About Finance Commission The Finance Commission is a constitutional body set up under Article 280 of the Constitution. Under Article 280, the President of India is required to constitute a Finance Commission at an interval of five years or earlier. …
Context The institution of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) came into existence in 1860 and later gained Constitutional status in 1950. The founding fathers of the Constitution envisaged an important role for the CAG in keeping a watch over …
About GST Council Goods & Services Tax Council is a constitutional body under Article 279A of the amended Constitution, for making recommendations to the Union and State Government on issues related to Goods and Service Tax. The Council was introduced …
About ECI The Election Commission of India is an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering Union and State election processes in India. The body administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices …
Unrecognised political parties Either newly registered parties (under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951) or those which have not secured enough percentage of votes in Assembly or General Elections to become a State party or those which have never contested …
Unrecognised political parties Either newly registered parties (under the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951) or those which have not secured enough percentage of votes in Assembly or General Elections to become a State party or those which have never contested …
About NCSK The National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) was established in 1993 as per the provisions of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis Act, 1993, initially for the period upto March 31,1997. Later the validity of the Act was …
Legislative Councils and their Composition Under Article 168 of the constitution, states can have either one or two Houses of legislature. As per Article 171, the total number of Members in the Legislative council of a State shall not exceed …
What are Electoral Bonds? An electoral bond is designed to be an interest-free bearer instrument like a Promissory Note — in effect, it will be similar to a bank note that is payable to the bearer on demand. It can …
NEWS There is still some confusion about the extent and nature of the powers that are available to the Election Commission. CONTEXT The ongoing state assembly elections has brought the Election Commission of India (ECI) into sharp focus. ELECTION COMMISSION …