what aspects of a welfare state do you find functioning in india today
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India is a welfare state. The fact that the preamble of the Constitution itself envisages India to be a ‘socialist' state bears enough evidence for this.
What do we understand by the word socialism? Socialism in India is not understood in the Russian context where all resources are owned by the state and the state secures the welfare of all. Socialism, as envisioned in the Indian Constitution, aims at elimination of inequality in income, status and standards of life. In many decisions, courts have interpreted ‘socialism' to mean a kind of social democracy which comes closer to the conception of a social welfare state as seen in the Constitutions of France and Germany. The Constitution itself, however, does not define the term, but merely implies the above meaning through the rest of its provisions.
What do we understand by the word socialism? Socialism in India is not understood in the Russian context where all resources are owned by the state and the state secures the welfare of all. Socialism, as envisioned in the Indian Constitution, aims at elimination of inequality in income, status and standards of life. In many decisions, courts have interpreted ‘socialism' to mean a kind of social democracy which comes closer to the conception of a social welfare state as seen in the Constitutions of France and Germany. The Constitution itself, however, does not define the term, but merely implies the above meaning through the rest of its provisions.
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Welfare State is the role played by the government in protecting the social and economic well-being of people.
India can be considered a welfare state because,
1. It supports the weaker and the minority community
2. An alternative to unemployment has been addressed
3. Free and right of education is provided
4. There is the right to shelter and the right to work
5. Fundamental rights are in category in line with directive principles
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