GS-2 · 2. Statutory, Regulatory and various Quasi-judicial Bodies.
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Smart cities in India cannot sustain without smart villages. Discuss this statement in the backdrop of rural-urban integration.
In absence of a well-educated and organized local level government system, ‘Panchayats’ and ‘Samitis’ have remained mainly political institutions and not effective instruments of governance. Critically discuss.
“The local self-government system in India has not proved to be effective instrument of governance”. Critically examine the statement and give your views to improve the situation.
Assess the importance of Panchayat system in India as a part of local government. Apart from government grants, what sources the Panchayats can look out for financing developmental projects.
Discuss Section 66A of IT Act, with reference to its alleged violation of Article 19 of the Constitution.
Recent directives from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas are perceived by the ‘Nagas’ as a threat to override the exceptional status enjoyed by the State. Discuss in light of Article 371A of the Indian Constitution.
Constitutional mechanisms to resolve the inter-state water disputes have failed to address and solve the problems. Is the failure due to structural or process inadequacy or both? Discuss.
Many State Governments further bifurcate geographical administrative areas like Districts and Talukas for better governance. In light of the above, can it also be justified that more number of smaller States would bring in effective governance at State level? Discuss.
The Supreme Court of India keeps a check on arbitrary power of the Parliament in amending the Constitution. Discuss critically.
The role of individual MPs (Members of Parliament) has diminished over the years and as a result healthy constructive debates on policy issues are not usually witnessed. How far can this be attributed to the anti-defection law, which was legislated but with a different intention?