Citizen is people of a country. So you have grown in to good citizens of our country.

good citizen

Who is a good citizen?

* Good citizens are the real wealth of our country.

* It is they who make or mar a country. Therefore all of you should be good citizens and make our country strong and powerful.

*You have to be royal and disciplined citizens.

*You have to work hard for the progress and development of our country.

Duty citizen

• The first and foremost duty of a citizen is to love his country.
• You have to love you country and work for it.
• You have to be ready to sacrifice everything for the sake of your country.

Rights and duties

*As a citizen of your country you have some rights and duties. Before you demand you rights, you have to perform you duties.

a) You have to pay your taxes in time. Taxes are called income tax, business tax, sale tax, property taxes, water tax and other taxes.

b) You have pay in time taxes like ware tax, electricity and telephone bills and all other dues to the government.

c) We should buy proper tickets while traveling in buses or trains.

Queue

• When you whish to buy a ticket for the bus or train you have to stand in queue. At the ration shop also, you have to fall in line with others to buy your rations. At every place, where there are others, you have to stand in the queue for taking your turn. Of late, queue system has come to stay in our country. But you should not break the queue, or jump the queue.

Traffic rules

• A good citizen strictly follows traffic rules also. While on road always keep to the left. White walking on the road uses the footpath. Don’t walk in the middle of the road. Cross the road only at Zebra lines. Follow the traffic signals.

Clean and neat

Keep your surroundings clean and neat.

• Whether at school or at home every thing should be kept clean and neat.
• Try to maintain good neighborly relations with all.
• Don’t interfere in other’s affairs unnecessarily.
• Maintain cordial relation with others. You should be courteous and polite towards others.

Secular democracy

• As a citizen of such a country, you have to respect other religions also.
• You have to rise above the narrow mindedness to think in terms of religion, caste or language. It must always be uppermost in your mind that you are an Indian first.
• You should not have anything to do with anti-social or anti-national elements.
• You must work always for the good for your country like a loyal and patriotic citizen.

*The future is yours. You have to make your country a better place to live in. you should not forget the glorious past of your country. You have to preserve and continue the great traditions of your country, when you grow up. You have to serve you country well and be worthy citizens of India.