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The '''Directive Principles of State Policy of India''' are the guidelines to be followed by the government of India for the governance of the country. They are not enforceable by any court, but the principles laid down there are considered "Fundamentalfundamental" in the governance of the country, which makes it the duty of the State<ref name=State>The term "State" includes all authorities within the territorial periphery of India: the [[Government of India]], the [[Parliament of India]], the Government and legislature of the [[states of India]].

To avoid confusion with the term [[states and territories of India]], State (encompassing all the authorities in India) has been capitalized, and the term [[States of India|state]] is in lower case.</ref> to apply these principles in making laws to establish a just society in the country. The principles have been inspired by the [[Constitution of Ireland#Directive Principles of Social Policy|Directive Principles given in the Constitution of Ireland]] which are related to [[social justice|'''social''' '''justice''']]''', [[welfare economics|economic welfare]], [[foreign policy]]''', and legal and administrative matters.

Directive Principles are classified under the following categories: Economic and Socialistic, Political and Administrative, Justice and Legal, Environmental, Protection of Monuments, Peace and Security.

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== Characteristics ==

While debating on DPSP in the [[Constituent Assembly of India|Constituent Assembly]], [[B. R. Ambedkar|Dr. Ambedkar]] stated on 19 November 1948 as given below high lightinghighlighting that the DPSP shall be the basis of future governance of the country:<ref name= animated>{{cite web |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/682692/ |title=Constituent Assembly of India – Volume VII |date=19 November 1948 |access-date=31 August 2017}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=''It is the intention of this Assembly that in future both the legislature and the executive should not merely pay lip service to these principles enacted in this part, but that they should be made the basis of all executive and legislative action that may be taken hereafter in the matter of the governance of the country.''}}

Directive Principles of State Policy aim to create social and economic conditions under which the citizens can lead a good life. They also aim to establish social and economic democracy through a [[welfare state]]. Though the Directive Principles are non-justiciable [[rights]] of the people but fundamental in the governance of the country, it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws per [[s:Constitution of India (2020)/Part IV|Article 37]]. Besides, all [[Executive (government)|executive agencies]] of union and states should also be guided by these principles.<ref name=State/> Even the [[judiciary]] has to keep them in mind in deciding cases.<ref>Tayal, B.B. & Jacob, A. (2005), ''Indian History, World Developments and Civics'', pg. A-39 to A-40</ref><ref>Sinha, Savita, Das, Supta & Rashmi, Neeraja (2005), ''Social Science – Part II'', pg. 29</ref>

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==Implementation==

There is no need of any constitutional amendment and simple legislation by the Parliament is adequate to implement the Directive Principles as applicable laws per [[wikisource:Constitution of India (2020)/Part XI|Article 245]] as they are already enshrined in the constitution. The State has made few efforts till now to implement the '''Directive Principles'''.

The Programme of Universalisation of Elementary Education and the [[Five-Year Plans of India|five-year plans]] has been accorded the highest priority in order to provide free [[Education in India|education]] to all children up to the age of 14 years. [[List of amendments of the Constitution of India|The 86th constitutional amendment]] of 2002 inserted a new article, Article 21-A, into the Constitution, that seeks to provide free and compulsory education to all children aged 6 to 14 years.<ref name="86amact"/> Welfare schemes for the weaker sections are being implemented both by the Central and State governments. These include programmes such as boys' and girls' [[hostel]]s for [[Scheduled Castes and Tribes|scheduled castes]]' or [[scheduled tribes]]' students.<ref name="pgA44">Tayal, B.B. & Jacob, A. (2005), ''Indian History, World Developments and Civics'', pg. A-44</ref> The year 1990–1991 was declared as the "Year of Social Justice" in the memory of [[B.R. Ambedkar]].<ref>{{cite web

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|title = Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

|website = ambedkarfoundation.nic.in

|publisher = [[Dr. Ambedkar Foundation]]

|access-date = 29 June 2006

|url-status = dead