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Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Public administration in all tiers of government, including institutions and agencies of the State, and government-controlled entities and other public enterprises, must be governed by the democratic values and principles enshrined in this Constitution, including the following principles—
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(d) services must be provided impartially, fairly, equitably and without bias;
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Public Institutions and Services
- English
The State and society attend to implementing policies on social security, especially towards national heroes, soldiers, retired civil servants, disabled people, [and the] families of those who have sacrificed their lives for the revolution and who have contributed extensively to the nation. (Art. 28)
- Lao
ລັດ ແລະ ສັງຄົມ ເອົາໃຈໃສ່ປະຕິບັດນະໂຍບາຍສະຫວັດດີການສັງຄົມເປັນຢ່າງດີ ໂດຍສະເພາະ ຕໍ່ວິລະຊົນແຫ່ງຊາດ, ນັກຮົບແຂ່ງຂັນ, ພະນັກງານບຳນານ, ຜູ້ເສຍອົງຄະ, ຄອບຄົວຜູ້ເສຍສະລະຊີວິດ ເພື່ອພາລະກິດປະຕິວັດ ແລະ ຜູ້ມີຄຸນງາມຄວາມດີຕໍ່ປະເທດຊາດ. (ມາດຕາ. 28)
Public Institutions and Services
- English
The community and the State especially protect the child, the adolescent, the mother and the older person in [a] situation of abandonment. They also protect the family and promote matrimony. These latter are recognized as natural and fundamental institutions of society.
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La comunidad y el Estado protegen especialmente al niño, al adolescente, a la madre y al anciano en situación de abandono. También protegen a la familia y promueven el matrimonio. Reconocen a estos últimos como institutos naturales y fundamentales de la sociedad.
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe people of Venezuela, … guarantees the right to life, work, learning, education, social justice and equality, without discrimination or subordination of any kind; … (Preamble)
- SpanishEl pueblo de Venezuela, ... asegure el derecho a la vida, al trabajo, a la cultura, a la educación, a la justicia social y a la igualdad sin discriminación ni subordinación alguna; ...(Preámbulo)
Public Institutions and Services
- English1. Maternity, childhood and family shall be protected by the State.
... (Art. 38) - Russian1. Материнство и детство, семья находятся под защитой государства.
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishI. Every person has the right to an adequate habitat and home that dignifies family and community life.
II. The State, at all levels of the government, is responsible for promoting the development of housing for social benefit, using adequate financing systems, based on principles of solidarity and equity. These plans shall be directed preferentially to families with scarce resources, to disadvantaged groups and to rural areas. (Art. 19) - SpanishI. Toda persona tiene derecho a un hábitat y vivienda adecuada, que dignifiquen la vida familiar y comunitaria.
II. El Estado, en todos sus niveles de gobierno, promoverá planes de vivienda de interés social, mediante sistemas adecuados de financiamiento, basándose en los principios de solidaridad y equidad. Estos planes se destinarán preferentemente a familias de escasos recursos, a grupos menos favorecidos y al área rural. (Art. 19)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe State shall pursue the following policies:
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(b) Policies relating to political and governance system of State:
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(4) to guarantee good governance by ensuring the equal and easy access of the people to the services and facilities delivered by the State, while making public administration fair, competent, impartial, transparent, free from corruption, accountable and participatory,
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(f) Policies relating to development:
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(6) to make provisions enabling the general public to enjoy fruits of development in a just manner, while according priority to the indigent citizens in the distribution of such fruits,
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(h) Policies relating to basic needs of the citizens:
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(6) to ensure easy, convenient and equal access of all to quality health services,
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(13) to ensure planned supply system by according special priority to the remote and backward regions, while ensuring equal access of all citizens to basic goods and services,
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(j) Policies relating to social justice and inclusion:
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(2) to make self-dependent the women who are vulnerable, subjected to social and family exclusion and victims of violence self-reliant by making their rehabilitation, protection and empowerment,
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(6) to identify the freed bonded labours, Kamlari, Harawa, Charawa, tillers, landless, squatters and rehabilitate them by providing housing, housing plot for residence and cultivable land or employment for their livelihoods,
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(12) to accord priority to the indigent within all sexes, regions and communities in the provision of social security and social justice,
… (Art. 51) - Nepaliराज्यले देहायका नीतिहरू अवलम्बन गर्नेछ:
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(ख) राजनीतिक तथा शासन व्यवस्था सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(४) सार्वजनिक प्रशासनलाई स्वच्छ, सक्षम, निष्पक्ष, पारदर्शी, भ्रष्टाचारमुक्त, जनउत्तरदायी र सहभागितामूलक बनाउँदै राज्यबाट प्राप्त हुने सेवा सुविधामा जनताको समान र सहज पहुँच सुनिश्चित गरी सुशासनको प्रत्याभूति गर्ने,
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(च) विकास सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(६) विकासको प्रतिफल वितरणमा विपन्न नागरिकलाई प्राथमिकता दिंदै आम जनताले न्यायोचित रूपमा पाउने व्यवस्था गर्ने,
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(ज) नागरिकका आधारभूत आवश्यकता सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(६) गुणस्तरीय स्वास्थ्य सेवामा सबैको सहज, सुलभ र समान पहँुच सुनिश्चित गर्र्ने,
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(१३) आधारभूत वस्तु तथा सेवामा सबै नागरिकहरूको समान पहँुच सुनिश्चित गर्दै दुर्गम र पछाडि पारिएको क्षेत्रलाई विशेष प्राथमिकता दिई योजनाबद्ध आपूर्तिको व्यवस्था गर्ने,
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(ञ) सामाजिक न्याय र समावेशीकरण सम्बन्धी नीतिः
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(२) जोखिममा परेका, सामाजिक र पारिवारिक बहिष्करणमा परेका तथा हिंसा पीडित महिलालाई पुनःस्थापना, संरक्षण, सशक्तीकरण गरी स्वावलम्बी बनाउने,
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(६) मुक्त कमैया, कम्हलरी, हरवा, चरवा, हलिया, भूमिहीन, सुकुम्बासीहरूको पहिचान गरी बसोबासकालागि घर घडेरी तथा जीविकोपार्जनकालागि कृषियोग्य जमीन वा रोजगारीको व्यवस्था गर्दै पुनःस्थापना गर्ने,
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(१२) सामाजिक सुरक्षा र सामाजिक न्याय प्रदान गर्दा सबै लिंग, क्षेत्र र समुदाय भित्रका आर्थिक रूपले विपन्नलाई प्राथमिकता प्रदान गर्ने,
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Public Institutions and Services
- English(1) Subject to section 134, the law applicable to any benefits to which this section applies shall, in relation to any person who has been granted or who is eligible for the grant of such benefits, be that in force on the relevant date or any later law that is not less favourable to that person.
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(7) This section applies to any benefits payable under any law providing for the grant of pensions, gratuities or compensation to persons who are or have been public officers in respect of their service in the public service, or to the widows, children, dependants or personal representatives of such persons in respect of such service. (Sec. 133)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishIt shall be a fundamental responsibility of the State to attain, through planned economic growth, a constant increase of productive forces and a steady improvement in the material and cultural standard of living of the people, with a view to securing to its citizens –
(a) the provision of the basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, shelter, education and medical care;
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(d) the right to social security, that is to say, to public assistance in cases of undeserved want arising from unemployment, illness or disablement, or suffered by widows or orphans or in old age, or in other such cases. (Art. 15) - Bengaliরাষ্ট্রের অন্যতম মৌলিক দায়িত্ব হইবে পরিকল্পিত অর্থনৈতিক বিকাশের মাধ্যমে উৎপাদন শক্তির ক্রমবৃদ্ধিসাধন এবং জনগণের জীবনযাত্রার বস্তুগত ও সংস্কৃতিগত মানের দৃঢ় উন্নতিসাধন, যাহাতে নাগরিকদের জন্য নিম্নলিখিত বিষয়সমূহ অর্জন নিশ্চিত করা যায়:
(ক) অন্ন, বস্ত্র, আশ্রয়, শিক্ষা ও চিকিৎসহ জীবনধারণের মৌলিক উপকরণের ব্যবস্থা;
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(ঘ) সামাজিক নিরাপত্তার অধিকার, অর্থাৎ বেকারত্ব, ব্যাধি বা পঙ্গুত্বজনিত কিংবা বৈধব্য, মাতাপিতৃহীনতা বা বার্ধক্যজনিত কিংবা অনুরূপ অন্যান্য পরিস্থিতিজনিত আয়ত্তাতীত কারণে অভাবগ্রস্ততার ক্ষেত্রে সরকারী সাহায্য লাভের অধিকার৷ (অনুচ্ছেদ ১৫)
Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishThe public authorities shall guarantee, through adequate and periodically updated pensions, sufficient financial means for citizens in old age. Likewise, and without prejudice to the obligations of the families, they shall promote their welfare through a system of social services which provides for their specific problems of health, housing, culture and leisure. (Sec. 50)
- SpanishLos poderes públicos garantizarán, mediante pensiones adecuadas y periódicamente actualizadas, la suficiencia económica a los ciudadanos durante la tercera edad. Asimismo, y con independencia de las obligaciones familiares, promoverán su bienestar mediante un sistema de servicios sociales que atenderán sus problemas específicos de salud, vivienda, cultura y ocio. (Art. 50)