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What opportunities does the Constitution provide for citizens to participate in the political process?
Posted By : Jyoti Singh on 2011-03-30 10:57:59
India, being an indirect democracy, allows its citizens to actively participate in the political process by electing their representatives every five years. For this purpose, every citizen of India... [more]
What is the status of the Administrative Reforms Commission recommendations?
Are the ARC recommendations finding mention in the RFD (Results Framework Document) being prepared under the Performance Management Initiative of the Government of India?
Posted By : Sudipto Sengupta on 2010-08-03 03:27:52
The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) was first established in 1966 to examine the public admnistration system prevalent in the country and to make recommendations for its necessary reform an... [more]
What are ammendenment in Maharashtra Regional Planning & Town Planning Act 1966?
Posted By : Girish Maheshpant Agarkar on 2011-05-29 19:09:05
The amendments to the Maharashtra Regional and Town Planning Act, 1966 can be found here: http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/2011.10.pdf
How Many Powers Does The Munciplal Councilor Have? What Are They?
Posted By : Arshid Butt on 2011-06-22 09:48:12
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in India are classified into three major heads-
(a) Municipal Corporations (for larger urban areas),
(b) Municipalities/Municipal Councils (... [more]
In maharashtra is it mandatory to register or get permission for running Madrasa? What is the procedure and which government body governs them?
Posted By : salamat shidvankar on 2011-09-12 22:25:08
Minority educational institutions have to be granted recognition by the government under the National Commission for Minority Education Institutions Act, 2004. While the Act is applicable all acros... [more]
How do I access or subscribe the RSS feed of this site.
Posted By : Jalpa Bhati on 2011-05-06 16:36:31
Please execute the following steps to subscribe to the RSS feed on the Governance Knowledge Centre:
- Click the link RSS Feed in the footer of the website.
... [more]
Where do I get the list of all Indian government websites.
Posted By : Aalam Khan on 2011-04-08 15:44:36
Is there any best practices related to slums on the website. Please provide the links and how many best practices are related to Maharashtra state.
Posted By : Joyna Khanna on 2011-05-20 11:17:07
Is there any best practice on Police Administration in West Bengal or elsewhere in the country?
Posted By : Bappaditya Mukherjee on 2011-05-20 11:16:20
The GKC holds (1) best practice related to police in India: Trafficop: m-development for safer streets [Best Practice]
However, it also houses 2 best practices on Police outside of the coun... [more]
Where do I download the first LokPal Bill Draft. What are the key differences in first Lokpal Bill or Jan Lokpal Bill 2011.
Posted By : Aalap Thakur on 2011-04-21 11:18:11
Lok Pal Bill can be accessed here. The Jan Lok Pall Bill can be downloaded from <... [more]
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