 bill no  140  of  2010 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2010 byshri manish tewari, mpa billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-first year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2010short title and commencement(2) it shall come into force on such date as the central government may, by notificationin the official gazette, appoint52 after part iii of the constitution, the following part shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new part iiia "part iiia inculcating ideals enshrined in the constitution in citizensoath or affirmation by citizens1035a every citizen, who has completed the age of eighteen years or upon completing the age of eighteen years, shall make and subscribe an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the third schedule, before such person and in such manner as the state may, by law, determine57 of 1955explanation —in this article, citizen includes a person who has acquired the indian citizenship by  registration or naturalization  under the citizenship act, 1955 35b the state shall take steps to ensure that the ideals, principles and provisions of this constitution are taught to all children from the age of six till eighteen years in such manner as the state may, by law, determine"5compulsory teaching of constitution to children3 in the third schedule to the constitution, after form viii, the following  form shall be inserted, namely:—amendment of the third schedule "ixform of oath or affirmation to be made by citizens of india:—1015"i,a b, do swear in the name of god  that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the      solemnly affirm constitution of india as by law established; that i will uphold and respect the constitution of india and shall endeavour to further the ideals, principles and provisions contained therein; that i will commit myself to the idea of a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic of india; that i will strive to secure, by constitutional means, to all my fellow citizens justice—social, economic and political, liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship, equality of status and of opportunity, and to promote among them all fraternity assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the nation; and that i will faithfully observe the laws of india and fulfil my duties as a citizen of india" statement of objects and reasonsthe indian constitution is not a mere parchment of paper; it is a way of lifeunfortunately, the study of the constitution and its provisions is largely limited to practitioners of law and academicians the common man's interaction with constitutional ideals is restricted to a very basic study of civics and political science if at all they opt to do so it is necessary that for a sensitive and conscious citizenry to emerge in india, the constitutional principles, ideals and provisions must become a national habit for this purpose, it is proposed to suitably amend the constitution by inserting part iiia, namely, 'inculcating ideals enshrined in the constitution in citizens'the constitution is the very thread of our indianness, which weaves diversity into the fabric of nationhood, exhorting us, to cast away the blinkers of parochial cravings for the larger interests of "we, the people" its provisions lay down the duties and obligations of citizens toward one another and towards the larger idea of india until now, only members of the union and state legislature, executive, judiciary and those who occupy or seek to occupy public office are required to take oath of allegiance or affirmation to the indian constitution but the truth is that in the light of various constitutional provisions and the higher moral precept of  'nation first', a duty of fidelity is levied on every citizen of india in order to recognize and realize this, it is proposed to amend the constitution by inserting articles 35a and 35b which shall require every citizen of india, having completed the age of eighteen years, to take an oath of allegiance or affirmation to the indian constitution in the form proposed to be made to the third schedule to the constitution by inclusion of form ixon the one hand, the constitution lays emphasis on the creation of a social order characterized by the ancient slogan of 'bahujan hitaya, bahujan sukhaya' or the welfare state ideal of  'achieving the greatest good for the greatest number' yet, in the same breath, it serves as a sacrosanct contract that the indian state has entered into with every citizen of india, committing itself eternally to the rule of law, free and fair democratic traditions, secularism and fundamental rights enunciated in part iii of the constitution it is the very touchstone of justice, fairness and reasonableness, to be employed for testing every action of the state, in order to protect every individual from the excesses and abuse of governmental power but the mere presence of words in a document alone will serve as no guarantee against tyranny as it has been rightly stated, 'eternal vigilance is the price of liberty'  to achieve this, it is proposed to amend the constitution to make its study compulsory for all children between the ages of six to eighteen by insertion of article 35b, so that we may create a citizenry, which is as wedded to the idea of freedom, justice, democracy and multiculture pluralism as the founding fathers had, while laying down their lives in the struggle for liberationthe bill seeks to achieve the above objects lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri manish tewari, mp)gmgipmrnd—5332ls(s3)—26-11-2010