Constitutional Provision

Directive Principles of State Policy

Part	Title	Article / Schedule	Title
IV	Directive Principles	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
		41	Right to work, to education and to public assistance in certain cases
		45	Text in force - Provision for free and compulsory education for children [Inserted by the 86th Amendment in December, 2002 and passed by the Parliament in July, 2009. The provisions of the Act came into force from 1st April, 2010] 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