Soil Degradation and Conservation — Policy Changes

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
42nd Amendment Act	1976	This amendment inserted Article 48A into the Directive Principles of State Policy, mandating the State to 'endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country.' It also added Article 51A(g) as a Fundamental Duty, obligating every citizen 'to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures.'	These additions provided a constitutional basis for environmental protection and conservation efforts in India, including those related to soil. They shifted environmental concerns from being merely administrative to a fundamental responsibility of both the state and its citizens, paving the way for stronger environmental legislation and policy formulation, such as the Environment Protection Act, 1986.

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