when did fundamental duties get inserted in to indian constitution
Forty-second Amendment of the Constitution of India
The Forty - second Amendment of the Constitution of India , officially known as The Constitution ( Forty - second amendment ) Act , 1976 , was enacted during the Emergency ( 25 June 1975 -- 21 March 1977 ) by the Indian National Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi . Most provisions of the amendment came into effect on 3 January 1977 , others were enforced from 1 February and Section 27 came into force on 1 April 1977 . The 42nd Amendment is regarded as the most controversial constitutional amendment in Indian history . It attempted to reduce the power of the Supreme Court and High Courts to pronounce upon the constitutional validity of laws . It laid down the Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens to the nation . This amendment brought about the most widespread changes to the Constitution in its history , and is sometimes called a `` mini-Constitution '' or the `` Constitution of Indira '' . 
The Forty - second Amendment of the Constitution of India , officially known as The Constitution ( Forty - second amendment ) Act , 1976 , was enacted during the Emergency ( 25 June 1975 -- 21 March 1977 ) by the Indian National Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi . Most provisions of the amendment came into effect on 3 January 1977 , others were enforced from 1 February and Section 27 came into force on 1 April 1977 . The 42nd Amendment is regarded as the most controversial constitutional amendment in Indian history . It attempted to reduce the power of the Supreme Court and High Courts to pronounce upon the constitutional validity of laws . It laid down the Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens to the nation . This amendment brought about the most widespread changes to the Constitution in its history , and is sometimes called a `` mini-Constitution '' or the `` Constitution of Indira '' .
The Forty - second Amendment of the Constitution of India , officially known as The Constitution ( Forty - second amendment ) Act , 1976 , laid down the Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens to the nation .
The Forty - second Amendment of the Constitution of India , officially known as The Constitution ( Forty - second amendment ) Act , 1976 , was enacted during the Emergency ( 25 June 1975 -- 21 March 1977 ) by the Indian National Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi . It laid down the Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens to the nation .
The Forty - second Amendment of the Constitution of India , officially known as The Constitution Act , 1976 , laid down the Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens to the nation .
The Forty - second Amendment of the Constitution of India , officially known as The Constitution ( Forty - second amendment ) Act , 1976 , was enacted during the Emergency ( 25 June 1975 -- 21 March 1977 ) by the Indian National Congress government headed by Indira Gandhi . It laid down the Fundamental Duties of Indian citizens to the nation .