State Government

Local Governance: 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments.Types of Urban local bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions in India.Sources of Finance in Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions.

The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts, 1992, which gave Constitutional status to panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) respectively, in both letter and spirit in order to bring about greater decentralisation and increase the involvement of the community in planning and implementing schemes and, thus, increase accountability. The Amendments left important … Read more

06.02.18 Telangana(TSPSC) Current Affairs

TELANGANA Telangana extends crop capital scheme for both rabi and kharif seasons   The much hyped scheme of extending Rs 4000 per acre crop capital to farmers is now staring at numerous questions on the eligibility criteria. The state government initially announced that only those who cultivate their land would be eligible to get the … Read more

National and state SC/ST commission

National and state SC/ST commission National SC commission National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) is an Indian constitutional body established with a view to provide safeguards against the exploitation of Scheduled Castes to promote and protect their social, educational, economic and cultural interests, special provisions were made in the Constitution.   Functions To investigate and … Read more

Right To Service    

Delivering public services in a time bound, decentralised and citizen friendly manner has been one of the major challenges facing the administration wing of the government.   Right to Public Services legislation in India comprises statutory laws which guarantee time-bound delivery of various public services rendered to citizens and provides mechanism for punishing the errant … Read more

Transparency and Accountability of Administration

Information sharing and transparency in government and Right to information act 2005 Transparency and accountability in administration as the sine qua non of participatory democracy, gained recognition as the new commitments of the state towards its citizens. It is considered imperative to enlist the support and participation of citizens in management of public services. Traditionally, … Read more

08.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Govt to ban e-cigarette.   The rajasthan government is in the process of banning e-cigarettes and also considering issuing licences to tobacco vendors. State government is committed to making Rajasthan tobacco free.   After making all schools a tobacco-free zone, all the 17,000 government health facilities have been asked to make their premises tobacco-free … Read more

13 & 14.09.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Rajasthan to set up export promotion council soon.   ð The state government has announced to set up Rajasthan Export Promotion Council which would facilitate the local exporters to obtain certificate of origin, registration and membership acknowledgements for which they are now going to Delhi, said state industries minister Rajpal Singh Shekhawat on the side-lines of the first … Read more

26 .12.17 (RPSC) Rajasthan Current Affairs

RAJASTHAN Plan to sell packaged camel milk through ‘Saras’ counters The state government is planning to sell packaged camel milk through ‘Saras’ counters of the Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF) from next month.   “A proposal worth ₹7 crore has been sent to the government, whereby a camel milk dairy plant will be set up … Read more