The Directive Principles of State Policy are given in Part IV of the Indian Constitution.
Article 36 to Article 51 of the constitution deals with the Directive Principles.
The DPSP denote the ideals that State should follow. The DPSP are the instrument of instructions.
They help courts to examine and determine the constitutional validity of law.
They constitute social, economic and political program and seek to establish economic and social democracy.
They are non justiciable as well as non enforceable in nature.
According to : – B. R. Ambedkar : ‘Novel Features’ – B. N. Rau : ‘Moral precepts for authorities of the State’ – Granville Austin : DPSP and FRs are ‘Conscience of the Constitution’
The Directive Principles are classified into 3 categories namely Socialistic, Gandhian and Liberal-Intellectual on the basis of their core and direction.
DPSPs Outside Part IV – Article 350-A (Part XVII) : Instructions in mother tongue – Article 335 (Part XVI) : Claims of SCs & STs to services – Article 351 (Part XVII) : Development of the Hindi
Criticism of Directive Principles – No Legal Force – Illogically Arranged – Conservative – Constitutional Conflict