Planning Commission: -The Planning Commission was set Government of India in 1950. -The first Five year Plan was launched in 1951. -It is neither a constitutional body (not created by the constitution) nor a statutory body (not created by an act of Parliament). Internal organisation of Planning commission: --Technical Divisions --House keeping Branches --Programme Advisors...

Anti Defection Law: -The Anti Defection Law was added via the 52nd Amendment Act, 1985 -The Tenth Schedule popularly known as the Anti Defection Act. -It was included in the Constitution in 1985 by Rajiv Gandhi Government. -It amended articles 101, 102, 190, and 191 of the constitution. -It sets the provisions for disqualification of elected members on the grounds of defection to an...

National Water Board: -The Government of India constituted a National Water Board in September, 1990 under the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources to review the progress achieved in implementation of the National Water Policy and to report the progress to the National Water Resources Council from time to time. -The Secretaries of Union Ministries of Agriculture, Rural Dev...

National Water Resources Council: -National Water Resources Council was set up by the Government of India in March 1983. -The Prime Minister is the Chairman of the council. -Union Minister of Water Resources is the Vice-Chairman of the council. -Minister of State for Water Resources, concerned Union Ministers/ Ministers of State, Chief Ministers of all States & Lieutenant Governors/ A...

The National Integration Council (NIC) -It is a group of leaders of all major political parties and senior politicians of regional parties in India that looks for ways to address the problems of communalism, casteism and regionalism. -The National Integration Council originated in a conference convened by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of India in 1961. -The conference set up the NIC t...