‘Economic Justice’ as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitutional has been provided in

a) the Preamble and the Fundamental Rights 

b) the Preamble and the Directive Principles of State Policy 

c) the Fundamental Rights and the Directive Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy 

d) None of the above  

Solution: 

• Economic justice denotes the non-discrimination between people on the basis of economic factors. It involves the elimination of glaring inequalities in wealth, income and property. A combination of social justice and economic justice denotes what is known as ‘distributive justice’.
• The term ‘justice’ in the Preamble embraces three distinct forms—social, economic and political, secured through various provisions of Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles.
• The concept of Economic Justice is also mentioned under the Directive Principles of State Policy. Article 39 says that the State shall, in particular, direct its policy towards securing— 
• (a) that the citizens, men and women equally, have the right to an adequate means of livelihood; 
• (b) that the ownership and control of the material resources of the community are so distributed as best to subserve the common good; 
• (c) that the operation of the economic system does not result in the concentration of wealth and means of production to the common detriment; 
• (d) that there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women.

Ans: (b)