Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) : Gandhian Principles

Articles	Provisions
Article 40	To organise village panchayats and endow them with necessary powers and authority to enable them to function as units of self-government
Article 43	To promote cottage industries on an individual or corporation basis in rural areas
Article 43B	To promote voluntary formation, autonomous functioning, democratic control and professional management of cooperative societies
Article 46	To promote the educational and economic interests of SCs, STs, and other weaker sections of the society and to protect them from social injustice and exploitation
Article 47	To prohibit the consumption of intoxicating drinks and drugs which are injurious to health
Article 48	To prohibit the slaughter of cows, calves and other milch and draught cattle and to improve their breeds.