Local Governance: 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments.Types of Urban local bodies and Panchayati Raj institutions in India.Sources of Finance in Urban Local Bodies and Panchayati Raj Institutions.

The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts, 1992, which gave Constitutional status to panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) respectively, in both letter and spirit in order to bring about greater decentralisation and increase the involvement of the community in planning and implementing schemes and, thus, increase accountability. The Amendments left important … Read more

14-15 .01.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Mukhya mantri saksharta puraskar   The State Government has instituted ‘Mukhya Mantri Saksharta Puraskar’ to encourage the field teams working in the area of literacy. Five Gram Panchayats, three Blocks and one  district will be honoured with Mukhya Mantri Saksharta Puraskar for best work in the field of literacy under the Sakshar Bharat … Read more

10.03.18 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH Women shg’s to be linked to livelihood mission: cm   Special steps towards women empowerment will be taken in Madhya Pradesh. Women self-help groups will be linked to Livelihood Mission to increase income of women. Fifty per cent reservation will be given to women in Government jobs, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan … Read more

28.12.17 (MPPCS) Madhya Pradesh Current Affairs

MADHYA PRADESH   Madhya Pradesh HC directs Centre, state for awareness on POCSO Act   Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court directed the Centre and state government to generate awareness about the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO) on the lines of ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign promoting sanitation.   According to the order, … Read more

Citizen charter

Citizen charter The Citizens’ Charter is an instrument which seeks to make an organization transparent, accountable and citizen friendly. A Citizens’ Charter is basically a set of commitments made by an organization regarding the standards of service which it delivers. Every citizens’ charter has several essential components to make it meaningful; the first being the … Read more