40 most important topics for UPSC CSE-2019 – Polity and Governance
By Jatin Gupta
1. Role of governor: Should it be abolished/Biased role Sarkaria
commission and Punchi commission recommendations
2. VIth schedule of the constitution : Recent amendment bills and
question of autonomy
3. Shifting law and order to concurrent list
4. Cooperatives in India
5. Lateral entry to civil services: Challenges and expected outcomes
6. CBI: Caged parrot?
7. Legislative Councils: Do we need them?
8. Privacy vs State Surveillance: Changes to IT Rules 2019 and beyond
9. State funding of elections: Panacea to curbing the use of money power?
Electoral bonds
10.FPTP vs Proportional representation system
11.Judicial pendency in India
12.Special status to states: Article 371 and related provisions
13.Constitutional amendment process in India: Rigidity vs Flexibility
14.Anti-Defection Law: Schedule Xth. Boon or bane?
15.AIJS and ICTS for Judicial vacancy
16.Sedition Laws: Section 124A of the IPC
17.Sports betting: Should it be legalized
18.Decriminalizing defamation under the IPC
19.Capital Punishment in India: Time to abolish?
20.Rajya Sabha: Weaknesses, Controversies, Should it be abolished?
21.Issue of reservations: Promotions, criteria of backwardness etc
22.Citizenship Amendment Bill : NRC Process and issues
23.Paid news phenomenon: Regulation of Media, Role of PCI
24.Delimitation of constituencies
25.Police reforms
26.Model code of conduct: Issues related to enforcement, giving a
statutory status
27.Fast Track courts: Panacea or a new problem?
28.Role of Speaker: Reforms needed, role in anti-defection law etc
29.Proliferation of ministries
30.Transgenders Bill
31.Appointment to higher judiciary – Controversies
32.Section 8 of RoPA and Section 123
33.Delegated legislation and issues involved
34.Public Financial management System
35.Witness protection in India – Issues and challenges. SC ruling
36.Direct Democracy - Referendum and plebiscite and related issues
37.Situation in jails in the country: Problem of undertrials etc
38.Public interest litigation: Boon or bane
39.Contempt of court: Basics and issues involved
40.Medical council of India - issues and recent bill
41.RTI Amendment bill
42.10 Years of RTE – Success or a failure?
43.E-Kranti – Other related aspects of e-governance
44.Paternity and maternity leave
45.Universal Health Coverage in India
46.Minimum Government and Maximum governance – Meaning and
relevance
47.Judicial Overreach Vs Judicial Activism
48.2nd State Reorganization Commission
49.Misuse of article 356 - Uttarakhand court judgment and other issues
50.Office of profit: Issue of parliamentary secretaries
