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Topics for Governance 2024-25
Table of Contents
- Rajasthan's 10-Year Road Safety Plan
- RTI Appeals Disposal Nears 100%
- Geoportals
- Sampoornata Abhiyan
- e-office
- International Centre for Audit of Local Governance (iCAL)
- U-WIN
- National Mission on Cultural Mapping
- DIGIPIN
- eSankhyiki portal
- SC/ST Sub Classification
- Anti Trust Laws
- UNSC Reforms
- Lateral Entry into the Civil Services
- Grievance Handling Guidelines
Syllabus for Governance
- Important Aspects of Governance, Transparency and Accountability, E-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; Citizens Charters, Transparency & Accountability and institutional and other measures
- Processes and the Development Industry — the Role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders
Geoportals
- Two new Geoportals developed by ISRO: ‘Bhuvan Panchayat (Ver. 4.0)’ for rural land records and ‘National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM Ver. 5.0)’ were launched.
- These portals provide high-resolution satellite imagery for visualization and planning.
- Bhuvan Panchayat Portal
- To Support decentralized planning and Empower grassroots citizens
- It Digitizes land records, Reduces dependency on local administration, and Minimizes corruption
- NDEM
- Provide space-based inputs on natural disasters Aid in disaster risk reduction
- It includes Effective early warning systems, Continuous monitoring
Supports for India and neighboring countries
- Learn more with Practice
Sampoornata Abhiyan
- The NITI Aayog has launched the ‘Sampoornata Abhiyan,’
- It is a nationwide campaign to achieve 100% saturation in 12 key social sector indicators.
- Learn more with Practice
e-office
- The Indian government is set to implement the e-office system in 133 attached and subordinate offices, as well as autonomous bodies.
• The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) will lead this initiative
with the National Informatics Centre (NIC) serving as the knowledge partner. - Learn more with Practice
International Centre for Audit of Local Governance (iCAL)
- The International Centre for Audit of Local Governance (iCAL) was inaugurated by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
• iCAL, the first of its kind in India, aims to set global standards for auditing local governance bodies. - Learn more with Practice
U-WIN
Overview of U-WIN Portal
- Purpose: Online vaccine management platform for childhood immunization.
- Inspiration: Similar to the CoWIN platform used during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Target Groups:
- Children up to six years old.
- Pregnant mothers.
National Mission on Cultural Mapping
- The International Centre for Audit of Local Governance (iCAL) was inaugurated by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
• iCAL, the first of its kind in India, aims to set global standards for auditing local governance bodies. - Learn more with Practice
DIGIPIN
- The Department of Post has released a beta version of the National Addressing Grid, DIGIPIN (Digital Postal Index Number).
- Developed with IIT Hyderabad
- It aims to provide a permanent digital infrastructure for addressing
- The system divides the country into 4m x 4m units,
- Each unit is assigned a unique 10-digit alphanumeric code based on geographical coordinates.
- This code serves as an offline addressing reference that is useful for locating addresses.
- No private address data is stored, ensuring privacy.
eSankhyiki portal
- The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has launched the eSankhyiki portal
- To enhance user experience and facilitate easier access to official statistics
- It was launched on the eve of Statistics Day (29th June).
- Learn more with Practice
SC/ST Sub-classification
- On August 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of India ruled in State of Punjab and Ors Vs Davinder Singh and Ors that states can sub-classify Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) to provide targeted reservations for the most disadvantaged within these categories.
- Learn more with Practice
Anti Trust Laws
On August 5, US District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated antitrust laws by maintaining a monopoly in “general search services” and “search text ads.”
Google ensured its dominance through exclusive deals with companies like Apple and Samsung.
- Learn more with Practice
UNSC Reforms
The G4 nations—India, Brazil, Germany, and Japan—have emphasized the urgent need for United Nations Security Council (UNSC) reforms.
They argue that without proper representation, particularly in the permanent membership category, the UNSC is “ill-equipped” to handle contemporary global challenges.
- Learn more with Practice
Lateral Entry into the Civil Services
The central government has taken a significant step toward lateral entry into civil services by advertising 45 posts across various ministries.
These include 10 joint secretaries and 35 director/deputy secretaries, to be filled on a contract basis through the UPSC.
- Learn more with Practice
Grievance Handling Guidelines
The Union Government has introduced Comprehensive Guidelines for Handling Public Grievances to streamline and improve the redressal process.
- Learn more with Practice