Polity

The objectives behind the constitution of the Parliamentary forums are: To provide a platform to the members to have interactions with the ministers concerned, experts and key officials from the nodal ministries with a view to have a focused and meaningful discussion on critical issues with a result-oriented approach for speeding up the implementation process; … Read more

. In January 1957, the Government of India appointed a committee to examine the working of the Community Development Programme (1952) and the National Extension Service (1953) and to suggest measures for their better working. The chairman of this committee was Balwant Rai G Mehta. The committee submitted its report in November 1957 and recommended … Read more

Recent US Taliban deal will lead to evacuation of US forces from Afghan region. The trump administration took this step to gain domestic advantage in upcoming polls instead of actually realising an effective solution to attain Peace Process. India is also going to get affected in following way: Taliban will get legitimacy with the deal … Read more

Appointment and term of office of members as per Article-316 The Chairman and other members of a Public Service Commission shall be appointed, in the case of the Union Commission by the President: Provided that as nearly as may be one-half of the members of every Public Service Commission shall be persons who at the … Read more

The Constitution of India stands for a secular state. Hence, it does not uphold any particular religion as the official religion of the Indian State. The following provisions of the Constitution reveal the secular character of the Indian State: The term ‘secular’ was added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional … Read more

Parliament is a law making body and deliberation house. But over the period of time the standards of debates have decreased and law after getting out of parliament is under judicial scrutiny is a common affair. The reasons for the lowering of parliamentary standards are as: The ethical standards of legislators have declined at the … Read more

Under Article 352, the President can declare a national emergency when the security of India or a part of it is threatened by war or external aggression or armed rebellion. It may be noted that the president can declare a national emer-gency even before the actual occurrence of war or external aggression or armed rebellion, … Read more

The primary function of Parliament is to make laws for the governance of the country. It has exclusive power to make laws on the subjects enumerated in the Union List (which at present has 100 subjects, originally 97 subjects) and on the residuary subjects (that is, subjects not enumerated in any of the three lists). … Read more

Private member bill is introduced by the member other than the minister. It reflects the stand of opposition party on public matter. It has lesser chance to be approved by the Parliament.Its rejection by the House has no implication on the parliamentary confidence inthe government or its resignation. Its introduction in the House requires one … Read more

Competitive federalism make states a competitive unit which provides a package of services and fiscal environment that attracts more resources. It is akin to market place system.   Benefits of CF: Promotes innovation Better services to citizens Place emphasis on continuous reforms Discipline state fiscally Best suited to deal with the pressures of globalisation Harmonisation … Read more