Paper I · 5 Indian Polity & Governance · APPSC Paper I
5.5.2 Statutory and non-constitutional bodies notes
6 notes, in reading order.
- 5.5.2.1NITI Aayog
NITI Aayog, created by a Union Cabinet resolution on 1 January 2015 to replace the Planning Commission, is the government's policy think tank and a forum for cooperative federalism; it is neither constitutional nor statutory and does not allocate funds.
Standard · 7 min · Full course - 5.5.2.2National and State Human Rights Commissions
The NHRC and the State Human Rights Commissions are statutory, recommendatory watchdogs set up under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 to inquire into violations of human rights and advise governments.
Standard · 8 min · Full course - 5.5.2.3Central and State Information Commissions
The Central and State Information Commissions are statutory appellate bodies under the Right to Information Act, 2005 that hear second appeals and complaints, and can penalise officers who deny information without reason.
Standard · 8 min · Full course - 5.5.2.4CVC, CBI and NIA
The CVC is the statutory apex vigilance body that supervises anti-corruption work in the Union government; the CBI is the main central investigating agency, set up by an executive resolution and drawing its powers from the DSPE Act, 1946; the NIA is the statutory anti-terror agency under the NIA Act, 2008.
Standard · 8 min · Full course - 5.5.2.5Lokpal and Lokayuktas
The Lokpal is India's statutory anti-corruption ombudsman at the Union level, created by the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, with jurisdiction even over the Prime Minister; each state is to have a Lokayukta.
Standard · 8 min · Full course - 5.5.2.6Commissions for women, children, minorities and consumers
Parliament has created statutory commissions to protect specific groups: the NCW for women (1990 Act), the NCPCR for children (2005 Act), the NCM for minorities (1992 Act), and a three-tier set of consumer commissions plus a regulator under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
Standard · 7 min · Full course
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