Q. Consider the following statements about Fundamental duties:
1. Sardar Swaran Singh Committee was set up in 1976 to make recommendations about Fundamental duties.
2. All the recommendations were incorporated in the 42nd Constitutional amendment Act of 1976.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
SWARAN SINGH COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
In 1976, the Congress Party set up the Sardar Swaran Singh Committee to make recommendations about fundamental duties, the need and necessity of which was felt during the operation of the internal emergency (1975–1977).
The committee recommended the inclusion of a separate chapter on fundamental duties in the Constitution.
Though the Swaran Singh Committee suggested the incorporation of eight Fundamental Duties in the Constitution, the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1976) included ten Fundamental Duties.
Interestingly, certain recommendations of the Committee were not accepted by the Congress Party and hence, not incorporated in the Constitution. These include:
- The Parliament may provide for the imposition of such penalty or punishment as may be considered appropriate for any non-compliance with or refusal to observe any of the duties.
- No law imposing such penalty or punishment shall be called in question in any court on the ground of infringement of any of Fundamental Rights or on the ground of repugnancy to any other provision of the Constitution.
- Duty to pay taxes should also be a Fundamental Duty of the citizens.
Source: Indian Polity by Laxmikanth
