Fundamental duties of the Indian constitution
Fundamental duties are prepared for the constitution to remind Indian citizens about their duties and responsibilities towards their country. It is also the functional concept to create balance with fundamental rights of the constitution. The provision of fundamental duties of India was included in the constitution by the 42 constitutional amendment act of 1976. Fundamental duties of Indian constitution are non-justiciable in nature. The entire idea and expression of fundamental duties of the Indian constitution were inspired by the Russian constitution. The central government formed a committee by the leadership of SardarSwaran Singh to examine the scenario after effective fundamental duties. In 1976, Swaransingh committee recommended a set of fundamental duties out of which only 10 was adopted as fundamental duties into Indian constitution. There was 10 fundamental duties in the constitution originally into which the eleventh duty was included by the 86th constitutional amendment act of 2002. So, now there are total 11 fundamental duties listed under article 51 A of the Indian constitution. Candidates of all competitive exams must know about details of all fundamental duties for answering the questions related to the constitution.
At present, there are total 11 fundamental duties of the Indian constitution which got constitutional status by 42 amendment act 1976. Each citizen have to follow the significant fundamental duties tor abiding the government rules. We need effective fundamental rights and fundamental duties both for operating a successful democratic country. Fundamental rights are ideal sources to awake Indian citizens about their duties and responsibilities towards country, the society, and other citizens. With the organised duties citizens will get a complete idea of building cooperation, dedication, togetherness to work in any situation and developing brotherhood. All the fundamental rights make citizens aware about any anti-social and anti-national activities around them to which they can raise their voice to show protest. Fundamental duties shows definite paths to judicial institutions to examine and monitor the constitutional validity of law. All the fundamental duties are explained below:
- To abide by the Indian constitution, national flag and our national anthem Janagana Mana.
- To remember and respect the freedom struggle and sacrifice of our respectable freedom fighters.
- To protect the sovereignty, secularity, integrity and unity in any condition and situation.
- To defend the nation and render the national services when need.
- To promote peace, harmony and togetherness among people irrespective of their caste, religion, community, language, tradition and history.
- To conserve the rich cultural heritage and history of each part in the country.
- To protect and conserve the natural habitats of wildlife creatures for maintaining ecological balance in the environment.
- To develop unique humanism, scientific temper and rational spirit of inquiry.
- To protect the property of public domain and protest against violence.
- To encourage the individual and collective activities for enhancing the growth in any sphere.
- To provide compulsory education opportunities for all children from 6-14 years of age.
FAQs:
- Which article of the Indian constitution comprises fundamental duties?
Answer. Article 51 A of the Indian constitution deals with fundamental duties of citizens.
- When were the fundamental duties included in the constitutions?
Answer. The fundamental duties were included in the constitution by the 42 constitutional amendment act 1976.