Question

India is a secular state. Explain this statement​

Answer 1

• The constitution of India has made such a set of rules that makes India a secular country.

• There is no official religion for the Indian state.

• Constitution does not give a special status to any religion.

• The Constitution provides to all the individuals and communities freedom to Profess, practice and propagate any religion.

• It prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion.

• It also allows the state to intervene in the matters of religion in order to ensure equality within religious communities.

• It bans untouchability.

• This is all which makes India a secular state.

Answer 2

Answer:

◽Yes India is a secular state.

◽India is a secular state. This means that the government is not concerned with the relation between citizens and God, and only with relation between citizens. Also, there is no official religion or state religion and all religions are considered the same.

◽Each person in India has the right to profess, practice and propagate his/her religion.

Each person in India has the right to profess, practice and propagate his/her religion.The government does not interfere in the affairs of religious institutions, and cannot apply any taxes on them for the running of the institutions.

◽The Constitution of India in its preamble describes India a Sovereign, Socialist, Secular,Democratic Republic.

◽  There is no state religion in India and the state equally treats all the religions of the country. No religion receives any special favors from the state.

◽.  There is right to freedom of religion in India. Right to Freedom of Religion is one the fundamental rights in Indian Constitution. It provides every citizen to choose and preach their religion as they like.