General Studies II

Government policies and interventions

Government policies and interventions: development sectors, design and implementation issues

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

• Ayushman Bharat
• Blue Revolution
• Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
• Farm Laws
• Green Revolution – Krishonnati Yojana
• MGNREGA
• National Health Mission
• National Livestock Mission
• National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)
• Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
• PMAY
• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
• Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)
• Rashtriya Gokul Mission
• Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
• SDG India Index
• Skill India Mission
• Soil Health Card Scheme
• The Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill, 2021
• The Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill, 2021
• The Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022
• The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2021
• Adult Education
• Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
• Digital India Mission
• Drinking Water
• Education Policy
• Essential Commodities Act
• Export Promotion Schemes
• Farm Laws Repeal
• Housing for All
• Land Acquisition
• Make in India
• National Hydrogen Mission
• Pension Schemes
• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)
• Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme
• Public Policy
• RERA Act
• Skill India
• Smart Cities Mission
• Startup India
• Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) Scheme

• Editorial on building an Atmanirbhar philanthropy ecosystem in India 8/10
• Outbound portability of Rajasthan's Mukhyamantri Ayushman Arogya Yojana 7/10
• Study on health impacts of heat stress in South India 6/10
• Delhi government digitisation drive for Lal Dora property records 6/10
• French Parliament approval of social media ban for under-15s 5/10

• 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
• Development processes and industry 11
• 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