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The State of Tamil Nadu versus The Governor of Tamil Nadu and Anr. 2023
The full text of the judgement by the Supreme Court of India setting timeframes for Governors to respond to Bills passed by Legislative Assemblies.
India State of Forest Report 2023
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav released the ‘India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023) on Dec. 21, 2024
Data: Women and Men in India [PDF 27.8MB]
The National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and & Programme Implementation (MoSPI), in August 2024, released the 25th editi
Data: Reports of the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2021-22 and 2022-23 [PDFs]
The National Sample Survery Office (NSSO) recent;ly released two reports of its Annual Survey of Unincoporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) for the year
Union Budget 2024-2025: Finance Minister's Speech and Related Documents
The Union Budget, 2024-2025, presented by the Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, and related Budget Documents can be accessed here.
Economic Survey 2023-24 [PDF 7.61 MB] with Statistical Appendix [PDF 3.01 MB]
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Seetharaman presented the Economic Survey 2023-24 at the Union Parliament on July 22, 2024, a day before the Union Budg
General Election to Parliamentary Constituencies: Trends & Results June-2024
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance won a majority in Parliament for a third consecutive term after the results were declared
Report: National Multidimentional Poverty Index 2023 - A Progress Review 2023 [PDF 34.4 MB]
“The National Multidimensional Poverty Index: A Progress Review 2023 presents the second edition of the national MPI and is a follow-up to the Baselin
COVID-19 Compendium: Official Information on COVID-19 Released by India and the WHO [HTML and PDF]
An up-to-date compilation of more than 1,800 official statements by the Government of India from January 17, 2020. Links to articles published by The
A Treatise on Indian Censuses since 1981
The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Government of India, has published an e-Book, “A Treatise on Indian Censuses since 1981”.
Full text: Forest Bill “last nail in the coffin” for India’s forest resources, former civil servants caution MPs [PDF 228 KB]
A group of retired senior civil servants has expressed concern over the proposed FCA (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and has urged Members of Parliament to “n
The Sedition Law in India - Select Resources
Article 124A of the Indian Penal Code has been through engaging court speeches, Bills and Acts, Reports of commissions and committees, and insightful
Resources on Sedition from The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy
Links to a Panel Discussion on Free Speech and Sedition in a Democracy organised by The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy on March 24, 2016,
Full Text: Karnataka High Court Judgment on Hijab Restrictions in Educational Institutions
On March 15, 2022, a three-Judge Bench of the High Court of Karnataka, headed by the Chief Justice, Ritu Raj Awasthi, pronounced its verdict on the pe
Draft India Data Accessibility & Use Policy 2022 [PDF 1.34 MB] with Background Note [PDF 1.4MB]
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India, has published the draft India Data Accessibility and Use Policy 202
Economic Survey 2021-22 [PDF 13.7 MB] with Statistical Appendix [PDF 7.33 MB]
The full text of the Economic Survey 2021-22 (and Statistical Appendix) can be accessed here.
India Railways- Facts and Figures 2016-17 [PDF 5.14 MB]
Periodically, the India Railways comes out with a database of facts and figures that include volume of traffic, freight movement, revenue from commerc
Recommendations of Working Group on Urban Transport for 12th Five Year Plan
Cities and towns in India are expected to contribute about 70 per cent of the country's GDP by the year 2030. Also, India's urban population is likely
Report: High-Level Committee to Study the Impact of NEET on Medical Admissions in Tamil Nadu
A High-Level Committee to Study the Impact of NEET [National Eligibility cum Entrance Test] on Medical Admissions in Tamil Nadu, 2021, submitted its r
Official Document: Economic Survey 2018-19: Volumes 1 and 2
The Economics Survey 2018-19 was released on July 4, 2019. The Two Volumes of the Economic Survey can be accessed here:
Document: Annual Health Index 2017-18
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has published its annual Performance of Health Outcomes Index for the year 2017-18. The r
Document: Draft National Education Policy 2019
The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, has uploaded the draft National Education Policy 2019 on its website. Comments and su
ECI: Documents for Voting, Model Code of Conduct, Handbooks for Media and Presiding Officers [HTML and PDF]
"The Election Commission of India has directed that all electors in all constituencies who have been issued Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) have t
Full Text: Letter from former Civil Service Officers to the President of India on the Election Commission of India [HTML and PDF]
Former Civil Service officers, including former Ambassadors, Secretaries to the Government of India, and officers who have held high administrative po
Verdict 2019: Schedule for General Elections-2019 and Election Manifestos
The Schedule for General Elections to 17 th Lok Sabha and Four Legislative Assemblies can be accessed here: Schedule for General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies [PDF 33.4 MB] Source: Election Commission of India The Election Manifestos of Registered National and State Political Parties can be accessed here: National Parties Indian National Congress (INC) Election Manifesto of Indian National Congress 2019 [PDF 8.04 MB] Source: Indian National Congress [https://manifesto.inc.in/en/index.html] Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Election Manifesto of Bharatiya Janata Party 2019 [PDF 4.51 MB] Source: Bharatiya Janata Party [https://www.bjp.org/en/Manifesto-2019] Communist Party of India [Marxist] (CPI-M) Election Manifesto of Communist Party of India (Marxist) 17th Lok Sabha 2019 [PDF 574 KB] Source: Communist Party of India [https://www.cpim.org/pressbriefs/cpim-election-manifesto-17th-lok-sabha] State Parties Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Election Manifesto of DMK for Assembly Election 2019 [PDF 29.9 MB] Source: DMK Samajwadi Party (SP) Election Manifesto of Samajwadi Party for Assembly Election 2019 [PDF 1.48 MB] Source: Samajwadi Party [https://www.samajwadiparty.in/document_of_2019_eng.pdf] This page will be updated when the manifestos of political parties are available in English. Related Links: 1. Election Commission of India. 2019. " ECI: Documents for Voting, Model Code of Conduct, Handbooks for Media and Presiding Officers [HTML and PDF ]", The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, April 10. [https://www.thehinducentre.com/resources/article26790031.ece]. 2. Election Commission of India. 2019 . " Full Text: Letter from former Civil Service Officers to the President of India on the Election Commission of India [HTML and PDF] ", The Hindu Centre for Politics and Public Policy, April 9. [https://www.thehinducentre.com/resources/article26771496.ece].