govt types

Government Types: Parliamentary- Presidential, Unitary- Federal and Theory of Separation of Powers (शासन के प्रकार:संसदीय-अध्यक्षात्मक एवं एकात्म-संघात्मक और शक्ति पृथकरण का सिद्धांत)

Government Types: Parliamentary Vs Presidential Features Parliamentary Govt Presidential Govt 1. Dual executive (Prime Minister is the defacto and President is the dejure Executives) 1. Single executive 2. Majority party…

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control over administration

Control on Administration in India: Parliamentary, Executive and Judicial (भारत मे प्रशासन पर नियंत्रण:संसदीय, कार्यपालिक एवं न्यायिक)

Administration is run by the bureaucracy- the officers appointed in different departments. They follow the rules and procedures framed by the Legislature and the Executive. They can’t work and act…

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financial relations

Relation between Center and States: Financial

The Constitution of India, being federal in structure, in Part XI divides powers- legislative, administrative, financial- between the Center and the States.The Center- State relations can be divided under three…

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administrative relations

Relation between Center and States: Executive (Administrative)

The Constitution of India, being federal in structure, in Part XI divides powers- legislative, administrative, financial- between the Center and the States.The Center- State relations can be divided under three…

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Relation between Center and States Legislative

Relation between Center and States: Legislative

The Constitution of India, being federal in structure, in Part XI divides powers- legislative, administrative, financial- between the Center and the States.The Centre- State relations can be divided under three…

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Constitutional Development

Constitutional Development of India (1773-1950)

Background 1765 East India Company obtained ‘Diwani’ (revenue and civil rights) and company rule started in India. There were many steps taken to administer and regulate company affairs in India…

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What Makes A ‘Free and Fair’ Election? (EPW Article)

The run-up to the 2019 general elections the ECI faces accusations of inadequate responses to MCC violations and former bureaucrats have written to the President accusing the ECI of a…

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amendment

Amendment of the Constitution

Art 368 deals with the powers of the Parliament to amend the Constitution and its procedure. The amendment procedure laid down is rigid and flexible; flexible to include the changed…

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emergency

Emergency Provisions in the Constitution

Art 352- Art 360 deal with emergency provisions, incorporated to safeguard the sovereignty, unity and integrity of the country. These provisions empower the Union Govt to meet certain unforeseen emergencies…

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panchayati-raj

Panchayats and Municipalities

The history of Panchayati Raj starts from the self-sufficient and self-governing village communities. In the time of the Rig-Veda (1700 BC), evidence suggests that self-governing village bodies called ‘sabhas’ existed. With the…

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