The Linear Index

Basics

• Parts and Schedules
• Preamble❓
• State Reogranization
• Basic Structure Doctrine
• Types of Rights
• Fundamental Rights ❓
  • Writs
• Fundamental Duties ❓
• Directive Principles of State Policy ❓
• FR vs DPSP
• Reservations
• Reservations for EWS
• Amendments

Citizenship

• Citizenship
• Acquisition of citizenship under Citizenship Act 1955
• Loss of Indian Citizenship
• Overseas Citizen of India
• Citizenship Amendment Act 2019

Functioning

• President ❓
  • Ordinance ❓
  • Clemency Powers of President
    • Delay in Mercy Petitions
  • Emergency Provisions ❓
  • Inter State Council
• Vice President ❓
• Prime Minister ❓
• Council of Ministers ❓
• Parliament ❓
  • Parliamentary Privileges
  • Parliamentary Sovereignty
• Lok Sabha ❓
• Rajya Sabha ❓
• Presiding Officer ❓
• Governor ❓
• State Legislature ❓
• Centre State Relations ❓
• Anti Defection Law ❓

Financials

• Budgetary Provisions
• Government Budgeting (from economics)
• Financial Bills
• Fiscal Federalism
• Government Accounts (from economics)

Judiciary

• Judiciary and Independence
  • Contempt of Court
• Public Interest Litigation
• Supreme Court
• High Court
• Appointment of CJI
• Removal of Judges
• The Judges’ Cases
• Collegium System
• National Judicial Appointment Commission
• All India Judicial Services
• Ad Hoc Judges
• Jurisdiction of Supreme Court (important)
• Jurisdiction of High Court
• Subordinate Courts (not really necessary)
• Judicial Pendency
• Judicial Accountability (todo)
• Tribunals
• Alternate Dispute Resolution
• Gram Nyayalaya (imp for prelims)
• Court and Religion
• Judicial Activism

Local Self Government

• Local Self Government
• Issues in 73rd CAA
• Issues with functioning of PRI
  • Financing problems in local bodies
  • Issues with State Finance Commissions
• 2nd ARC Recommendations on PRI
• Impact of 73rd CAA on Women
• Municipalities
• Issues with Urban Local Bodies
• Recommendations to improve ULB functioning
• 2nd ARC Recommendations on finances of ULB
  • Issues with property tax
• Case Studies for ULB (quote in exam)
• Data related to Urban Governance (copy paste in exam)
• District Planning Committee
• Problems with functioning of grassroot planning bodies

Scheduled Areas

• Scheduled Areas
• Criteria for declaration as a Scheduled Area
• Provisions under Fifth Schedule
• Issues associated with administration of Fifth Schedule areas
• Sixth Schedule Areas
• Powers of Autonomous District Councils
• Concerns and challenges with functioning of ADC and ARC

Union Territories

• Union Territories
• Role of Administrator
• Pondicherry
• Delhi

Comptroller & Auditor General of India

• Comptroller and Auditor General of India
• India and UK CAG Comparison
• Appointment and Removal of CAG
• Independence of CAG
• Duties and Powers of CAG
• Performance and Propriety Audit by CAG
• Significance of CAG Office
• Issues in functioning of CAG Office
• CAG Office Reform Suggestions

Public Service Commissions

• Public Service Commissions Technicals
• Independence of UPSC and SPSC
• Functions of PSC
• Issues wrt functioning of PSC
• Issues with SPSC
• Recommendations for PSC

Other themes

• Preventive Detention
• Women Issues and Welfare
• Provisions for Children Welfare
  • Juvenile Justice Act 2015
• Sedition
• Defamation
• Human Rights Bodies