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Discussion on Article 39 (Draft Article 31) in the Constituent Assembly of India Date: 22 November 1948 The Constituent Assembly debated Draft Article 31 , which later became Article 39 of the Constitution (Directive Principles of State Policy). The exact text of Draft Article 31 as moved on that day was: “31. The State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing— (i) that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood; (ii) that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good; (iii) that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment; (iv) that there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women; (v) that the health and strength of workers, men and women, and the tender age of children are not abused and that citizens are not forced by economic necessity to enter a...