Articles 41, 42 and 43
Right to work, education and public assistance; humane conditions of work and maternity relief; living wage and decent conditions for workers.
Articles 41 to 78 of the Constitution of India
A structured guide to the Directive Principles of State Policy, Fundamental Duties, the President and Vice-President, the Council of Ministers, the Attorney-General for India and the Union executive.
Legal context: Articles 41 to 51 form part of the Directive Principles of State Policy. Article 51A sets out Fundamental Duties. Articles 52 onward begin Part V on the Union, including the President, Vice-President and executive institutions. This page is an index and explanatory guide; the official constitutional text should be consulted for authoritative wording.
Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties
Articles 41 to 51 contain constitutional directions concerning social and economic welfare, humane working conditions, living wages, workers' participation, early childhood care and education, weaker sections, public health, agriculture, environmental protection, separation of the judiciary from the executive and international peace. Article 51A separately states the Fundamental Duties of citizens.
Article-wise guide
Articles 43A, 44 and 45
Workers' participation in management; Uniform Civil Code; and early childhood care and education for children below six years.
Articles 46 and 47
Educational and economic interests of weaker sections, particularly Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes; nutrition, standard of living and public health.
Articles 48, 48A and 49
Agriculture and animal husbandry; protection and improvement of environment, forests and wildlife; protection of monuments and objects of national importance.
Articles 50 and 51
Separation of the judiciary from the executive and promotion of international peace and security.
Article 51A
Fundamental Duties of citizens, including respect for constitutional ideals, protection of the environment and development of scientific temper.
Articles 52, 53 and 54
The President of India, executive power of the Union and election of the President.
Articles 55, 56 and 57
Manner of election, term of office and eligibility of the President for re-election.
Articles 58, 59 and 60
Qualifications for election as President, conditions of office and oath or affirmation.
Articles 61 and 62
Procedure for impeachment and elections to fill vacancies in the office of President.
Articles 63, 64 and 65
The Vice-President, role as ex officio Chairman of the Council of States and acting as President in specified circumstances.
Articles 66, 67 and 68
Election, term of office and filling vacancies in the office of Vice-President.
Articles 69, 70 and 71
Oath of the Vice-President, discharge of Presidential functions in contingencies and matters connected with Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections.
Articles 72 and 73
President's power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions and the extent of the Union's executive power.
Articles 74 and 75
Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President and other constitutional provisions concerning Union Ministers.
Articles 76, 77 and 78
Attorney-General for India, conduct of Government of India business and duties of the Prime Minister to furnish information to the President.
How these provisions fit together
The sequence moves from Part IV's governance principles to Part IVA's duties of citizens and then to Part V's framework for the Union executive. The provisions on the President and Vice-President address election, tenure, qualifications, vacancies and constitutional functions. Articles 74 to 78 deal with the Council of Ministers, the Attorney-General, conduct of Union government business and the Prime Minister's constitutional duties toward the President.
Official text: For the current authoritative text, amendments and footnotes, use the Government of India's Legislative Department and India Code resources linked in the sidebar.