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Public Administration

Key Points at a Glance

State Administration: Governor, CM, Secretariat, Chief Secretary, Directorates, Police, Revenue Board, Lokayukta

Paper III · Unit 2 Section 1 of 13 0 PYQs 28 min
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Key Points at a Glance

  1. Governor of Rajasthan

    • Appointed by the President under Article 155 for a five-year term and serves at the President's pleasure.
    • Constitutional head of the state and the link between the Centre and the state government.

  2. Chief Minister

    • Real executive head of Rajasthan.
    • Heads the Council of Ministers, which is collectively responsible to the Vidhan Sabha under Article 164.

  3. Rajasthan Secretariat

    • Apex policy-making body headquartered at Jaipur.
    • Secretaries assist ministers in policy formulation under the Secretariat Manual and the Business Rules.

  4. Chief Secretary

    • Senior-most IAS officer in Rajasthan and head of the state bureaucracy.
    • Principal administrative adviser to the Chief Minister and the key coordinator across departments.

  5. Directorates

    • Execution arms of the state government that implement policies framed by the Secretariat.
    • Headquarters are a recurring PYQ area; major examples include Secondary Education at Bikaner and Medical & Health at Jaipur.

  6. Rajasthan Board of Revenue

    • Headquartered at Ajmer and the highest revenue court in Rajasthan.
    • Handles appeals in land revenue matters, revenue records, and related disputes under the Rajasthan Board of Revenue Act, 1949.

  7. Rajasthan Lokayukta

    • Established under the Rajasthan Lokayukta Act, 1973.
    • Investigates maladministration, corruption, and abuse of power against covered public servants.

  8. Rajasthan Police

    • Headed by the Director General of Police (DGP) with State Police Headquarters at Jaipur.
    • Organized into police ranges and districts headed by IGs and SPs respectively.

  9. Right to Hearing Act, 2012

    • Landmark Rajasthan law giving citizens a legal right to have grievances heard within a prescribed time.
    • Requires designated officers to hear applications and issue reasoned decisions.

  10. RPSC

    • Constitutional body under Article 315 headquartered at Ajmer.
    • Conducts recruitment examinations for Rajasthan state services.

  11. Right to Public Services Act, 2011

    • Guarantees timely delivery of notified public services such as income and caste certificates.
    • Delay or non-delivery triggers appeal to the designated authority.

  12. Governor's Discretionary Powers

    • Include appointing a Chief Minister in a hung Assembly, dismissing a ministry that has lost majority, reserving bills for the President, and acting as Chancellor of state universities.