Mains Paper I · 2 Indian Constitution · 2.8 DPSP and Fundamental Duties

2.8.4 Fundamental Duties (Article 51A)

Article 51A lists eleven moral duties of every citizen. They were added during the Emergency, are not enforceable by courts on their own, and remind citizens that rights come with obligations.

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  • Part IVA
  • Swaran Singh Committee
  • 42nd Amendment
  • 86th Amendment
  • Verma Committee
  • USSR
  • eleven duties
  • non-justiciable

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