Situational Analysis
India is the world's largest spreader of leprosy with the highest new global cases every year, yet progress in containing leprosy has 108 legal barriers!
Untouchability was made a punishable offence under the 17thparagraph of the Constitution of India which gave birth to the Untouchability Offences Act of 1955, wherein an offender is punished both with a fine and a jail term. Furthermore, Indian constitution has bold provisions of Fundamental Rights to grant citizens to live life with equality and dignity through Articles 14 (equality before law), 19 (freedom of speech) and 21 (right to live...