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Class 8

Public Facilities
Case study 1

Like water, there are other essential facilities that need to be provided for everyone. Last
year you read about two other such facilities: healthcare and sanitation. Similarly, there are
things like electricity, public transport, schools and colleges that are also necessary. These
are known as public facilities.The important characteristic of a public facility is that once it is
provided, its benefits can be shared by many people. For instance, a school in the village will
enable many children to get educated. Similarly, the supply of electricity to an area can be
useful for many people: farmers can run pumpsets to irrigate their fields, people can open
small workshops that run on electricity, students will find it easier to study and most people in
the village will benefit in some way or the other.

1. What are public facilities, and what sets them apart from other essential facilities like
healthcare and sanitation?
2. How do public facilities benefit society, and what are some examples of their impact
on different sectors?
3. What part do public facilities play in fostering economic opportunities and how do
they contribute to socioeconomic development?
4. How are providing the needs for various communities and making sure that public
facilities to all of them are accessible create a more equitable and welcoming
society?

Assertion & Reasons:-


1. Assertion (A): Water is essential for life and for good health.
Reason (R): There have been several court cases in which both the High Courts and the
Supreme Court have held that the right to safe drinking water is a Fundamental Right.
2. Assertion (A): Public facilities relate to our basic needs
Reason (R): the Indian Constitution recognizes the right to water, heath, education etc as
being a part of the Right to Life.

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