✅Gs-2 : RPA- RUPP = Registered Unrecognised Political Party
🅾️Background : RPA- Role of political parties on Indian politics- click here
⚜️ Dynamics of Indian politics- Useful in Essay and ethics also- Click here
🔰Procedure : Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 – lays down the registration process- But 345 RUPPs haven’t contested elections since 2019 and have no traceable office- possibility of Ghost parties misusing tax benefits without actual electoral activity.
⚠️Does ECI Have Explicit Power to De-Register a Party?= Supreme Court in Indian National Congress vs Institute of Social Welfare (2002)- ECI cannot de-register a party unless: Registration was obtained fraudulently, or The party violates the Constitution or becomes unlawful- , ECI can only de-list for non-compliance, not cancel existence. Read Law Commission Reports quoted here in this article in this context.
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🅾️Background : RPA- Role of political parties on Indian politics- click here
⚜️ Dynamics of Indian politics- Useful in Essay and ethics also- Click here
🔰Procedure : Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 – lays down the registration process- But 345 RUPPs haven’t contested elections since 2019 and have no traceable office- possibility of Ghost parties misusing tax benefits without actual electoral activity.
⚠️Does ECI Have Explicit Power to De-Register a Party?= Supreme Court in Indian National Congress vs Institute of Social Welfare (2002)- ECI cannot de-register a party unless: Registration was obtained fraudulently, or The party violates the Constitution or becomes unlawful- , ECI can only de-list for non-compliance, not cancel existence. Read Law Commission Reports quoted here in this article in this context.
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✅GS 3: PDS- public distribution system
⚜️Food subsidy as economic tool to fight poverty- India’s poverty measurement, particularly post the 2023–24 Household Consumption Survey, should consider the actual food consumption pattern of the population - using a metric like the Thali Index- subsidies must be rationalised, not eliminated, as access to a nutritious, affordable diet remains critical despite declining poverty numbers- Why?= Click here
🅾️Traditional poverty lines (e.g., Tendulkar, Rangarajan) used consumption expenditure.
But they: 1. Treat food as a residual expense 2. Do not account for nutritional quality 3. Overlook actual food inflation Thali Index fixes this by using food prices to reverse-engineer affordability → better poverty estimation. This works because Food inflation hits bottom 40% hardest, who also often live just above the poverty line.
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⚜️Food subsidy as economic tool to fight poverty- India’s poverty measurement, particularly post the 2023–24 Household Consumption Survey, should consider the actual food consumption pattern of the population - using a metric like the Thali Index- subsidies must be rationalised, not eliminated, as access to a nutritious, affordable diet remains critical despite declining poverty numbers- Why?= Click here
🅾️Traditional poverty lines (e.g., Tendulkar, Rangarajan) used consumption expenditure.
But they: 1. Treat food as a residual expense 2. Do not account for nutritional quality 3. Overlook actual food inflation Thali Index fixes this by using food prices to reverse-engineer affordability → better poverty estimation. This works because Food inflation hits bottom 40% hardest, who also often live just above the poverty line.
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✅Gs-2 : Fundamental rights- Secularism- Preamble
🅾️What is the reasoning Behind Including ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in the Preamble?- click here
⚠️The Core Debate – Is Secularism Inherent Even Without the Word?- Critics argue: The word “secular” was imposed during a politically coercive period (Emergency) and was not part of the Constitution as adopted in 1950. This article is saying that it is not- and shows reasons why secularism is not derived from one word in the Preamble but from the Constitution’s structure and values.
🅾️Judicial Position- Sanjiv Khanna Bench (2024):ismissed challenge to the 42nd Amendment’s wording. Held: These additions do not violate fundamental rights, and no constitutional violation occurs.
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🅾️What is the reasoning Behind Including ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in the Preamble?- click here
⚠️The Core Debate – Is Secularism Inherent Even Without the Word?- Critics argue: The word “secular” was imposed during a politically coercive period (Emergency) and was not part of the Constitution as adopted in 1950. This article is saying that it is not- and shows reasons why secularism is not derived from one word in the Preamble but from the Constitution’s structure and values.
🅾️Judicial Position- Sanjiv Khanna Bench (2024):ismissed challenge to the 42nd Amendment’s wording. Held: These additions do not violate fundamental rights, and no constitutional violation occurs.
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