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The Constitution of India in English 2026: page 56

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                                            [PART IVA

                               FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
      51A. Fundamental duties.—It shall be the duty of every citizen of
India—
              (a) to abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and
      institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem;
              (b) to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our
      national struggle for freedom;
              (c) to uphold and protect the sovereignty, unity and integrity of
      India;                                               e
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              (d) to defend the country and render national service when called
      upon to do so;                              aC
              (e) to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood
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      amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and
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      regional or sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory to the
      dignity of women;
              (f) to value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite
      culture;
              (g) to protect and improve the natural environment including
      forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living
      creatures;
              (h) to develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of
      inquiry and reform;
              (i) to safeguard public property and to abjure violence;
              (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.]



1. Ins. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 11 (w.e.f. 3-1-1977).
2. Ins. by the Constitution (Eighty-sixth Amendment) Act, 2002, s. 4 (w.e.f. 1-4-2010).

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