Indian Politics
Politics is an acitivity associated with the governance of a country.
Here you can learn about Indian Political System, Constituion of India, Various Commisions and Persons.
About Indian Politics
India is political based nation with its supreme legislative body, Indian Parliament.
Indian parliament consists of President and two houses, Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha.
Loksabha is known as Lower house or House of the people. Rajya Sabha is known as Upper House or Council of states.
The Rajya Sabha is consisting of maximum 250 members. Within these 250 members, 12 are nominated by the President from special fields like; literature, science, art or social service.
The Lok Sabha is consisting of maximum 552 members. Within these 552 members, 530 members represent the States, and up to 20 members represent the Union territories. Two members are nominated by the president from Anglo Indian community.
Important topics on Indian Politics
Indian Politics has so many things to discuss. But there are some important parts of Indian politics. Here in this portal you can learn about those things like; Indian Constitution and its Schedules & Parts, Various Acts and Rules,Planning Commissions and etc.
Constitution of India
Stages of Constitution of India
Indian Constitution based on mainly four Pillars;
Preamble, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy.
1. Preamble:
Preamble is called as "A key to understanding the constitution".
In preamble India is described by this order;
Sovereign-Socialist-Secular-Democratic-Republic
2. Fundamental Rights:
(a) Right to Equality
(b) Right to Freedom
(c) Right against Exploitation
(d) Right to freedom of Religion
(e) Cultural and educational rights
(f) Right to Constitutional remedies
3. Fundamental Duties:
(i) Respect to the Indian Constitution, National flag and the National anthem.
(ii) To cherish the Nobel ideals for their struggle for freedom.
(iii) To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India.
(iv) Defend and Render services to protect our nation.
(v) Promote common brotherhood to all the People of India and renounce practice derogatory to the dignity of women.
(vi) Preserve the rich heritage of our nations composite culture.
(vii) Protect and improve the natural environment and have compassion for living creatures.
(viii) Develop and prosper the scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.
(ix) Protect public property and adjure violence.
(x) Strive towards excellence and development in all individual and collective activity.
(xi) It is the duty of parents to provide educational opportunities to their child, for minimum 14 years of age.
4. Directive Principles of State Policy:
(i) Distribution of wealth on an equitable basis and equal pay for work for all men and women.
(ii) Improvement of quality of living.
(iii) Employment for all.
(iv) Free and compulsory education for children's.
(v) Living wage for all the workers of this nation.
(vi) Protecting youth generation from moral decadence.
(vii) Formation of self-government units with the help of village panchayats.
(viii)Prohibition of the use of Drugs and Alcoholic drinks except for medical purpose.
(ix) Use of scientific rules for agricultural purpose and animal husbandry.
(x) Improvement of International peace and security.
Schedules of Indian constitution and its Parts
Schedules
1st schedule: The states and Territories.
2nd schedule: Provision as to the President and the Governors of states.
3rd schedule: Forms of Oaths or Affirmations.
4th schedule: Allocation of seats in the Council of States.
5th schedule: Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
6th schedule: Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.
7th schedule: Union list - State list - Concurrent list.
8th schedule: 22 languages came into Indian constitution. (Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Maithili, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu).
9th schedule: Laws and orders of central and state government will not be judged by any civil court.
10th schedule: Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection (Antidefection Law).
11th schedule: 73rd Amendment Act, 1992. 29 subjects are placed into panchayat system.
12th schedule: 74th Amendment Act, 1992. 18 subjects are placed for Municipality Corporation etc.
Indian Constitution and its parts
| Part | Subject | Article Number |
|---|---|---|
| (i) | Indian Union and its Territories | 1-4 |
| (ii) | Citizenship | 5-11 |
| (iii) | Fundamental Rights | 12-35/14-32 |
| (iv) | Fundamental Duties | 36-51 |
| (iv)/A | Directive Principles of State Policy | 51A |
| (v) | Central Activity: President and Vice President Prime Minister & Attorney General Compproller & Auditor General(CAG) | 52-151 |
| (vi) | State Activity: Rajyapal Chief-Minister Advocate General | 152-237 |
| (viii) | Law of Union Territories | 239-241 |
| (x) | Tribal Areas | 244-244/A |
| (xi) | Legislative Relations Administrative Relations | 245-263 |
| (xiv) | Services Under the Union and States | 308-323 |
| (xv) | Elections Commission | 324-329 |
| (xviii) | Emergency Provisions | 352-360 |
| (xx) | Amendment of the Constitution of India | 368 |
| (xxi) | Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions | 369-392 |
| (xxii) | Short title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals | 393-395 |
Indian planning commission
About Planning Commission of India
M. Bisweshsaraia makes an outline of Planning before the Independence of India. Then the first planning commission established on March of 1950. It gets successfully works at 1951. The first chairman of planning commission was Jawaharlal Nehru. The whole five year planning system of India is taken from Soviet Russia.
Planning Commission is an extra constitutional act. The final decision about five years planning will be made by National Development Authority. The first vice chairman of five years planning was V. T. Krishnamachari.
Five Years Plan of India
1st five years Plan: The duration of first 5 years plan was April of 1951 to March of 1956. It is the most successful plan till now.
2nd five years Plan: The duration of second 5 years plan was April of 1956 to March of 1961. The purpose of the second 5 years plan was to develop larger industries. At the time of first and second 5 years planning Jawaharlal Nehru was the prime minister of India.
3rd five years Plan: The duration of Third 5 years plan was between April of 1961 and March of 1966. Due to India-pak war and India-china war the third 5 years plan not getting effective. So, a decision of annual plan was taken, and it is known as plan holding. To get rid of Balance of Payment in third plan devaluation of currencies was happened.
4th five years Plan: The duration of Fourth 5 years plan was between April of 1969 and March of 1974. The purpose of fourth plan was self-dependency and sufficient food supply.
5th five years Plan: The duration of fifth 5 years plan was April of 1974 to march of 1978. Fifth 5 years plan is known as peoples plan. First Minimum needs programme started at 5th plan.
6th five years Plan: The duration of sixth 5 years plan was of 1980 to 1985. To decrease poverty IRDP (Integrated Rural Development Programme), DRDP (Drought Prone Area Programme), TRYSEM (Training of Rural Youths for Self Employment).
Indian Five Years Plan -Chairperson and Duration
| Duration of Year | Plan | Head of the planning |
|---|---|---|
| 1951-1956 | 1st | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1956-1961 | 2nd | Jawaharlal Nehru |
| 1961-1966 | 3rd | Jawaharlal Nehru + Lal Bahadur Shastri |
| 1966-1969 | Plan Holiday | Indira Gandhi |
| 1969-1974 | 4th | Indira Gandhi |
| 1974-1979 | 5th | Indira Gandhi |
| 1978-1979 | Rolling Plan | Morarji Desai + Charan Singh |
| 1980-1985 | 6th | Indira Gandhi |
| 1985-1990 | 7th | Rajib Gandhi |
| 1992-1997 | 8th | P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| 1997-2002 | 9th | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 2002-2007 | 10th | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| 2007-2012 | 11th | M Sing |
| 2012-2017 | 12th | M Sing |
Who is Who of Indian parliament
Vice-President: Venkaiah Naidu
Prime Minister: Narendra Modi
| State | Chief Minister |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | N. Chandrababu Naidu |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Pema Khandu |
| Assam | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| Bihar | Shri Nitish Kumar |
| Chhattisgarh | Dr. Raman Singh |
| Delhi (NCT) | Arvind Kejriwal |
| Goa | Shri Manohar Parrikar |
| Gujarat | Vijay Rupani |
| Haryana | Manohar Lal Khattar |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shri Virbhadra Singh |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Mehbooba Mufti |
| Jharkhand | Raghubar Das |
| Karnataka | Siddaramaiah |
| Kerala | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Madhya Pradesh | Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
| Maharashtra | Devendra Fadnavis |
| Manipur | N. Biren Singh |
| Meghalaya | Dr. Mukul Sangma |
| Mizoram | Lal Thanhawla |
| Nagaland | T. R. Zeliang |
| Odisha | Naveen Patnaik |
| Puducherry (UT) | V. Narayanasamy |
| Punjab | Amarinder Singh |
| Rajasthan | Vasundhara Raje |
| Sikkim | Shri Pawan Kumar Chamling |
| Tamil Nadu | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
| Telangana | K. Chandrashekar Rao |
| Tripura | Manik Sarkar |
| Uttar Pradesh | Yogi Adityanath |
| Uttarakhand | Trivendra Singh Rawat |
| West Bengal | Km. Mamata Banerjee |
MIND IT !
Here are the most frequently asked Indian Politics questions in General knowledge section of exams. These questions will be useful for your practice for IBPS, SSC, UPSC exams, state PSC exams, entrance exams, bank exams, NEET exam (National Eligibility and Entrance Test) or any other competitive exams.