Source: TH Context: For the first time since the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, was enacted, the Centre has sanctioned 324 Forest Rights Act (FRA) cells under the Dharti Aba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyaan across 18 States and Union Territories. About Forest Rights Act Cells: What It Is? District- and State-level units created to support …
GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Government Programme and Policies Source: IE Context: The Jharkhand government has released draft rules for public consultation to implement The Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) enacted in 1996. In Jharkhand, Scheduled Areas are identified by the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution, covering 13 out …
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Source: NewsOnAir Context: The Parliament has passed the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Fifth Amendment) Bill, 2022, with the Rajya Sabha giving its approval after the Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order of 1950. It aims to make several changes: Inclusion …
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GS Paper 2 Syllabus: Constitutional and Statutory bodies Source: TH, TH Context: Data from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) revealed that the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) is currently functioning with less than 50% of its sanctioned strength Issues with the staffing in the commission: The sanctioned strength of the …
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Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. 3. To what extent the mandate of the directive principle under article 46 has been fulfilled so far. Substantiate with examples. (250 words) Difficulty level: Easy Reference: vikaspedia.in Why the question: The question is part of …
