The Fundamental Duties of Indian Citizens were added as Article 51-A by the 42nd Amendment, 1976,
- Fundamental Duties added on the recommendation of Swaran Singh Committee.
- These are non-justifiable i.e their compliance cannot be enforced by law, but serves as moral responsibility on the citizens.
- Originally 10 Fundamental Duties , 11th Fundamental Duty was added by 86th Amendment in 2002. At Present we have 11 Fundamental Duties.
- Fundamental rights and Fundamental duties are correlated. Either of them cannot be ignored.
- To create a general awareness of the provisions of fundamental duties amongst the citizens on the lines recommended by the Justice Verma Committee in 1999
List of
all 11 Fundamental Duties in India are
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(a) It is the duty of every citizen to abide
by the constitution and respect its ideal and institutions, the National Flag
and the National Anthem.
(b) It is the duty to cherish and
follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom.
(c) It is the duty to uphold and
protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
(d) It is the duty of every
citizen to defend the country and render national service when called upon to
do.