Which committee recommended the inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the Constitution?

Explanation

The Swaran Singh Committee was set up in 1976 to make recommendations on adding Fundamental Duties to the Constitution. Its key recommendation was that these duties should appear as a separate part of the constitutional text, so citizens would recognise duties alongside the rights given to them. The recommendation was accepted through the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act, which inserted Part IVA and Article 51A. Article 51A originally contained 10 Fundamental Duties. This is why the committee is directly linked with the constitutionalisation of Fundamental Duties, not merely with a general debate on civic obligations.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) The Shah Commission is not linked to the insertion of Fundamental Duties; it investigated Emergency excesses.
• (C) The Sarkaria Commission dealt with Centre-State relations, not the recommendation to add Fundamental Duties.
• (D) The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee dealt with Panchayati Raj, so it does not explain the origin of Part IVA and Article 51A.

Concept

This tests Fundamental Duties under Part IVA and the role of constitutional amendments in expanding the Constitution's civic framework. It recurs in RAS because polity questions often ask committees, amendments and articles together.

Source

• Unacademy

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