Syllabus

  1.  Poverty and Hunger

Relation between poverty and hunger, distribution of poverty and hunger, magnitude and trends of poverty and hunger, causes, consequences, MDGs & SDGs.

  1. Education

Literacy status in India, Education structure of India, challenges faced by the education sector of India, government initiative, ASER report, financing education.

  1. Health

12th FYP strategy, Universal health coverage, Health Infrastructure, Weaknesses of the Indian Healthcare System, National Health Policy, National Family health mission, India’s performance on various health indicators, and Government Initiatives.

  1. Women & Children

National Policy for Women, Domestic Violence Act, Maternity Benefit Act, Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques PC&PNDT Act, Gender Budgeting, Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, the Prohibition of child marriage act, The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, The Indecent Representation of women ( Prevention) Act, The Dowry Prohibition Act, The Commission of Sati Prevention Act.