Sahitya Bhawan Indian Polity book in english medium by B L Fadia for IAS

• Sahitya Bhawan | Pratiyotia Sahitya Indian Polity book incorporates all the amendments up to and including the Constitution 101st Amendment Act, 2016.
• Includes over 430 Multiple Choice Questions on Indian Polity for General Studies.
• Also includes UPSC Prelim Questions on Indian Polity.
• Covers all dimensions (Constitutional, non-constitutional, political and administrative) of the subject.
• Fully covers the Indian Polity section of the General Studies and also useful for optional subjects like Political Science, Law and Public Administration.
• The Constitutional provisions are critically examined in the light of the latest judgments of the Supreme Court and High Courts.

Contents

I. Historical setting and framework of the constitution
1. Constitutional development of IndiaThe company ruleThe crown rule
2. The constituent assembly of India : Making of the consti-tution
3. Salient features of the Indian constitution
4. The preamble : Philosophy of the constitution
5. The union and its territory : Evolution of states in India
6. Citizenship
7. The fundamental rights
8. The directive principles of state policy
9. Fundamental rights and directive principles : Relationship
10. Fundamental duties
11. Amendment of the constitution
12. The Indian constitution : Doctrine of basic structure
13. The ideology of the constitution
14. Right to property : From fundamental to legal right
15. Secularism : The soul of the constitution

II. Nature of governmental system
16. Parliamentary democracy in India
17. The Indian federal system : Nature
18. Centre-state relations : An overview
19. Centre-state relations : Areas of conflict and recommendations of the sarkaria commission
20. Over-centralisation : A plea for state autonomy
21. Politics of presidents rule in the states
22. Special status of Jammu & Kashmir : Article 370 of the constitution

III. Union governmental
23. The Indian parliament
24. Working of parliament
25. Office of the president : Powers and position
26. Office of the vice-president
27. The Indian prime minister : Office and powers
28. The union council of ministers
29. The prime ministers office
30. Cabinet secretariat
31. Cabinet committees
32. The supreme court of India : Orga-nisation and powers

IV. State government
23. The office of the governor : Po-wers and position
34. The chief minister and the council of ministers
35. The chief secretary
36. The state legislature
37. The state high courts

V. Local government
38. Panchayati raj system in India
46. The comptroller and auditor general of India
47. Attorney general and solicitor general of India
48. Advocate general of the state

VII. Non-constitutional bodies
49. National commission for transforming India (niti aayog)
50. National human rights commission
51. Central vigilance commission & central bureau of investigation
52. Central information commission (cic)
53. Lokpal and lokayuktas

VIII. Relevant dimensions of the Constitution
54. Official language
55. Cpublic services in India
56. All India services
57. Administrative tribunals
58. Special provisions relating to certain classes

IX. Dynamics of politics
59. Cthe party system in India
60. Pressure groups in Indian politics
61. National integration
62. Coalition politics in India
63. Electoral reforms in India
64. The case for presidental system
65. Reviewing the Indian constitution
66. 16th Analysis of results”