Fundamental Duties and Educational Provisions in the Indian Constitution
The Constitution of India enshrines fundamental duties that citizens must abide by, including upholding the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of the nation. Educational provisions ensure opportunities for all, with specific duties related to education and national service. Violations can lead to legal consequences under relevant Acts, highlighting the significance of respecting these constitutional mandates.
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Course-Course-1.1.2-1sthalf (Unit 1) Unit: Educational provision in the Constitution of India Ranita Banerjee
Fundamental Duties The The fundamental fundamental duties constitution constitution by the the recommendations recommendations of of the that that was was constituted constituted by year year. . Originally Originally ten were were increased increased to to eleven 2002 2002, , which which added added a a duty to to ensure ensure that that their opportunities opportunities for and and fourteen fourteen years years. . duties of of citizens by the the 42 42nd nd Amendment the Swaran by the the government ten in in number, number, the eleven by by the duty on on every their child child or or ward for education education between citizens were Amendment in in 1976 Swaran Singh government earlier the fundamental fundamental duties the 86 86th th Amendment Amendment in in every parent parent or or guardian ward was was provided between the the ages were added added to to the 1976, , upon Singh Committee Committee earlier that the upon that duties guardian provided ages of of six six
In In case case of of violation the the constitution constitution by President, President, legislative legislative members, the the constitution constitution which of of Insults Insults to to National violation of of fundamental fundamental duties by a a citizen citizen including Speaker, Speaker, parliament parliament members, etc etc. ., , it it amounts which is is punishable punishable under National Honour Honour Act, duties enshrined enshrined in in including President, President, Vice members, members, amounts to to contempt under Prevention Act, 1971 1971. . Vice state state contempt of of Prevention
PART IVA FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES PART IVA FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES Article 51A. Article 51A. Fundamental duties. Fundamental duties. citizen of India citizen of India to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem; institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem; to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom; national struggle for freedom; to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India; India; It shall be the duty of every It shall be the duty of every
to defend the country and render national service when to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so called upon to do so to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women practices derogatory to the dignity of women to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture culture to protect and improve the natural environment including to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures living creatures
to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform inquiry and reform to safeguard public property and to abjure violence to safeguard public property and to abjure violence to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher collective activity so that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of endeavor and achievement levels of endeavor and achievement who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years. age of six and fourteen years.
