Polity
Government Policy
Welcome to the dedicated section on Government Policy, a cornerstone of your UPSC Civil Services Examination preparation, falling under the broader umbrella of Polity and Governance. In the Indian administrative context
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Articles on Government Policy
Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB G RAM G Bill, 2025
Context The Union Minister of Rural Development and Agriculture Farmers’ Welfare introduced the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB G RAM G Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha. About It will replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MGNREGA). The move will mark a shift from a “demand-driven framework” to a “supply-driven scheme”.
The Road to Universal Health Coverage in India
Published on: 16th December, 2025 India committed to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) through the National Health Policy (NHP), 2017 and SDG-3, operationalised mainly via Ayushman Bharat (AB).
Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill
Context The Union Cabinet has approved the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhikshan Bill. About The bill proposes a unified regulator for higher education, replacing existing statutory bodies such as the University Grants Commission (UGC), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE). UGC oversees non-technical higher education, the AICTE oversees technical education and the NCTE is the regulatory body for teachers education.
Courts Must Protect, Not Regulate Free Speech
Published on: 15th December, 2025 Recent observations by the Supreme Court in Ranveer Allahbadia vs Union of India (2025), where the Court suggested the creation of new regulatory mechanisms for online content, have revived a critical constitutional debate: Should courts merely protect free speech, or can they legitimately shape its regulation?
House Panel on Education Recommends Reforms Across Testing, Accreditation
Context The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports tabled its 371st report on the autonomous bodies under the Department of Higher Education. Major Highlights of the Report Performance of NTA: It highlighted the performance of the National Testing Agency (NTA), noting recent irregularities in examinations. Repeated delays and errors in major examinations, including NEET-UG, UGC-NET, CUET, and JEE (Main).
Human Rights Day 2025
Context Human Rights Day is observed annually around the world on 10th December. About Human Rights Day The day marks the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948. Human Rights Day has been observed every year since 1950.
Citizenship Under CAA Only After Scrutiny: SC
Context The Supreme Court of India has recently clarified that citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) is not automatic. Applicants must meet all conditions of naturalisation, and the Union government must examine each case individually. Key Features of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 Purpose and Objective: The CAA amends the Citizenship Act of 1955 to provide Indian citizenship to certain persecuted minorities from neighboring countries of Pakistan, Afghanistan, or B
Role of Parliament To Prevent Electoral Deforms in India
Published on: 10th December, 2025 India’s electoral integrity is under strain not due to a lack of reforms, but because of potentially deformative measures such as Delimitation, One Nation One Election (ONOE), and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
IndiGo Crisis: Compulsory Resource Mapping & DGCA Overhaul
Context The recent operational meltdown at IndiGo has exposed deep structural vulnerabilities in India’s civil aviation ecosystem, calling for compulsory resource mapping and a comprehensive overhaul of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Compulsory Resource Mapping Every airline in India, under DGCA regulations, submits manpower data annually. But these filings are neither standardized nor publicly audited.
Bill Seeking Amendment to Tenth Schedule Introduced in Lok Sabha
Context A private members bill titled “The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (Amendment of the Tenth Schedule)” has been introduced in Lok Sabha. Major Highlights of the Bill The Tenth Schedule to the Constitution, popularly known as the Anti-Defection Law, was added to the Constitution by the Constitution (Fifty-second Amendment) Act, 1985. The Bill prescribes that a member will lose their seat only if they vote, or abstain from voting, in violation of their party’s direction on a Confidence
Legalities Involved in Organ Transplants
Context India’s performance in deceased organ donation remains extremely low (0.77 per million in 2023, compared to 49.38 in Spain). Nearly 5 lakh Indians die annually waiting for transplants. Organ Transplant and Donation Organ Transplantation/Donation is a surgical procedure in which an organ, tissue or a group of cells are removed from one person and surgically transplanted into another person.
Concerns Over the Draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill 2025
In News The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released the draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025 for public consultation. The Bill proposes a major restructuring of the governance and functioning of the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). Draft Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2025: Key Provisions Transformation into a Statutory Body: Replaces the ISI Act, 1959, and dissolves the existing society-based structure.
Private Member Bill on Right to Disconnect
Context A private member bill “Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025”, reintroduced in the Lok Sabha. What is Right to Disconnect? The Right to Disconnect refers to an employee’s right to not engage in work-related communications—such as calls, emails, or messages—outside official working hours.
Karnataka's Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill
Context The State Cabinet approved the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, to effectively curb, prevent, dissemination, publication or promotion of hate speech and hate crimes, which cause disharmony and hatred in society. Key Features of the Bill Purpose and Scope: It seeks to prevent dissemination, publication, and promotion of hate speech and hate crimes. It aims to curb actions causing injury, disharmony, enmity, or hatred against individuals, groups, or organisati
Define Fake News', Amend Penal Provisions to Take Action: Parliamentary Panel
Context A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT, released a report titled Review of Mechanism to Curb Fake News. Major Highlights Define Fake News: It has asked the government to define the term fake news and incorporate suitable clauses in the existing regulatory framework to combat misinformation and protect freedom of speech. Amendments: There is a need to amend the penal provisions for publishing/telecasting fake news in relevant Acts/Rules/Guidelines for each form of med
Supreme Court on Rohingya Deportation Case
In News The Supreme Court heard a habeas corpus petition by activists alleging disappearance of several Rohingya persons who were in Delhi Police custody since May. Rohingya They are a muslim ethnic group living mainly in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. They speak a dialect of Bengali rather than Burmese.
Indian Judicial System Crying For Reform
Published on: 3rd December, 2025
Law Ministry Defends its Simultaneous Polls Proposal
Context The Union Law Ministry said that the proposed framework on simultaneous elections does not violate the Constitution’s basic structure. Background Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment), known as the One Nation One Election Bills were introduced by the Law Minister in 2024. The Bills provide for synchronising the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections by curtailing the terms of state assemblies that are elected after a particu
SC Highlighted Need to Regulate Online Content
Context The Supreme Court suggested a tougher line on user-generated content, calling for a neutral, autonomous regulator for social media platforms. SC Observations/Suggestions SC said that there has to be some impartial, autonomous system to regulate social media platforms which will be free from the influence. Freedom of speech is a valuable fundamental right, but it cannot lead to perversity, obscenity.
Need of Uniform National Judicial Policy
Recently, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has proposed a Uniform National Judicial Policy to ensure that courts across India decide cases with greater clarity, consistency, and predictability, thereby strengthening access to justice and public trust in the judiciary.