1 Government policies and interventions for

development in various sectors and issues arising

out of their design and implementation.
2 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
protection and betterment of these vulnerable
sections.
3 Issues relating to development and management of

Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education,

Human Resources.
 
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (Land
Acquisition Act), 2013
 
What to study?
• For Prelims: Key features of the Act.

• For Mains: Recent amendments and the issues related.

 
Context: The Supreme Court has asked five states to give
their response to a petition filed by social activists
questioning the state amendments made to the land
acquisition law, which the petitioners claim have diluted
the safeguards the central law provides for against
forcible acquisition.
 
What’s the issue?
The activists have questioned the changes made to the
Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
Acquisition Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act (Land