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Q102 (CDS-II/2012) Polity & Governance › Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties › Directive Principles framework Answer Verified

The Instrument of Instructions’ contained in the Government of India Act, 1935 has been incorporated in the Constitution of India in the year 1950 as

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The 'Instrument of Instructions' was a set of guidelines issued by the British Government to the Governor-General and Governors under the Government of India Act, 1935 [2]. In the Constitution of India (1950), these instructions were incorporated as the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) [1]. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar explicitly stated that the DPSP is merely another name for the Instrument of Instructions, with the primary difference being that the DPSP are directives to the legislature and executive of an independent nation rather than colonial administrators [1]. While the DPSP are non-justiciable and not enforceable by any court, they are fundamental in the governance of the country, guiding the state to ensure social and economic justice [1]. They resemble the 1935 Act's provisions in substance, acting as constitutional recommendations for administrative and legislative matters [2].

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  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 9: Directive Principles of State Policy > FEATURES OF THE DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES > p. 108
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