Part IV - Directive Principles of State Policy (36–51)
Article 48A: Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life
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Study this article inDirective Principles of State Policy →¹[48A. Protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life.—The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country.]
1. Ins. by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976, s. 10 (w.e.f. 3-1-1977).
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