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Question
What is meant by ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’?
OR
What is the basic purpose of the Directives Principles of State Policy?
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Solution
The ‘Directive Principles of State Policy’ means directions or instructions that tell the legislature and the executive what to do. The basic purpose of these Directives is to guide the Courts to go in the right direction while implementing the laws for the welfare of the state. Their other purpose is to keep up the proclamation that Indian State is when we say that the welfare state.
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