The document discusses key features of the Indian constitution, including fundamental rights and duties. It outlines 6 fundamental rights guaranteed to all citizens: right to equality, freedom, anti-exploitation, freedom of religion, cultural/educational rights, and right to constitutional remedies. It also lists 11 fundamental duties of citizens and discusses the right to education and right to equality in further detail.

1. Characterstics Of Indian
Constitution
Made By:

2. Introduction

3. ARCHITECTS OF INDIAN
CONSTITUTION

4. Salient Features
The Constitution of India has some outstanding features
which distinguishes it from other constitutions. The
framers of our constitution studied other constitutions,
selected their valuable features and put them with
necessary modifications in our constitution. They
succeeded doing this. The fact that the constitution, for
last 59 years, has been working satisfactorily is a
testimony to its quality and utility.
Now we will discuss the salient features of our
constitution one by one.

5. FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
The Constitution of India guarantees six Fundamental
Rights (listed in part III) to every Citizen.
Right to Equality.
Right to Freedom.
Right against Exploitation.
Right to Freedom of Religion.
Cultural and Educational Rights.
Right to Constitutional Remedies.

6. FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and
institutions, the National Flag and the National Anthem.
To cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired
our national struggle for freedom.
Uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity
of India.
To promote harmony and the spirit of common
brotherhood amongst all the people of India
transcending Religious, linguistic and regional or
sectional diversities; to renounce practices derogatory
to the dignity of women

7. To value and preserve the rich heritage of our composite
culture.
To protect and improve the natural environment including
forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion
for living creatures.
To develop the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of
inquiry and reform.
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.
To safeguard public property and to abjure violence.

8. Right To Education
'The Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education Act' or Right to Education Act
(RTE), is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted on 4
August 2009, which describes the modalities of the
importance of free and compulsory educationfor children
between 6 and 14 in India under Article 21A of the Indian.
Every child between the age of six to fourteen years, shall
have the right to free and compulsory education in a
neighbourhood school, till completion of elementary
education.
For this purpose, no child shall be liable to pay any kind of
fee or charges or expenses which may prevent him or her
from pursuing and completing elementary education.

9. Where a child above six years of age has not been admitted
to any school or though admitted, could not complete his or
her elementary education, then, he or she shall be admitted
in a class appropriate to his or her age.
For carrying out the provisions of this Act, the appropriate
government and local authority shall establish a school, if it
is not established, within the given area, within a period of
three years, from the commencement of this Act.
The Central and the State Governments shall have
concurrent responsibility for providing funds for carrying out
the provisions of this Act.

10. Right To Equality
 Foremost among the fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution
of India is the right to equality. Articles 14-18, state and elaborate the
Right to Equality in India.
 Art 14 states that “The state shall not deny to any person equality before
the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.”
 The two phrases—(a) equality before the law and (b) equal protection
of the law do not mean exactly the same thing. The former is negative in
content implying absence of special privilege in favor of any section of
the people or any individual. Equal protection of the law is positive in
content. It implies equality of treatment in equal circumstances.
 Again “equality before the law” implies that all are equal in the eyes of
law and from the highest to the humblest, all will be tried by the same
law and will be given the same punishment for same crime.

11. The constitution stipulates three exceptions:
The President of India or, the Governor of a State
is not answerable to any court for his official
actions.
The President or, the Governor is not subject to
criminal prosecution during his term of office.
Civil suits claiming relief for personal actions
cannot be brought against the President or, a
Governor when in office.

12. Right To Freedom
Article 19: Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of
speech, etc Article 19 is the most important and key article
which embodies the “basic freedoms”. Article 19(1)
provides that all citizens shall have the right- (originally 7,
now 6) to freedom of speech and expression; to assemble
peaceably and without arms; to form associations or
unions; to move freely throughout the territory of India; to
reside and settle in any part of the territory of India; omitted
by 44thamendment act. (it was right to acquire, hold and
dispose of property) to practice any profession, or to carry
on any occupation, trade or business.