Q. Consider the following provisions under the Directive Principles of State Policy as enshrined in the Constitution of India:
1. Securing for citizens of India a uniform civil code.
2. Organizing village Panchayats
3. Promoting cottage industries in rural areas
4. Securing for all the workers reasonable leisure and cultural opportunities
Which of the above are the Gandhian Principles that are reflected in the Directive Principles of State Policy?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
Statements 2 and 3 are correct.
On the basis of their content and direction, DPSPs can be classified into three broad categories, viz, socialistic, Gandhian and liberal-intellectual. Gandhian Principles represent the programme of reconstruction enunciated by Gandhi during the national movement. For Ex
1) To organise village panchayats and endow them with necessary powers and authority to enable them to function as units of self-government (Article 40).
2) To promote cottage industries on an individual or cooperation basis in rural areas (Article 43).
Statement 1 is incorrect. To secure for all citizens a uniform civil code throughout the country (Article 44) represents the ideology of liberalism.
Statement 4 is incorrect. To secure a living wage, a decent standard of life and social and cultural opportunities for all workers (Article 43) represent the ideology of socialism.
