Which Article of the Constitution of India enshrines one of the Directive Principles of State Policy which lays down that ‘the State shall take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government’?

Correct option is B

The correct answer is (b) Article 40

• The Directive Principle of State Policy that lays down that "the State shall take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government" is enshrined in Article 40 of the Constitution of India.

Article 40 of the Indian Constitution:

• The State shall take steps to organise village panchayats and endow them with such powers and authority as may be necessary to enable them to function as units of self-government
• Article 40 of the Constitution directs the State to organize and empower village panchayats, allowing them to function as units of self-government.
• While the provisions are not justiciable, they form the basis for promoting local self-governance and decentralization of power, which was later reinforced through the 73rd Constitutional Amendment.

Information Booster:

• Article 48:  "The State shall endeavor to organize agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines and shall take steps for preserving and improving the breeds and prohibiting the slaughter of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle."
• Article 32: Article 32 is a fundamental right enshrined in the Indian Constitution under Part III. It is often referred to as the "heart and soul of the Constitution", as described by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, because it guarantees the right to constitutional remedies "The right to move the Supreme Court by appropriate proceedings for the enforcement of the rights conferred by this Part is guaranteed."
• Article 37: "The provisions contained in this Part shall not be enforceable by any court, but the principles therein laid down are nevertheless fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws."