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Bifurcation of powers between centre and state (state list, union list and concurrent list) The main characteristic of a federal constitution is the distribution of powers between the union and the states. The Indian constitution provides for a new kind of Federalism to meet India’s peculiar needs. In the matter of distribution of … Read more
The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act: A Landmark Step Towards Decentralization in India The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 stands as a pivotal moment in the evolution of Indian governance, ushering in a new era of decentralized power and participatory democracy. This landmark legislation, along with its accompanying legislation, the Panchayati Raj Act of 1992, … Read more
Ministries and Departments of the Government Ministries And Departments of Government of India: Ministry of Home Affairs Department of Home Department of Border Management Department of States Department of Internal Security Department of Official Language Department of Jammu & Kashmir Affairs Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Including Pharmaceuticals) Department of Pharmaceuticals Department of Fertilizers Department … Read more
Panchayati Raj of Rajasthan Panchayati Raj system has a three tier structure: (As per Census 2011) Total Districts: 33 Total Panchayat Samities: 295 Total Gram Panchayats: 9891 Average GP per District: 300 Average GP per PS: 34 Average PS per District: 9 Total Population: 6.86 Crores Rural Population: 5.15 Crores ‘The Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, … Read more
The Ashok Mehta Committee: A Catalyst for Defence Reforms in India The Ashok Mehta Committee, formally known as the Committee on Defence Management Reforms, was established in 1999 under the chairmanship of former Army Chief General (Retd.) Ashok Mehta. Its mandate was to comprehensively review India’s defence management system and recommend reforms to enhance its … Read more
–2/”>a >DOCTYPE html PUBLIC “-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN” “http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd”> Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) are rural local governments entrusted with the responsibilities to prepare plan and implement schemes for Economic Development and social Justice in rural India. A number of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) assign important role to PRIs. In addition, PRIs are also involved in … Read more
Decentralized planning is a type of planning where local organisations and institutions formulate, adopt, execute actions and supervise the plan without interference by the central body. Decentralized planning in the State operated mainly through the following institutions and instruments; Grama Sabha (GS): People’s participation in Decentralization was sought to be ensured mainly through meetings of … Read more
The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act: Empowering Panchayati Raj Institutions in India The 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992, a landmark legislation in India’s constitutional history, aimed to revitalize local self-governance by establishing a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) across the country. This act, along with the 74th Amendment Act which focused on urban … Read more
Public Administration is a sub-division of the broader concept of administration. Administration means ‘to serve’, or ‘to manage affairs’. In this sense, administration means management of the affairs of an organization. And Public administration means management of Governmental affairs and activities. Thus, Public administration is primarily concerned with the implementation of Governmental policies. History of … Read more
Crop Insurance Scheme CM Jan Awas Yojna Rajasthan Startup Policy Resurgent Rajasthan PARTNERSHIP Summit 2015 Bhamshah Health Insurance Scheme 2015 Rajasthan Micro, Small and Medium enterprises (MSMEs) Policy 2015 Smart City Programme-2015 AMRUT Mission- 2015 Rajasthan Mineral Policy-2015 Rajasthan Agro-Processing and Agri-Marketing Promotion Policy, 2015 Rajasthan Biotechnology Policy 2015 Rajasthan Amendment in Wind Power … Read more