INDIAN FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES

51A. Fundamental Duties – It Shall Be The Duty Of Every Citizen Of India-

(a)To abide by the Constitution and respe ct its ideals and institution. 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 wild life, 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 sot that the nation constantly rises to higher levels of Endeavour and achievement;

(k)Who is a parent of guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be ward between the age of six and fourteen years.