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The Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) was launched on 23rd December, 1993. Initially, Ministry of Rural Development was the Nodal Ministry for this scheme. In October, 1994 this scheme was transferred to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. Salient features of the scheme are: It is a centrally plan scheme. Funds … Read more DMPQ: Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme.

The Ministry of Finance, Government of Indi had set up a dedicated fund called Nirbhaya Fund in 2013, for implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security for women in the country. • It is a non-lapsable corpus fund. • Various schemes and programmes, related to security of women, are being implemented under … Read more DMPQ: Write a note on Nirbhaya Fund

: At the national level the Act was enacted on  September 20, 1994. This act came into force in the year 1996. It was amended in 2003 to improve regulation of technology capable of sex selection. The main purpose of enacting the PC & PNDT(prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994 has been to: o Ban … Read more DMPQ: What is Pre conception and pre natal diagnostic techniques Act, 1994?

None Of The Above (NOTA) is a ballot option designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of all of the candidates in a voting system.It was introduced in India following the 2013 Supreme Court directive in the People’s Union for Civil Liberties v. Union of India judgment.However, NOTA in India does not provide for … Read more DMPQ: What is NOTA System? How it is beneficial for India? (POLITY)

Contempt of Court Contempt of court refers to any actions which defy a court’s authority, cast disrespect on a court, or impede the ability of the court to perform its function. It is divided as: Civil Contempt Under Section 2(b) of the Contempt of Courts Act of 1971, civil contempt has been defined as wilful … Read more DMPQ:What is contempt of court? What are the issues related to contempt of court? ( POLITY)

The imprisonment of a person with the aim of preventing them from committing further offences or of maintaining public order. The grounds for Preventive detention are: * Security of state. * Maintenance of public order. * Maintenance of supplies and essential services and defence. * Foreign affairs or security of India. Preventive detention is not … Read more DMPQ: What is Preventive detention? Do you think preventive detention is in sink with the democratic principles? (POLITY)

NGOs are legally constituted organizations, operate independently from the government and are generally considered to be “non-state, non-profit oriented groups who pursue purposes of public interest”.   Why banned: Many of them were found to be violating some provision of the act in some manner, for example Greenpeace India was banned for exceeding the cap … Read more DMPQ: Government of India in the recent past has banned many NGOs both domestic and Indian firm. Why they were banned? What is the benefit for India in banning these NGO’s?

from the government and are generally considered to be “non-state, non-profit oriented groups who pursue purposes of public interest”. The primary objective of NGOs is to provide social justice, development and human rights. NGOs are generally funded totally or partly by governments and they maintain their non-governmental status by excluding government representatives from membership in … Read more DMPQ: What are NGO’s? How India Benefitted from NGO’s?

Nagaraj and others vs Union of India and others, 2006 was judgement passed against in the case of petition filed against the constitutional validity of &77, 81, 82 and 85 amendment act. 77 CAA- inserted clause 4A in article 16( equality of opportunity in matters of public employment; reservation in promotion) 81 CAA- inserted clause … Read more DMPQ: What is Nagaraj judgement? Discuss in detail. (POLITY)

Indian Judicial system. A plea bargain is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. Plea bargaining was introduced through the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005.   The defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for some agreement from the prosecutor as … Read more DMPQ: . Write a short note on plea bargaining?( POLITY)