Governance, public policy and rights issues
Rights-based legislation
Practise 6 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009
- National Food Security Act 2013
- Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act 2006
- Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005
- Maternity Benefit Act and ESI coverage; ILO child labour conventions 138 and 182
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005
Where to study
National Food Security portal: home page
- home
The Constitution of India
- Art. 21A
- Art. 41-47
- Art. 47
- Art. 41
- Art. 42
Physics Wallah: Polity syllabus for UPSC prelims, topic wise
- Public Policy and Governance
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009
- s. 3 Right of child to free and compulsory education
- s. 12 Extent of school's responsibility for free and compulsory education
The National Food Security Act, 2013
- s. 3 Right to receive foodgrains at subsidised prices by persons belonging to eligible households
- ss. 4-5 Nutritional support to pregnant women, lactating mothers and children
- s. 10 State Government to prepare guidelines and to identify priority households
- s. 16 State Food Commission
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006
- s. 3 Forest rights of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers
- s. 4 Recognition of, and vesting of, forest rights
- s. 6 Authorities to vest forest rights (Gram Sabha)
LotusArise: Polity syllabus for UPSC with micro topics
- Mechanism, laws, institutions
- Major Issues
The Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025
- s. 37 Repeal, savings and transitional provisions (repeals the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005)
The Code on Social Security, 2020
- Chapter VI ss. 59-72 Maternity benefit (s. 60 Right to payment of maternity benefit)
- Chapter IV ss. 24-58 Employees' State Insurance Corporation
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- s. 3 Definition of domestic violence
- s. 8 Appointment of Protection Officers
- s. 12 Application to Magistrate