Luxmikant Polity Crux

National Human Rights Commission National Human Rights Commission 1993, By act of Parl., namely Protection of Human Right Act Watchdog Of Human Rights The commission is the watchdog of human rights in the country, that is, the rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual guaranteed by the Constitution or embodied in […]

NITI Aayog August -2014 Planning Commission [65-year-old] scrapped. 1 Jan, 2015 NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) Created by executive Resolution of GOI, hence neither a Constitutional body nor a statutory. NITI Aayog Policy Premium policy‘Think Tank’ of GOI: ·         Center-state one way policy ·         Command & Control ·         Think- Tank ·         Uses bottom

Advocate General of the State Art. 165  ·         Highest law officer in the state ·         Respond to Attorney General ·         Appointed by the governor qualified as J (HC)   Ø  Citizen of India Ø  Adv of HC-10 Years Ø  In Judicial office for 10 years. Ø  Term, Salary, Remuneration removal procedure-not fixed as, so by

Attorney General of India Art. 76 Highest law officer of the country there are solicitor & additional spoliator general to help him. Appointment And Term Ø  appointed by the president Ø  qualification same as Judge of SC Ø  Citizen of India/Judge of HC = 5 year/Adv. Of HC = 10 years/Eminent Jurist Can resign –

Comptroller and Auditor General of India Article 148 ·         CAG – Guardian of the public purse ·         Control as the entire finance system ·         Appointed by POB/Oath by POI/65 years/6 years/resign removed by POI – manner as a judge of the Supreme Court. Independence ·         Removal process = security of tenure ·         Salarly & all

Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities Constitutional Provisions ·         No original Provision ·         Recommended by state Re-organisation Commission ·         By 7th CA, 1956 – 350 (B) – XVII   This article contains the following provisions: Ø  Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities- by POI. Ø  To investigate all the matters relating to safeguard of linguistic minorities. Ø 

National Commission for BCs Establishment ·         In Mandal Commission Case – SC Directed the CG to constitute a permanent statutory body – to examine the complaints of under inclusion, over inclusion or non-inclusion of BC. ·         102nd AA, 2008 conferred constitutional status on the commission – inserted new Article 338B. Functions 1.       Investigate and monitor

National Commission for STs Article 338-A Constitutional body Separate Commission for ST ·         65th CAA, 1990 – established commission under article 338 of the Constitution – monitor all safeguards provided under constitution and law ·         Since geography and culturally SC are different from ST problems also different. ·         In 1999 – Ministry of tribal affairs

National Commission for SCs Constitutional Body Art 338- appoint special officer for sc & st to const. safeguards for the SCs and STs and to report to the President. In 1978 multi-member Commission 89th Constitutional Amendment Act Of 2003 Bifurcated; National Commission for SCs and National Commission for STs National Commission For SCs 2004 Chairperson

Goods and Services Tax Council Establishment of the Council ·         101st Amendment Act of 2016 – Introduction of a new tax regime – GST ·         Inserted new Article 279-A in the Constitution ·         Empowered Parliament to constitute a GST Council – Secretariat in New Delhi. ·         Union Revenue Secretary – ex-officio Secretary of Council Vision