General Studies II

Development processes and industry

Development processes and industry: NGOs, SHGs, groups, associations, donors, charities, stakeholders

Reading pays off. Part standard text, part current affairs.

• Integrated Scheme on Agricultural Cooperation
• National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)
• Social Activists
• Microfinance
• Self-Help Groups (SHGs)

• Editorial on building an Atmanirbhar philanthropy ecosystem in India 8/10

• Indian Constitution 01
• Union and States 02
• Separation of powers: dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions 03
• Comparison of Indian constitutional scheme with other countries 04
• Parliament and State legislatures 05
• Executive and Judiciary 06
• Representation of People’s Act: salient features 07
• Constitutional posts 08
• Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies 09
• Government policies and interventions 10
• Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections 12
• Social Sector/Services: health, education, human resources 13
• Poverty and hunger: issues and management 14
• Governance 15
• Role of civil services in democracy 16
• India and its neighborhood: relations 17
• Bilateral, regional, global groupings and agreements: impact on India 18
• Policies and politics of developed and developing countries 19
• International institutions, agencies, fora: structure, mandate 20