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Pressure Groups and Civil Society
UPSC GS-II: Role of NGOs, SHGs, pressure groups, civil society in India's polity and policy. Mains — General Studies Paper II Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity. Development processes and the…
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UPSC GS-II: Role of NGOs, SHGs, pressure groups, civil society in India's polity and policy.
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UPSC Syllabus for Pressure Groups and Civil Society
Mains — General Studies Paper II
- Pressure groups and formal/informal associations and their role in the Polity.
- Development processes and the development industry — the role of NGOs, SHGs, various groups and associations, donors, charities, institutional and other stakeholders.
- Role of civil services in a democracy.
Source: Official UPSC Civil Services Examination notification — Preliminary & Main Examination syllabus.
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