Drishti IAS Quick Book – Indian Polity & Governance | 4th Edition

• Comprehensive coverage of Indian Polity and Governance across 11 units and 43 chapters.
• Explains the Constitution, fundamental rights and duties, Parliament, the executive, the judiciary, and Centre–State relations.
• Covers constitutional and statutory bodies, elections, local self-government, governance, transparency, and accountability.
• Includes a comparative study of the Indian Constitution and a section on the Constitution of India.
• Useful for aspirants preparing for civil services and other competitive examinations.

About this Book

Drishti Publications presents the fourth edition of Indian Polity & Governance, a Quick Book covering India’s constitutional and governance framework. Organised into 11 units and 43 chapters, it takes readers from the foundations of the Constitution to institutions, elections, governance reforms, and related topics.

The book covers the Union and State executives and legislatures, the judiciary, Union–State relations, local self-government, constitutional and statutory bodies, and the role of civil services in democracy. It also includes chapters on constitutional amendments, the Indian Constitution, and a comparative study of the Indian Constitution.

Table of Contents

• Unit I: Introduction
  • Polity: An Introduction
  • Historical Underpinnings
  • Salient Features of the Indian Constitution
  • Preamble
  • Union and Its Territory
• Unit II: Citizen–State Relations
  • Citizenship
  • Fundamental Rights
  • Directive Principles of State Policy
  • Fundamental Duties
• Unit III: Union Executive and Legislature
  • President
  • Vice-President
  • Prime Minister and Union Council of Ministers
  • Union Legislature: The Parliament
  • Attorney General
• Unit IV: State Executive and Legislature
  • Governor
  • Chief Minister and State Council of Ministers
  • State Legislature
  • Advocate General
• Unit V: Union–State Relations
  • Indian Federalism
  • Separation of Powers
  • Centre–State Relations
  • Governance System of Union Territories
  • Special Provisions for Some States
  • Scheduled and Tribal Areas
  • Emergency Provisions
• Unit VI: Judiciary
  • Supreme Court
  • High Court
  • Subordinate Courts
  • Dispute Resolution: Mechanisms and Institutions
• Unit VII: Local Self-Government
  • Panchayats
  • Municipalities
• Unit VIII: Constitutional and Non-Constitutional Bodies
  • Constitutional Bodies
  • Non-Constitutional and Statutory Bodies
  • Tribunals
• Unit IX: Elections in India
  • Election Commission of India
  • Representation of the People Act
• Unit X: Governance and Reforms
  • Governance, Transparency and Accountability
  • Role of Civil Services in Democracy
• Unit XI: Miscellaneous
  • Provisions Related to Languages
  • Co-operative Societies
  • Constitutional Amendments: At a Glance
  • Comparative Study of the Indian Constitution
  • Indian Constitution