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- EnglishThe family is the natural and basic unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State. (National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy, XIX)
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- EnglishThe State shall protect the social and economic development of the family and shall organize the family homestead, determining the nature and amount of property that must constitute it, on the basis that it is inalienable and un-attachable. (Art. 62)
- SpanishEl Estado velará por el mejoramiento social y económico de la familia y organizará el patrimonio familiar determinando la naturaleza y cuantía de los bienes que deban constituirlo, sobre la base de que es inalienable e inembargable. (Art. 62)
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- English(1) The President may, by order made with respect to the State of Karnataka, provide for any special responsibility of the Governor for—
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(b) equitable allocation of funds for developmental expenditure over the said region, subject to the requirements of the State as a whole; and
(c) equitable opportunities and facilities for the people belonging to the said region, in matters of public employment, education and vocational training, subject to the requirements of the State as a whole.
… (Art. 371J) - Hindi(1) राष्ट्रपति, कर्नाटक राज्य के संबंध में आदेश द्वारा निम्नलिखित के लिए राज्यपाल की किसी विशेष ज़िम्मेदारी का उपबंध कर सकते हैं—
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(ख) समस्त राज्य की आवश्यकताओं का ध्यान रखते हुए, उक्त क्षेत्रों के विकास व्यय के लिए निधियों के साम्यापूर्ण आबंटन के लिए; और
(ग) समस्त राज्य की आवश्यकताओं का ध्यान रखते हुए, उक्त सभी क्षेत्रों के संबंध में, तकनीकी शिक्षा और व्यावसायिक प्रशिक्षण के लिए पर्याप्त सुविधाओं की और राज्य सरकार के नियंत्रण के अधीन सेवाओं में नियोजन के लिए पर्याप्त अवसरों की व्यवस्था करने वाली साम्यापूर्ण व्यवस्था करने के लिए।
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Public Institutions and Services
- EnglishEveryone shall have the right to health protection.
A child, a pregnant woman, an elderly person and a person with disability shall have the right to health protection from public revenues, if they do not exercise this right on some other grounds. (Art. 69) - MontenegrinSvako ima pravo na zdravstvenu zaštitu.
Dijete, trudnica, staro lice i lice sa invaliditetom imaju pravo na zdravstvenu zaštitu iz javnih prihoda, ako to pravo ne ostvaruju po nekom drugom osnovu. (Član 69)
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The State shall grant the benefits of social security, which shall be of an integral nature and may not be waived. In particular, the laws shall establish: compulsory social insurance, which shall be in charge of national or provincial entities with financial and economic autonomy, administered by the interested parties with State participation, with no overlapping of contributions; adjustable retirements and pensions; full family protection; protection of homestead; family allowances and access to a worthy housing. (Sec. 14bis) - Spanish…
El Estado otorgará los beneficios de la seguridad social, que tendrá carácter de integral e irrenunciable. En especial, la ley establecerá: el seguro social obligatorio, que estará a cargo de entidades nacionales o provinciales con autonomía financiera y económica, administradas por los interesados con participación del Estado, sin que pueda existir superposición de aportes; jubilaciones y pensiones móviles; la protección integral de la familia; la defensa del bien de familia; la compensación económica familiar y el acceso a una vivienda digna. (Art. 14bis)
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- EnglishWHEREAS the People of Saint Christopher and Nevis
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(d) desire the creation of a climate of economic wellbeing in the context of respect for law and order; and
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1. The state is concerned with the welfare of the people and their social protection.
2. The Kyrgyz Republic provides support for socially vulnerable categories of citizens, labour protection and health care.
3. The Kyrgyz Republic is developing a system of social services, medical care, guarantees of state pensions, benefits and other guarantees of social protection. (Art. 19) - Russian
1. Государство заботится о благосостоянии народа и его социальной защите.
2. Кыргызская Республика обеспечивает поддержку социально незащищенных категорий граждан, охрану труда и здоровья.
3. Кыргызская Республика развивает систему социальных служб, медицинского обслуживания, обеспечивает гарантии государственных пенсий, пособий и иные гарантии социальной защиты. (Статья 19) - Kyrgyz
1. Мамлекет элдин бакубат жашоосуна жана аны социалдык коргоого камкордук көрөт.
2. Кыргыз Республикасы жарандардын социалдык жактан корголбогон категорияларын колдоону, эмгекти жана саламаттыкты коргоону камсыз кылат.
3. Кыргыз Республикасы социалдык кызматтардын, медициналык тейлөөнүн тутумун өнүктүрөт, мамлекеттик пенсияларды, жөлөк пулдарды жана башка социалдык коргоонун кепилдиктерин камсыз кылат. (19-берене)
Public Institutions and Services
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2. Administrative organs and agents are subject to the Constitution and the law, and in the exercise of their functions must act with respect for the principles of equality, proportionality, justice, impartiality and good faith. (Art. 266) - Portuguese…
2. Os órgãos e agentes administrativos estão subordinados à Constituição e à lei e devem actuar, no exercício das suas funções, com respeito pelos princípios da igualdade, da proporcionalidade, da justiça, da imparcialidade e da boa-fé. (Art. 266)
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II. The State shall protect and assist those who are responsible for the family in the exercise of their obligations. (Art. 64) - Spanish…
II. El Estado protegerá y asistirá a quienes sean responsables de las familias en el ejercicio de sus obligaciones. (Art. 64)
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- English
The Union shall :
(a) care for mothers and children, orphans, fallen Defence Services personnel’s children, the aged and the disabled;
... (Sec. 32) - Burmese
နိုင်ငံတော်သည် -
(က) မိခင် နှင့် ကလေးသူငယ်များ၊ မိဘမဲ့ကလေးများ၊ ကျဆုံးသော တပ်မတော်သားများ၏ ကလေးများ၊ အိုမင်းမစွမ်းသူများ၊ မသန်မစွမ်းသူများအား ကြည့်ရှု စောင့်ရှောက်ရမည်၊
... (ပုဒ်မ-၃၂)