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Q51 (IAS/2021) Polity & Governance › Fundamental Rights, DPSP & Fundamental Duties › Directive Principles framework Official Key

Under the Indian Constitution, concentration of wealth violates

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The correct answer is Option 2: the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP).

This provision is explicitly enshrined in Article 39 of the Indian Constitution, which falls under Part IV (DPSPs). Specifically, Article 39(c) directs the State to ensure that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment.

  • Article 39(b) further complements this by advocating for the equitable distribution of material resources.
  • While concentration of wealth may indirectly affect Equality (Option 1) or the Concept of Welfare (Option 4), the Constitution provides a specific, direct mandate against it only under the DPSPs.
  • Right to Freedom (Option 3) primarily deals with individual liberties and is not directly violated by wealth concentration.

Thus, the DPSP acts as a constitutional guide for the State to create a socialistic pattern of society by preventing economic monopolies.

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Q. Under the Indian Constitution, concentration of wealth violates [A] the Right to Equality [B] the Directive Principles of State Policy …
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Does the concentration of wealth violate the Right to Equality under the Indian Constitution?
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Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 15: Regional Development and Planning > PLANNING IN INDIA > p. 1
Presence: 4/5
“The three basic directive principles of planning policy of India as given in the Constitution of the country are: • (i) that the citizens, men and women, equally, have the right to adequate means of livelihood;• (ii) that the ownership and control of material resources of community are so distributed as best to sub-serve the common good; and• (iii) that the operation of economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the detriment. Thus, the planning policy in India was directed mainly towards accelerating the pace of social and economic development; alleviating poverty and unemployment; improving standard of living and quality of life, an egalitarian society with equal opportunities to all individuals of both sexes, of all regions, of all religions and of all castes without any discrimination.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly identifies as a constitutional planning principle that the economic system should not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the detriment of the common good.
  • Ties distribution of material resources to an egalitarian aim — directly linking concentration of wealth with a constitutional objective to prevent harm to equality and livelihood.
Politics in India since Independence, Textbook in political science for Class XII (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Politics of Planned Development > Planning Commission > p. 48
Presence: 4/5
“The resolution which set up the Commission defined the scope of its work in the following terms : "The Constitution of India has guaranteed certain Fundamental Rights to the citizens of India and enunciated certain Directive Principles of State Policy, in particular, that the State shall strive to promote the welfare of the people by securing and protecting….a social order in which justice, social, economic and political, shall …….. …. direct its policy towards securing, among other things, • (a) that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood ;• (b) that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good; and• (c) that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment.”
Why this source?
  • Reiterates Directive Principles that require the State to secure distribution and control of material resources so as to prevent concentration of wealth.
  • Frames prevention of wealth concentration as part of promoting social and economic justice within constitutional policy.
Indian Constitution at Work, Political Science Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 10: THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE CONSTITUTION > Check your progress > p. 227
Presence: 3/5
“State which of the following rights are part of individual freedom: • ± Freedom of expression• ± Freedom of religion• ± Cultural and educational rights of minorities• ± Equal access to public places The liberalism of the Indian Constitution differs from this version in two ways. First, it was always linked to social justice. The best example of this is the provision for reservations for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Constitution. The makers of the Constitution believed that the mere granting of the right to equality was not enough to overcome age-old injustices suffered by these groups or to give real meaning to their right to vote.”
Why this source?
  • Explains that the Constitution’s notion of equality is linked to social justice and remedial measures (e.g., reservations) to give real meaning to equality of opportunity.
  • Supports the view that economic disparities (such as concentrated wealth) undermine practical equality and the Constitution’s social-justice objectives.
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