The Constitution of India
Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Provision
- 47
- Source language
- eng+tel
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceimprove public health:- The State shall regard the raising of the level of nutrition and the
standard of living of its people and the improvement of public health as among its primary
duties and, in particular, the State shall endeavour to bring about prohibition of the
consumption except for medicinal purposes of intoxicating drinks and of drugs which are
injurious to health.
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The Constitution of India · legislative.gov.in · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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