Constitution of India, 1949
38. State to secure a social order for the
promotion of welfare of the people.-
(1) The State shall strive to promote the welfare
of the people by securing and protecting as effectively as it may a social
order in which justice, social, economic and political, shall inform all the
institutions of the national life.
(2) The State shall, in particular, strive to
minimize the inequalities in income, and endeavor to eliminate inequalities in
status, facilities and opportunities, not only amongst individuals but also
amongst groups of people residing in different areas or engaged in different
vocations.