ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT


           THE DREYFUS SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE GROWTH FUND, INC., a Maryland
corporation having its principal office in the State of Maryland in Baltimore
City, Maryland (hereinafter called the "Corporation"), hereby certifies to the
State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland that:

           FIRST:  The charter of the Corporation is hereby amended by
redesignating the issued and unissued shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation as Initial shares of Common Stock.

           SECOND: The foregoing amendment to the charter of the Corporation was
approved by a majority of the entire Board of Directors; the foregoing amendment
is limited to changes expressly permitted by Section 2-605 of Title II of
Subtitle 6 of the Maryland General Corporation Law to be made without action by
the stockholders of the Corporation; and the Corporation is registered as an
open-end investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended.

           IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund,
Inc. has caused these presents to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its
Vice President who acknowledges that these Articles of Amendment are the act of
the Corporation, that to the best of his knowledge, information and belief, all
matters and facts set forth herein relating to the authorization and approval of
these Articles are true in all material respects, and that this statement is
made under the penalties of perjury.

                                      THE DREYFUS SOCIALLY
                                       RESPONSIBLE GROWTH FUND, INC.



                                       By:  _________________________
                                       Mark N. Jacobs, Vice President


WITNESS:



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Steven F. Newman, Secretary