Notes and Study material for Exams
Central Information Commission (CIC) The Central Information Commission is a high-powered independent body which inter alia looks into the complaints made to it and decides the appeals. The Central Information Commission (CIC) set up under the Right To Information act is the authorized quasi judicial body, established in 2005,under the Government … Read more
BUDGETARY REFORMS Government bodies raise Money by imposing taxes on citizens and then use those funds to pursue various programs such as Education, defence,
RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING Responsibility accounting is a management control system based on the principles of delegating and locating responsibility. The authority is delegated on responsibility centre and accounting for the responsibility centre. Responsibility accounting is a system under which managers are given decisions making authority and responsibility for each activity occurring within a … Read more
Social Reforms Movements in Muslim Community: Wahabi Movement & Aligarh Movement The Muslims reformers in India launched many religious movements. Some tried to revive the religion and other tried to reform the religion. During the 19th century religion reforms movement were on the peak. Movements like Deoband Movement, Ahamadiya movement, Aligarh Movement; … Read more
Gram Swaraj, Satyagraha and Bhoodana Gram Swaraj Gram swaraj, or village self-rule, was a pivotal concept in Gandhi’s thinking. It was the centerpiece of his vision of Economic Development in India. Gandhiji’s Gram Swaraj was not the reconstruction of the old village but the formation of fresh independent units of villages having self-sufficient … Read more
Strengthening of Ethical and moral values in governance The notion of “Good Governance” has become the buzzword these days in wake of Globalization-3/”>Globalization. Good governance is commonly described as a style of governance that is efficient, effective, responsive, Corruption free and citizen friendly for ensuring people’s trust in government and promoting social harmony, … Read more
Ethics in Public Administration In the public sector, ethics addresses the fundamental premise of a public administrator’s duty as a “steward” to the public. In other words, it is the moral justification and consideration for decisions and actions made during the completion of daily duties when working to provide the general Services of … Read more
Ethics in international funding Historically speaking, internationalisation has been linked to commerce, but the advent of trade predates international trade, as we know it today. To this end, it is interesting to note how, right from the very beginning, the spread of rules and customs often took on a near sacred character in … Read more
Ethics in administration: Status and problem The Historical Context India has witnessed a long history of unethical practices in the governance system. Kautilya’s Arthashastra mentions a variety of corrupt practices in which the administrators of those times indulged themselves. The Mughal Empire and the Indian princely rule were also afflicted with the corrupt … Read more
Integrity Integrity means that the moral agent acts according to the inner convictions of a person. His conducts should be free from hypocrisy and deception. His actions should be in conformity with his stated values. But it is hard to follow high morals which one proclaims. The British historian GM Trevelyan has … Read more