Chapter 5 fundamental rights introduction India was under the British rule for about 2 centuries it got it Independence on 15th August 1947 a constituent assembly was set up to frame our constitution the president of constituent of assembly was Dr rajendra Prasad Dr BR edar was the chairman of the drafting committee it
Took about 3 years to prepare the draft of our constitution finally our constitution came into force on 26th January 1950 since then we govern ourselves as per this constitution according to this constitution our country is a sovereign sociality secular and Democratic Republic our constitution lays down certain goals before us they
Are laid down in the premal of our constitutions let me answer how can we become good citizens can you tell us our main responsibility as a citizen goals the premi lays down democracy socialism and secularism to be our main goals let us discuss them briefly democracy democracy is a government of the People
By the people and for the people in this form of government the people rule themselves they elect their representative to form a government socialism India is a socialist State our constitution guarantees equal opportunities to all in India no one is discriminated on the ground of religion cast or gender the government tries to
Reduce economic inequalities among people and promote their Economic Development secularism secularism means a state having no religion of its own India is a secular State people are free to follow any religion of their choice other goals beside the above goals are Constitution also guarantees us the following justice social economic and
Political Liberty of thought expression belief faith and worship equality of status and opportunity and to promote them among all and fraternity assuring the Dignity of individual ual and the unity and the Integrity of the nation let me answer what are the rights and duties can you tell the difference
Between rights and duties fundamental rights certain rights are necessary to enjoy Liberty and lead a better life they are called our fundamental rights these rights are necessary for the success of democracy there are six fundamental rights they are one right to equality two right to Freedom three right against exploitation four cultural
And educational rights five right to choose one’s religion six right to constitutional remedies these fundamental rights are definite the government or anyone else cannot deprive us of these rights if they are violated we can go to the court to raise our voice however the government can impose
Restriction on some of these rights in democracy fundamental duties there can be no rights without duties these two are the two sides of a coin for example a person has the freedom to walk on the road has also the duty to make sure that others are not obstructed do you know
Right to Information Act 2005 is a landmark legislation that empowers the Indian citizen to seek information from the government our constitution has listed certain fundamental duties for every citizen they are 11 in number they are one one always respect the Constitution the national flag and the national
Anthem two chish the noble Idols of our freedom struggle three defend our country and render the National Services whenever and wherever necessary four upold and protect the sovereignity the unity and the Integrity of our country five promote harmonious Spirit of common Brotherhood among all the people six preserve the rich Heritage of our
Composite culture seven protect our environment eight Safeguard the public property nine develop the scientific temper abur vience and humanism 10 provide opportunities for education of children between 6 to 4 years 11 strive towards excellence in all spares fact finder the directive principles contained in the Indian constitution are taken from the
Irish Constitution Arin had however taken the ideas from the constitution of Spain directive principles our constitution also less certain guidelines for the governments they are called directive principle some of them are as follows people have proper living conditions children below 14 years of age get free and compulsory
Education the interest of weer section like scheduled car scheduled tribes and other backward CS should be protected and your equal pay for equal work to both men and women children should be protected from exploitation steps should be taken to protect and improve the environment and Safeguard forest and Wildlife these directive principles are
Not just disable we cannot go to court if they are wed but a government cannot afford to ignore them because India is a welfare state research and Analysis fundamental duties were Tak taken from the Soviet Constitution USSR now called Russia these duties refine the citizens while enjoying their
Rights that they have some duties to perform towards the country society and fellow citizens health and wellness a doctor does his duties responsibly to keep people safe from diseases similarly as a citizen we need to fulfill our duties so that we can live in a happy and healthy
Environment life can become happier if rights and duties go hand in hand and become complimentary to each other Indian Heritage connect India is one country with a rich Heritage of composite culture according to the Indian constitution every Citizen’s fundamental duty is to value and preserve the rich Heritage of our
Culture summary our constitution came into force on 26th January 1950 our con stitution lays down certain goals rights and duties our main goals are democracy socialism and secularism fundamental rights are the rights given to us for living a better life our constitution lays down certain duties they are called fundamental duties the directive
Principle are the set of guidelines to be followed by our government art integration skit is a short informal performance intended to educator in form Take 5 to 10 players and select any one of the fundamental right Ina on the same exercises creative expression tell your story Human Rights Day celebrated
Annually around the world on 10th December every year this day marks the importance of Rights everybody is entitled to irrespective of cast religion and language narrate your own story about how you would celebrate your human right day this year cross curricular connect critical thinking let’s play a game Word game make a group
Of five give one word to the student it can be as simple as people ask the group to make the word with the eding letters rule words related to government rights duties for example people election logical decision making ano is a bright student he wants to be a
Animation artist but his brother insist to become an engineer like him his parents do not listen to him what should he do now if you were in an new situation what would you have done to fulfill your dreams let’s practice a write short answers for the following questions one when did our constitution
Come into Force two who guarantees equal opportunities to all three which body was formed to form the Constitution ution B write long answers for the given questions one what are the directive principles two how are fundamental rights different from fundamental duties three state the important goals set
Before us by our constitution C fill in the blanks one dash is the government of the People by the people and for the people two in India elect their representatives three providing equal Dash to all is the essence of socialism four human right Day celebrated on Dash D multiple choice questions one which
Right is denied here in the picture one right to equality two right to Freedom three right to choose one’s religion two which fundamental duty is portrayed in the picture one respect the national flag anthem and Constitution of the country two two preserve the rich Heritage of our composite culture three
Protect our environment three one preserve the rich Heritage of our composite culture two protect our environment three respect the country’s national flag anthem and Constitution e match the following column a one respecting the Constitution two protecting interest of weaker sections three equal opportunity to all four right to human Information Act
Column b a 2005 B secularism C fundamental Duty D socialism F take the correct option one our constitution came into force on dash 1 26th January 1950 to 15th August 1947 to 2nd October 189 one two who was the chairman of the drafting committee one Dr rajendra Prasad two Dr BR
Ambedkar three Mahatma Gandhi three a state has no religion of its own is dash one socialist two secular three Sovereign four according to fundamental duties we should protect our dash one government two environment three house conceptual and understanding read below the news article and answer the questions gonu
And Sonu age 9 and 11 respectively belonged to a remote Village in the state of jaran they are forced to beg in the traffic signal they always dream of meeting their parents they live in a miserable situation which fundamental rights are violated in this story what measures may be taken to save such
Children from exploitation writing skills fundamental rights are the right required to lead a better life in the boxes below write down your rights and your duties towards family friend and the neighborhood towards your family towards your friend towards your neighborhood rights duties
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