Question

Write about the following.

The Directive Principles of the Constitution enumerated in the textbook.

Answer 1

The directive instructions specified by the Constitution to the state on how to achieve the goals expressed in the Preamble are called Directive Principles of State Policy. The Directive Principles of the Constitution enumerated in the textbook are as follows:

1. The state must ensure sufficient means of livelihood for all citizens without any gender discrimination.
2. The state must ensure equal pay for equal work for both men and women.
3. The state must ensure that public health improves.
4. The state must ensure the protection and improvement of the environment by safeguarding the forests and wildlife of the country.
5. The state should protect all monuments of historic interest and national importance.
6. The state should promote, with special care, the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of society, especially the Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
7. The State should offer public assistance to citizens in cases of unemployment, old age, sickness, etc.
8. The state should secure a uniform civil code applicable to the entire country.