What is Defamation? Defamation refers to the act of publication of defamatory content that lowers the reputation of an individual or an entity when observed through the perspective of an ordinary man. If defamation occurs in spoken words or gestures (or other such transitory form) then it is termed as slander and the same if …
The Union Government has constituted the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DDCMC) or DISHA for effective development and coordination of Central Government’s programme. What it will do? The main purpose of the DISHA is to coordinate with Central and State and local Panchayat Governments It has been created for effective coordination and development of …
Utility: Question can be asked on CCI role because of notices to Big-Tech companies and Big E-Retailers. Evolution of laws regarding unfair trade practices: To regulate advertising, in 1984, Parliament inserted a chapter on unfair trade practices in the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969 (MRTP) Under the MRTP Act, any person or trader …
A Citizens’ Charter represents the commitment of an organisation towards standard, quality and time frame of service delivery, grievance redressal mechanism, transparency and accountability. Based on the anticipated expectations and aspirations of public, Citizens’ Charters are to be drawn-up with care and concern for the concerned service users. They enable the service seekers to …
Successful delivery of services depends on the good governance and people’s participation. But people participation depends on the good governance where in how effectively government is providing various ways for them to get involved. If governance is a closed circuit of administration then the whole concept of services or other people oriented aspects lead to …
Centralized Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) is a web based application that facilitates ministries or departments to receive, forward and monitor grievances. The system was developed by National Informatics Centre in association with Directorate of Public Grievances(DPG) and Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances(DARPG). The system provides online access to all citizens …
The BIMARU states are four northern Indian states: Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. BIMARU is an acronym formed from the first letters of the names of the states. It was coined by Ashish Bose in the mid-1980s. BIMARU has a resemblance to a Hindi word “Bimar” which means sick. UP and Bihar are …
Facts: More than 111 crore people have Aadhaar in India, covering more than 99% of the adult population. According to official data, more than 4.47 crore people have opened bank accounts using Aadhaar e-KYC. Aadhaar has helped the government transfer LPG subsidy, MGNREGS payments, scholarships and pensions directly into the accounts of beneficiaries eliminating diversion …