Question

Name any two measures taken by the government towards implementation of the directive principles of state policy

Answer 1

Two measures taken by the government of India towards the implementation of the directive principles of state policy are mentioned below -

1)Law has been enforced to implement the Directive in Article no. 40 to organise village panchayats and bestow them the power of self-governance.

2)As per Article no. 45, primary education has been made compulsory in most of the States and Union Territo­ries of India.

Answer 2

The Directive Principles of State Policy are embodied in Part IV of the Constitution from Articles 36 to 51. The features have been borrowed from the Irish Constitution. The Fundamental Rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution from Articles 12 to 35, and the features have been adopted from the Constitution of USA. Granville Austin has described the Directive Principles and Fundamental Rights and the ‘Conscience of the Constitution’.