PART- 4A (FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES)

Article 51A . Fundamental duties.—It shall be the duty of every citizen of India— (a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals an...

Article 51A. Fundamental duties.—It shall be the duty of every citizen of India—

(a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the 

National Anthem;

(b) to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom;

(c) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India;

(d) to defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so;

(e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India 

transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory 

to the dignity of women;

(f) to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture;

(g) to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and 

to have compassion for living creatures;

(h) to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform

(i) to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;

(j) to strive towards excellence in all spheres of individual and collective activity so that the nation 

constantly rises to higher levels of endeavour and achievement;

(k) who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case 

maybe, ward between the age of six and fourteen years.