TSPSC Group I Services Indian Society Constitution and Governance Syllabus (Paper III)

TSPSC Group I Services Indian Society Constitution and Governance Syllabus (Paper III)

TSPSC Group I Services Indian Society Constitution and Governance Syllabus (Paper III)

TSPSC Group I Services Indian Society Constitution and Governance Syllabus (Paper III)

PAPER –III–INDIAN SOCIETY, CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE

I. Indian Society, Structure, Issues and Social Movements

1. Indian Society: Salient features, Unity in Diversity; Family, Marriage, Kinship, Caste, Tribe,
Religion, Language; Rural – Urban continuum; Multi-culturalism.
2. Social Exclusion and Vulnerable Groups: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes,
Minorities, Women, Children, Aged and Disabled.
3. Social Issues: Poverty; Unemployment, Child Labour, Violence against Women; Regionalism;
Communalism and Secularism; Corruption; Caste Conflicts, Problems of Agricultural Labour;
Urbanization; Development and Displacement; Environmental Degradation; Sustainable
Development; Population Explosion; Agrarian Distress; Migration.
4. (a)Social Issues in Telangana: Vetti; Jogini and Devadasi System; Girl Child; Flourosis; Child
Labour; Migrant Labour; Child Marriages.
(b) Social Movements in Telangana.
5. Social Policies and Programmes in India and Telangana: Policies for Women, Children, Aged and
Disabled; Policies for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and Minorities;
Environmental Policy; Population Policy; Policy on Education; Policy on Health; Poverty Alleviation
Programmes; Welfare Schemes for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Women,
Children, Minorities, Aged and Disabled.

II. Constitution of India.

1. Evolution of Indian Constitution: Role of the Drafting Committee; Constitutional Philosophy and
Preamble; Salient features & Basic Structure; Amendments.
2. Fundamental Rights: Nature and Scope; Expanding horizons of Fundamental Rights; Enforceability
against State and others;Welfare State and Distributive Justice under the Constitution; Directive
Principles of State Policy – Rule of Law and Fundamental Duties.
3. System of Government: Parliamentary system, Central Government: President, Prime Minister &
Council of Ministers; Parliament: Powers and Functions; State Government: Governor, Chief
Minister & Council of Ministers; Legislature: Powers and Functions, Legislative Privileges.
4. Judicial System in India: Supreme Court, High Courts & Administrative Tribunals; Subordinate
Judiciary; Judicial Review and Judicial Activism; Independence of Judiciary and Judicial
Accountability.
5. Federal system: Centre-State Relations- Issues and Challenges pertaining to the Federal Structure;
Local Self-Government 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments for sharing of powers – Panchayat
Raj and Municipal Institutions; Resolution of Inter-State disputes with reference to Water Disputes-
Challenges of Implementation.

III. Governance

1. Governance and Good Governance, E-Governance-Applications and Models; Governance at Union
level- Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Central Secretariat, Ministries and Departments; Constitutional bodies-Finance Commission, Election Commission, Union Public Service Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General of India, National Human Rights Commission, National Commissions for SCs/ST/Minorities and Women; Parliamentary Committees- Estimates Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Public Undertakings.
2. Governance at State and District levels-Secretariat and Directorates and their relationships; District
Administration-Role of Collector, Institutions of Rural and Urban Governance-Powers and Functions,
Systems for delivery of Services; Cooperatives, State Finance Commission; Devolution of Powers and Finances-Issues and Challenges. Development Corporations for SCs, STs, B.Cs, Minorities and Disabled Welfare; Control over Administration-Legislative, Executive and Judicial Control.
3. Programmes, Agencies and Institutions working for the development of Urban and Rural Areas;
People Centred Participatory Development; Poverty Alleviation Programmes; Women Empowerment
and Inclusive Growth; Rights related to Health, Food Security and Education-Issues and Challenges.
4. Debates on Development and Development Processes; State and Provision of Services; State and
Market; Involvement of Civil Society-Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and NGOs; Self-Help Groups, (SHGs), Charities and Stakeholders, Public-Private Partnerships (PPP); Corporate Social Responsibility.
5. Ethics and Values of Administration; Neutrality of Civil Services, Committed Bureaucracy, Politician
and Civil Servant Relations; Citizen Charters, Gender Sensitization; Transparency and Accountability
of Administration; Prevention of Corruption in Administration- Central Vigilance Commission,
Central Bureau of Investigation, Lokpal, Lokayuktha, ACB and Consumer Protection Mechanisms;
Application and Impact of Right to Information Act-2005; Administrative Reforms.