Understanding the delimitation exercise Subject: Polity Section: Elections Context: The impending delimitation exercise for Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies, based on the first Census after 2026, has sparked discussions and raised pertinent questions. About Delimitation Delimitation entails fixing the number of seats and boundaries of territorial constituencies, including the reservation of seats […]

    Rajya Sabha passes Bills to add PVTGs of Odisha, A.P. in ST lists Subject: Polity Section: Legislation in news Context: Rajya Sabha passed the Constitution (STs) Order Amendment Bill 2024 and the Constitution (SCs and STs) Order Amendment Bill 2024, presented by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. About the Bills: Among the additions […]

    Plea Bargaining Subject: Polity Section: Judiciary Prisons’/‘persons detained therein’ is a “State List” subject under Entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Administration and management of prisons and prisoners is the responsibility of respective  State Governments.  However, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also been […]

    PRACTICE OF PROXY REPRESENTATIVE Subject: Polity Section: Local Govt Context:  Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj, Shri Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written reply in Lok Sabha mentions about the practice of sarpanch pati / pradhanpat in our Panchayati Raj System. About Proxy Representation: The practice of sarpanch pati/pradhanpat highlights the necessity […]

    Panchayats earn only 1% of their revenue through taxes Subject: Polity Section: Local govt Context: Only 1% of the revenue of panchayats was earned by them, with the rest being raised as grants from the State and the Centre. Specifically, 80% of the revenue was from Central government grants; only 15% was from State government grants. About Panchayati Raj Self-Government: The term Panchayati Raj in India signifies the system of rural local self-government. Grass Root Level Democracy: It has been established in […]

    Skipping Enforcement Directorate(ED) Summon Subject: Polity Section: National body What is ED? The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) is a multidisciplinary organisation tasked with investigating money laundering and breach of foreign exchange legislation. It is overseen by the Ministry of Finance’s Revenue Department. The Enforcement Directorate, the Government of India’s top financial investigation agency, […]