Which one of the following statements with regard to the Directive Principles of State Policy is not correct?

Option 2 : They can override all the fundamental rights.

The correct answer is They can override all the fundamental rights.

• The 'Directive Principles of Indian State Policy' are the guidelines or principles that the institutes must follow in order to manage the country.
• The principles given out in Part IV (Article 36-51) of the Indian Constitution are not enforceable by any court, but they are deemed "fundamental" in the country's government, making it the State's responsibility to implement these principles in establishing legislation to produce a just society. Hence option 1) is correct.
• The principles were inspired by the Directive Principles relating to social fairness, economic wellbeing, foreign policy, and legal and administrative affairs as forth in the Irish Constitution.
• Directive Principles of State Policy aim to create social and economic conditions under which the citizens can lead a good life.
• They also aim to establish social and economic democracy through a welfare state.
• Though the Directive Principles are non-justiciable rights of the people but fundamental in the governance of the country, it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws per Article 37.
• Besides, all executive agencies of union and states should also be guided by these principles.
• Even the judiciary has to keep them in mind in deciding cases, but is non-enforceable in the court of law. Hence 1) is correct.
• The Supreme Court ruled in Champak Dorairajan vs. the State of Madras that the DPSP cannot override the Fundamental Rights provisions of Part III of the Indian Constitution. Hence option 2) is incorrect.
• Now, the DPSP must operate as a subordinate to the Basic Rights and must confirm them; this was a significant judgment, and the parliament responded by altering many fundamental rights that conflicted with the DPSP.