We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. This article aims to provide a detailed yet clear understanding of Article 39 — its provisions, judicial interpretations, associated legislation, government schemes, and its role in shaping India’s welfare state. In this article, the author aims at explaining the various nuances of Article 39 of the Indian Constitution, 1950. The Directive Principles of the State Policy (DPSP) has been enumerated under Part IV of the Indian Constitution from Articles 36 to 51. (a) that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood;