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Directive Principles of State Policy

ICSE · Class 7 · History & Civics

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Topics in Directive Principles of State Policy

1

Meaning and Purpose

  • Directive Principles are principles laid down by the Constitution for the government to keep in mind while making or executing laws.
  • They are given in Part IV of the Constitution of India.
  • The idea of Directive Principles was taken from the Irish Constitution.
2

Principles Relating to Economic Equality

  • These principles relate to the establishment of a socialist society.
  • The government should reduce inequalities in income so that wealth is not concentrated in the hands of a few people.
  • There should be no discrimination between men and women in education and employment.
3

Gandhian Principles and Social Equality

  • Gandhian Principles are also called Principles relating to social equality and educational uplift.
  • There should be compulsory and free education for all children up to the age of 14.
  • The state should end exploitation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other backward sections of society.
4

Law, Justice and Administration

  • The judiciary should be separated from the executive.
  • The judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts should be free from the influence of the executive wing of the government.
  • The institution of Panchayati Raj should be revived so that political and administrative power is decentralised.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Directive Principles of State Policy

Part IV of the Constitution of IndiaWelfare stateNon-justiciable natureEconomic equalityGandhian principlesLaw, justice and administrationInternational peaceMiscellaneous principles

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