YOUTH'S-UPSC

 NITI AYOG has published draft policy on migrant labour wherein it highlighted issues and suggested measures to deal with the issue A key highlight of report- Mechanisms to “enable voting” so that political inclusion will “enhance accountability of political leadership towards welfare of migrant workers of their respective states.” Ministry of Labour to set up a special unit on migration. Inter-state migration management bodies to cover the nation’s key migration corridors: Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai; Bihar and Delhi; Western Odisha and Andhra Pradesh; Rajasthan and Gujarat, and Odisha and Gujarat. Each state should establish a migrant workers section in their Labour department. Source states should send nodal officers to destination states to work collectively with the labour officers, it said. Government policies should not hinder but seek to facilitate internal migration. Migrants should be the target of Disaster Risk Reduction (DDR) programmers in urban centres. Access to health ...

  Q.1)   “There is a need for simplification of Procedure for disqualification of persons found guilty of corrupt practices under the Representation of Peoples Act”. Comment (Answer in 150 words) Q.2) “Recent amendments to the Right to Information Act will have profound impact on the autonomy and independence of the Information Commission”. Discuss. (Answer in 150 words) Q.3)  How far do you think cooperation, competition and confrontation have shaped the nature of federation in India ? Cite some recent examples to validate your answer. (Answer in 150 words) Q.4) The judicial system in India and UK seem to be converging as well as diverging in recent times. Highlight the key points of convergence and divergence between the two nations in terms of their judicial practices. (Answer in 150 words) Q.5) ‘Once a Speaker, Always a speaker’! Do you think this practice should be adopted to impart objectivity to the office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha? What could be it’s implication...

 The pandemic has exposed the fragile health ecosystem in India. Health occupies public consciousness and it force us to rethink and re-strategies health ecosystem in country which has been neglected in both public discourse and government expenditure. The parliamentary panel on Home Affairs on Management of COVID-19 on its report made detailed assessment at four aspect:- a)Country's preparedness b)Augmentation of public infrastructure c) social impact d) economic impact 1) Country's preparedness- a)Committee noted that migrant labour, daily wage earner were the worst affected as there were not proper dissemination of information about arrangement being made for their shelter and food in the district which lead to chaos and anxiety and  their large scale movement. b) Committee recommended that a national plan and guideline under NDMA ACT,2005 and Epidemic Disease Act,1897 and separated wing under NDMA to specialise in pandemic related issue in future c) Committee also noted t...

 You may wonder what is the utility of his recommendation in UPSC. However if You seriously went through toppers copy and previous year question paper, you may find it useful. It can be used in giving recommendation in essay related to centre-state and GS-2 paper. Besides it also provide us with insight about the and new perspective to see this issue. Having said that what are his recommendation? R ationalisation of central sponsored scheme( currently there are around 211 scheme and sub-scheme under 29 core umbrella scheme costing around 1.2% of GDP). A high powered committee need to be established to have a relook on schedule 7 of the constitution. The committee need to take into account change in technology, global interdependence and national priorities. The fiscal deficit target need to be set based on Expenditure outcome rather than point based target. States keen to have different kind of consultative forum beyond NITI AYOG and NDC. Hence we need to give serious consideratio...

 "WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA having solemnly resolved to constitute INDIA into SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to its citizen: JUSTICE, Social,Economic,Political; LIBERTY,of thought,expression,belief,faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity;  and to promote among them all; FRATERNITY assuring the DIGNITY of the individual and the UNITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE NATION; IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty sixth day of November 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION"