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The Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 has reorganised India’s information rights and welfare-state architecture. With reference to the right-to-privacy Puttaswamy framework, critically analyse.
E-courts have become India’s largest digital-justice infrastructure. With reference to the e-Courts Project Phase III and the National Judicial Data Grid, evaluate.
Mission Karmayogi seeks to convert rules-based bureaucracy into a role-based, citizen-centric civil service. Examine the design and risks.
Lateral entry into the higher civil services has been promoted as a way to bring domain expertise into government. With reference to the 2024 UPSC advertisement and 2nd ARC recommendations, critically analyse.
The role of the District Magistrate has been at the heart of Indian district administration since 1772, but the office is contested in a 21st-century democracy. Comment.
Social audit has emerged as a citizen-driven accountability tool. With reference to MGNREGA and the Meghalaya Community Participation Act 2017, evaluate.
NITI Aayog at 10 has been an instrument of cooperative federalism but has not replaced the planning function. With reference to its Governing Council and the Aspirational Districts Programme, examine.
The 2026 redrawing of the Multidimensional Poverty Index by NITI Aayog has reopened the question of how India measures deprivation. Discuss.
Anaemia is India’s most pervasive nutritional deficiency. With reference to the Anaemia Mukt Bharat 6×6×6 strategy, evaluate the welfare architecture for vulnerable groups.
Persons with disabilities remain at the margin of welfare delivery despite a robust statutory framework. With reference to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016, examine.
Hunger and undernutrition remain stubborn even as India crosses lower-middle-income status. With reference to the National Food Security Act 2013 and the Global Hunger Index controversy, comment.
The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013 was meant to be the apex anti-corruption institution but remains under-operationalised. Examine.
Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a statutory exercise under the Representation of the People Act 1950, but it has provoked concerns about voter exclusion. In the light of the 2025 Bihar SIR exercise, examine.
The Comptroller and Auditor General is the guardian of the public purse under Articles 148 to 151, but its post-audit reports have lost political traction. Examine.
The Union Public Service Commission is a hundred-year-old constitutional body but its mandate and methods need a 2026 update. With reference to Article 315 and the UPSC at 100, examine.
Delimitation after 2026 will redraw India’s federal map. With reference to Article 82 and the freeze under the 84th and 87th Constitutional Amendments, critically analyse the North-South representation question.
Pressure groups and civil-society associations are protected under Article 19(1)(c) but increasingly squeezed by regulatory frameworks. With reference to cooperative societies, farmer producer organisations and trade unions, comment.
Self-help groups have become a parallel architecture of grassroots democracy. With reference to the NRLM and the Lakhpati Didi initiative, evaluate.
The collegium system is a judicial invention to protect independence but it has been criticised for opacity. With reference to the Memorandum of Procedure deadlock since 2015, comment.