Category: Constitution of India & Polity
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…