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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.