Article 30 (2) of Constitution Subject – Polity Context – An institution’s right to govt. aid is not a fundamental right: SC Concept – What is Article 30 of the Indian Constitution? Article 30 of the Indian Constitution states the right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions. It says: “All minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right […]
Caste based census in India Subject – Polity Context – Several political parties are demanding caste-based census in India. Concept – The First Census conducted in 1871 included questions about caste. This data was then used to divide and conquer India. It first privileged Brahmins as interpreters of Indian culture and then targeted […]
Group of Ministers (GoMs) Subject – Polity Context – GoM set up to rationalise GST rates Concept – These are ad hocbodies formed to give recommendations to the cabinet on certain emergentissues and critical problem areas. Ministers heading the concerned ministriesare inducted into the relevant GoMs and when the advice is crystallised theyare […]
Registration of Political Party Subject – Polity Context – EC mulls deregistering inactive political parties Concept – How does a political party get set up? The law (The Representation of the People Act 1951 Section 29A) sets down certain conditions for a political party to form and get registered by the Election Commission […]
Co-operatives Subject – Polity Context – Cooperative Society Act will be amended soon, says Amit Shah Concept – According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), a cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled […]
FASTER System Subject – Polity Context – SC introduces FASTER system to send records Concept – FASTER stands for “Fast and Secured Transmission of Electronic Records”. In a big fillip to the fundamental rights of life, dignity and personal liberty, the Supreme Court has introduced a new system by which crucial decisions, including […]
Department-Related Standing Committees Subject – Polity Context – Ahead of the reconstitution of the 24 Department¬Related Standing Committees (DRSC), Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu sent a detailed record of participation by the members in committee meetings over the past year to the political parties, calling them to nominate members only based on […]
Multi-Member Ward System Subject – Polity Context – The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra took a decision to reintroduce the multi-member ward system for all municipal councils and corporations barring the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), instead of the existing single-member ward system Concept – There will be a three-member ward […]