What are other directives apart from Directive Principles?
Q. Which of the following are other directives apart from Directive Principles in Part 4?
1) Claims of SCs and STs to Services
2) Instruction in mother tongue during primary education
3) Development of the Hindi Language- Published on 21 Feb 17a. 1, 2
b. 1, 3
c. 2, 3
d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the above
Apart from the Directives in Part IV, there are some other Directives in other parts of the Constitution.
They are -1.
Claims of SCs and STs to Services - The claims of the members of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be taken into consideration, consistently with the maintenance of efficiency of administration, in the making of appointments to services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union or a State (Article 335 in Part XVI).
2.
Instruction in mother tongue - It shall be the endeavour of every state and every local authority within the state to provide adequate facilities for instruction in the mother-tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups (Article 350-A in Part XVII).
3.
Development of the Hindi Language - It shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language and to develop it so that it may serve as a medium of expression for all the elements of the composite culture of India (Article 351 in Part XVII).
- The above Directives are also non-justiciable in nature.
- However, they are also given equal importance and attention by the judiciary on the ground that all parts of the constitution must be read together.
