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Article 46 of the Constitution of India

Article
46
Index row title
The State shall promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sectionsof the people, and, in particular, of the Scheduled Castesand the Scheduled Tribes, and shall protect them fromsocial injustice and all forms of exploitation.
Source document
India Constitution
Provision ID
4af7dd33-f64b-4073-8345-279b3a2f05d5

31 words

Verbatim text

educational and economic interests of the weaker sectionsof the people, and, in particular, of the Scheduled Castesand the Scheduled Tribes, and shall protect them fromsocial injustice and all forms of exploitation.

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  • The passage runs to about 31 words.

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