Common Constitutional Provisions for the Empowerment of SCs, STs and OBCs

The term “social justice” figures in the Preamble to the Constitution which mentions, securing to all citizens: “Justice, social, economic and political” as the first of the four goals of the Constitution.

• Part IV of the Constitution lays down certain “Directive Principles of State Policy” which, though not enforceable by any Court, “are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country” and which, “it shall be the duty of the State to apply” in making laws.
• Articles 38, 41, 46 and 47 in Part IV (“Directive Principles of State Policy”) of the Constitution are especially relevant for the empowerment of socially and ....