Do you think that citizens in India should have the right to employment?

Article 23 and Article 6 of Indian constitution recognise the right to work in the employment of one’s choice and the State’s responsibility to safeguard this right. The right to employment is included in Part IV (Directive Principles of State Policy) of the Constitution under Article 41

However, the Indian Constitution does not clearly identify the ‘right to work’ as a fundamental right. The Judicial interpretation of the constitutional articles says that ‘right to work’ is a fundamental one.

The citizens of India can have the right to employment under these circumstances:

1. The State is capable to provide adequate means of livelihood to all citizens

2. The opportunities to work to the citizens are executed affirmatively.

Otherwise, no person can bring a claim to the State for not providing him with a job.

At present, a person can challenge the deprivation of the ‘right to life’ conferred by Article 21 and not the right to work.