Introduction
Fundamental Duties are stated in Part IVA under Article 51A of the Indian Constitution. Having these fundamental duties enshrined in the Constitution of India brings it in consonance with the provision of Article 29(1) stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These fundamental duties give the Indian constitution a socialist character, something that is visible in only some model constitutions around the world. India has borrowed the fundamental duties from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
The provisions of fundamental duties didn’t come in force with the adoption of Indian Constitution in 1950, rather it was introduced and inducted via 42nd Amendment in1976, on the recommendation of the Swaran Singh Committee.
Originally upon induction, it consisted only of 10 fundamental duties, introduced to serve as a reminder for every citizen to share the responsibility of the nation’s development and reveal the essence of democratic values. The eleventh duty was added much later in 2002, via 86th Constitutional Amendment.[1]