FUNDAMENTAL

RIGHTS AND
DUTIES
(CONSTITUTION OF INDIA)

DR. ANANDA PADHAN

APEEJAY STYA UNIVERSITY, GURUGRAM
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
What are fundamental rights?
 The basic rights of an individual to live life with safety
and security.
 Enshrined in the constitution and safeguarded by the
State
 Guaranteed to all citizens

 Difficult for the State to withdraw these Rights. The

process to make any changes is very cumbersome
 If these rights are violated by any individual, corporate
body or any arm of the State, the affected party can go to
Court.
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
 Right to equality: Which includes equality before law, prohibition
of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, gender or place
of birth, and equality of opportunity in matters of employment,
abolition of un-touchability and abolition of titles.
 Right to freedom: Which includes speech and expression,
assembly, association or union or cooperatives, movement,
residence, and right to practice any profession or occupation, right
to life and liberty, right to education, protection in respect to
conviction in offences and protection against arrest and detention in
certain cases.
 Right against exploitation: Which prohibits all forms of forced
labour, child labour and traffic of human beings.
 Right to freedom of religion: Which includes freedom of
conscience and free profession, practice, and propagation of
religion, freedom to manage religious affairs, freedom from certain
taxes and freedom from religious instructions in certain educational
institutes.
 Cultural and Educational rights: Preserve the right of any section
of citizens to conserve their culture, language or script, and right of
minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of
their choice.
 Right to constitutional remedies: Which is present for
enforcement of Fundamental Rights.
 Right to life: Which gives the right to live with human
dignity. This includes rights such as right to education,
health, shelter and basic amenities that the state shall
provide.
 Right to education: It is the latest addition to the
fundamentals rights. Universal free compulsory
education for age group 6 -14 (class I – VIII).
 FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
 Rights and duties are two sides of the same coin
 Rights are guaranteed to us by the State
 In return we owe certain Fundamental Duties to the State
Some important fundamental duties are:
1. To respect the Constitution, the National Flag and the
National Anthem
2. To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of
the country
3. To defend the country and render national service when
called upon to do so
4. To promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood
amongst all people in India.
5. To protect and improve our national environment including
forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife.