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Part 2: System ofGovernment

(Four Part Series on Indian

Polity)

By Arpit Ludhiyani (Guest Speaker) & Satyadhar

Joshi

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Contents

1. Administrative Structure of India2. Parliamentary System

3. Federal System

4. Centre-State Relations

5. Inter-state Relations

6. Emergency Provision

7. Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir


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Outstanding Features of this

SeriesSeries of Classes during 7-30 March 2011

Class1: Introduction to ConstitutionalFramework

Class 2: System of Government

Class 3: Central, State & Local governments

Class 4: Constitutional & non-constitutionalbodies together with other dimensions of theconstitution.

Total of 8 Hours Series covering the entire


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Other Series (for UPSC Prel. &

Mains)

Indian Economics

Geography

History

General Awareness


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Special Aspects of This Class!

Use ofVocabulary (Understanding theRoman, Greek Latin words with their storyand roots)

Use ofCommon Sense (why we are

studying?) Use of overall history and political hints (to

get more links and threads)

Minimum Memorization to learn things

Use of Important Facts

Use of Historical Background to understandthe present scenario

Adding the global factor


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Polity

Part 1: Constitutional Framework

1. Historical Background2. Making of Constitution

3. Salient Features of Constitution

4. Preamble of Constitution

5. Union and its Territories

6. Citizenship

7. Fundamental Right

8. Directive Principle of State Policy

9. Fundamental Duties

10.Amendment of Constitution


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GOOD

GOVERNANCE

ACCOUNTABLE

TRANSPARENT

RESPONSIVE

EQUITABLE

&

INCLUSIVE

EFFECTIVE

&

EFFICIENT

RULE

OF LAW

PEOPLES

PARTICIPATION

CONSESUS

ORIENTED

What is Good Governance?


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ParliamentarySystem

Features of ParliamentaryGovernment

1. Majority Party Rule

2. Leadership of Prime-Minister

Merits of the Parliamentary System

De-merits

Reasons to adapt ParliamentaryS stem


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Features of Parliamentary

Government

Collective responsibility

Political Homogeneity (generally ministers

are of the same party)

Double Membership (Legislative &Executive)

Dissolution of lower house


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President

Vice President

Prime Minister

Council of Ministers

Minister Minister Minister

Secretary

Additional Secretary

Joint Secretary

Centre

Rashtrapati Bhavan

F d l f t f I di


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Federal features ofIndian

Constitution Dual polity

Written Constitution

Division of Powers

Supremacy of the Constitution

Rigid Constitution

Independent Judiciary

Bicameralism


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Unitary Features ofthe Constitution

Strong Centre

States not Indestructible

Single Constitution

Flexibility of Constitution

Emergency Provision

Single Citizenship

Appointment of Governor Veto over State bills


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Governor

Chief Minister

Council of Ministers

Minister Minister Minister

Secretary

Additional Secretary

Joint Secretary

States


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Centre State Relation

Legislative Relations1. Territorial extent of centre and state

legislature

2. Distribution of legislative subjects

3. Parliamentary legislation in the state field

Administrative Relations1. Distribution of executive powers

2. Obligation of states and centre3. Centres direction to the state

Financial Relations

Trends in Centre State Relations


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Trends in Centre State Relations

Till 1967 the centre state relation were byand large smooth due to one party rule

at both centre and state. But with non

congress governments at states theserelation changed

Tension areas: Mode of appointment of

governor, imposition of President rule for

partisan interest, Discrimination in

financial allocations to the states,

encroachment by the centre on the state

list


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Inter-state Relations

Inter-state Water Disputes Inter-state councils

Inter-state trade and commerce


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Zonal Councils


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Emergency Provision

National Emergency1. Grounds of Declaration

2. Parliamentary Approval and duration

3. Effect of National emergency

Presidents Rule1. Grounds of Declaration


3. Effect of Presidents rule

Financial Emergency1. Grounds of Declaration


3. Effect of Financial emergency


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Special Status of Jammu &

Kashmir

Ascension of J&K to India

Article 370

Present Relation between J&K andcentre

Features of J&K Constitution

Article


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Article370

Article

370

Article

370

Coming in Class 3 !


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Coming in Class 3 !

(Central, State & Local

governments)1. Central Government

2. State Government

3. Local Government

4. Union Territories and Special Areas

Coming in Class 4 !


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Coming in Class 4 !

(Constitutional & non-constitutional

bodies)1. Constitutional Bodies

2. Non-constitutional bodies

3. Other Constitutional dimensions4. Political Dynamics


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Text

Textbook: Indian Polity by MLaxmikanth


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