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Which committee recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties into the Constitution of India, leading to the enactment of the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976?

A. Sarkaria Commission
B. Swaran Singh Committee✓ Correct Answer
C. Punchhi Commission
D. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Swaran Singh Committee recommended the addition of Fundamental Duties to the Constitution, which led to the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act inserting Article 51A under Part IVA. Sarkaria and Punchhi commissions examined Centre-State relations. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee recommended the establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system. Fundamental Duties were originally ten in number, and an eleventh duty concerning education for children aged 6 to 14 was added by the 86th Amendment.

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