LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) CABINET SECRETARY PRINCIPAL ADVISOR TO PM STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (SSC) CONTROLLER
Category: Polity
STATUTORY BODIES IN INDIA
Body NHRC CIC CVC CBI Lokpal Act Protection of Human Rights Act, 2003 RTI Act, 2005 1. Executive
CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES
Body Articles Appointment & Strength Condition of Service & Tenure Qualification Salary & Allowance Annual Report To Removal
ELECTION SYSTEM IN INDIA
Key Constitutional Provisions Delimitation Commission of India Composition (3 Members) Functions Important Provisions Election Machinery Authority Work Chief
TRIBUNALS & SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR CERTAIN CLASSES
Constitutional Basis Article 323A – Administrative Tribunals Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) Joint Administrative Tribunal
PUBLIC SERVICES
All India Services (AIS) & Relevant Provisions Key Constitutional Provisions Article 309 – Recruitment & Service Conditions Article
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
Languages of the Union Regional Languages Languages of the Judiciary Special Directives Committee of Parliament on Official Language
COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
Provisions under Part IX-B (Note: Cooperative societies fall under the State List.) Governance & Regulation Financial & Administrative
SCHEDULED AND TRIBAL AREAS
Scheduled Areas (5th Schedule) Tribal Advisory Council (TAC) Law Applicability in Scheduled Areas Tribal Areas (6th Schedule) District
UNION TERRITORIES (UTs)
Evolution of UTs Administrative System of UTs President’s Powers Over UTs Other Provisions DELHI – Special Provisions (69th
PANCHAYATI RAJ
Definitions under 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts (CAA): Key Committees on Panchayati Raj Committee Year Focus Area
Special Provisions for Some States
Note: The original Constitution did not contain these provisions. They were added through Constitutional Amendments. List of States
Special Provisions for Some States
Note: The original Constitution did not contain these provisions. They were added through Constitutional Amendments. List of States
Judicial System
Aspect Supreme Court High Court Number of Judges Determined by Parliament by law. Determined by President’s discretion.Common HC:
Parliamentary Committees
Parliamentary Committees Types of Parliamentary Committees Committees Financial Committees Department Standing Committees (DSC) Committee on Inquiry Committee to
Union, State, and Concurrent List
Union List State List Concurrent List 1. Citizenship (Entry 17) 1. Local government 1. Criminal law (ALL matters
STATE LEGISLATURE
Composition of Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Composition of Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) – Indirectly Elected Category Proportion Local
Parliament
Prime Minister Council of Ministers (CoM) Cabinet Committees Important Cabinet Committees Parliament: Lok Sabha vs. Rajya Sabha Feature
President
Emergency Provisions
INTER-STATE RELATIONS
Inter-State Water Disputes Inter-State Council (ISC) Composition of ISC Important Notes: North Eastern Council (NEC) Composition Public Acts,
CENTRE-STATE RELATIONS
1. Legislative Relations Note: The Constitution provides for the division of Executive, Legislative, and Administrative powers, but not
DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES OF STATE POLICY (DPSP)
DPSP Outside Part IV Fundamental Duties (FD) Amendment of the Constitution (Article 368) Process of Constitutional Amendment Types
Fundamental Rights
Fundamental Rights Philosophy of the Constitution – Fundamental Rights (FR) + Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) +
Union and Its Territories
Union and Its Territories Key Constitutional Provisions: Conditions for Alteration of State Boundaries (Article 3): Berubari Union Case,
Important Acts before Independence
Regulating Act, 1773 Significance: Features: Amending Act, 1781 Features: Pitt’s India Act, 1784 (also known as the East