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Rights Issues Study Plan for UPSC

This document provides an overview of topics related to rights issues and public policy that candidates need to prepare for the UPSC civil services exam. It discusses chapters from the book "Governance in India" by M. Laxmikanth that cover rights commissions, rights of various groups, and national policies on issues like women, children and persons with disabilities. It also lists other important rights topics like central welfare boards and the citizens' charter. The document recommends using this book and other sources to prepare for questions that may arise in the main exam or interviews on rights issues and their role in public administration.
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Rights Issues Study Plan for UPSC

This document provides an overview of topics related to rights issues and public policy that candidates need to prepare for the UPSC civil services exam. It discusses chapters from the book "Governance in India" by M. Laxmikanth that cover rights commissions, rights of various groups, and national policies on issues like women, children and persons with disabilities. It also lists other important rights topics like central welfare boards and the citizens' charter. The document recommends using this book and other sources to prepare for questions that may arise in the main exam or interviews on rights issues and their role in public administration.
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[Studyplan] Rights Issue And Public Policy:
What to prepare?
A quest ion asked by many aspirant s: What t o prepare f or right s issues?
UPSC syllabus f or CSAT-2012 ment ions f ollowing t opics f or paper 1 (General st udies)
Indian Polit y and Governance Const it ut ion, Polit ical Syst em, Panchayat i Raj, Public Policy,
Right s issues, et c.
We all know how t o prepare Indian polit y, but what about t he right s issue in public policy? What
exact ly is t o be prepared under t hese t opics?
1. Right s Issues And Right s Commissions
2. Public policy and right s issues
3. Ot her import ant "right s Issues"
4. About t he book Governance in India by M.Laxmikant h
Chapt er 2: Cent ral Administ rat ion
Chapt er 3 Personnel Administ rat ion
Chapt er 4. Financial Administ rat ion.
Chapt er 5 Cont rol Over Administ rat ion
Chapt er 6 St at e Administ rat ion
Chapt er 7 Divisional Administ rat ion
Chapt er 8 Dist rict Administ rat ion
Chapt er 9. Local Administ rat ion
Chapt er 10 And 11: Right s Issues And Right s Commissions
Chapt er 12 Aut onomous Bodies
Chapt er 13 Cont emporary Issues
Chapt er 14 Law And Order (Police) Administ rat ion
Recommendat ions of Following Commissions
Im list ing t he Right s t opics given in M.Laxmikant hs Book Governance in India (TMH
Publicat ion)
So run a checklist whet her youre yet t o prepare any of t he f ollowing t opics f or Right s
issue?
Rights Issues And Rights Commissions
Right s issue: Chapt er 10 Right s commissions: Chapt er 11
Right s of women
Right s of children
Right s of SC/ST
Right s of backward classes
Right s of minorit ies
Right s of disabled persons
Right s of older persons
Right s of consumers
Right s t o inf ormat ion
Right s t o educat ion
Nat ional human right s commission
Nat ional commission f or women
Nat ional commission f or prot ect ion of Child right s
Nat ional commission f or SC
Nat ional commission f or ST
Nat ional commission f or backward classes
Nat ional commission f or minorit ies
Cent ral Commissioner f or disabled persons
Nat ional consumer disput es redressal commission
Cent ral inf ormat ion commission
Public policy and rights issues
Given in t he appendix 1 of M.Laxmikant 's book: Governance in India.
Nat ional policy on volunt ary organisat ions
Nat ional policy on reset t lement and rehabilit at ion
Nat ional policy on women
Nat ional policy on children
Nat ional policy on Persons wit h disabilit ies
Nat ional policy on older persons
Nat ional yout h policy
Nat ional policy on child labour
Nat ional policy on disast er management
Nat ional t ribal policy
Nat ional on open st andards f or e-governance
Other important "rights Issues"
Cent ral social welf are board
Cit izen's Chart er
Role of civil societ y.
15 point programme f or minorit ies.
About the book governance in India
M.Laxmikant h has writ t en t his book t o cover t hree t opics wit h one book
To cover t he right s issue (as shown above). He has covered
t hese t opics in his usual st yle: no lengt hy paragraphs just
numbered bullet s 1,2,3,4 t hus making t he exam orient ed
preparat ion easier. Alt hough he hasnt gone in much dept h, just
overview and list .
To acquaint t he Non- Public Administ rat ion candidat es, wit h t he
t opics of Administ rat ion: What is t he Administ rat ive set up at
Union, st at e and dist rict level. How do t he depart ment s and
of f ices f unct ion? What is t he hierarchy? + E-governance,
Good-Governance and Police Administ rat ion. These are
indirectly import ant f or t he exam. (P.S. Candidat es wit h Public
Administ rat ion, will f ind lot of overlapping wit h his anot her book
Public Administ rat ion.)
To cover t he Yearbook St uf f in general st udies paper one. In
t he appendix he has given 120 words not es f or t he import ant
regulat ory councils, Commission. bodies and policies. +
Recommendat ions of 2
nd
ARC, 6
th
Pay Commission et c in
numbered 1,2,3,4 list .
Here is t he st ruct ure of his book. Im highlight ing t he import ant t opics. Whet her you want t o
read t his book, or not , t hat s a dif f erent issue but make sure you have prepared t hese t opics
f rom one source or anot her. Irrespect ive of your opt ional subject , f ollowing t opics are
import ant f or mains + int erview.
Chapter 2: Central Administration
Minist ries And Depart ment s
Prime Minist er's Of f ice(PMO)
Boards And Commissions
Public Ent erprises
Chapter 3 Personnel Administration
All India And Cent re Services
Role Of All India Services
UPSC And SSC: Powers and f unct ion
Cent ral Administ rat ive Tribunal (CAT)
Minist er Civil Servant Relat ionship
Chapter 4. Financial Administration.
Budget Concept s And Forms.
Formulat ion And Enact ment Of Budget .
Def icit Financing.
Public Debt
Account s And Audit ing
Chapter 5 Control Over Administration
Legislat ive, Execut ive, Judicial, Cit izen's Cont rol
Chapter 6 State Administration
St at e Secret ariat
Chief Secret ary
Direct orat es
Board Of Revenue
Chapter 7 Divisional Administration
Divisional Commissioner
Regional Of f ices in st at e administ rat ion.
Chapter 8 District Administration
Dist rict Collect or
Depart ment al Dist rict Of f icials
Administ rat ion Below The Dist rict
Dist rict Rural Development Agency
Chapter 9. Local Administration
Ext ension Act Of 1996 (Pesa)
Urban And Rural Local Government s
Chapter 10 And 11: Rights Issues And
Rights Commissions
Already Given The List
Chapt er 11 Right s Commission
Already Given The List
Chapter 12 Autonomous Bodies
Delimit at ion Commission Of India
Law Commission Of India
Cent ral Social Welf are Board
Nort heast ern Council
Chapter 13 Contemporary Issues
Good Governance
E-Governance
Cit izen's Chart er
Disast er Management
Civil Societ y
People's Part icipat ion
Admin Et hics
Public Sect or Ref orms
Corporat e Governance
Chapter 14 Law And Order
(Police) Administration
Role Of Union Home Minist ry
Cent ral Police Forces
Cent ral Police Organizat ion
Cent ral Int elligence Agencies
Cent ral Invest igat ion Agencies
St at e Police Administ rat ion
Cit y Police Administ rat ion
Role Of Home Guards
Civil Def ense Organizat ion
Nat ional Securit y Council
Recommendations of Following
Commissions
Given In The Appendix Of His Book
13t h Finance Commission
Second Administ rat ive Ref orms Commission
Sixt h Pay Commission
Sachar Commit t ee Recommendat ions.
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