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Reservation of 75% in Private Sector Jobs in Haryana: Facts, Constitutionality and Politics

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                                                                   Introduction Haryana is a progressive state and it is also home to one of the top five Information Technology Hubs. It has the fifth highest per capita income among Indian States and Territories. It becomes necessary to quote this fact here because the implications of the passing of the “Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020” by the Haryana Government could have far reaching implications on many aspects of the state and also on the country. Before beginning with the key features of the Bill, it is best to mention herein that there already exists a law for reservations in public sector jobs and it has been agreed since the time the constitution was being made and debated, that it was constitutional to provide for reservations in the pub...

CONSTITUTIONALITY OF DECLARATION OF EMERGENCY 1975

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  On 25 th June 1975 emergency was declared by Former PM Indira Gandhi u/d the Presidency of Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, whereby the period of ‘black chapter’ of India’s history had begun. It was the second time when due to the governmental affair the people of India had lost their freedom/ independence (first when the British ruled). At the time when the   proclamation signed by the President of India, the goal of the 21-month long Emergency in the country to control the ‘internal disturbance’ whereby the constitutional rights including freedom of speech and expression were suspended and withdrawn. There were 3 main grounds as per Former PM Indira Gandhi on which the emergency was proclaimed are as follows: 1.    Security and democracy of India was in danger owing to the movement started by Jayaprakash Narayan. 2.      There was a need for rapid economic development and upliftment of the underprivileged. 3.      There was an in...

PM CARES FUND : PUBLIC DOCUMENT OR NOT ?

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The PM-CARES fund is a charity fund launched by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi after the corona epidemic. It stands for Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund. It is a national fund dedicated to dealing with any form of emergency or suffering. It will be used to help combat coronavirus outbreaks and similar epidemics such as future conditions. The funds include voluntary contribution from the individuals and organisations. Also it would not get any budgetary support. The Prime Minister is the Chairperson of the PM CARES Fund and the Minister of Defense, the Minister of Home Affairs and the Minister of Finance, the Government of India are Trustees of the Fund. Prime Minister Care will not be scrutinized by the CAG. It will be audited by independent auditors appointed by the Trustees. OBJECTIVES OF PM CARES FUND Ø   aims to provide and support assistance or assistance (of any kind) related to public health or any form of emergency, disaster or ...

BLACK MONEY- THE STUMBLING BLOCK IN INDIA

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We often come across the two terms in our daily lives that are Black Money and the White Money. The title itself suggests that Black Money is the stumbling block or an obstacle prevailing in our culture. For instance, someone has bought a house but the wondering thing is that from where that particular person has managed to buy that lavish and costly house when he is financially not so sound and is a thief? It must be the black money earned through illegitimate means or he must have committed theft somewhere. So these are some of the assumptions that people may make. On another hand, if some rich person buys the same house, we presume that he has white money and can afford such a lavish house. It should be noted that this problem of Black Money is prevalent in the economy for ages. Corruption is prevalent at every level and people are destroying themselves and harming the integrity of the nation as well. Ironically, despite of so many legislations to curb the problem of Black money a...