Article 51A(g) of the Constitution of India enumerates the FUNDAMENTAL…

Question

Article 51A(g) of the Constitution of India enumerates the FUNDAMENTAL DUTY of every citizen to:

Accepted Answer

B. protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for living creatures

1. Article 51A(g) Constitution: 'It shall be the duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures.'
2. Inserted by the Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976.
3. Together with Article 48A (State duty), it codifies the citizen's parallel responsibility.
4. Article 51A is in Part IV-A, not directly enforceable but interpretively important.
5. Hence option B is correct.
_Source: EPA 1986 / Constitution of India / Stockholm/Rio/Paris / Indian SC environmental jurisprudence — Constitution of India, Article 51A(g) (inserted by 42nd Amendment 1976)_

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pay environmental taxes annually to the State Government (cf. Constitution of India, Article 51A(g) (inserted by 42nd Amendment 1976))

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ban all forms of industrial development indefinitely (cf. Constitution of India, Article 51A(g) (inserted by 42nd Amendment 1976))

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report all environmental violations to the police immediately (cf. Constitution of India, Article 51A(g) (inserted by 42nd Amendment 1976))