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Apart from the Directives included in Part IV, there are some other Directives contained in other Parts of the Constitution. They are:
1. Claims of SCs and STs to Services: The claims of the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be taken into consideration, consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration, in the making of appointments to services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or a State (Article 335 in Part XVI).
2. Instruction in mother tongue: It shall be the endeavour of every state and every local authority within the state to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother- tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups (Article 350-A in Part XVII).
3. Development of the Hindi Language: It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language and to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India (Article 351 in Part XVII).
The above Directives are also non-jus-ticiable in nature. However, they are also given equal importance and attention by the judiciary on the ground that all parts of the constitution must be read together.
Table 8.2 Articles Related to Directive Principles of State Policy at a Glance
Article No. Subject Matter |
36. Definition of State |
37. Application of the principles contained in this part |
38. State to secure a social order for the promotion of welfare of the people |
39. Certain principles of policy to be followed by the |
State |
39A. Equal justice and free legal aid |
40. Organisation of village panchayats |
41. Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases |
42. Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief |
43. Living wage, etc., for workers |
43A. Participation of workers in management of industries |
43B. Promotion of co-operative societies |
44. Uniform civil code for the citizens |
45. Provision for early childhood care and education to children below the age of six years |
46. Promotion of educational and economic interests of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections |
47. Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health |
48. Organisation of agriculture and animal husbandry |
48A. Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife |
49. Protection of monuments and places and objects of national importance |
50. Separation of judiciary from executive |
51. Promotion of international peace and security |