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State and local government

State and local government for UPSC Prelims and Mains, taught in 2 parts. Each part has tables, exam traps, a recap and practice questions, and every paragraph is explained in Malayalam.

Quick recap: Quick recap: State and local government on one page

All three parts condensed for quick revision: the Governor, Chief Minister and State legislature; panchayats and PESA; municipalities, Union Territories, Delhi and the special provisions, with a one-table overview and eight mixed questions.

Parts of this chapter

Part 1

The Governor, the Chief Minister and the State legislature

How the Governor is appointed, holds office and uses executive, legislative, ordinance, pardon and discretionary powers; the Governor's choices on State bills; the Chief Minister and council of ministers; and the State legislature, including Legislative Councils and how they compare with the Rajya Sabha. Part 2

Panchayati Raj

How panchayats grew from Article 40 and the Balwant Rai Mehta, Ashok Mehta, G.V.K. Rao and L.M. Singhvi committees to the 73rd Amendment; Part IX article by article (Gram Sabha, three tiers, reservation, elections and the State Election Commission, powers, finance and the State Finance Commission); the areas left out by Article 243M; and PESA, 1996.

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