Benefits of article 15
editThe main motive of this article is to remove the inequalities on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth. Therefore, its main benefit is that it sees all the citizens equal by the law and doesn’t consider any particular group as superior.
Article 15 empowers the government in its clause (3), giving them rights to make special laws or provisions for women and children if required. In its clauses (4) and (5), the government is given powers to make provisions “for the advancement of any educationally and socially backward citizens” this further helps to uplift the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes or other less privileged sections of the society.
Clause (2) states that all the people can freely access to any public place like parks, restaurants wells, tanks bathing Ghats. The main benefit of this clause is that it breaks the old norms and myths that the upper caste and lower castes cannot use the same wells or be at the same place.
Article 15 is a step towards reducing or eliminating the inequalities that are present in the society. Also, it promotes reservations for the Other Below Castes (OBCs) with the motive of educating them, raising their standard of living and providing them with economic support.