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It shall be the duty of every citizen of India |
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(a) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem; |
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(b) Tto cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national struggle for freedom; |
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(c) To uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India ; |
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(d) To defend the country and render national service when called upon to do so; |
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(e) Tto 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; |
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(f) To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite culture; |
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(g) To protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures; |
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(h) To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform; |
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(i) To safeguard public property and to abjure violence; |
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(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. |
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(k) Who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of six and fourteen years. * |
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* Added by 86th Amendment of December, 2002, but yet to be brought into force. |
