Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations

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The third edition of Indian Polity for Civil Services Examinations, published by Tata McGraw Hill gives the reader a comprehensive insight into the Indian political system. The book covers all aspects that a civil services aspirant would require. The book is divided into three parts. Part I of the book basically deals with India's constitutional framework. It focuses on the history with regard to the making of the Constitution, its features, the fundamental rights and duties as well as amendments made to the constitution. Part II of the book takes an in depth look into the system of government in the country. The chapters in this section highlight the parliamentary and federal system in the country, centre-state relations and the emergency provisions. The special status of Jammu and Kashmir and special provisions made to some other states are also detailed here. Part III, IV and V charts out in detail the various decision making bodies in the three levels of government – Central, State and Local. The remaining sections of the book focus attention on the Union Territories and various constitutional bodies like the Election Commission and the Union Public Service Commission. The updated version of the book includes ten new chapters and four new appendices. Keeping in view the interest of students appearing for the Civil Services examination, the new edition has updated the UPSC preliminary as well as main question papers. The list of tables has also been revised to include the latest figures and the format is extremely readable. Key features Lucid explanation of various provisions and aspects of the Constitution of India Separate sections on non-constitutional bodies in India Comparisons between constitutional and non-constitutional bodies in India

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M Laxmikanth is a seasoned hand at coaching civil servant aspirants. He did his post graduation in political science from Osmania University in 1989. Later, he set up a coaching academy, Laxmikanth's IAS, which proved to be extremely successful. His experience and expertise in the field of coaching IAS aspirants helped him write the book in a lucid and comprehensive manner. Table of Contents PART I: CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK 1. Historical Background 2. Making of the Constitution 3. Salient Features of the Constitution 4. Preamble of the Constitution 5. Union and its Territory 6. Citizenship 7. Fundamental Rights 8. Directive Principles of State Policy 9. Fundamental Duties 10. Amendment of the Constitution PART II: SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT 11. Parliamentary System 12. Federal System 13. Centre-State Relations 14. Inter-State Relations 15. Emergency Provisions 16. Special Status of Jammu & Kashmir 17. Special Provisions for Some States PART III: CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 18. President 19. Vice-president 20. Prime Minister 21. Constitutional Provisions 22. Parliament 23. Supreme Court PART IV: STATE GOVERNMENT 24. Governor 25. Chief Minister 26. State Council of Ministers 27. State Legislature 28. High Court 29. Subordinate Courts PART V: LOCAL GOVERNMENT 30. Panchayati Raj 31. Urban Local Governments PART VI: UNION TERRIRORIES AND SPECIAL AREAS 32. Union Territories 33. Scheduled and Tribal Areas PART VII: CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES 34. Election Commission 35. Union Public Service Commission 36. State Public Service Commission 37. Finance Commission 38. National Commission for SCs 39. National Commission for STs 40. Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities 41. Comptroller and Auditor General of India 42. Attorney General and Solicitor General of India 43. Advocate General of the State PART VIII: NON-CONSTITUTIONAL BODIES 44. Planning Commission 45. National Development Council 46. National Human Rights Commission 47. State Human Rights Commission 48. Central Vigilance Commission 49. Central Information Commission 50. State Information Commission 51. Lokpal and Lokayuktas PART IX: OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS 52. Official Language 53. Public Services 54. Tribunals 55. Special Provisions for SCs, STs, BCs, Minorities and Anglo-Indiand 56. Rights and Liabilities of the Government 57. Authoritative Text in Hindi Language 58. Anti-Defection Law PART X: POLITICAL DYNAMICS 59. Political Parties 60. Elections 61. Pressure Groups 62. National Integration 63. Foreign Policy PART XI: WORKING OF THE CONSTITUTION 64. National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution APPENDIX I: Articles of the Constitution APPENXIX II: Subjects of Union, State and Concurrent Lists APPENDIX III: Table of Precedence APPENDIX IV: Oath by the Constitutional and other Authorities APPENDIX V: Definitions under the Constitution APPENDIX VI: Constitutional Amendments at a Glance APPENDIX VII: Ministries/ Departments of the Central Government