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INDIAN CONSTITUTION
PREAMBLE
NAME – ATHARVA.SHINDE
ROLL NO – CS22145

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FEATURES OF INDIAN PREAMBLE
• DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENACMENT
• CONTENTS OF PREAMBLE
• NATURE OF STATE
• OBJECTIVES OF INDIAN STATE

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DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENACMENT
• The Republic is governed in terms of the constitution of India which was adopted by
the constitution Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th
January , 1950. The constitution provides for a parliamentary form of government
which is Federal in structure with certain features.
• It begins with “We the people of India”, clearly meaning that the people gave
themselves this Constitution. It indicates the source of authority.

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CONTENTS OF PREAMBLE
• Sovereign
• Socialist
• Secular
• Democratic
• Republic
• Justice:
• Liberty
• Equality
• Fraternity

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• SOVEREIGN
• Sovereign deals with the nature of the preamble. It means our country India, is an
independent country, and it has complete over every matter.
• In sovereignty, the governing body has the sole control over itself; it has all the
rights to deal with its matters.

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• SOCIALIST
• The word socialist was added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the
42nd amendment act of 1976, during the Emergency.
• It implies social and economic equality. Social equality in this context means the
absence of discrimination on the grounds only of caste, colour, creed, sex, religion,
or language.

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• Secular means that the relationship between the government and religious groups
are determined according to constitution and law.
• It separates the power of the state and religion. By the 42nd Amendment on
December 18, 1976, the term "Secular" was also incorporated in the Preamble.

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• DEMOCRATIC
• Democratic: A form of government where people enjoy equal political rights, elect
their rulers and hold them accountable.
• The word democracy comes from the Greek words "demos", meaning people, and
"kratos" meaning power; so democracy can be thought of as "power of the people":
a way of governing which depends on the will of the people.

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• REPUBLIC
• republic, form of government in which a state is ruled by representatives of the
citizen body.
• The word "republic" comes from the Latin term res public, which means "public
things," "public matter," or "public affair."

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• JUSTICE
• Justice stands for rule of law, absence of arbitrariness and a system of equal rights,
freedom and opportunities for all in a society.
• India seeks social, economic and political justice to ensure equality to its citizens.

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• LIBERTY
• Every person of India is guaranteed liberty in the Preamble of the Constitution. The
concept of liberty relates to Indian citizens' freedom of action.
• Personal liberty is amongst the most basic human rights since it impacts the most
fundamental aspects of an individual's bodily freedom.

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• EQUALITY
• Equality refers to the lack of privileges or discrimination against any segment of
society. The Preamble guarantees all citizens of the country equality of status and
opportunity.
• Equality is about ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make
the most of their lives and talents.

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• FRATERNITY
• The Preamble declares that fraternity has to assure two things—the dignity of the
individual and the unity and integrity of the nation.
• Fraternity refers to a spirit of brotherhood among the people of the land. India is a
land of immense diversity, so the spirit of brotherhood assures dignity to all citizens
and the country's unity and integrity.

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