Preparation Strategy for Governance Part of GS Paper - 2 UPSC Mains
GS paper II comprises of Indian Constitution, Governance and Social justice and International Relations. As per the UPSC syllabus for GS paper 2 topics starting from Government policies to Role of civil services in a democracy is considered as the portion under Governance. The important topics in Governance are development process and industry, important aspects of governance, role of civil services, welfare schemes for vulnerable sections etc. Here one should be thorough with the sub topics mentioned in the syllabus like role of NGOs, SHGs, citizen charters, pressure groups, e- governance etc. By analyzing last few years question paper trend, UPSC questions from these topics repeatedly. For example, question based on SHGs recurred in 2014, 2015 and 2017. Same goes with the other topics as well. Considering the dynamic nature of the syllabus the right approach to holistically cover this part would be to keep a regular track on newspapers and magazines like Yojana. It is advisable t