Subject: Polity Context: As per the Common Review Mission-2019, commissioned by the rural development ministry, in 2019 the average work generated per household under MGNREGA was 48 days which is half the entitled 100 days per household annually The audit also added that the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (Disha) is virtually non-functional. Concept: […]
Subject: Polity Context: The pandemic has shown bad state of urban local bodies, without enough power and funds. Concept: This Act has added a new Part IX-A to the Constitution of India. It is entitled ‘The Municipalities and consists of provisions from Articles 243-P to 243-ZG. In addition, the act has also added a new […]
Subject: Polity Context: Amid the on-going India-China border tension, a Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Sino-India relations post the Doklam standoff has been released. Concept: The Constitution of India makes a mention of these committees at different places, but without making any specific provisions regarding their composition, tenure, functions, etc. All these matters are dealtby the […]
Subject: Polity Context: Rajya Sabha election has been concluded for 19 seats recently. Concept: A third of Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (which is a permanent House and is not subject to dissolution), from each State retire once in two years and polls are held to fill up the vacancies. Only elected members […]