Directive Principles of State Policy

 


DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLE OF STATE POLICY 

*Borrowed from Irish constitution 

*It is located in Part 4 in Indian constitution 

*Article 36-51 

*B R Ambedkar said it is novel feature of indian constitution 

*It embedded welfare state not police state 

*Not legally enforceable 

*It denotes ideals that state should keep in mind while formulating policies and enacting laws 

*Principle-Instrument of Instructions 

*Divided as Socialistic,Gandhian and Liberal Intellectual DPSP  

SOCIALISTIC DPSP 

*Article 38-To promote welfare of people and to minimize inequalities 

*Article 39 -Equal pay to men and women,healthy development of children 

*Article 39 A-Equal justice, free legal aid to poor 

*Article 41 -Right to work,education public assistance

*Article 42-Maternity relief 

*Article 47 -Nutrition and standard living if poor 

GANDHIAN DPSP 

*Article 40-Village Panchayat 

*Article 43-Promoting Cottage Industries 

*Article 43B-Cooperative societies 

*Article 46-To promote or to develop  SC,ST 

*Article 47-Prohibition of liquor and other intoxicating drinks 

*Article 48 -Prohibits slaughter of cows 

LIBERAL-INTELLECTUAL DPSP 

*Article 44-Uniform Civil Code 

*Article 45 -Provision of free and compulsory education to children till age of 14 (86th CAA 2002) 

*Article 48-Agriculture and Animal husbandry 

*Article 48A-Protect Environment 

*Article 49-Protect Monuments

*Article 50-Seperate judiciary from executive 

*Article 51-Promote International peace and security 

CRITICISM OF DPSP 

*Not legal 

*Illogically arranged 

*Conservative 

*Constitutional conflict 

IMPLEMENTATION OF DPSP 

*Planning Commission established in 1950 

*Land reforms 

*Minimum Wages act(1948) 

*Child labour prohibition act 

*Industry disputes act 

*Trade unions 

*Factories act 

*Mines act 

*Maternity Benefit act 

*Equal remuneration act 

*Abolition of privy purse 

*Nationalization of bank and insurance 

*Legal service authorities act 

*KVIC (Khadi Village) 

*Community Development Program 

*Hill area development program 

*Drought prone area development program 

*Integrated Rural Development Program,Jawahar Rojgar Yojana,National Rural Employment Program 

*Woldlife Protection act 1947 

*Forest conservation act 1980 

*3Tier Panchayat Raj 

*Reservation of seats 

*National Commission for SC,ST,BC,Women,Child,Minorities 

*CRPC 1973 Seperate judiciary from executive 

*Development of Archaeological sites 

*Primary Health Centre and hospital to eradicate malaria,TB, Leprosy,AIDS,Guinea worm ,Kala azar etc 

*Law to prohibit slaughter of cows 

*Old age pensions, Disability Pensions , unemployment allowance 

*Equal pay to equal work 




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