Directive Principles of State Policy - All Q&A | Class 8
What is a Welfare State?
A welfare state is a government that works for the economic and social well-being of all citizens, especially poor, women, children and marginalised groups. It provides equal opportunity, fair wealth distribution and decent standard of living.
Social Security Public Health & Education Employment Protection of Weaker Sections
Features: 1. Pension, unemployment benefit, healthcare 2. Schools, colleges, hospitals 3. Vocational training & jobs 4. Legal protection to women, children, minorities.
What are Directive Principles of State Policy?
- Definition: Guidelines in Part IV of Constitution for Central, State, Local govt to make fair laws.
- Not Laws: They are non-justiciable - you cannot go to court.
- Inspired from: Irish Constitution and Gandhian Philosophy.
- Aim: To make India a welfare state with social and economic justice.
- Example: Free education, Mid-day Meal, MGNREGA.
- Not Laws: They are non-justiciable - you cannot go to court.
- Inspired from: Irish Constitution and Gandhian Philosophy.
- Aim: To make India a welfare state with social and economic justice.
- Example: Free education, Mid-day Meal, MGNREGA.
Classification of DPSP - 3 Types
A) Principles Promoting Economic Equality
- Prevent concentration of wealth in few hands
- Right to adequate livelihood
- Equal pay for equal work (Men & Women)
- Right to work, education, public assistance in old age, sickness
- Just & humane work, maternity relief
- Living wages & decent living standard
- Protect health of workers, protect children & youth from exploitation
- Image: EQUAL WORK EQUAL PAY
- Right to adequate livelihood
- Equal pay for equal work (Men & Women)
- Right to work, education, public assistance in old age, sickness
- Just & humane work, maternity relief
- Living wages & decent living standard
- Protect health of workers, protect children & youth from exploitation
- Image: EQUAL WORK EQUAL PAY
B) Gandhian Principles - Self-reliant Villages
- Village Panchayats as self-government
- Free & compulsory education till 14 years
- Cottage industries on individual or co-operative basis
- Help SC, ST & weaker sections from social injustice
- Improve public health & nutrition
- Modernise agriculture & animal husbandry
- Prohibit slaughter of cattle
- Prohibit intoxicating drinks & drugs
- Image: Metal craft cottage industry
- Free & compulsory education till 14 years
- Cottage industries on individual or co-operative basis
- Help SC, ST & weaker sections from social injustice
- Improve public health & nutrition
- Modernise agriculture & animal husbandry
- Prohibit slaughter of cattle
- Prohibit intoxicating drinks & drugs
- Image: Metal craft cottage industry
C) General Principles - Environment, Monuments, Peace
- Free legal aid so justice not denied due to lack of money
- Uniform Civil Code across India
- Protect environment, forests, wildlife (National Green Tribunal)
- Protect monuments of national importance (India Gate)
- Separate judiciary from executive
- Promote international peace & security
- Uniform Civil Code across India
- Protect environment, forests, wildlife (National Green Tribunal)
- Protect monuments of national importance (India Gate)
- Separate judiciary from executive
- Promote international peace & security
Check Your Progress - Fill in the Blanks
a) In a welfare state, the government ensures economic and social well-being.
b) Directive Principles are guidelines for just and fair society.
c) Directive Principles protect the children, and the youth against exploitation.
d) Protecting environment falls under General Principles.
e) The Gandhian Principles focus on cottage industries.
b) Directive Principles are guidelines for just and fair society.
c) Directive Principles protect the children, and the youth against exploitation.
d) Protecting environment falls under General Principles.
e) The Gandhian Principles focus on cottage industries.
Match the Following
| Column A | Column B - Answer |
|---|---|
| a) Fundamental Rights | iv) Part III of the Constitution |
| b) Directive Principles | iii) Part IV of the Constitution |
| c) Public Distribution System | i) food grains |
| d) Mid-day Meal Scheme | v) PM Poshan (launched 1995) |
| e) National Green Tribunal | ii) environmental conservation |
Mid-day Meal Scheme - Case Study
Launched: 1995, renamed PM Poshan in 2021
a) Two Aims?
1. Improve nutrition of school children 2. Encourage regular attendance in school.
b) Achievements?
Reduced dropout (especially girls), improved health, increased enrolment, community participation in cooking/serving.
EXERCISE 1. Choose Correct Option
a) Which is NOT a feature of welfare state? ii) concentration of wealth
b) Directive Principles are ii) non-justiciable
c) Importance of RTE Act 2009? iii) free and compulsory education for children aged 6-14 years
d) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched? i) 2014
e) Assertion (A): DPSP are non-justiciable. Reason (R): They are guidelines.
Ans: iii) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Directive Principles are ii) non-justiciable
c) Importance of RTE Act 2009? iii) free and compulsory education for children aged 6-14 years
d) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan launched? i) 2014
e) Assertion (A): DPSP are non-justiciable. Reason (R): They are guidelines.
Ans: iii) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
EXERCISE 2. Write Category
a) Protection of monuments - General Principles
b) Promotion of cottage industries - Gandhian Principles
c) Equal pay for equal work - Economic Principles
d) Advancing SC/ST interests - Gandhian Principles
e) Promote international peace - General Principles
b) Promotion of cottage industries - Gandhian Principles
c) Equal pay for equal work - Economic Principles
d) Advancing SC/ST interests - Gandhian Principles
e) Promote international peace - General Principles
EXERCISE 4 & 5 - Fundamental Rights vs DPSP
| Fundamental Rights | Directive Principles |
|---|---|
| In Part III of Constitution | In Part IV of Constitution |
| Justiciable - You can go to court | Non-justiciable - You cannot go to court |
| Protects individual civil & political rights | Promotes social & economic well-being of society |
| Prevents govt from violating rights | Guides govt to create welfare state |
Common Aim: Both protect interests of society and rights of poor from encroachment.
Implementation of Directive Principles
- MGNREGA 2005 - Right to work in rural areas
- RTE Act 2009 - Free education 6-14 years
- Mid-day Meal / PM Poshan - Food in schools
- PDS - Cheap food grains to poor
- NRHM & Ayushman Bharat - Health for poor
- Environment Protection Act 1986 & NGT - Protect environment
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2014 - Cleanliness
- Panchayati Raj & Cottage Industries Promotion - Gandhian principles
- RTE Act 2009 - Free education 6-14 years
- Mid-day Meal / PM Poshan - Food in schools
- PDS - Cheap food grains to poor
- NRHM & Ayushman Bharat - Health for poor
- Environment Protection Act 1986 & NGT - Protect environment
- Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 2014 - Cleanliness
- Panchayati Raj & Cottage Industries Promotion - Gandhian principles
Theme 2: Directive Principles of State Policy | Class 8 SST Notes
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