Constitution of India, 1949
47. Duty of the State to raise the level of
nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health.-
The State shall regard the raising of the
level of nutrition and the standard of living of its people and the improvement
of public health as among its primary duties and, in particular, the State
shall endeavor to bring about prohibition of the consumption except for
medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are injurious to
health.