Indian Polity Classes in Telugu

POLITY SYLLABUS

1. Nature of the Indian Constitution – Constitutional Development – Salient features

of Indian Constitution – Preamble – Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of

State Policy and their relationship - Fundamental Duties, Distinctive features -

Unitary and Federal.

2. Structure and functions of Indian Government- Legislative, Executive and

Judiciary- Types of Legislatures- Unicameral, Bicameral- Executive –

Parliamentary, Judiciary- Judicial Review, Judicial Activism.

3. Distribution of Legislative and Executive Powers between the Union and the

States; Legislative, Administrative and Financial relations between the Union and

the States– Powers and the Functions of Constitutional Bodies- UPSC, State Public

Service Commissions, CAG and Finance Commission.

4. Centre- State relations- Need for Reforms- Rajmannar Committee, Sarkaria

Commission, M.M. Punchchi Commission - Unitary and Federal features of Indian

Constitution.

5. Amendment Process to the Constitution - Centralization Vs Decentralization -

Community Development Programs- Balwantray Mehta, Ashok Mehta

Committees 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts and their Implementation.

6. Indian Political Parties- National, Regional- One Party, Bi-Party, Multi-Party

Systems- Regionalism and Sub-Regionalism–Demand for New States - Sri Krishna

Committee – National Integration- Threats to Indian Unity.

7. Welfare Mechanisms in India-Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and

Minorities, Reservations for SCs, STs and Backward Classes- Prevention of SCs and

STs Atrocities Act- National and State SCs, STs and BCs Commissions, Women’s

Commission, National and State Minorities Commissions – Human Rights

Commission- RTI- Lokpal and Lok Ayukt.