TGPSC MPSO / ASO · Study notes
Indian society notes for TGPSC MPSO / ASO
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13.1 Social stratification and caste 8
- 13.1.1Social stratification: forms (slavery, estate, caste, class) and theories (Marx, Weber, Davis–Moore, Tumin)
- 13.1.2Social mobility: types, channels and studies
- 13.1.3Varna and jati: textual origins and theories of caste origin (Risley, Hutton, Nesfield, Ambedkar)
- 13.1.4Features of caste: Ghurye's six features, jajmani system and purity–pollution
- 13.1.5Caste in the Census and among Muslims, Sikhs and Christians
- 13.1.6Changes in the caste system: Sanskritisation, dominant caste, urbanisation and legislation
- 13.1.7Caste in politics and caste conflict: caste associations, vote banks, Mandal and Dalit-Bahujan politics
- 13.1.8Dalit and anti-caste movements: Ambedkar's legacy, Dalit Panthers, BAMCEF and Telugu Dalit writing
13.2 Women: issues and laws 7
- 13.2.1Status of women: patriarchy, reform-era laws, 'Towards Equality', sex ratio, CEDAW and Beijing
- 13.2.2Constitutional provisions and political representation: Articles 15(3), 39(d), 243D, 243T and the 106th Amendment
- 13.2.3Dowry, cruelty and domestic violence: Dowry Prohibition Act 1961, BNS provisions and the 2005 Act
- 13.2.4Sexual harassment at work: Vishaka to the POSH Act 2013
- 13.2.5Criminal law and women: 2013 and 2018 amendments, BNS offences and acid attacks
- 13.2.6Reproductive rights: Maternity Benefit Act, PCPNDT Act, MTP Act and Surrogacy Act
- 13.2.7Institutions and schemes for women: NCW, Mission Shakti, BBBP, PMMVY and Sukanya Samriddhi
13.3 Children, youth and the elderly 8
- 13.3.1Child rights and development: constitutional provisions, UNCRC, ICDS, POSHAN and Mission Vatsalya
- 13.3.2Right to education: Article 21A and the RTE Act 2009
- 13.3.3POCSO Act 2012
- 13.3.4Child marriage: Sarda Act to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2006
- 13.3.5Juvenile Justice Act 2015: boards, child welfare committees, heinous offences and adoption
- 13.3.6Child labour and trafficking: the 1986 Act and 2016 amendment, ILO conventions and the Palermo Protocol
- 13.3.7Youth: definitions, National Youth Policy and youth programmes (NSS, MY Bharat)
- 13.3.8Elderly: ageing in India and the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007
13.4 Disability and vulnerable groups 4
- 13.4.1Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016: specified disabilities, benchmark disability and reservation
- 13.4.2Disability institutions and schemes: UNCRPD, Sugamya Bharat, UDID, National Trust and Mental Healthcare Act 2017
- 13.4.3Transgender persons: the NALSA judgment, the 2019 Act and SMILE
- 13.4.4Denotified and nomadic tribes, manual scavengers, bonded labour, trafficking and beggary laws
13.5 Social issues 6
- 13.5.1Communalism: meaning, stages, riots and commissions of inquiry
- 13.5.2Regionalism and sons-of-the-soil movements: linguistic states, Dravidian, Punjab, Assam and the North-East
- 13.5.3Poverty, social exclusion and vulnerability: culture of poverty and feminisation of poverty
- 13.5.4Urbanisation and migration: social consequences, slums and the urban poor
- 13.5.5Globalisation and Indian society
- 13.5.6Left-wing extremism and insurgency: Naxalbari to Salwa Judum
13.6 Social justice and constitutional safeguards 6
- 13.6.1Social justice in the Constitution and untouchability: Article 17, Articles 38 and 46 and the PCR Act 1955
- 13.6.2SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 and its amendments
- 13.6.3Reservation: Articles 15(4) to 16(4B) and 335, and backward classes commissions (Kalelkar, Mandal, Rohini)
- 13.6.4Reservation judgments: Champakam to Davinder Singh
- 13.6.5SCs, STs and OBCs: identification, representation (Articles 330–342) and national commissions
- 13.6.6Minorities: Articles 29–30 and 350A–350B, NCM, Sachar and Ranganath Misra, and minority schemes
13.7 Welfare schemes for vulnerable groups 3
- 13.7.1Schemes for SCs, OBCs and DNTs: scholarships, SC Sub-Plan, PM-AJAY, SHRESHTA, PM YASASVI and finance corporations
- 13.7.2Schemes for STs: Eklavya schools, Van Dhan, Dharti Aaba, PMAAGY and TRIFED
- 13.7.3Social assistance and security: NSAP, NFSA entitlements, PM POSHAN, PMJJBY, PMSBY, Atal Pension Yojana and Ayushman Bharat
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