but regrets that no information was provided on articles 1 to 5 of the Covenant. The Committee also regrets that some of its questions posed to the State party in its list of issues (E/C.12/Q/IND/5) have remained unanswered. 3. The Committee appreciates the opportunity afforded to hold a dialogue with representatives of the State party and the answers to the questions raised by the Committee. The Committee regrets however, that the information provided was in some cases not sufficiently detailed to advance the Committee’s assessment of the level of enjoyment of the rights provided for in the Covenant in the State party. B. Positive aspects 4. The Committee notes with satisfaction the legislative and other measures adopted by the State party to promote the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights, in particular: - The 2006 Prohibition of Child Marriage Act; - The 2005 National Rural Employment Guarantee Act recognizing employment as a matter of right; - The 2005 Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act; - The “Sarva Shikasha Abhiyan” (Education for All) programme adopted in 2005; - The “National Rural Health Mission”, launched in 2005, aimed to provide accessible, affordable and accountable quality health services; - The four-year time-bound plan, “Bharat Nirman” aimed to upgrade the rural infrastructures, launched in 2005; - The 2005 Right to Information Act, aimed to ensure accountability of the Government; - The 2004 amendments to the Indian Divorce Act and the Hindu Succession Act widening the scope for women to exercise their rights to divorce, ownership and inheritance; - The 2003 amendment to the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994; - The 2002 Constitution (86th Amendment) Act, making education free and compulsory for all children aged 6 to 14; and - The 2000 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, as amended by the 2006 Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Amendment Act. 5. The Committee welcomes the ratification, by the State party, of: - The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in 2007; - The Optional Protocols to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography and on the involvement of children in armed conflict, in 2005; and - The ILO Convention No.105 (1957) on Abolition of Forced Labour, in 2000. 6. The Committee notes with appreciation the important contribution made by the Supreme Court of the State partyto the development of international jurisprudence in favour of the justiciability of economic, social and cultural rights, through its proactive interpretations of the Constitution. C. Factors and difficulties impeding the implementation of the Covenant