Article 24: Right against untouchability and discrimination

1) No person shall be subjected to any form of untouchability or discrimination in any private and public places on grounds of his or her origin, caste, tribe, community, profession, occupation, or physical condition.

2) In producing or distributing any goods, services, or facilities, no person belonging to any particular caste or tribe shall be prevented from purchasing or acquiring such goods, services, or facilities, nor shall such goods, services, or facilities be sold, distributed, or provided only to the persons belonging to any particular caste or tribe.

3) No act purporting to demonstrate any person or community as superior or inferior on grounds of origin, caste, tribe, or physical condition, or justifying social discrimination on grounds of caste, tribe, or untouchability, or propagating ideology based on untouchability and caste-based superiority or hatred, or encouraging caste-based discrimination in any manner whatsoever shall be allowed.

4) No discrimination in any form shall be allowed at a workplace with or without making untouchability on the ground of caste.

5) Any act of untouchability and discrimination in any form committed in contravention of this Article shall be punishable by law as a severe social offence, and the victim of such an act shall have the right to obtain compensation in accordance with law.