Implementation of DPSP
Translating Directives into National Reality
PART I — ECONOMY & AGRICULTURE
ARTS 38 & 39
Economic Planning
- Planning Commission established (1950)
- Five-Year Plans for economic development
- Replaced by NITI Aayog (2015) for cooperative federalism
- Nationalization of Banks & Insurance
ARTICLE 39(b) & (c)
Land Reforms
- Abolition of intermediaries (Zamindari, Jagirdari)
- Tenancy reforms (security of tenure, fair rent)
- Imposition of ceilings on landholdings
- Distribution of surplus land to landless
PART II — SOCIETY & GRASSROOTS
ARTS 41, 42, 43
Labor Welfare Laws
- Minimum Wages Act (1948)
- Maternity Benefit Act (1961)
- Equal Remuneration Act (1976)
- Child Labour Prohibition Act (1986)
ARTICLE 40
Panchayati Raj
- Community Development Programme (1952)
- Three-tier Panchayati Raj system
- 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (1992)
- Constitutional status to village self-government
PART III — ECOLOGY & JUSTICE
ARTICLE 48A
Environment & Wildlife
- Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
- Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- Water and Air Pollution Control Acts
ARTS 39A & 45
Justice & Education
- Legal Services Authorities Act (1987) -> Lok Adalats
- Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009
- Free legal aid for the poor institutionalized
- Elementary education made a fundamental right
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