Category: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL & SOCIAL

What is meant by ‘Vulnerable Sections’ Vulnerable sections constitutes the section of people who are in need of special care. The following section of people can be considered to be vulnerable Women due to tradition  and patriarchy (male sex considered to be superior to female in society) Scheduled Castes (SC) due to their low social status… Continue reading Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections

Make in India India for long did not have a robust manufacturing base. Some of the issues that plagued domestic manufacturing is  the non availability of Technology and Capital. This problem is aimed to be alleviated by Make in India initiative. It aims at 25 key sectors of the economy like Aviation, Automobiles, Biotechnology, Defence… Continue reading Government Policies and Interventions

Basic Facts about Health in India The Directive Principles of State Policy emphasises the importance of Health sector. Article 47 states the ‘Duty of the State to raise the level of nutrition and the standard of living and to improve public health’ Health is a state subject under 7th schedule of the constitution Doctor patient ratio is… Continue reading Health Sector Policies

Role of Self Help Groups: Self Help Groups are village intermediaries comprising a group of 10 to 15 members for providing credit to its members at moderate interest rates for financial upliftment of its members. Both men and women are involved in SHGs. The members are usually from a poor socio economic background. The membership… Continue reading NGOs, SHGs, MFIs and other Institutions

1.What is meant by Human Resources? Human resources from the point of view of a country refers to people who contribute to the growth and economic development. Some examples are People who are employed in an organized sector contributes to the direct taxes People who are employed in unorganized sector also indirectly contributes to the… Continue reading Human Resource Policies

Poverty refers to the condition of people who not able to meet their requirements of basic necessities in life like food, clothes and shelter. Historical perspective:  Poverty was very high during the British Rule. The country suffered from a number of famines and economic distress. The publication of theories like ‘Drain of Wealth‘ made it… Continue reading Poverty in India-Perspectives, Dimensions, Causes, Committees, Benchmarks

Governance is the action of ruling a legally constituted Government machinery. It requires rules to be followed and control over the institutions that are placed under it in a hierarchical manner. The political leaders frames policies either as an executive action or through statutory backing through the Legislature. The policies are later implemented by a… Continue reading Good Governance

Evolution-A brief Civil Service in India is as old as the British rule. Lord Warren Hastings laid its foundations which were subsequently reformed by Lord Cornwallis. British India Civil service was divided into covenanted and uncovenanted. In the former only Europeans were recruited. The uncovenanted posts comprised only of lower rungs of the administration. In… Continue reading Civil Services in India

Basic Facts about Education in India:  Education, including vocational education, is in the concurrent list of Indian Constitution. Education (for 6-14 years of children) is a fundamental right according to Article 21A of the Indian constitution. Right to Education act was enacted to put it into effect. Other provisions, in the constitution, related to education… Continue reading Indian Education Sector Policies and Issues

This article is written by ForumIAS member Nayantara D, Indian Foreign Service, 2015 Batch. She is currently posted as Third Secretary, Embassy of Seoul. You can reach her on her ForumIAS profile @nayandabar. This essay is a part of a series of Articles on International Relations by Nayantara D. You can check for her future International… Continue reading The Story of India – Japan Relations – by IFS Officer Nayantara D