The Directive Principles of State Policy in the Indian Constitution are primarily aimed at achieving:
Social and economic justice
The Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36 to 51, Part IV) are guidelines for the State while making laws and policies; they are not enforceable in courts.
Their main purpose is to establish a welfare state by securing social and economic justice, for example Article 38 (social order based on justice) and Article 39 (equitable distribution of resources, equal pay).
Thus they aim at economic democracy, not economic inequality.
Hence, Social and economic justice.
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