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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Swaran Singh Committee was a 1976 Congress party panel that recommended amendments to the Indian Constitution, most notably the insertion of Fundamental Duties.
- Why was the Swaran Singh Committee set up and by whom?
- How many Fundamental Duties did the committee recommend versus how many were enacted?
- How is the Swaran Singh Committee different from the Verma Committee?
- Did all the committee's recommendations survive after the Emergency?

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In 1976, Sardar Swaran Singh's committee recommended adding Fundamental Duties to the Constitution, which Parliament enacted as Article 51A through the 42nd Amendment that same year during the Emergency.

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