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RAJASTHAN POLITY

The Constitution is the fundamental law of the land. It contains a set of rules, according to which the state is governed.

Constituent Assembly:

• It was M N Roy, who put forward the idea of the Constituent Assembly for the first time.• In 1935, the Indian National Congress, officially demanded a Constituent Assembly to frame theConstitution of India.• The concept of Constituent Assembly was included in the August offer of 1940, Cripps proposal of1942 and the Cabinet Mission Plan of 1946.• In November 1946, Constituent Assembly was constituted as per the Cabinet Mission Plan. TheConstituent Assembly was a partly elected and partly nominated body.• Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha, the oldest member of the Assembly was elected as the temporaryPresident and later Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the President. Sir B N Rau was appointed asthe Constitutional advisor to the Assembly.• In December 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru moved the ‘Objective Resolution’ in the Assembly. Its

modified version forms the Preamble of the Indian Constitution.• To deal with the different tasks of Constitution making, the Constituent Assembly appointed

different committees.

Name of the important committee Chairman

Union Powers Committee Jawaharlal Nehru

Drafting Committee Dr. B R Ambedkar

Committee on the functions of the Constituent Assembly G V Mavalanka

Enactment of the Constitution: • The Constitution Assembly adopted the Constitution of India on 26th November1949• The Constitution of India came into force on 26th January1950.• Indian National Congress celebrated Purna Swaraj day on 26th January 1930. To commemoratethis incident, the Constituent Assembly chose 26th January as the date of enactment of theConstitution.

Salient Features of the Constitution of India:

I. Lengthiest written ConstitutionII. Drawn various sources: The Constitution of India has borrowed many of its features from the

various Constitutions of the world

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Source Features borrowed

1 Govt. of India Act - 1935

Federal Scheme, Office of Governor, Public Service Commissions

2 British Constitution Rule of Law, Parliamentary form of Govt., Single Citizenship, Bicameralism, Legislative procedure, Cabinet System, Prerogative writ

3 US Constitution Judicial review, Fundamental rights, Office of Vice-President, Independence of Judiciary, Impeachment of the President, Removal of Supreme Court and High Court judges

4 Canadian Constitution

Federation with a strong centre, Vesting of residuary powers in the Centre, Advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

5 Australian Constitution

Concurrent List, Joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament

6 French Constitution Ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity, Republic

7 Japanese Constitution

Procedure established by Law

8 Soviet Constitution Fundamental duties, Ideals of Justice (Social, Economic and Political) in Preamble

9 South African Constitution

Election of members of Rajya Sabha, Procedure for amendment of the constitution

10 Weimar Constitution of Germany

Suspension of Fundamental Rights during emergency

11 Irish Constitution Directive Principles of State Policy, Method of election of President, Nomination of members to Rajya Sabha

III. Federal Structure: This refers to the existence of more than one level of Government. Forexample,in our country, we have Central Govt. and State Governments.

IV. Parliamentary Form of GovernmentV. Integrated and Independent Judiciary

VI. Fundamental Rights: These are a set of rights given to citizens, which are fundamental in nature.This is to protect citizens from the absolute exercise of power by the State. There are 6 basicFundamental Rights, and they are

i. Right to Equalityii. Right to Freedomiii. Right against exploitationiv. Right to Freedom of Religion



v. Cultural and Educational Rightsvi. Right to Constitutional Remedies

VII. Directive Principles of State PolicyVIII. Fundamental Duties: These were added as per the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of

1976. There are eleven Fundamental Duties mentioned in the Constitution. IX. Secularism: This means, the State is not promoting any one religionX. Emergency Provisions: There are 3 types of emergencies

1. National Emergency (As per Art. 352)2. President’s Rule (As per Art. 356 & 365) and3. Financial Emergency (As per Art 360)

Preamble of the Indian Constitution:

• Based on the ‘Objective Resolution’ drafted by Jawaharlal Nehru• It has been amended by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1976), which added three newwords (Socialist, Secular, and Integrity)• Key concepts in Preamble: Sovereign, Socialist, Secular, Democratic, Republic, Justice, Liberty,Equality, and Fraternity

Schedules of the Indian Constitution:

Schedules in Indian Constitution

Schedules Features of Schedules

1st schedule List of States and Union Territories

2nd schedule Provisions relating to the emoluments, allowances and so on of President, Governors, Chief Justice and Judges of Supreme Court and High Courts, Comptroller and Auditor General of India

3rd schedule Forms of oath and affirmation

4th schedule Allocation of seats for States and Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha

5th schedule It contains provisions in relation to the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes

6th schedule Provisions in relation to the administration of tribal areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

7th schedule Division of powers between the Union and the states in terms of Union, State and Concurrent lists

8th schedule Languages recognised by the Constitution



9th schedule Acts and orders related to land tenure, land tax, railway, industries

10th schedule

Provisions as to disqualification on ground of defection

11th schedule

Provisions of Panchayati Raj

12th schedule Provisions of Municipal Corporations

Parts of the Indian Constitution:

Part Articles Subject Matter

I 1 – 4 The Union and its territory

II 5 – 11 Citizenship

III 12 – 35 Fundamental Rights

IV 36 – 51 Directive Principles of State Policy

V 52 – 151 The Union Government

VI 152 – 237 The State Governments

VII Article 238 omitted due to the reorganisation of states

Repealed by the Constitution (7th Amendment) Act, 1956

VIII 239 – 242 The Union Territories

IX 243 – 243-O The Panchayats

IX-A 243-P – 243-ZG The Municipalities

IX-B 243-ZH – 243-ZT The Co-operative Societies

X 244 – 244-A The Scheduled and Tribal Areas

XI 245 – 263 Relations between the Union and the States

XII 264 – 300-A Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits

XIII 301 – 307 Trade, Commerce and Intercourse within the Territory of India



XIV 308 – 323 Services under the Union and the States

XIV-A 323-A – 323-B Tribunals

XV 324 – 329-A Elections

XVI 330 – 342 Special Provisions relating to Certain Classes

XVII 343 to 351 Official Language

XVIII 352 – 360 Emergency Provisions

XIX 361 – 367 Miscellaneous

XX 368 Amendment of the Constitution

XXI 369 – 392 Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions

XXII 393 – 395 Short title, Commencement, Authoritative Text in Hindi and Repeals

Organs of the State

• There are 3 organs of the State: Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary• Legislature: They are responsible for making new laws• Executive: They implement the laws• Judiciary: This includes all the court system in the country, and they provide justice

Union Executive

• Articles 52 to 78 and 123 under Indian Constitution mention the details of the UnionExecutive

• It consists of the President of India, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers, andAttorney General of India


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I. President of India

➢ President of India is the head of the State as wells as part of both Union Executive andthe Parliament

➢ Qualification for election as President:1. Should be a citizen of India2. Should have completed 35 years of age3. Should be qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha4. Shouldn’t hold any office of profit

➢ Election: Indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of:1. the elected members of both the houses of Parliament2. the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states and,3. the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of

Delhi and Puducherry➢ Term of Office is 5 years➢ Impeachment: It is the process of removing the President from his office. And

impeachment can be initiated only in the case of ‘violation of the Constitution’➢ Important Powers and Functions of the President:

1. All executive actions of the Govt. of India are taken in his name and he is the2. Appoints the Council of ministers, Attorney General of India, Comptroller and

Auditor General of India, Chief Election Commissioner, Chairman and othermembers of Finance Commission, Chief Justice and other judges of SupremeCourt and High Court.

3. Nominates 12 members to Rajya Sabha from literature, Art, Science, and SocialService; and 2 members to Lok Sabha from Anglo Indian community

4. President can promulgate ordinance when the Parliament is not in session5. Money bill can be introduced in the Parliament only with his prior

recommendation6. The President of India also enjoys 3 types of Veto Power over the bills passed

by the Parliament. They are,a. Absolute Vetob. Suspensive Veto andc. Pocket Veto.

7. President also has 5 types of pardoning powers.a. Pardonb. Commutationc. Remissiond. Reprieve

➢ First President of independent India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad➢ Mr. Ram Nath Kovind is the 14th and the current President of India

II. Vice-President of India

➢ Qualification for election as Vice-President:1. Should be a citizen of India



2. Should have completed 35 years of age 3. Should be qualified for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha 4. Shouldn’t hold any office of profit

➢ Election: Indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of; 1. Both the elected and nominated members of the Parliament 2. It doesn’t include the members of the State legislative assemblies

➢ Term of Office is 5 years ➢ Important Powers and Functions of the Vice-President:

1. Acts as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha 2. Acts as President when a vacancy occurs in the office of the President 3. Draws his salary in his capacity as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

➢ Mr. Venkaiah Naidu is the 13th and the current Vice-President of India

III. Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers

➢ Prime Minister (PM) is the leader of the party that enjoys a majority in LokSabha ➢ President is the nominal executive head and PM is the real executive head ➢ PM is appointed by the President of India and all other ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of PM ➢ President acts on the aid and advice of the council of ministers ➢ As per the 91st Constitutional Amendment Act of 2003, total strength of the council of ministers should not exceed 15% of the total strength of the Lok Sabha ➢ Principle of collective Responsibility: This is the foundational principle of Parliamentary form of Govt. This means council of ministers is collectively responsible to the parliament for all their acts

IV. Attorney General of India

➢ He is appointed by the President of India and he is also the first law officer of the Govt. of India. ➢ Qualification: Should be qualified to be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court ➢ Advices Govt. of India on all legal matters ➢ He can participate in the proceedings of the Parliament but can’t vote

Union Legislature or Parliament

• It consists of the two houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) and the President of India V. Lok Sabha ➢ Also known as House of people ➢ Max. Strength=552; Elected representatives from different states=530; Elected representatives from different Union Territories=20; Nomination (Nominated by the President of India) from Anglo Indian Community=2. Except the two nominated members, all



other members of Lok Sabha are directly elected by the people. A Lok Sabha member is elected for a maximum of 5 years.

➢ Speaker is the presiding officer during the Lok Sabha sessions. And Speaker is elected from themembers of the Lok Sabha itself.

➢ Speaker Pro Tem: In the very first session of the newly elected Lok Sabha, the eldest memberof LS act as the Speaker Pro Tem. Once the actual speaker is elected, the office of the SpeakerPro Tem automatically cease to exist. Speaker Pro Tem is appointed by the President of India.

➢ Important Powers and Function:1. No confidence motion can be initiated and passed in Lok Sabha2. Money and Finance Bill can be introduced only in Lok Sabha3. Lok Sabha in a special sitting can disapprove the continuance in force of a national

emergency proclaimed by the President. In such case, the president shall revoke thenational emergency

• There are 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in the State of Rajasthan.• G V Mavalankar is known as the Father of Lok Sabha (conferred by Jawaharlal Nehru) and he

was also the 1st Speaker of Lok Sabha• Meira Kumar was the 1st Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha• Indian constitution is the longest written constitution in the world• 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 is also known as the mini constitution• The offices of the leader of the Houses and the leader of the opposition are not mentionedin the constitution of India

VI. Rajya Sabha

➢ Also known as Council of State➢ Max. Strength=250; Representatives of different states and union territories=238; Nomination

(Nominated by the President of India) of eminent scholars from Art, Literature, Science and Social Science=12. No member of Rajya Sabha is directly elected. A Rajya Sabha member is elected for a maximum of 6 years

➢ Chairman is the presiding officer during the Rajya Sabha sessions. And Vice-President of Indiais the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

➢ Important Powers and Function:1. It is a permanent house and not subject to dissolution. One third members of Rajya

Sabha retire after every second year.2. If Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by a special majority, in national interest Parliament

will be empowered to make a law on the subject specified in the resolution, for the wholeor any part of the territory of India.

3. If Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by a special majority that it is necessary in the nationalinterest to create one or more All India Services, then Parliament will be empowered tocreate by law such a service.

There are 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan



Executive • It consists of Governor, state Council of Ministers, and Advocate General

VII. Governor

Articles 152 to 237 of Part VI of Constitution of India deals with the Government of states. Articles 153 to 167 deals exclusively with state executive and the governor.

• He is the nominal head of the state (real power lies with Chief Minister and state council ofministers) and he is appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Union Council ofMinisters for a term of 5 years, but he can be removed from the post before the completionof his tenure.➢ A person may act as the Governor of two or more states.➢ Important Powers and Functions:

1. Appoints Chief Minister (CM) and other Council of Ministers (on the advice of theCM). Also appoints Advocate General, Chairman and members of the State PublicService Commission, Judges of District Courts.

2. Acts on the aid and advice of state council of ministers headed by CM.3. Governor summons and prorogues the sessions of both the houses of the State

Legislature.4. Governor has power to reserve certain bills for the consideration of the President.5. He can promulgate ordinances, when the state legislature is not in session.6. Money bill can be introduced in state legislative assembly only on the prior

recommendation of the Governor.7. Governor can send a report to the President of India informing him that the State’s

Constitutional functioning has been compromised and recommending thepresident to impose ‘President’s rule’ in the state. President’s rule has beenrecommended 4 times in Rajasthan:• 13 March to 26 April 1967: Indecisive outcome of elections• 30 April to 21 June 1977: Haridev Joshi government was earlier in power• 17 February to 5 June 1980: Bhairasingh Shekhawat government was earlier

in power• 15 December 1992 to 3 December 1993: Bhairasingh Shekhawat government

was earlier in power

Current and 33rd Governor of Rajasthan: Kalraj Mishra First governor of Rajasthan: Gurumukh Nihal Singh - Nov 1, 1956 - Apr 16, 1962

VIII. Chief Minister

Article 164 of the Constitution states that the Chief Minister shall be appointed by the Governor. CM is appointed by the Governor and Council of ministers are also appointed by the Governor on the advice of CM.



• If a non-elected member is appointed as Minister, he/she has to become a member of thestate legislature within 6 months.

• The Principle of collective responsibility is followed.• Important Powers and Functions: -

1. Supervises the activities of all ministers and presides over cabinet meetings.2. Assigns and reshuffles portfolio of ministers.3. Responsible to the state legislature and can collapse the government by resigning

when he can't prove majority in the legislature.4. The Governor, except in cases of discretionary powers, acts on the advice of the CM.

CM can recommend dissolution of the Legislative Assembly to the Governor at anytime.

5. CM is the vice-chairman of State planning board, member of Inter-State Council &Governing Council of Niti Aayog and Chairman of Chief Minister’s EconomicTransformation Advisory Council.

Current CM, home and finance minister: Ashok Gehlot (3rd term as CM) First CM of Rajasthan: Pandit Hiralal Shastri (7 April 1949 to 5 January 1951)

Longest serving CM: Mohan Lal Sukhadia (17 years). He is considered as ‘founder of modern Rajasthan’.

First woman to become CM of Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje Scindia Hari Dev Joshi, and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat have also served 3 terms as CM.

IX. Council of ministers

Article 163 deals with the status of council of ministers. Article 164 deals with the appointment, tenure, responsibility, qualification, oath, salaries and allowances of the ministers.

The council of Ministers holds the office during the pleasure of the Governor as long as it enjoys majority in the state legislative assembly.

Disqualification under 10th Schedule: A person who is disqualified for being a member of Legislature under Tenth Schedule shall also be disqualified to be appointed as a Minister. He is eligible for reelection.

X. Advocate General

➢ He is appointed by the Governor and he is also the first law officer of a state➢ Qualification: Should be qualified to be appointed as a judge of the High Court➢ Advices State Govt. on all legal matters➢ He can participate in the proceedings of the state legislature, but can’t vote



State Legislature

Articles 168 to 212 in Part VI of Constitution of India deal with the organisation, composition, duration, officers, procedures, privileges and powers of the state legislature. It consists of the State Legislative Assembly, State Legislative Council and the Governor.

XI. State Legislative Assembly

➢ Total strength can’t be more than 500. Members are directly elected by the people on the basis ofAdult Franchise➢ Governor can nominate one member of Anglo-Indian community to the Assembly, if thiscommunity is not adequately represented in the house➢ Formed for a maximum of 5 years, but can be dissolved before the tenure itself➢ May be dissolved by the President in case of Constitutional emergency under Art. 356 of theconstitution➢ Only 2 Union Territories (Puducherry and Delhi) in India are entitled (by law) to have an electedlegislative assembly➢ Presiding officer is the Speaker, who is elected from among the members

XII. Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan

The strength of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, which is determined by the delimitation Commission, was 160 in 1952.

There are a total of 200 Assembly constituencies in Rajasthan, out of which 34 constituencies are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes and 25 are reserved for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled tribes.

Current speaker of Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha: Dr. C. P. Joshi First Speaker of Rajasthan Assembly: Narottam Lal Joshi


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XIII. State Legislative Council ➢ At present Legislative Council is present only in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir. ➢ Consists of not more than 1/3rd of the total strength of the Legislative Assembly of the state and not less than 40. Members are elected as well as nominated ➢ It is a permanent house and can’t be dissolved ➢ Presiding officer is the Chairman, who is elected from among the members Rajasthan does not have any Upper House of Vidhan Parishad. It is a unicameral state.

Judiciary

An integrated structure is followed in judiciary. This includes all the Court systems present in the country. It is a mechanism for the resolution of disputes. They also interpret and apply the law in the name of the State. XIV. Supreme Court of India Chapter IV under Part V of the constitution (Union) deals with the the Union Judiciary. Articles 124-147 mention the constitution and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. ➢ At present, Supreme Court (SC) of India comprises the Chief Justice and 33 other judges (total 34). SC Judges retire at the age of 65 years. ➢ Removal: Can be removed (On the ground of proved misbehaviour and incapacity) only by an order of the President passed after an address in each house of the Parliament supported by a special majority ➢ The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is of five folds. Original, Writ, Appellate, Advisory and Revisory

Justice M. Fathima Beevi • She was the 1st female judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India (1989) and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary. • She is the 1st woman judge of a Supreme Court of a nation in India and Asia.

XV. High Court Articles 214 to 231 in Part VI in Constitution deal with High Courts. ➢ High Court stands at the head of a State’s Judicial Administration.



➢ Each High Court comprises of a Chief Justice and such other judges as the President may time to time, appoint. The Chief Justice of a High Court is appointed by the President after the consultation with the Chief Justice of India ➢ Judges hold office until the age of 62 years and are removable in the same manner as a judge of the Supreme Court. ➢ High Court enjoys threefold jurisdiction. Original, Appellate, and Writ jurisdiction ➢ Calcutta High Court (established in 1862) is India’s oldest High Court. Rajasthan High Court has sanctioned strength of 50 judges. The high court has its principal seat at Jodhpur and a bench at Jaipur.

Chief Justice of Rajasthan: Indrajit Mahanty First Chief Justice of Rajasthan: Kamala Kant Verma

XVI. Subordinate Courts in Rajasthan Articles 233 to 237 in Part VI of Constitution deal with Subordinate Courts. They are civil courts, criminal courts and revenue courts. Under the district courts, there are the lower courts such as:

• The Additional District Court • Sub-Court • Munsiff Magistrate Court • Court of Special Judicial Magistrate of the II Class • Court of Special Judicial Magistrate of I Class, • Court of Special Munsiff Magistrate for Factories Act and Labour Laws, etc. • Panchayat Courts (Nyaya Panchayat, Panchayat Adalat etc).

Rajasthan State Legal Service Authority The Constitution guarantees equal justice to all and free legal aid under Article 39-A. To fulfil these objectives, the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority came into existence in 1988. Functions of RSLSA:

• Provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society or the persons who satisfy the criteria laid down in the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987

• Conduct Lok Adalats at various levels • Carry out legal literacy campaign and publicize legal aid schemes across the state

Constituent members Patron-in-chief: Chief Justice - Justice Indrajit Mahanty

Executive chairman: Nominated serving or retired Judge of the High Court - Justice Sangeet Raj Lodha



Important Bodies

There are three types of government bodies in India. They are: • Constitutional Bodies• Statutory Bodies• Executive Bodies

Constitutional bodies:

Constitutional bodies are important bodies in India that derive their powers and authorities from the Indian Constitution.

They find a mention in the Constitution with dedicated articles. Any modification of these bodies would require a constitutional amendment.

Important bodies are:

• CAG (Article 48)• Inter-State Council (Article 263)• Finance Commission (Article 280)• UPSC (Article 315)• Election Commission (Article 324)• National Commissions for SCs (Article 338)• National Commissions for STs (Article 338-A)• Special officer for Linguistic Minorities (Article 350B)

Statutory Bodies

These bodies are created by an Act of Parliament. They are non-constitutional bodies as they do not find any mention in the Constitution. Since these bodies derive their power from statutes or laws made by the Parliament, they are known as statutory bodies.

Examples of Statutory bodies in India:

• Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI Act, 1992)• National Human Rights Commission (Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993)• National Commission for Women (National Commission for Women Act, 1990)• National Commission for Minorities (National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992)• National Green Tribunal (National Green Tribunal Act 2010)• Armed Forces Tribunal (Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007) • Unique Identification Authority of India Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and

Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 • Central Vigilance Commission (Central Vigilance Commission Act 2003)• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (Commissions for Protection of Child

Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005)• Competition Commission of India (Competition Act, 2002)• National Legal Services Authority (Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987)• National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (National Bank for Agriculture and

Rural Development Act, 1981)

Executive bodies



They are those bodies which are created by an executive order – i.e., order of a ministry of union or state. They have no constitutional or law backing them. They can be converted into a statutory body by enacting a law. For example, the UIDAI was made into a statutory body after it was established by enacting a new law. Examples of Executive bodies includes:

• Planning commission (now replaced by NITI aayog)• Central Bureau of Investigation

Important Bodies in Rajasthan:

• State Constitutional Bodies:• Rajasthan Public Service Commission• Election Commission of Rajasthan• Rajasthan State Finance Commission• Advocate General of Rajasthan (State)

• State Statutory Bodies:

• Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission• Rajasthan State Commission for Women• Rajasthan State Information Commission• Rajasthan State Commission for Minorities• Lokayukta

• State Executive Bodies:

• Chief Minister's Economic Transformation Advisory Council

Rajasthan Public Service Commission:

Parallel to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) at the Centre, there is a State Public Service Commission (SPSC) in Rajasthan known as Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC). The articles 315 to 323 in part XIV of the Constitution deal with the composition, appointment and removal of members and power, functions and independence of RPSC.

Current Chairman of RPSC: Bhupendra Yadav

Election Commission of Rajasthan:

The state election commission, Rajasthan was constituted in July 1994 under Article 243k of the constitution of India.

• It is independent of the Election Commission of India.• It is a single member constitutional body headed by the state Election commissioner.• It has a secretary who is also the chief electoral officer for the state.• It has powers to conduct elections to the Corporations, Municipalities, Zilla Parishads, District

Panchayats, Panchayat Samitis, Gram Panchayats and other local bodies.

Current Election Commissioner of Rajasthan: Prem Singh Mehra

Rajasthan State Finance Commission:



RSFC is a constitutional body created under the provisions of 73rd constitutional amendment act.

• It reviews the financial position of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and Urban Local Bodies(ULBs) and makes recommendations to the Governor.

• State Finance commission makes recommendations under Article 243(I) for Panchayati RajInstitutions (PRIs) and 243(Y) for Urban local bodies (ULBs)

• It shall be constituted by the Governor of the state after every five year.• Till now six Finance commissions have been constituted in Rajasthan

The 6th SFC of Rajasthan constituted on 12th April 2021 has 1 chairman and 2 members.

Chairman of Rajasthan State Finance Commission: Shri Pradhyuman Singh Members: Shri Laxman Singh Rawat and Shri Ashok Lahoti

Advocate General of Rajasthan

Advocate General is the highest law officer and is part of the state executive.

• Article 165 in the Constitution of India defines the procedure of appointment, removal andfunctions of Advocate General of State.

• The AG's office presents all the cases in which the Govt. of Rajasthan is one of the parties,in the High Court of Rajasthan.

• The office came into existence on the formation of the State of Rajasthan as per the StateRe-Organization Act 1956 when the High Court of Rajasthan was established.

Advocate General of Rajasthan: Mahendra Singh Singhvi

Statutory bodies in Rajasthan:

Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission

The Protection of Human Rights Act of 1993 provided for the creation of not only National Human Rights Commission but also a State Human Rights Commission at the state level.

• Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission became functional from 23 March 2000.• The State Human Rights Commission is a multi-member body consisting of a chairperson and

two members.• It is a quasi-judicial body which inquiries into any violation of human rights or negligence in

the prevention of such violation by a public servant, either suo motu or on a petitionpresented to it or on an order of a court.

• It also reviews the human rights safeguards in place and recommends measures

Chairman of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission: Justice Gopal Krishnan Vyas Member: Mahesh Goyal



Rajasthan State Commission for Women

Rajasthan Commission for Women was constituted as a statutory body on 15th May 1999.

• It contains a chairperson, 3 members and a principal secretary• Its function is to redress the grievances and secure the interests of women across the State

of Rajasthan.• It operates helplines, organises panchayats, sets up mahila desks in police stations and Zila

samitis in all districts of Rajasthan.• It also reviews laws affecting women.

Chairperson of Rajasthan State Commission for Women: Suman Sharma

Rajasthan State Information Commission

The Right to Information Act of 2005 provides for the creation of not only the Central Information Commission but also a State Information Commission at the state level. Rajasthan Information Commission (RIC) was constituted on April 18, 2006.

• The Commission consists of a State Chief Information Commissioner and not more than tenState Information Commissioners.

• Apart from CIC, Rajasthan has two other Information Commissioners.• RIC is the final appellate authority with regard to the matters mentioned in Right to

Information Act, 2005.• Its decisions are final and binding (subject to decision of writ in High Court against RIC's

verdict).• RIC can receive and inquire into a written complaint from a person where any Public

Information Officer (PIO) has refused to entertain his or her application for obtaininginformation or appeal under this Act.

Rajasthan Chief Information Commissioner: Devendra Bhushan Gupta

Lokayukta

The Lokayukta is an independent institution that investigates allegations of corruption and mal administration against public servants and is tasked with speedy redressal of public grievances.

It has been effective in the state since March 26, 1973. The Lokayukta has been empowered under Section 7 of the Rajasthan Lokayukta and Sub-Lokayukta Act, 1973 to investigate allegations against ministers (except Chief minister) and public servants.

Lokayukta of Rajasthan: Pratap Krishna Lohra

• State Executive Bodies:



Chief Minister's Economic Transformation Advisory Council

Constituted in March 2020, the council will identify the challenges faced by the authorities in terms of economic growth, development in the state, especially financial management, increasing productivity, creating employment opportunities and so on.

• The council will be the advisory body for the effective implementation of basic services likeeducation, health and sanitation.

• The purpose of the council is to study in-depth specific economic and financial policy topicsof the state, identify new initiatives that can be taken to improve the current scenario andensure their mid-term progress and reviews at various levels of implementation.

Chairman of the council: Chief Minister of Rajasthan Ashok Gehlot Vice-Chairman: Dr Arvind Mayaram Advisor member: Dr Govind Sharma



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Rajasthan Polity Notes