Explanation: In Article 46 of the Indian Constitution Promotion of educational and profitable interests of slated gentries, slated lines and other weaker sections.

The State shall promote with special care the educational and profitable interests of the weaker sections of the people, and of the slated gentries and slanted lines, and shall cover them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation is given.

According to the Indian Constitution, the term weaker section refers to a section of the population that’s socially, economically, and politically behind the other sections of the population and has been passing colorful forms of incompetence because of their backwardness. The Government of India Act, 1935 defines “weaker sections” as class or classes of people who are suffering from educational and profitable backwardness, as well as some aspects of social life, due to traditional customs of untouchability, ethnical background, ethnical way of life or another backwardness.

Different judgments of the Indian government have divided the weaker groups into three main orders.

• slated gentries.
• slated lines.
• Other backward classes.

Source: Indian Polity by Laxmikanth