(a) India is a **** State: It is very true that India is a State. A ** state in the sense that she provides for her citizens a wide range of social services such as education, medical care and financial aid during old age, sickness or unemployment. The Constitution of India proclaims, “the State shall strive to promote the ** of the people”. Under Part- IV of the Constitution (which include Directive Principles of State Policy).
The State is directed to ensure to the people:
Employment
Education
Assistance in case of old age, sickness and disablement. Since 1951 India has followed the path of democratic planning.
(b) India is a Secular State: The manner in which the word ‘Secular’ is introduced in the Constitution of India, it refers to the religious aspect. Ours is the country that is dominated by a maximum number of religions. Every religion follows different traditions and rituals. In this light, the makers of the Constitution had to look into every religion with the same point of view, hence it was decided to treat all religions equally, so as to avoid any sort of dispute that might erupt in the name of religion. The impartial attitude adopted towards religion on legal grounds stepped into the need to mention a word like-‘Secular’ in the Constitution. That means. Anyone is free to adopt any religion.
(c) Political Justice: The Preamble guarantees justice on different levels. Here, Justice is put in a comprehensive manner. Thus, Justice is closely associated with the following aspects that prevail in a democratic Republic State like that of India. Justice is confined to various dimensions when it is talked in Political Context. Political Justice is related to the right to vote, free and fair elections and equal access to public offices. The Constitution of India guarantees a minimum number of seats to the Scheduled Castes and Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies. People belonging to
