Promoting education and economic interests of weaker sections of the society, especially the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes comes under which of the following?

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RRB NTPC CBT 2 (Level-5) Official Paper (Held On: 15 June 2022 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Directive principles of state policy.
Key Points

In Article 46 of the Indian Constitution Promotion of educational and profitable interests of slated gentries, slated lines and other weaker sections.
The State shall promote with special care the educational and profitable interests of the weaker sections of the people, and, in particular, of the slated gentries and slanted lines, and shall cover them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation is given.
According to the Indian Constitution, The term weaker section refers to a section of the population that's socially, economically, and politically behind the other sections of the population and has been passing colorful forms of incompetence as a result of their backwardness. The Government of India Act, 1935 defines “ weaker sections ” as class or classes of people who are suffering from educational and profitable backwardness, as well as some aspects of social life, due to traditional customs of untouchability, ethnical background, ethnical way of life or another backwardness.
Different judgments of the Indian government have divided the weaker groups into three main orders.
- slated gentries.
- slated lines.
- Other backward classes.

Additional Information

Directive Principles of State Policy aim to produce social and profitable conditions under which the citizens can lead a good life. They also aim to establish a social and profitable republic through a weak state.
Though the Directive Principles are non-justiciable rights of the people abecedarian in the governance of the country, it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws per Article 37.
Besides, all administrative agencies of unions and countries should also be guided by these principles. Indeed the bar has to keep them in mind in deciding cases.
An being policy in line with DPSP can't be reversed, still, it can be expanded further in line with DPSP. The policy changes applicable under DPSP shall not be reversible unless the applicable DPSP is deleted by indigenous correction.
Directive Principles of State policy Come under Article 36- 51 of the Indian Constitution.