{"id":1358,"date":"2026-08-09T19:11:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/comment-on-the-relevance-of-the-directive-principles-of-state-upsc-psir-2019-2305\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:54:16","slug":"comment-on-the-relevance-of-the-directive-principles-of-state-upsc-psir-2019-2305","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/comment-on-the-relevance-of-the-directive-principles-of-state-upsc-psir-2019-2305\/","title":{"rendered":"Comment on the relevance of the Directive Principles of State Policy in an era of liberalization and globalization."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>\u2014 how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> DPSP = Part IV, Arts 36\u201351 <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Austin<\/b>\u2019s \u201cconscience of the constitution\u201d <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> liberalisation makes them <i>more<\/i> necessary, not redundant<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> DPSP = welfare \/ social-justice directions to the state <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> post-1991 market shift puts their place in question <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> they gain relevance instead<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>state after 1991: protector <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> regulator\/facilitator <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> market fundamentalism + rising inequality + welfare retreat <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> DPSP hold welfare character against roll-back <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> supplement FRs with socio-economic guarantees (work, food, education, health, environment) <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> Arts 39(b)\/39(c) resist wealth concentration <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> <b class=\"pq-sc\">Cox<\/b>\u2019s <i>internationalisation of the state<\/i> <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> welfare under external pressure <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> equity matters more <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> proof in MGNREGA, NFSA, RTE + <i>Air India Statutory Corporation v. United Labour Union<\/i> (DPSP read as human rights)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p>market-fundamentalist call to \u201croll back the state\u201d + welfare retrenchment <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> are DPSP outdated? <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> no: state\u2019s retreat and widening inequality make the welfare compass more needed, not less<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 1<\/i> DPSP ensure growth does not override social justice<\/p>\n<p class=\"pq-r\"><i class=\"pq-rt\">Route 2<\/i> globalisation raises the stakes <span class=\"pq-ar\">\u2192<\/span> DPSP keep a retreating, market-driven state tied to equity<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[37],"pyq_marks":[35],"pyq_topic":[64],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-1358","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-37","pyq_marks-15-marks","pyq_topic-planning-and-economic-development","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4770,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/1358\/revisions\/4770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=1358"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=1358"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=1358"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=1358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}