Directive Principles of State Policy (India)

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The Directive Principles of State Policy in India are non-justiciable guidelines enshrined in the Constitution that direct the state to promote social justice, economic welfare, and a more equitable society.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
guiding principle of governance ⓘ
aimsTo create a welfare state ⓘ
encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration ⓘ
ensure adequate means of livelihood ⓘ
ensure equal pay for equal work ⓘ
foster respect for international law ⓘ
maintain just and honourable relations between nations ⓘ
organise village panchayats ⓘ
promote cottage industries ⓘ
promote economic welfare ⓘ
promote education ⓘ
promote international peace and security ⓘ
promote political justice ⓘ
promote public health ⓘ
promote social justice ⓘ
promote the welfare of the people ⓘ
protect childhood and youth ⓘ
protect the health and strength of workers ⓘ
reduce inequalities in income ⓘ
reduce inequalities in opportunities ⓘ
reduce inequalities in status ⓘ
secure a social order based on justice ⓘ
bindingOn State (India) ⓘ
classifiedAs Gandhian principles ⓘ
liberal-intellectual principles ⓘ
socialist principles ⓘ
coversArticles Articles 36 to 51 of the Constitution of India ⓘ
describedAs non-justiciable ⓘ
enforceability not enforceable by any court ⓘ
foundInPart Part IV of the Constitution of India ⓘ
includesProvisionFor free and compulsory education for children ⓘ
organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry ⓘ
prohibition of intoxicating drinks and drugs ⓘ
protection and improvement of environment ⓘ
protection of monuments and places of national importance ⓘ
uniform civil code for citizens ⓘ
inspiredBy British welfare state principles ⓘ
Irish Constitution ⓘ
Spanish Constitution ⓘ
interpretedAs supplementary to Fundamental Rights ⓘ
interpretedBy Supreme Court of India ⓘ
introducedBy Constitution of India 1950 ⓘ
legalStatus fundamental in the governance of the country ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
obliges State to apply these principles in making laws ⓘ
partOf Constitution of India ⓘ
relatedTo Fundamental Rights (India) ⓘ
linked to: Fundamental Rights
strengthenedBy 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act 1976 ⓘ
44th Constitutional Amendment Act 1978 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fundamental Principles of State Policy (Bangladesh) → similarTo → Directive Principles of State Policy (India) ⓘ
Himachal Pradesh state laws → mustConformTo → Directive Principles of State Policy ⓘ
linked to: Directive Principles of State Policy (India)
Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 → strengthened → Directive Principles of State Policy ⓘ
linked to: Directive Principles of State Policy (India)
Indian constitutional law → governs → Directive Principles of State Policy in India ⓘ
linked to: Directive Principles of State Policy (India)
Five-Year Plans of India → legalBasis → Directive Principles of State Policy of the Constitution of India ⓘ
linked to: Directive Principles of State Policy (India)
National Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy (Uganda) → relatedConcept → Directive Principles of State Policy (India) ⓘ