SCHEMA: INDIAN SOCIETY G S SCORE

Schema
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examination is a proper plan which can give them an overview
of the syllabus of the examination. Schema is nothing but an
outline of a model that helps you to be organized and channelize
your energy, time and resource in a holistic manner.
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without leaving any stone unturned. With the advancement of
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UPSC Syllabus
 Salient features of Indian Society
 Diversity of India
 Effects of globalization on Indian society
 National Integration, communalism, regionalism
& secularism
 Role of women and women’s organization
 Social empowerment, poverty and developmental
issues
 Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the
population by the Centre and States and the
performance of these schemes; mechanisms,
laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the

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protection and betterment of these vulnerable

 Issues relating to development and management

of Social Sector/Services relating to Health,
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Education, Human Resources
 Issues relating to poverty and hunger
 Inclusive growth and issues arising from it.
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 Salient features of Indian  Can diversity be equated with difference?

society  The unity in diversity- a reality or a chimera
 Manner of reconciliation
 Features of Indian society
 Changes within Indian society and their  Role of women’s organizations
repercussions
 Causes of changes  Women’s organizations in Indian history
 Indian Society today  Types of women’s organizations
 Level of penetration

 Diversity of India  Women’s organization – a ray of hope few case

studies
 Problems faced by women’s organizations
 What is diversity?
 Is a larger vocal role possible and ways
 Types of diversities in India to achieve the same

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 Role of SHGs, Micro finance Institutions  Secularism

 Poverty and development issues  Meaning and concept of secularism

 Secularism through the vantage point of Indian
 Poverty Constitution

 Concept of development  Comparisons of models Indian & Western

 Gandhiji on religion
 Sen vs Bhagwati model
 Indian philosophy on secularism
 Crisis of development
 Threats on the secular spirit
 Certain case studies
 Is the Indian democracy mature enough to
 Government’s initiatives and the five year plans handle the gravity of secularism
 Role of civil society organizations

 Regionalism
 Effects of globalization on
Indian society  Meaning and concept of regionalism
 Theories on regionalism
 What is the meaning of globalization  Regionalism in its various manifestations
 Kinds of impact of globalization – economic,
political, developmental and socio-cultural
 Is the impact solely positive or negative
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 Recent incidents causing a wave of flurry
 Possible ways to tackle the same
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 Social empowerment
SOCIAL JUSTICE
 Meaning and concept of social empowerment
 Why do we need social empowerment?
Welfare schemes for vulnerable
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 Specific sections for whom social empowerment
is the life blood
sections of the population by
 Social empowerment through the five year plans
the Centre and States
 Government’s initiatives for empowerment
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 Constitutional arrangement
 Empowerment in reality and India’s experience  Women welfare
 Other approaches / players/tools for social  Gender technology gap
empowerment and some case studies on the
 Women in Indian Political System
same
 Issue of Marriageable Age for Women
 Child welfare
 Communalism
 SC/ST welfare
 Meaning and concept of communalism  OBC welfare

 Historicity of communalism  Caste Census

 Recent incidents  gender reservation in ULB

 Minorities welfare
 Role of third parties in inciting/ perpetrating
communalism  Old age welfare
 Communalism under the law  Legislations
 Can communalism eradicated from the Indian  Issues
society completely  Reforms needed

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 Services relating to Health,  Composition of autonomous councils
Education, Human Resources  Role and functions of councils
 Role of Governor with respect to tribal areas
 Education structure in India  Tribal sub plan
 Primary, secondary and higher education
 Initiatives taken by GOI in education
 Reforms needed
WELFARE SCHEMES
 Recommendations of committees
 Future prospects in education sector
 Start-up and Skill Development
 Skill development, indicators, indicators
 Private and Public health structure  Start Up India Scheme
 NITI Aayog Report  Stand up India Scheme
 Economic development and human development  National Student Startup Policy
 Reforms needed  National Skill Development Mission
 SDGs and India
 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal VikasYojana
 Deen Dayal
 Issues relating to poverty and
hunger

 Poverty definition by different committees

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 Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen
KaushalyaYojana
 Skill Development Initiative Scheme
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 Poverty data in India
 Self-Employment & Talent Utilisation (SETU)
 Causes of poverty
 Atal Innovation Mission
 Poverty and unemployment
 Poverty and social conflict
Vulnerable Sector
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 Impact of LPG on poverty


 Linkage between poverty and development
 Social Security
 Rural poverty
 Atal Pension Yojana
 Urban poverty
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 Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti BimaYojana

 Feminization of poverty
 Pradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojana
 Poverty alleviation measures
 Minorities
 Problems in implementation of Poverty
alleviation programmes  Nai Roshni Scheme
 Poverty and Hunger  USTAAD Scheme (Upgrading the Skills
and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for
 Food security programmes and issues
Development)
 Hunger and health
 Nai Manzil Scheme
 Impact of hunger and poverty on economic
development of the nation  Women and Child Development

 Controversy related to poverty data estimation  Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

 Sukanya SamriddhiYojana

 The Scheduled and Tribal Areas  Digital Gudda Guddi Board

 Sabla
 5th Schedule Areas  Ujjawala Scheme
 6th Schedule Areas  Janani SurakshaYojana

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 Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram  Amrut (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
 SC/ST Transformation)

 Vanbandhu Kalyan
 Yojana  Miscellaneous Schemes
 Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana
 Jeevan Praman
 Disability
 Digilocker
 Accessible India Campaign (Sugamya Bharat
 Bharatnet Project (National Optical Fibre
Abhiyan)
Network)
 INSPIRE (Innovation in Science Pursuit
 Health for Inspired Research)
 SAKAAR
 National Health Mission
 Digital India
 National Ayush Mission
 Namami Gange Project (Integrated Ganga
 Swasthya Rakshan Program Conservation Mission Project)
 Jan Aushadhi Scheme  Ganga Gram Yojana
 Mission Indradhanush  Jal Kranti Abhiyan


 NFHS-4 survey

Education
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 One Rank One Pension Scheme
 PRAGATI (Pro-Active Governance and Timely
Implementation)
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 Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat  Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF)
 Mid Day Meal Scheme
 Ishan Uday  Inclusive growth
 GIAN (Global Initiative of Academic Networks)
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 Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan  Measurement criteria

 SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active - Learning for  Government initiatives for inclusive growth
Young Aspiring Minds)  Basic Amenities: Housing/Drinking Waters/
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Sanitations
 Rural & Urban Development  Sustainable Development

 Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana  Rural Development

 Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan
 Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Rurban Mission
 Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana
 Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana
 Swachch Bharat Abhiyan
 Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana- Gramin
 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban
 Housing for all by 2022
 Smart Cities Mission
 Hriday - National Heritage City Development and
Augmentation Yojana
 Rural development and poverty alleviation
 Review of the Existing Programmes
 Development Administration
 Panchayati Raj
 Agriculture and Rural Development
SOCIAL ISSUES IN NEWS
 Medical Termination of Pregnancy
 Violence against women

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 Tech for Tribals
 WHO award for Rajasthan Health Department
 South Asian Migrant Crisis
 Climate change is already damaging health of
children, says Lancet report
 Global Population Summit in Nairobi
 Global Social Mobility Index
 Project Samarthan
 Swachh Survekshan 2020
 Female Health and Hygiene Programmes -
Khushi and Ujjawala Sanitary napkin initiatives
 Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh
 School Education Quality Index
 Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan
 ‘The Pulse Polio Programme’
 Darwaza Band Part-2
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 “Kerala bans CFL and filament bulbs”
 “Addition of 3 Endangered Indian Species to the
Global Conservation List”
 ‘Migrant Policy Index’
 “Lassa fever”
 PM – KISAN scheme
 National Education Policy 2020
 Women in Armed Forces’
 ‘CAG Survey Report on School Toilets’
 ‘World Polio Day 2020, Where does India stand?’
 ‘Law against sexual harassment at work’
 SC on Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006’
 Disabled are entitled to the same benefits of SC/
ST quota: Supreme Court

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