahna emaw pawikhawihna emaw dan
kalhmangbawhchhiatte;
• Mipuirawngbawltutuhnenahpawhhriattirnadiklopeka,mipuirawngbawltutechudan
siamchawphmantirtumemawzarbuai;
• Mipuihmaainhmuhsitnalantiremawzahpahlotakabiaknawmnah;
• Hmeichhiate chuannungchangmawi tihchhiat tuma, zah lo takaan chungahmalak
tumna;
• Hmeichhiatechuanthuhnuaiahdah luih tuma,mipathmeichhiatnaanduh lochunga
hmanluihpuitum;
• Tuikhur tui tih bawlhhlawh emaw lo hmansak emaw an tui hmuhna hnar engpawh lo
khawihchhiatsakemawannitinmamawhtuihmanturlotihchingpensak;
• Mipui tlawh thin na hmuna an tlawh theihna lo hnawl sak emawvantlangmipui intih
hlimnahmunakalphallohemawhmanphallohemawlodantumna;
• Anchennainemawkhuaemawchhuahsanluihtir;
Rawng taka pawikhawihna tunhnaia huam tel dangte chu:• Sakhaw rawngbawlna kawnga lumeh sak, khabe hmul meh sak emaw SC leh ST te
zahawmna tih chhiat sak
tumna te hi atrocities hnuaia
dan bawhchhiatna a ni.
• Dan bawhchhiatna in a huam
tel dangte chu tui lakna hnar
emaw ram chungchanga dikna
chanvoniin,“slipperinawrhtir”
, mihring ruang emaw ran thi
phum luih tir, hnawmhnawk
thenfai hna thawh luih tir, SC
leh ST hmeichhiate hnam ang
zawnga inchhawr duhdah te.
• Vantlang khawsak phung
emaw eizawnna lama khapsak,
SC emaw ST hmeichhiate chu an thawmhnaw inbel lai phelh luih tir te, SC/ST te chu an
chenna in chhuahsan luih tir, SC leh ST member te chu zahmawh rawng kaia chhaihnawm
nah te.
• Inthlannaahcandidatetechuvoteluihtiremawvotelohluihtirtehidanbawhchhiatnaa
ni.
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• Danbawhchhiatna(IPC)thenkhathengintihnat,rilrutihnat,tihthaih,kidnaplehadangte
titu te hi a lo berah kum sawm chhung lung inah an tang thei a, SC/ST te chunga hetiang
ang sualna thlen tu hi POA Act hnuaiah na taka hrem theih an ni.
Public servant te tihtur• PublicservantchuanFIRthehluhemawcomplainhiantihngeingeiturani.
• PublicServantchuanSC/STtecomplainansawichu,atuartuhnenahziakacopyanpek
turah signature an pek tir hma in, a chhiar chhuah sak phawt tur a ni.
• Public servant chuan lungawilohna complain chu a lo ziahluh sak duhlo anih chuan a
hremna atan tan inah khung theih a ni a, thla ruk tal emaw kum khat thlengin a tan hun hi
a pawhsei theih a ni.
Establishments of Courts• HeActhnuaiahhianExclusiveSpecialCourtslehExclusiveSpecialPublicPresecutorsa
awm a, hetah hian PoA Act te chu lo pawm in, case te chu rang takin an lo chingfel dawn
a ni.
• Special Courts leh Exclusive Special Courts te thuneihna chu dan bawhchhiatna
chungchang lo khawih nghal a, trial case chu charge sheet ah file ni atanga thla hnih
chhungin an zo fel tur a ni.
Investigation • SC/STtechungadanbawhchhiatnachuDeputySuperintendentofPolice(DSP)aiarank
hniamin an endik thei lo a ni.
A tuartu leh mita hmu tute:• HeActhnuaiahhianatuartulehmitahmututediknachanvoahuamtelani.
• Atuartulehanchhungtelehmitalohmututechuvenhimannihtheihnanruahmanna
siam a ni.
Compensation• DanbawhchhiatnachihranghrangahahhiansawrkarinatuartuSC/STtechuchengnuai
1 atanga Nuai 8.25 thleng zangnadawmna a pe thei a ni.
Dan bawhchhiatna, pawikhawihna avanga hremna teHe Act hnuaia dan bawhchhetute hremna hi an pawikhawih dan azirin hrem dan a in ang lo a.
He Act/Amendment hnuaia hremna chu thla ruk chhung lung in tan emaw kum khat chhung
lung in tan leh sum chawi a ni.
khawiah nge kal tur?• InbulhnaiaPoliceStationahFIRthehlutrawh.
• ZangnadawmnachungchangzawhduhIneihchuan:Sub-DivisionalMagistrate,District
Magistrate, Director of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development of State
GovernmentlehMinistryofSocialJustice&EmpowermentteIpantheiani.
• TanpuiImamawhchuanCSCsIpantheirengbawkani.
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8ChApTEr
ThE STS ANd OThEr TrAdiTiONAL FOrEST dwELLErS (rECOgNiTiON OF FOrEST righT) ACT/AmENdmENT
BackgroundIndiaramchhungaramhnuailehachhehvelahhianmimaktaduai250velankhawsameka,
hetatanghian,maktaduai100chuadivasiemawtribalinanhauhani.Hmanatangtawhin
heng tualchhuak mite hian zalenna, eizawnna leh an zahawmna tur atan hian theihtawp an
lochhuahvethina,heivanghian,anharsatnatawhtehisawrkarchuanhrerengin,he“The
Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,
2006”hiasiamsaktaani.
He Act hi India ram chhung hmun hrang hrang a tribal mi leh ramhnuaia khawsa mi maktaduai
tamtak tan a hman theih a. He Act hnuaiah hian ram chhuhsak tawh, a bikin ramngaw te chu ngai
an awh leh theih nan mimal pawh dikna chanvo pek an ni a, ramhnuaiah lo hmun siam phalsak an
ni a, thil intawm chungchangah khawtlang mipuite dikna chanvo siamsak anni bawk a ni. He Act
in a tum ber chu ramhnuaia khawsa te dikna chanvo hrilhhriat a ni a, tin, ram ngaw leh nungchate
humhalh kawngah leh enkawl kawngah an in hnamhnawih ve theih nana fuihphur a ni bawk.He Act
hi dan zam lo hmuak tu niin, ramhnuaia khawsa scheduled caste leh scheduled tribe te ramhnuaia
khawsa mek, an dikna chanvo pawh chhinchhiah theih loh te tan an hnam dan pawmsak a ni.
He Act hnuaia Ramhnuaia khawsa mek Schedule tribe leh ramhnuaia khawsa rei tawh
traditional forest dwellers te dikna chanvo in a huam tel te chu:
• RamhnuaiahhianScheduleTribeemawramhnuaiakhawsathintechuanmahniemaw
khawsakna atana hnathawh emaw an eizawnna atana thlawhma lak theihna dikna chanvo
an nei a ni.
• Khawtlang laka dikna chanvo, entirnan nistar, emaw eng hming koh pawh, erstwhile
Princely states a an hman , Zamindari emaw roreltu palai te hi a huam tel a ni.
• Neihtunihnadiknachanvo, ramhnuaiatangasiamchhuah (thingzaipechhuak lo thlai
awm sa huam telin) hmanlai atanga
khaw pawn leh khawchhung atanga an
lo lak thin tawh te lakkhawm a, hman a,
tihral theihna dikna chanvo.
• Khawtlang laka dikna chanvo dang
`heng lui lam sangha leh a dangte man
leh humhalh theihna dan (khawsa emaw
pem kual thinte huam telin) awmna nghet
neilo pem chhuak chi emaw a huhova
khawsa thin te atanga hmanrua an hmuh
ang te hman theihna dikna chanvo.
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• KhawiStateahpawhmahnichanpualturhnawlsaknahmunaramvangainhnialbuaina
chungchanga dikna chanvo.
• RamhnuairamchungchangahLocalCouncilemawengStatesawrkawrremtihpuina in
hming thlak danglam emaw hawh tir theihna dikna.
• Ramhnuaiathingtlangkhuaahhmanlaiatangalokhawsatawhte,thingtlangkhawendikloh
leh khaw dangte, chhinchhiah ani emaw the that ani emaw nilo emaw pawh nise, khawsaka
leh insawn kual chungchanga dikna chanvo.
• Vantlangramtehumhalha,siamthata,enkawltheihnadiknachanvo,hetahhianhmanlai
atanga an lo humhalh thin leh an lo hman thin te a huam vek a ni.
• StateDanemawAutonomousDist.CouncilemawAutonomousRegionalCounciltedan
siam emaw tribal mite, eng state amite tana hnam emaw inrochunna dan an duan te
chunga dikna chanvo.
• Nungchalehthlaichihranghrangtehnamzialehchindaninangloangbawkazalentaka
hman theihna dikna chanvo.
• Ramhnuaia khawsa Scheduled Tribe emaw hmanlai atanga ramhnuaia khawsa tawh
ten dikna chanvo an lo kalpui tawh te chu a chungah hian tarlan nilo mahse an hmang
chhunzawm thei a, mahse, he an dikna chanvo ah hian ramsa kah te, mihring in tihnat
theihna an lo kalpui thin erawh huam tel a ni lo.
Eligibility HeActhnuaiadiknachanvoneitheitechu“ramhnuaiakhawsamekte”lehramhnuaiaeizawng
leh ramngaw a innghat te an ni. Hei bakah hian, a hauhtu chu Scheduled Tribe mi a ni tur a ni
a, emaw, ramhnuaiah chuan kum 75 chhung lo khawsa tawh an ni tur a ni.
Gram Sabha tana special provision• GramSabhahianminorforestproduces(MFPs)tetanpermitpechhuakturinthuneihnaa
nei a, he dikna chanvo hi Forest Right Act (FRA) hnuaiah recognized a ni.
• GramSabhatechuanramhnuaiatangaantharchhuahchumahnihmakhuachauhngaia
thil tihna emaw enkawlna kawngah thil felhlel a awm anih chuan humhalh leh enkawl dan
siamte hi a thlak danglam thei a ni.
• Gram Sabha leh dikna chanvo vawngtu te chuan, ramngaw tih chereu tumna emaw,
nungchate tihnat tum emaw a thalo zawnga hmalak tum an hria a nih chuan tihtawp
theihna dikna chanvo an nei a ni.
Rights te hi khawi atanga claim tur nge?He Act/Amendment hian Gram Sabha te hnenah Community Forest Right nih dan leh tih zauh
theihna atan thuneihna a pe ani. Community Forest Rights buaipui chungchangah Gram Sabha
aiawhin Forest Rights Committee ten mawh an phur ani.
khawiah nge kal tur?• GramSabha
• SubDivisionalLevelcommittee
• DistrictLevelcommittee
(A chunga thuneitute hian buaina chu an chinfel sak duh loh chuan Court of Law a pan
theih a ni. SC/ST te hian free legal aid an neih theih avangin he free legal aid services te
dawng thei tur hian DLSA/TLSC an pan thei a ni.)
• TanpuiImamawhchuanCSCsteIpantheirengbawkani.
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9ChApTEr righT TO iNFOrmATiON
ACT 2005
BackgroundThe Right to Information Act (RTI) hi ram mipuite dikna chanvo an neih hi ataka hman
a, sawrkar thuchhuak te chu mipuiten a hun takah an hriat theih nan he Act hi siam a ni.
Constitution of India a Article 19 (1)-na ah hian fundamental right, thusawi kawnga zalenna, hi
ram mipuite chuan an neih vek thu a in ziak a. Cabinet a thuchhuak hriat theihna dikna chanvo
leh thutlukna siam theihna dikna chanvo an nei a, project zawng zawng leh hmalakna a huam
tel vek a ni.
Hriattirnachuhengrecords,documents,memos,E-Mails,ngaihdan,thurawn,pressreleases,
circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts, reports, papers, samples, models, data, material etc
hmang hian a pek chhuah theih a ni.
RTI Act hi ram chhung huapa siam ni mahse, Jammu and Kashmir State hi a huam tel ve lo a,
Central / State Government / Public Sector, Government funded organizations / institutions,
Schools, hospitals, NGOs te hi a huam tel vek thung a ni.
RTI thil tum te• Public authority hnathawhna chu
langtlang tak leh chhan tha tak nei
anih theih nana promote.
• Ram mipuite chu hriattirna pek an
nih theih nan rorelna feltak siam.
• Hlepruknacontrol/khuahkhirh.
• Rammipuitethunneihnapek.
• Sawrkarhnathawh lehhmalakna te
ram mipuite hriattir a, mipui rorelna
hna democracy work chu ataka thlen
tir.
Information, Hriattirna chu engnge ni?Information hriattirna ah chuan eng hmanrua pawh a hman theih a. heng records, documents,
memos, e-mails, ngaihdan, thurawn, press releases, circulars, orders, logbooks, contracts,
reports, papers, samples, models, data material electronic form engpawh hmang te hi a huam
tel vek a ni. Tin, hei bakah hian mimal ka atanga hriattirna dawn pawh a huam tel a, Dan
hnuaiah public authority ten hei hi an kalpui thei a ni.
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Information chu tu hnen atangin nge kan hriat theih ang?Public thuneitute chuan officer thenkhat Assistant Public Information Officer/ Public
Information Officer te chu a ruat a. Heng mite hi RTI Act hnuaiah mipuite chu hriattirna pe
turin mawhphurhna an nei a ni.
RTI chu tu in nge file thei?Ram mipui tupawh, kum 18 aia upa te chuan RTI hi an file thei a ni.
a. rti FiLing dan kaLhmang (oFFLine)Format siam sa a awm lo a. Chanchin hre duh chuan, dilna ziakin, lehkha phekah a diltu
hming leh address kimchang tak nen a ziak tur a ni. Lehkhathiamlo leh rualbanlote chu Public
Information Officer (PIO) /APIO (at Sub divisional level) te hian RTI file kawngah an tanpui thei
reng a ni. A thu zawhna chungchangah phalloh chin tih a awm lo a. chanchin hre duh leh diltu
tanpui ngaite hi RTI chuan heng mite aiawh hian RTI a file sak tur a ni.
RTI chu khawiah nge file tur?DIlna chu Public Authority hnenah emaw Public Authority control na hnuaia leh concerned
Public Information Officer te hnenah a file theih a ni.
Fee pek chungchang• InformationhreduhtechuanApplicationFeeatanRs.10/-anchawiangaiani.
• FeehiDemanddraft,Cheque,CashinemawIndianPostalOrderservicekaltlanginapek
theih a ni.
• FeelehapplicationhiAssistantPublicInformationOfficer/PublicInformationOfficer,relevant
Department atangin emaw Department a Officer in-charge te remtihna a lak chhuah tur a ni.
• Informationpekchhuahkawngahhianadditionalfeechawibelhangaianihchuan,PIOchuan
a diltu chu a hrilhhre tur a ni. Fee pek dan kalhmang ang tho hian, additional fee pawh hi pek
tur a ni.
• BelowpovertylinehnuaiakhawsatechuanheRTIfeehiapekveangailoa.mahse,adiltu
hian BPL card, sawrkar in a pek chhuah chu application ah hian a thil tel ngei ngei tur a ni.
Disposal of Requests• DilnaapplicationchuOfflineemawOnlineinafiletheih.
• Disposalofrequesthirequestreceiptdawnatangani30chhunginasiamtheihani.
• Informationchumimalzahawmnaemawnunnachungchanganihchuan,requestreceipt
dawn atanga darkar 48 chhungin hriattir tur a ni.
Appeal• RTIchuFirstAppellateAuthority(FAA)hnenahthehluhturani.
• Appeal hmasa ber chu tiam hun chhung a zawh atanga ni 30 chhungin emaw Public
Information Officer hnen atanga communication receipt dawn atangin siam theih a ni.
• Information pek duh loh chungchang emaw, chhan awm lo a payment in dil emaw,
information kimlo, diklo leh receipt in pek duh loh na a awm chuan, Central emaw State
Information Commissions (CIC/SIC) hnenah lungawilohna complain a thlen theih reng a ni.
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RTI Act hnuaia second appeal chungchang? Appeal hmasa ah First
Appellate Authority in hun
tiam chhungin order a pass
duh loh chuan emaw appeal
tu in Appellate Authority
hmasa order siam ah a lungawi
tawk lo anih chuan, second
appeal chu State Information
Comission/ Central Information
Commission hnenah, First
Appellate Authority hnen
atanga thutlukna in dawn tur
ni atangin emaw in dawn tawh
atanga ni 90 chhungin in a
siam nawn leh theih a ni.
RTI Act hnuaia thuneitute chu a hnuaia mite hi an ni:1. Public authority hnuaia PIO
2. First Appellate Authority
3. StateInformationCommis-
sion/Central Information
Commission
B.rti FiLe dan kaLhmang (onLine)A hnuaia mi hi online platform
a ni a, hetah hian India ram
mipui tupawhin Ministries/
Department zawng zawng
leh Central sawrkar a Public
Authorities te hnenah RTI
applications/first appeals hi
an file thei a ni. State a zirin a
tihdan a in ang lo thei.
• Web portal hmangin
https://www.rtionline.gov.
inah I lut ang a
• Registrationformchuclicklatichuan,Ifillupnghaltheiani.
• Iaddressdiktak,phonenumberlehemailIDdiktakItarlangngeiemtihfinfiahla,achhan
chu, I application chungchanga hriattur awm te chu email emaw SMS hmangin hrilhhriat I
ni dawn a ni.
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• ApplicationIthehluhhunahchuan,registrationnumberdangdaitakpekInianga,heihi
a diltu tan nakin hun zelah hman tangkai thei a ni a. tin, hei hi RTI web portal ah account I
hawng ngei ani tih finfiahna tur a ni.
• IaccountahIluhhnuah,submitbuttonclickrawh.HetahhianIthilsubmitkimchangtakin
I ennawn thei ang. I application chu Ministry, Government Department emaw Highest Body
I address em tih enchiang la. Drop down Menu list atang hian department diktak thlan tur
tih hi theihnghilh suh ang che.
• Department diktak I thlan hnu ah chuan,
application chu fill up la. Information dang emaw
lehkha thil tel I duh chuan, Supporting Document
Menu button hi click la, I filechu I thil tel mai dawn
a ni.
• Submit button hi click la tichuan, I RTI chu
hlawhtling takin a in upload ang.
• Amaherawhchu,feepekngaizatIpeklohchuan
a vai hian hren rih a ni ang.
RTI fees pek dan kalhmang• Fee I submithunahchuan, application I submit
hlawhtling tih report chu email alert emaw SMS
hmangin I dawng ang.
• Informationdawnchungchangahadditionalfeepekangaianihchuan,CPIOchuanadiltu
chu a hriattir ang a. A diltu chu status report emaw email alert hmangin hriattir a ni ang.
• Applicationhithehluhanihhnuah,registrationnumberdangdaitakpekanianga,hei
hi, a diltu chuan nakin hun atan a hmang tangkai
thei a ni.
• Iapplicationthehluhatangani30atangani45
inkar chhungin chhanna I dawng lo anih chuan,
a diltu chuan a account hawnsa atang chuan
Appelate Authority hnenah appeal a file thei a ni.
Chhanna • “View Status” tab atang hian, a diltu chuan a
application thehluh dinhmun chu a check thei
reng a ni.
Hriatbelh duh in la neih chuanRTI Act hnuaia department zawng zawng leh office a official te chu pan theih reng an ni.
HriatbelhduhIneihanihchuanwww.rti.gov.inèRTICornerèGuide_2013-issue.pdfhiItlawhthei
reng a ni.
Khawiah nge kal tur?• ConcerneddepartmenthnuaiaPublicInformationOfficer(PIO)/APIOtechuanantanpui
thei reng che a ni.
• InbulhnaiaCSCcentrechuinpantheia,hetahhiancenteraVLEchuRTIfiledanturI
zawh thei a ni.
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