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(1) No title, not being a military or academic distinction, shall be conferred by the State. (2) No citizen of India shall accept any title from any foreign State. THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part III.—Fundamental Rights.—Arts. 16—18.) 8 1Subs. by the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956, s. 29 and Sch., for “under any State specified in the First Schedule or any local or other authority within its territory, any requirement as to residence within that State”. 2Ins. by the Constitution (Seventy-seventh Amendment) Act, 1995, s. 2. 3Subs. by the Constitution (Eighty-fifth Amendment) Act, 2001, s. 2, for certain words (w.e.f. 17-6-1995). 4Ins. by the Constitution (Eighty-first Amendment) Act, 2000, s. 2 (w.e.f. 9-6-2000). Abolition of Untouchability. Abolition of titles. THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (Part III.—Fundamental Rights.—Arts. 18-19.) 9 (3) No person who is not a citizen of India shall, while he holds any office of profit or trust under the State, accept without the consent of the President any title from any foreign State. (4) No person holding any office of profit or trust under the State shall, without the consent of the President, accept any present, emolument, or office of any kind from or under any foreign State. Right to Freedom