| Lecture 01 |
Importance of Government Policies + Introduction to Governance |
- Growth and Development
- Human Development and Human capital formation
- Basic/ Background of Governance
- Equality (Interpersonal and interregional) and social justice
- Unity and Integrity
- Governance: Meaning/ Scope
- Good governance: Features/ Index/ role of institutions/ bureaucrats
- Emerging areas (4th Industrial revolution/ gender issue/ ethical governance/ environmental governance)
- National Centre for Good Governance
- Effective implementation
- Programme impact assessment
- Government intervention
- Transparency and Accountability
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| Lecture 02 |
Implementation and development |
- Use of resources: Right targeting, plugging leakages, wasteful expenditure, use of available knowledge, research and innovation
- Monitoring and evaluation- outcome budget, zero base budget, input-output analysis
- Setting up institutions and regulatory norms task forces, steering committees and review committees
- Intervention- social media, data, privacy, social sector
- Difference b/w growth and development
- Constraints of development
- Main stakeholders in the development process
- Self-Helpp Groups: Meaning, Importance, Objectives, Funding
- Institutional Structure and organization
- SHGs and Women Development
- Women Development and Women in Development Dynamics
- SHGs and poverty
- SHGs and Rural Development
- Micro Finance and Micro Finance in India
- Meaning and importance, Objectives,
- Structure and Organization, Advantages
- NGOs
- NGO and International NGO- development projects
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| Lecture 03 |
Governance, Transparency and Accountability |
- Citizen centric governance
- Features of good governance
- Legislative accountability
- Administrative accountability
- Judicial accountability
- Ombudsman
- Whistleblowers concept
- Anti-corruption machinery
- Role of citizens
- Role of media
- Social audit
- Systematic reforms
- Social Media and Accountability/ Transparency/Governance
- Decentralisation
- Delegation
- Delegation vs decentralisation
- Bottom-up governance
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| Lecture 04 |
E-Governance and Citizens charters |
- E-Governance: Introduction, Applications, Models, Successes, Limitations
- Future prospects
- E-Government
- Dashboards and Portals of E-governance and E-government
- Uses/Impact/Analysis
- Democracy, Judiciary, Legislatures and E-governance
- Citizens charter- Introduction, Models. Features
- Implementation and issues
- Reforms
- Sevottam Framework- implementation/ steps/ benefits/ conclusion/ way forward
- Citizens and Citizen charter
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| Lecture 05 |
Role of civil services in a democracy |
- Concept and need of civil services
- Different roles of civil services
- Lawmaking
- Policy formulation, implementation, evaluation
- Civil services as protector of democracy
- To protect minorities (religious and linguistic)
- To promote Inclusive and sustainable growth
- Civil Services – Democracy dynamics
- Civil Services in eras- Post independence/ post-LPG / in 21st century
- Emerging challenges for Civil Services
- Reforms- Lateral Entry
- Capacity building of Civil Services (Past to Present)
- Frequent transfers and security of tenure-concept/ benefits/ analysis
- Cadre Policy
- Performance Appraisal and HR policies for Civil Services
- Civil Services Board
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| Lecture 06 |
Pressure groups and (in)formal associations and their role in Polity |
- Define/ Meaning/ Types/ Significance
- Difference b/w Pressure group and a political party
- Roles and Evaluation of Pressure group
- New media and pressure group
- Politicization of Pressure group
- Role of pressure groups in governance
- Issues/ Pros/ Cons/ Challenges for pressure groups
- Local government and governance
- Issues of funds, functions and functionaries
- Local government and Vulnerable sections (SC/ST/OBC/Women/PVTG)
- Transgender/ Migrants/ Children/ Disables
- Local government, Localism, Neo-Localism
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| Lecture 07 |
Constitutional bodies |
- CAG – appointment/ power/ function/ responsibility/ composition
- UPSC – appointment/ power/ function/ responsibility/ composition
- ECI - appointment/ power/ function/ responsibility/ composition
- Finance Commission - appointment/ power/ function/ responsibility/ composition
- NGT/ NHRC – Evolution/ history/ pro & con/ Issues/ Challenges/ Way forward
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| Lecture 08 |
Elections & Political Parties |
- Elections- Salient features of the Representation of
- People Act, 1950
- Salient features of Representation of Peoples Act, 1951
- Electoral reforms
- Criminalization of politics
- Negative or neutral voting
- State funding of Elections
- Irregularities in polling
- Electoral Bonds
- Political Patry reforms
- Problems in working of parties
- Castesim and Politics
- Reforms
- Anti-defection measures
- Coalition government
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| Lecture 09 |
Statutory, Regulatory and Quasi-Judicial Bodies |
- SEBI, CVC, CBI, Planning Commission, NDC, PMO, Zonal Council, TRAI NCLAT, IRDA.
- National Human Rights Commission
- State Human Rights Commission
- Central Information Commission
- State Information Commission
- National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission
- Tribunal
- Medical Council of India
- Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
- Biodiversity Authority of India
- Press Council of India
- Forward Markets Commission
- Inland Waterways Authority of India
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| Lecture 10 |
Vulnerable sections |
- SC/ST/OBC
- Issues/ challenges/ solutions/ laws/ intervention
- Refugee, LGBTQ+, Manual scavengers, People with special needs
- Poverty, Hunger, Health – evaluation/ issues/ challenges/ solutions/ committees/ programs/ institutions
- Education
- Malnutrition, Unemployment, Migration
- Government Schemes & Policies
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| Lecture 11 |
Civil Society + Social audit + Lokpal & Lokayukta |
- Introduction
- Types of Civil society in India
- Civil society & good governance
- Social audit: Introduction, types, origin, Significance, limitations, conclusion, way forward
- Lokpal & Lokayukta: Introduction & historical background
- Ombudsman in India
- Office- conditions/ jurisdictions/ functions/ issues/ tenure/ appointment/ removal/ issues/ conclusion/ way forward
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| Lecture 12 |
Contemporary Issues and Miscellaneous |
- Decentralized form of Governance Model in India
- Criminal Justice System – Problems and Solutions
- Interstate River Water Governance in India
- E-Gram Swaraj Portal
- Changing need of Education in India
- Impact of gender reservation in Indian Urban Local Bodies (ULB)
- Indices and Rankings – Domestic and
- International (Eg Global Hunger Index, NITI Aayog’s, NIRF etc.)
- Reports- Domestic/international/ governmental/Independent
- Internet shutdowns
- Committees and Commissions (Findings/recommendations/analysis)
- Co-operatives, MSME
- Sustainable Development Goals and India
- Fake news, Hate speech
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