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Study Plan – 3 (Polity)

[21.09.2019 to 22.10.2019]

TEST 18 [MAINS – 8] – 24.09.2019

Syllabus

❖ Indian Constitution- historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant

provisions and basic structure.

❖ Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining

to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges

therein.

❖ Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and

institutions.

REF BOOKS

1. NCERT CLASS XI

2. Laxmikanth Indian Polity

3. Indian Polity Officers IAS Academy Book

4. 7th report of second ARC named capacity building for conflict resolution

TOPICS TO BE FOCUSSED

❖ Historical evolution of constitution since Regulating Act 1773 – Independence Act

1947

• Constitutional Making & Drafting committee

• Salient features

• Federal vs. non-federal features

• Parliamentary vs. Presidential System

• Amendment process

• Some important amendments

• Process of law making in India




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• Basic structure: How it evolves?

• Preamble values

• Different types of majorities required in Indian constitution

• DPSP, Fundamental Rights

• Different concepts related to constitutional terms as “Procedure established by Law,

Due process of law

• Doctrines terminologies

❖ Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges

pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local

levels and challenges therein.

• Problems in implementation of government programs

• Constitutional provisions related to financial devolution

• Administrative relations & Legislative relations.

• Financial relations

• Misuse of article 356 and SR Bommai case

• Issues related to concurrent list

• Issues related to appointment of governor

• Issues related to state formation

• Central sponsored schemes and issues

• Special package for different states

• Issues between center and state after 1990 reforms

• Foreign policy and center and state relations




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❖ Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and

institutions.

• Checks and balances provisions in Indian constitution

➢ Judicial Review

➢ Concept of separation of powers

• Need of Dispute redressal mechanisms

➢ Administrative tribunal and issues

➢ Fast track courts and issues

➢ Gram Nyayalayas and issues

➢ NALSA and issues

TEST 19 [MAINS – 9] -27.09.2019

Syllabus

❖ Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries.

❖ Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers

& privileges and issues arising out of these.

❖ Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and

Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal associations and

their role in the Polity.

REF BOOKS

1. Officers IAS Academy Polity material

2. Lakshmikanth Indian Polity




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❖ Comparison of the Indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries

• It should cover Comparison of USA, UK, India and neighbors.

❖ Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business,

powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.

Functions of Parliament:

• Composition of Legislative assemble and Legislative Council

• Qualification and disqualification of MPs and MLAs

• Law making procedure

• Officers of Parliament and state legislature

• Parliament Proceedings

• Motions and resolutions in Parliament

• Powers and Privileges

• Financial proceedings

• Comparison of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

• Comparison of Legislative assembly and council

• Women reservation in Parliament and issues

• Lowering of Parliamentary powers

• Parliamentary committees

• Judicial activism and Parliament

• Delegated legislation and issues




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❖ Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries

and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/informal

associations and their role in the Polity.

• President

• PM

• CoM

• Governor

• Chief Minister

• Issues Ordinance making power Passage of bills

• Misuse of emergency provisions 1. Pardon power 2. Coalition government

• Supreme court

• The role of the Supreme Court of India as guardian of the Constitution and protector

of Fundamental Rights

• Judicial Review

• PIL

• Judicial activism

• Judiciary appointment

• High courts

• Subordinate courts

• Local and Urban government

❖ Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity

• What are pressure groups?

➢ Types of Pressure Groups

• Differentiate between a pressure group and a political party

➢ Evaluation of pressure groups role




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TEST 20 [PRELIMS – 11] -01.10.2019


Preamble

• Features of preamble

• 42nd Amendment

• Swaran Singh committee

Schedules & Parts

• Basic idea about 12 schedules and 25 parts of the constitution

Constitution of India

• Historical Background

• Drafting committee and making of the Constitution

• Its salient features

• Union and its Territory

• Basic idea about Article 1-4

• State reorganization and different Commissions

• Federal nature

• Recent issues

Citizenship


• PIO, NRI, OCI and Pravasi Bharathiya Divas

• Privileges available for Indian citizens and foreigners

• Citizenship Amendment Act 2016

• New policies, schemes and recent changes in voting.

Fundamental Rights (FR)


• A thorough understanding about Articles 14- 30 and Art. 32

• Rights and privileges available to citizens of India only and both to citizens and foreigners

• 44th amendment act, 42nd Amendment (mini constitution)

• Different types of Writs

• Enforcement and Exceptional cases with regard to FR’s

• RTE and recent issues related to FR




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Fundamental Duties (FD)

• Article 51A

• Difference between FR and FD

• Significance and Criticism

• Enforcement of FD’s

• Recent issues about FD

Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP)

• Basic idea about Article and Article 36-51 and Article 368

• Sources and key features of DPSP

• Classification of DPSP

• Comparison/ conflicts between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles

• Keshavananda Bharathi, Minerva Mills, Golaknath Case, Maneka Gandhi case.

• Important Amendments- 42nd Amendment, 44th Amendment, and 97th amendment

TEST 21 [PRELIMS – 12] -04.10.2019


Union Government


• Qualification and Election of President

• Function and Powers- (Executive, Legislative, Financial, Judicial, Diplomatic,

Military and Emergency Powers) of President

• Resignation and impeachment (ART 61)

• Role and responsibilities and relationship with Prime minister, Council of

Minister, Cabinet ministers. (ARTICLE 74,75,78)

• Prime minister and council of minister- Basic idea about Article 74-75

• Powers and Functions

• Council of ministers

• Resignation and Removal

• Attorney general




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Parliament

• Basic idea about Article related to parliament

• Role and functions of the Parliament

• Sessions, Motions, Parliamentary procedure – Summoning, Prorogation, Joint

sitting

• Parliamentary terms like adjournment, adjournment motion, adjournment sine

die, censure motion, confidence motion, no confidence motion etc...

• Parliamentary proceedings like Question Hour, Zero Hour, and Agenda of house

etc.

• Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, (composition, functions)

• Special powers of Rajya Sabha

• Anti-defection law and 10th schedule

• Parliamentary Privileges

• Bill and law-making procedure

• Budget, funds and its summary

• Parliamentary Committees

Judiciary

• Basic idea about Article related to the judiciary.

• Powers of Supreme court and high court

• Qualification and appointment

• Removal procedure

• Recent controversy, verdicts, and constitutional provisions.

State Government- State Executive

• Governor- appointment, removal and special powers.

• Executive, Legislative, Financial, Judicial powers and discretionary of governor

• 7th constitutional amendment

• Chief minister and council of ministers

• Power of chief minister

State Legislature

• State legislature compared to the Parliament with regard to composition,

powers, and functions.

• Bicameral legislatures

• Creation and abolition of the Legislative councils




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TEST 22 [MAINS- 10] -08.10.2019

Syllabus

❖ Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

❖ Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and

Responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies.

❖ Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies

❖ Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability,

e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and

potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and

institutional and other measures.

REF:

1. RPA act 1950 and RPA act 1951 from parliament website

2. Appointment to constitution, non const bodies refer unit VII, VIII and IX from Laxmikanth

3. Economic survey on government policies and PIB site

4. Officers IAS Academy book on governance and polity


Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act.

1. Representation of People Act 1950

2. Representation of People Act 1951

Representation of Peoples Act 1950 (RPA Act 1950)

Representation of Peoples Act 1950 (RPA Act 1950) provides for the following:

1. Qualification of voters.

2. Preparation of electoral rolls.

3. Delimitation of constituencies.

4. Allocation of seats in the Parliament and state legislatures.




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HIGHLIGHTS OF RPA ACT 1951

1. Actual conduct of elections.

2. Administrative machinery for conducting elections.

3. Poll.

4. Election offences.

5. Election disputes.

6. By-elections.

7. Registration of political parties.

❖ Salient features of the Representation of People’s Act

What is Section 8 of Representation of Peoples Act 1951 LILLY THOMAS CASE SEC 62(5)

OF RPA 1951

❖ Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and Responsibilities of

various Constitutional Bodies.

UPSC, SPSC, Election Commission, CAG, Finance Commission, NCSC, NCST, Advocate

General and Attorney General

1. THE Election Commission of India

• Vision

• Mission

• Guiding principles for good governance laid by EC

• composition: acc. To article 324 of constitution

• Powers

• Resignation

• Condition of service and tenure of office

• Provisions to ensure independence of ECI: acc. To article 324

• Issues faced by the election commission of India

• Reforms suggested by ECI




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2. Finance Commission

• Appointment

• Composition

• Qualification

• Functions

• Finance commission in other countries

• Report of finance commission

• How are the recommendations of finance commission implemented?

• Issues with the finance commission: advisory role of FC

• 15th finance commission

3. Union Public Service Commission & SPSC

• Composition

• Qualification:

• Term:

• Resignation:

• Removal:

• Acting chairman:

• Removal:

• Provisions to ensure independence

• Role of UPSC & SPSC

• Functions

• Limitations on the powers:

• Scope of empowerment of UPSC & SPSC:

• Accountability of the UPSC & SPSC:

• Limitations

• Issues faced by UPSC& SPSC

4.Comptroller and Auditor General of India

• appointment and term

• constitutional provisions to ensure independence of CAG

• duties and powers

• significance of CAG

• limitations on the powers of CAG

• initiatives by the govt to empower CAG

• issues faced by CAG




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5.Attorney General of India (AG)

• Appointment

• Power

• Functions

• Issues with the office of Attorney General of India

6.Advocate General of the state

• Appointment

• Incentives

• Duties and functions

• Powers

7.National commission for SCs and STs

• Evolution of The Commission

• Creation of Separate NCSC AND NCST

• Composition of NCSCs (NCSTs)

• Appointment

• Conditions of service and tenure of office

• Functions of the commission NCSCs (NCSTs)

• Other Functions Of NCST

• Report of NCSCs (NCSTs)

• Powers of NCSC (NCST)

• Powers Specific to NCSC

• Issues With NCST/NCSC

8.National commission for backward classes (NCBC)

• Timeline

• Key provisions of the bill

• Significance of this amendment

❖ Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies

AREAS OF FOCUS

Difference Between Statutory Body, Regulatory Body and Quasi-Judicial Bodies

Tribunals- state, central administrative tribunals (composition, objective, powers and

responsibilities)




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Lok Adalat- origin, evolution and functions

NHRC and SHRS- origin, evolution and functions

CVC, CBI, Law Commission - structure, appointment, functions

❖ Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance-

applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters,

transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.

• Concept of e-governance and its advantages

• Interactions between main groups in e-governance, action plan for India

• Applications of e-governance, essentials for achievement

• Challenges to e-governance and requirements for successful implementation

• E-governance: models, successes and opportunities

TEST 23 [MAINS- 11] -11.10.2019

Syllabus

❖ Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and states and the

performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for

the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.

❖ Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues

arising out of their design and implementation.

❖ Development processes and the development industry- the role of NGOs, SHGs, various

groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders

❖ Role of civil services in a democracy.




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REF:

1. All welfare schemes under https://www.india.gov.in/

Focus on the schemes being implemented by the ministry of women and child welfare, ministry

of social justice, ministry of rural development and ministry of tribal affairs.

2. Indira Gandhi National Open University material one governance - concept and

significance

3. Role of Civil Service - 2nd ARC Report Chapter 4- (Refurbishing of Personnel Administration)


❖ Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and

the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies

constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.

• Welfare Schemes for Women

• Welfare Schemes for SC/STs

• Welfare Schemes for Disabled

• Welfare Schemes for Religious and Linguistic Minorities

• Welfare Schemes for Older Persons

❖ Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues

arising out of their design and implementation.

• Refer Government Ministries’ on Policies for Implementation of The Programs

❖ Development Processes and The Development Industry- The Role of NGOs, SHGs, Various

Groups and Associations, DONORS, Charities, Institutional and Other Stakeholders

• Role of NGOs and Civil Society

• Self Help Groups

• Home ministry advice on foreign NGO

• FCRA act and NGO

• NGO and Eco Growth Connundrum




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❖ Role of civil services in a democracy.

• Role in Governance

• Role in provision of public goods and services

• Economic policy improvement and implementation

• Role in fiscal sustainability

• Role in institutional development

Test 24 [Prelims - 13] - 15.10.19

Syllabus: Current Affairs (September 2019)

Primary Source: OIA Pulse Magazine or Any other Current Affairs consolidation for the

month of September 2019

TEST 25[PRELIMS - 14] -18.10.2019

Syllabus

❖ Administration of Union Territories (UT)

• Special provision for Delhi

• Administration and jurisdiction in UT’s

• LG vs CM Issues in Delhi

• SC JUDGEMENTS ON UT ADMINISTRATION

❖ Administration of Special Areas

• Basic idea about 5thSchedule 6th Schedule

• Recent issues related to Administration of Special Areas

• Special provision for Jammu and Kashmir-Article 370 and repeal of Art 370 and its

impact

• Difference between constitutional provisions related to Jammu and Kashmir




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❖ Emergency Provisions

• National emergency- Article 352

• President’s rule or State emergency- Article 356

• Financial emergency- Article 360

• 44th amendment act

• Effects and implications of emergency

• Role of President in emergency time

• The State of FR, Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha

• Revoking emergency

• SR BOMMAI CASE

• Role of Judiciary in Emergency

❖ State- Centre and interstate relations

• Basic idea about Articles 262 and 263

• Composition and functions of Interstate council and Zonal council

• Inter-State trade and Commerce

• Recent disputes between states, controversies etc.

• New policies or schemes which impact interstate relations

❖ Panchayati Raj and Municipalities

• Elections, auditing, powers and authority of panchayats

• Different Committees (BALWANT RAI, ASHOK MEHTA, G V K RAO, SINGVI

Committee)

• 3 Tier structure

• 73rd Amendment Act and 74th Amendment Act

• Relation with FR and DPSP

• Schemes introduced

• Metropolitan planning committee and urban development

• Reservation




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TEST 26 [PRELIMS - 15] - 22.10.2019

Syllabus

❖ Constitution Bodies

(IN ALL CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES FOCUS ON APPOINMENT, QUALIFICATION, REMOVAL,

POWERS, RECENT POLICY CHANGES AND SUPREME COURT VERDICTS)

• Election Commission

• UPSC

• SPSC

• JPSC

• Finance Commission

• National Commission for SC’s and ST’s,

• Composition, Powers and functions, Removal of the Constitutional bodies

❖ Non-Constitutional Bodies

• Basic idea about Composition, Functions, Working of the Non-Constitutional bodies

such as National Human Rights Commission, Central Information Commission,

Central Vigilance Commission, Central Bureau of Investigation, State Human Rights

Commission, State Information Commission etc.

❖ Tribunals

• Basic idea about Article 323A and tribunals under Article 323B

• Recent controversial issues related to tribunals

• Different tribunals and importance

❖ Special Provisions for SC’s, ST’s, Backward Classes, Minorities and Anglo-Indians

• Privileges and right issued to SC’s, ST’s, Backward Classes, Minorities and Anglo-

Indians

• Issues related to vulnerable sections like women, child, SC’s, ST’s, Backward Classes,

Minorities and Anglo-Indians.




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BOOKLIST FOR PRELIMS (POLIYT) TEST SERIES

Basic reading (Holds Good for Entire Syllabus)

• NCERT Class XI – Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work (New)

• DEMOCRATIC POLTICS - I AND II (IX AND XTH)

• CONSTITUTION AT WORK - XITH NCERT

• NCERT Class XII – Political Science I: Contemporary World Politics (New)

• NCERT Class XII – Political Science II: Politics in India since Independence (New)

Detailed references

• Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations – M. Laxmikanth

• Objective Indian Polity: General Studies – Paper I by M. Laxmikanth

• Indian Polity- Officers IAS Academy Book

• Governance in India- M. Laxmikanth

Other sources:

• Newspaper- The Hindu, Indian Express

• http://pib.nic.in/

• http://prsindia.com/

• Yojana and Kurukshetra Magazines,

• ‘India Yearbook’ published by the Publication Division

• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

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