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Part 2: System of Gov ernment (Four Part Serie s on Indian Polity). By Arpit Ludhiyani (Guest Speaker) & Satyadhar Joshi. http://onlineclasses.nanotechbiz.org/. Con te nts. Administrative Structure of India Parliamentary System Federal System Centre-State Relations
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Part 2: System of Government(Four Part Series on Indian Polity) By ArpitLudhiyani (Guest Speaker) & Satyadhar Joshi http://onlineclasses.nanotechbiz.org/
Contents • Administrative Structure of India • Parliamentary System • Federal System • Centre-State Relations • Inter-state Relations • Emergency Provision • Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir
Outstanding Features of this Series Series of Classes during 7-30 March 2011 • Class1: Introduction to Constitutional Framework • Class 2: System of Government • Class 3: Central, State & Local governments • Class 4: Constitutional & non-constitutional bodies together with other dimensions of the constitution. • Total of 8 Hours Series covering the entire Course of Indian Polity with 2 hour classes each
Other Series (for UPSC Prel. & Mains) • Indian Economics • Geography • History • General Awareness
Special Aspects of This Class! • Use of Vocabulary (Understanding the Roman, Greek Latin words with their story and roots) • Use of Common 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 understand the present scenario • Adding the global factor
Earlier class conducted on Indian PolityPart 1: Constitutional Framework • Historical Background • Making of Constitution • Salient Features of Constitution • Preamble of Constitution • Union and its Territories • Citizenship • Fundamental Right • Directive Principle of State Policy • Fundamental Duties • Amendment of Constitution
ParliamentarySystem • Features of Parliamentary Government • Majority Party Rule • Leadership of Prime-Minister • Merits of the Parliamentary System • De-merits • Reasons to adapt Parliamentary System
Features of Parliamentary Government • Collective responsibility • Political Homogeneity (generally ministers are of the same party) • Double Membership (Legislative & Executive) • Dissolution of lower house
Administrative structure atthe Centre RashtrapatiBhavan
Federal features ofIndian Constitution • Dual polity • Written Constitution • Division of Powers • Supremacy of the Constitution • Rigid Constitution • Independent Judiciary • Bicameralism
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
Centre State Relation • Legislative Relations • Territorial extent of centre and state legislature • Distribution of legislative subjects • Parliamentary legislation in the state field • Administrative Relations • Distribution of executive powers • Obligation of states and centre • Centre’s direction to the state • Financial Relations • Trends in Centre State Relations
Trends in Centre State Relations • Till 1967 the centre state relation were by and large smooth due to one party rule at both centre and state. But with non congress governments at states these relation 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
Inter-state Relations • Inter-state Water Disputes • Inter-state councils • Inter-state trade and commerce
Emergency Provision • National Emergency • Grounds of Declaration • Parliamentary Approval and duration • Effect of National emergency • Presidents Rule • Grounds of Declaration • Parliamentary Approval and duration • Effect of Presidents rule • Financial Emergency • Grounds of Declaration • Parliamentary Approval and duration • Effect of Financial emergency
Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir • Ascension of J&K to India • Article 370 • Present Relation between J&K and centre • Features of J&K Constitution
Article 370 Article 370 Article 370
Coming in Class 3 !(Central, State & Local governments) • Central Government • State Government • Local Government • Union Territories and Special Areas
Coming in Class 4 !(Constitutional & non-constitutional bodies) • Constitutional Bodies • Non-constitutional bodies • Other Constitutional dimensions • Political Dynamics
Text • Textbook: Indian Polity by M Laxmikanth