Dimensions of Ethics — Ethical Standards

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
42nd Amendment	1976	Added fundamental duties to the Constitution, establishing explicit ethical obligations for citizens including respect for the Constitution, national symbols, and environment. This amendment reflected a shift toward recognizing that rights must be balanced with responsibilities, incorporating virtue ethics thinking into constitutional framework.	Established constitutional foundation for civic virtue and environmental ethics, influencing subsequent policy development and judicial interpretation of citizen obligations
86th Amendment	2002	Made education a fundamental right for children aged 6-14 years, reflecting consequentialist ethical reasoning about the importance of education for individual and social welfare, while also incorporating care ethics concerns about protecting vulnerable children.	Transformed educational policy by establishing constitutional obligation to ensure access to quality education, influencing resource allocation and administrative priorities toward child welfare