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Governance
UPSC GS-II: e-governance, transparency, accountability, citizen charters, civil services reform. Mains — General Studies Paper II (Governance) Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Important…
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UPSC GS-II: e-governance, transparency, accountability, citizen charters, civil services reform.
Official UPSC CSE syllabus
UPSC Syllabus for Governance
Mains — General Studies Paper II (Governance)
- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
- Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance — applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
- Role of civil services in a democracy.
- Development processes and the development industry — the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
Source: Official UPSC Civil Services Examination notification — Preliminary & Main Examination syllabus.
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- 02MLA Salary, MP Salary and Chief Minister Salary: State Table and Pension
- 03Sahyog Portal: I4C’s Takedown Channel, Section 79(3)(b) and the X Corp Case
- 04Home Guards: Volunteer Police Auxiliary, State Acts and the Civil Defence Link
- 05Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF): Crown Roots, RAF, CoBRA and Mandate
- 06UPSC Public Administration Optional Question Paper 2026: Paper I and Paper II, All Questions
- 07UPSC Mains GS4 Question Paper 2026 with PDF Solution
- 08Article 35A: What It Did, Why It Was Contested, and What Changed in 2019
- 09Community-Based Disaster Management: Why the First Responder Is Never the State
- 10Border Area Development Programme: Design, Coverage and Why It Is a Security Instrument
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