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It gives me great pleasure to present this book, "Constitutional Values, Fundamental Duties, and Political System," written according to the new NEP syllabus for the FYBCom VEC course of Savitribai Phule Pune University.
The purpose of writing this book is to introduce the students to constitutional values. The book covers the formation of the Indian Constitution, the composition of the Constituent Assembly and its functioning, the features of the Indian Constitution and its basic structure, sovereignty, socialism, secularism, democracy, republic, constitutional values, an introduction to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, social justice, equality, democracy, secularism, justice (social, economic, political), equality before law and equal protection of laws, fraternity dignity, unity, and integrity,
The Indian political system, the central legislature (Lok Sabha - composition, powers, and functions; Rajya Sabha - composition, powers, and functions), the central executive (President and Vice-President - powers, functions, and roles; Prime Minister - powers, functions, and roles; Council of Ministers - powers, functions, and roles), the state executive (Governor - powers, functions, and roles; Chief Minister - powers, functions, and roles; Council of Ministers - powers, functions, and roles), the Election Commission of India, election reforms, threats and challenges before the Indian political system, contemporary trends in the Indian political system (regional political parties, coalition politics), divisions in the political system of India (casteism, communalism, regionalism), ancient and modern Indian and global perspectives on religion and the sense of duty, fundamental duties (origin, values, and significance), Article 51A of the Indian Constitution, fundamental duties (legal status, limitations, and judicial pronouncements). An effort has been made to present the subject matter in a simple and lucid manner for the students to understand.
