Ministry of Cooperation Subject: Polity Context: On Monday, the government announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation, a subject that till date was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture. Concept: A Co-operative based economic development model is very relevant where each member works with a spirit of responsibility. Cooperative […]

    Appointment of Chief Minister Subject : Polity Context : Recently, Pushkar Singh Dhami has been appointed as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand. Concept : Constitutional Provisions for Appointment of a Chief Minister The Constitution does not contain any specific procedure for the selection and appointment of the Chief Minister. Article 164 only says that […]

    Department of Public Enterprises Subject: Polity Context: The government has merged the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) with the finance ministry to give it a better control over state-owned firms and facilitate its ambitious privatization programme. Concept: Finance ministry will now have six departments Department of Economic Affairs Department of Expenditure Department of Revenue Department […]

    Cabinet reshuffle Subject: Polity Context: The biggest reshuffle in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two terms inducted 15 new Cabinet rank Ministers and 28 Ministers of State (MoS). Appointment of minister Article 75 governs appointment of ministers The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by […]