Previous Year Question

The Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) in the Constitution of India were primarily inspired by the Constitution of Ireland. In the Indian Constitution, they are contained in Part IV, Articles 36 to 51. Official IGNOU study material also states that the Directive Principles in the Indian Constitution were inspired by the Iris Constitution of 1937.

The Irish Constitution contained similar principles under the concept of Directive Principles of Social Policy. Indian constitution-makers adopted this idea to incorporate social and economic objectives that the State should seek to achieve while governing and makin laws.

Article 37 of the Indian Constitution makes it clear that these principles are not enforceable by any court, but they are fundamental in the governance of the country, and it is the duty of the State to apply them while making laws.