Indian Constitution 33

ലോക്‌പാൽ, ലോക് അദാലത്ത്, ഓംബുഡ്സ്മാൻ, ഹരിത ട്രൈബുണൽ, സോഷ്യൽ ഓഡിറ്റ്, കില, ഭരണഘടനയിലെ ഷെഡ്യൂളുകൾ എന്നിവയാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്

• Anti-corruption authority constituted at centre

                Lokpal

• The word Lokpal was coined by

                Dr. L M Singvi (1963)

• The concept of Lokpal was suggested by

                Asokee Kumar Sen

• Minimum age limit for being a member of Lokpal 

                45 years

• Lokpal bill firstly introduced in Lok Sabha by

                Shanti Bhooshan (1968)

• How many times Lokpal bill ntroduced in Lok Sabha

                11 times

• No of members in Lokpal

                9 (including chairman)

• Lokpal bill passed in Rajya Sabha on

                2013 December 17

• Lokpal bill passed in Lok Sabha on

                2013 December 18

• Lokpal bill approved by the president on

                2014 January 1

• Lokpal Act came into act on

                2014 January 16

• Members of Lokpal are selected by 

                Prime Minister, Lok Sabha speaker, Opposition leader, Chief justice of SC or sitting judge of SC nominated by CJI, a jurist nominated by the president

• Lokpal will cover

                All categories of Public servents

• First state to conduct Arogya Adalath

                Karnataka

• Which is called as Citizen's ombudsman bill

                Lokpal Bill

• Leader of India against corruption organization who struggled for lokpal

                Anna Hazare

• Which is called as Peoples court

                Lok Adalath

• Methode of settling a case in court with making an agreement with both parties called

                Lok Adalath

• Lok Adalath introduced for the first time in India at

                Chennai

• Permanent Lok Adalath introduced in India at

                Rajasthan

• Permanent Lok Adalath introduced in South India at

                Thiruvananthapuram

• The institution of Ombudsman was created in

                Swedan

• An Ombudsman is to be appointed and removed by

                Legislature

• First Commonwealth country to appoint an Ombudsman 

                New Zealand

• Demand for setting up Ombudsman in India was put forward by

                KM Munshi (1960)

• Committee that recommended establishment of Ombudsman in India

                Santhanam Committee

• National Ombudsman recommended by Second Administrative Reforms Commission

                Rashtriya Lok Ayukta

• Local govt Ombudsman started functioning in Kerala from

                2000

• Local govt Ombudsman is appointed by

                Governor

• Local govt Ombudsman can be removed by

                Legislative assembly

• Tenure of Local govt Ombudsman

                Three Years

• Present Local govt Ombudsman in Kerala

                Js. ML Joseph Francis

• Reserve bank introduced banking ombudsman for the first time in

                1995

• Banking Ombudsman is appointed by

                Reserve Bank of India

• How many banking Ombudsmen are appointed in India

                Fifteen

• National Green tribunal formed in

                2010 October 18 (HQ : New Delhi)

• National Green tribunal formed under which amendment

                21st Amendment

• Present chairman of National Green tribunal

                Swathanthrar Kumar

• Tribunal formed to handle environmental related cases only

                National Green Tribunal

• Most popular and effective platform for conducting Social audit in India

                Grama Sabha

• Popular national programme which has inbuilt mechanism for Social audit

                Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

• State the holds credit for successful running of MGNREGS due to social audit initiatives

                Andhra Pradesh

• First social audit under MGNREGS in Kerala

                Vellamunda Grama Panchayath (Wayanad 2007)

• Kerala Govt initiative to bring transparency throgh social audit

                Corruption free Walayar

• Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) was established in

                1990

• Head quarters of KILA is in

                Mulangunnathu Kavu (Thrissur)

• KILA is constituted under

                Ministry of Local self government, Kerala

• Nodal institution for training research and consultancy for the local self govt institutions

                KILA

• Administrative Tribunals added to the constitution by which amendment

                42nd Amendment 1976 (Article 323A)

• Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) should be

                Sitting or retired judge of high court

• Chairman and members of Administrative Tribunal are appointed by (State and Centre)

                President

• Tenure of Chairman and members of Administrative Tribunal

                5 Years or attain the age of 65 years

• No of Schedules at the time of formation

                8 (Now 12)

• 9th schedule added by which amendment

                1st amendment of 1951

• 10th schedule added by which amendment

                52nd amendment of 1985

• Which amendment act is called as Anti-defection law

                52nd amendment of 1985

• 11th schedule added by which amendment

                73rd amendment of 1992

• 12th schedule added by which amendment

                74th amendment of 1992

• 1st schedule mentioning about

                Names of States and Union Territories and their jurisdiction

• 2nd schedule mentioning about

                Emoluments, allowances, privilages of important executives like President etc

• 3rd schedule mentioning about

                Oaths or Affirmation of important positions

• 4th schedule mentioning about

                Allocation of Rajya sabha seats among states and UTs

• 5th schedule mentioning about

                Administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes

• 6th schedule mentioning about

                Administration and control of scheduled areas in the state of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

• 7th schedule mentioning about

                Union list, State list and Concurrent list

• 8th schedule mentioning about

                22 languages recognized by constitution

• Initial no of languages recognized in constitution

                14

• Only recognized language in constitution having no fonts

                Konkani

• Last added languages in 8th schedule

                Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhal (92nd amendment act 2003)

• 9th schedule mentioning about

                Land reforms and Zamindari system

• 10th schedule mentioning about

                Disqualification of members of Parliament or state legislature on the ground of defection

• 11th schedule mentioning about

                Power and responsibilities of Panchayath

• 12th schedule mentioning about

                Power and responsibilities of Municipalities
                                                                                             (To be Continued...)