Citizen’s charter

A citizen’s charter is a document that outlines an organization’s systematic attempts to meet the needs of its constituents, as well as the organization’s vision, mission, and values. It was initially formulated and implemented as a national program in 1991 in the United Kingdom. The Citizens’ Charter’s main goal is to empower citizens in terms … Read more

Right to Information Act

The term ‘information’ refers to any material in any form such as records, documents, emails, press release, circular or report, etc. related to decisions taken. Relevance of information for ethical governance ● If clean and efficient public services are to be provided to the public, information sharing has to be made proactive. ● The unethical … Read more

FUNCTIONING OF THE PARLIAMENT AND STATE LEGISLATURE

India chose Parliamentary form of government over the Presidential form of the government. The reasoning was that while the presidential system provides a higher level of stability, the parliamentary system is better at holding the government to account on a daily basis through questions, motions and debates.  The functions of Parliament as per Subhash Kashyap … Read more

April Week 1 Current Affairs

Polity  Finance Commission  Finance Commission is a Constitutionally mandated body that is at the center of fiscal federalism. It is set up under Article 280 of the Constitution. Its core responsibility is to evaluate the state of finances of the Union and State Governments, recommend the sharing of taxes between them, lay down the principles … Read more

Contribution of Tribal People In the Indian Independence Movement

Tribal people are considered as the people who live in simple societies with its member coming from the same ethnicity, speaking common dialect and share a strong relationship with their surroundings. For a large part of our history, they lived in harmony with the mainland Hindus having kingdoms. The relationship between the two communities existed … Read more