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Q82 (IAS/2020) Polity & Governance › Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties › Directive Principles framework Official Key

Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of Welfare State ?

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The correct answer is Option 1: Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP).

The concept of a Welfare State aims at promoting the socio-economic well-being of its citizens and ensuring social justice. This ideal is explicitly enshrined in Part IV of the Indian Constitution through the DPSPs (Articles 36-51). Specifically, Article 38 directs the State to secure a social order for the promotion of the welfare of the people by minimizing inequalities in income, status, and opportunity.

  • Fundamental Rights (Option 2): These primarily provide "Political Democracy" and act as limitations on tyranny, rather than defining the positive obligations of a welfare state.
  • Preamble (Option 3): While it mentions "Justice" and "Socialism," the detailed framework for achieving these welfare goals is operationalized through the DPSPs.
  • Seventh Schedule (Option 4): This merely deals with the division of legislative powers between the Union and States.

Therefore, the DPSPs are the primary instruments that mandate the State to establish a social and economic democracy.

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Q. Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of Welfare State ? [A] Directive Principles of State Policy [B] Fundamental …
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This is a classic 'Sitter' directly lifted from the introductory lines of the DPSP chapter in Laxmikanth or D.D. Basu. It tests the fundamental distinction between 'Political Democracy' (Fundamental Rights) and 'Social/Economic Democracy' (DPSP). If you missed this, you are skimming headings instead of reading the conceptual definitions.

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Do the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution of India declare the ideal of a Welfare State?
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Laxmikanth, M. Indian Polity. 7th ed., McGraw Hill. > Chapter 4: Salient Features of the Constitution > IDirective Principles of State Policy > p. 30
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“a IDirective Principles of State Policy According to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the Directive Princ iples of State Policy is a 'novel feature' of the Indian Constitution. They are enumerated in Part IV of the Constitution. They ca n be classified into three broad categoriessocia listic, Gandhian and liberal-intell ectual. The Directive Principles are meant for promoting the ideal of social and economic democracy. They seek to establish a 'welfare state' in India. However, unlike the Fundamental Rights, the directives are 11011 justiciable in nature, that is, they are not enforceable by the courts for their violation.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states the Directive Principles 'seek to establish a "welfare state" in India'.
  • Links the Directives to promotion of social and economic democracy, which underpins the welfare-state ideal.
Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 9: Directive Principles of State Policy > DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY > p. 177
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“Scope of the directives. It shall be the duty of the State to follow these principles both in the matter of administration as well as in the making of laws. They embody -the object of the State under the republican Constitution, namely, that it is to be a "Welfare State" and not a mere "Police State". Most of these directives, it will be seen, aim at the establishment of the economic and social democracy which is pledged for in the Preamble.”
Why this source?
  • Says it is the duty of the State to follow these principles and that they 'embody... that it is to be a "Welfare State"'.
  • Connects the Directives to the Preamble's pledge of economic and social democracy, reinforcing the welfare aim.
Introduction to the Constitution of India, D. D. Basu (26th ed.). > Chapter 9: Directive Principles of State Policy > The Supreme Court of India in National Legal Services Authority v UOI, observed: > p. 185
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“But a welfare State, where the State has a positive duty to ensure to its citizens social and economic justice and the dignity of the individual. It would serve as an "Instrument of Instructions" upon all future governments, irrespective of their party creeds. The socialistic approach has been further emphasised by the 42nd and 44th Amendment Acts, as pointed out earlier. (ii) Though these Directives are not enforceable by the courts and if the Government of the day fails to carry out these objects no court can make the .”
Why this source?
  • Records the Supreme Court observation that a welfare state imposes a positive duty on the State for social and economic justice and dignity of the individual.
  • Describes Directives as an 'Instrument of Instructions' for governments to achieve the welfare-state objectives.
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