Relations Between Directive Principles and Fundamental Rights
📘 Relations Between Directive Principles and Fundamental Rights 🔹 1. Background: The Two Pillars of the Constitution When the framers of the Indian Constitution drafted it, they wanted to build a nation that ensured both
individual freedom and
social welfare .
To achieve this, they divided the goals of the Constitution into two important parts:
Fundamental Rights (FRs) – found in
Part III (Articles
12 to 35 )
Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSPs) – found in
Part IV (Articles
36 to 51 ) 🧩
The Basic Idea Fundamental Rights are the
civil and political rights of individuals.
They
protect citizens from arbitrary actions of the State and ensure
individual liberty, equality, and dignity .
Directive Principles of State Policy , on the other hand, are the
social and economic goals the government should aim to achieve.
They
guide the State in making laws and policies that lead to
social and economic justice . The
Indian Constitution contains two important parts that represent
two sides of the same …
