Fundamental Rights

Fundamental Rights in Indian Constitution

The fundamental rights are defined as basic human freedoms that every Indian citizen is entitled to enjoy for a proper and harmonious development of personality. These sights universally apply to all citizens irrespective of race, place of birth religion, caste or gender. 

The 6 fundamental rights recognized by the Indian constitution are:

1) Right to Equality

It includes equality before law, prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, gender or place of birth and equality of opportunity in matters of employment, abolition of untouchability.

2)Right to Freedom

This includes freedom of speech and expression, assembly, association or anion, movement, residence and sight to practice any profession of occupation, right to life and liberty.

3) Right against Exploitation 

This prohibits all forms of forced labour,  child labour and trafficking of human beings.

4) Right to freedom of  Religion

This includes freedom of propagation of religion, freedom  to manage religious affairs and freedom for religious instructions in certain educational institutions.

5) Cultural and Educational Rights

This preserve the right of any section of citizens to conserve their culture, language or script and right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of the choice.

6)Right to Constitutional Remedies

It gives the right for enforcement of fundamental rights.