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DIRECTIVES OUTSIDE PART IV

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