టెట్‌ను వాయిదా వేసిన ప్రభుత్వం

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             ఉపాధ్యాయ అర్హత పరీక్ష (టెట్)రాష్ట్రప్రభుత్వం వాయిదా వేస్తూ నిర్ణయం తీసుకుంది. దేశవ్యాప్తంగా జరుగుతున్న టెట్ తీరుపై సమీక్ష చేయాలని కేంద్రం నిర్ణయం తీసుకుంది. ఈ మేరకు కేంద్ర హెచ్‌ఆర్‌డీ శాఖ సూచనతో టెట్ వాయిదా వేయాలని ప్రభుత్వం నిర్ణయించింది.

టెట్ తీరుపై సమీక్షించేందుకు ఐదుగురు సభ్యులతో కూడిన కమిటీని వేసి 3నెలల్లో నివేదిక ఇవ్వాలని కేంద్రం ఆదేశాలు జారీ చేసింది. కేంద్రం ఆదేశాలతో మే5 తర్వాతే రాష్ట్రంలో టెట్ నిర్వహించే అవకాశమున్నట్టు ప్రభుత్వ వర్గాలు వెల్లడించాయి. తాజా నిర్ణయంతో డీఎస్సీ నిర్వహణ ఆలస్యమవనున్నట్టు తెలుస్తోంది.

Key Features of UNION Budget 2016-2017

INTRODUCTION 
 Growth of Economy accelerated to 7.6% in 2015-16.
 India hailed as a ‘bright spot’ amidst a slowing global economy by IMF.
 Robust growth achieved despite very unfavourable global conditions and two consecutive years shortfall in monsoon by 13%
 Foreign exchange reserves touched highest ever level of about 350 billion US dollars.
 Despite increased devolution to States by 55% as a result of the 14th Finance Commission award, plan expenditure increased at RE stage in 2015-16 – in contrast to earlier years.
CHALLENGES IN 2016-17 
 Risks of further global slowdown and turbulence.
 Additional fiscal burden due to 7th Central Pay Commission recommendations and OROP. ROADMAP & PRIORITIES
 'Transform India' to have a significant impact on economy and lives of people.
 Government to focus on –
               >ensuring macro-economic stability and prudent fiscal management.
               >boosting on domestic demand
               >continuing with the pace of economic reforms and policy initiatives to change the lives of our people for the better.
   Focus on enhancing expenditure in priority areas of - farm and rural sector, social sector, infrastructure sector employment generation and recapitalisation of the banks
 Focus on Vulnerable sections through:
                > Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
                >New health insurance scheme to protect against hospitalisation expenditure
                >facility of cooking gas connection for BPL families
 Continue with the ongoing reform programme and ensure passage of the Goods and Service Tax bill and Insolvency and Bankruptcy law
 Undertake important reforms by:
              >giving a statutory backing to AADHAR platform to ensure benefits reach the deserving.
              > freeing the transport sector from constraints and restrictions
              > incentivising gas discovery and exploration by providing calibrated marketing freedom
              >enactment of a comprehensive law to deal with resolution of financial firms
              >provide legal framework for dispute resolution and re-negotiations in PPP projects and public utility contracts
              >undertake important banking sector reforms and public listing of general insurance companies undertake significant changes in FDI policy.
AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS’ WELFARE 
 Allocation for Agriculture and Farmers’ welfare is ` 35,984 crore
 ‘Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana’ to be implemented in mission mode. 28.5 lakh hectares will be brought under irrigation.
 Implementation of 89 irrigation projects under AIBP, which are languishing for a long time, will be fast tracked
 A dedicated Long Term Irrigation Fund will be created in NABARD with an initial corpus of about ` 20,000 crore
 Programme for sustainable management of ground water resources with an estimated cost of ` 6,000 crore will be implemented through multilateral funding
 5 lakh farm ponds and dug wells in rain fed areas and 10 lakh compost pits for production of organic manure will be taken up under MGNREGA
 Soil Health Card scheme will cover all 14 crore farm holdings by March 2017.
 2,000 model retail outlets of Fertilizer companies will be provided with soil and seed testing facilities during the next three years
 Promote organic farming through ‘Parmparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana’ and 'Organic Value Chain Development in North East Region'.
 Unified Agricultural Marketing ePlatform to provide a common e- market platform for wholesale markets
 Allocation under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana increased to ` 19,000 crore. Will connect remaining 65,000 eligible habitations by 2019.
 To reduce the burden of loan repayment on farmers, a provision of ` 15,000 crore has been made in the BE 2016-17 towards interest subvention
 Allocation under Prime Minister Fasal Bima Yojana ` 5,500 crore.
 ` 850 crore for four dairying projects - ‘Pashudhan Sanjivani’, ‘Nakul Swasthya Patra’, ‘E-Pashudhan Haat’ and National Genomic Centre for indigenous breeds
RURAL SECTOR:
 Allocation for rural sector - ` 87,765 crore.
 ` 2.87 lakh crore will be given as Grant in Aid to Gram Panchayats and Municipalities as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission
 Every block under drought and rural distress will be taken up as an intensive Block under the Deen Dayal Antyodaya Mission
 A sum of ` 38,500 crore allocated for MGNREGS.
 300 Rurban Clusters will be developed under the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission
 100% village electrification by 1st May, 2018.
 District Level Committees under Chairmanship of senior most Lok Sabha MP from the district for monitoring and implementation of designated Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
 Priority allocation from Centrally Sponsored Schemes to be made to reward villages that have become free from open defecation.
 A new Digital Literacy Mission Scheme for rural India to cover around 6 crore additional household within the next 3 years.
 National Land Record Modernisation Programme has been revamped.
 New scheme Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan proposed with allocation of ` 655 crore.
SOCIAL SECTOR INCLUDING HEALTH CARE 
 Allocation for social sector including education and health care – `1,51,581 crore.
 ` 2,000 crore allocated for initial cost of providing LPG connections to BPL families.
 New health protection scheme will provide health cover up to ` One lakh per family. For senior citizens an additional top-up package up to ` 30,000 will be provided.
 3,000 Stores under Prime Minister’s Jan Aushadhi Yojana will be opened during 2016-17.
 ‘National Dialysis Services Programme’ to be started under National Health Mission through PPP mode
 “Stand Up India Scheme” to facilitate at least two projects per bank branch. This will benefit at least 2.5 lakh entrepreneurs.
 National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub to be set up in partnership with industry associations
 Allocation of ` 100 crore each for celebrating the Birth Centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay and the 350th Birth Anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh.
EDUCATION, SKILLS AND JOB CREATION 
 62 new Navodaya Vidyalayas will be opened
 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan to increasing focus on quality of education
 Regulatory architecture to be provided to ten public and ten private institutions to emerge as world-class Teaching and Research Institutions
 Higher Education Financing Agency to be set-up with initial capital base of ` 1000 Crores
 Digital Depository for School Leaving Certificates, College Degrees, Academic Awards and Mark sheets to be set-up. SKILL DEVELOPMENT
 Allocation for skill development – ` 1804. crore.
 1500 Multi Skill Training Institutes to be set-up.
 National Board for Skill Development Certification to be setup in partnership with the industry and academia
 Entrepreneurship Education and Training through Massive Open Online Courses JOB CREATION  GoI will pay contribution of 8.33% for of all new employees enrolling in EPFO for the first three years of their employment. Budget provision of ` 1000 crore for this scheme.
 Deduction under Section 80JJAA of the Income Tax Act will be available to all assesses who are subject to statutory audit under the Act
 100 Model Career Centres to operational by the end of 2016-17 under National Career Service.
 Model Shops and Establishments Bill to be circulated to States.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENT
 Total investment in the road sector, including PMGSY allocation, would be ` 97,000 crore during 2016-17.
 India’s highest ever kilometres of new highways were awarded in 2015. To approve nearly 10,000 kms of National Highways in 2016-17.
 Allocation of ` 55,000 crore in the Budget for Roads. Additional ` 15,000 crore to be raised by NHAI through bonds.
 Total outlay for infrastructure - ` 2,21,246 crore.
 Amendments to be made in Motor Vehicles Act to open up the road transport sector in the passenger segment
 Action plan for revival of unserved and underserved airports to be drawn up in partnership with State Governments.
 To provide calibrated marketing freedom in order to incentivise gas production from deep-water, ultra deep-water and high pressure-high temperature areas
 Comprehensive plan, spanning next 15 to 20 years, to augment the investment in nuclear power generation to be drawn up.
 Steps to re-vitalise PPPs:  Public Utility (Resolution of Disputes) Bill will be introduced during 2016-17
 Guidelines for renegotiation of PPP Concession Agreements will be issued
 New credit rating system for infrastructure projects to be introduced
 Reforms in FDI policy in the areas of Insurance and Pension, Asset Reconstruction Companies, Stock Exchanges.
 100% FDI to be allowed through FIPB route in marketing of food products produced and manufactured in India.
 A new policy for management of Government investment in Public Sector Enterprises, including disinvestment and strategic sale,approved.
FINANCIAL SECTOR REFORMS
 A comprehensive Code on Resolution of Financial Firms to be introduced.
 Statutory basis for a Monetary Policy framework and a Monetary Policy Committee through the Finance Bill 2016.  A Financial Data Management Centre to be set up.
 RBI to facilitate retail participation in Government securities.
 New derivative products will be developed by SEBI in the Commodity Derivatives market.
 Amendments in the SARFAESI Act 2002 to enable the sponsor of an ARC to hold up to 100% stake in the ARC and permit non institutional investors to invest in Securitization Receipts.
 Comprehensive Central Legislation to be bought to deal with the menace of illicit deposit taking schemes.
 Increasing members and benches of the Securities Appellate Tribunal.
 Allocation of ` 25,000 crore towards recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks.
 Target of amount sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana increased to ` 1,80,000 crore.
 General Insurance Companies owned by the Government to be listed in the stock exchanges. GOVERNANCE AND EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
 A Task Force has been constituted for rationalisation of human resources in various Ministries.
 Comprehensive review and rationalisation of Autonomous Bodies.
 Bill for Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services by using the Aadhar framework to be introduced.
 Introduce DBT on pilot basis for fertilizer.
 Automation facilities will be provided in 3 lakh fair price shops by March 2017.
 Amendments in Companies Act to improve enabling environment for start-ups.
 Price Stabilisation Fund with a corpus of ` 900 crore to help maintain stable prices of Pulses.
 “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” programme will be launched to link States and Districts in an annual programme that connects people through exchanges in areas of language, trade, culture, travel and tourism.
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
 Fiscal deficit in RE 2015-16 and BE 2016-17 retained at 3.9% and 3.5%.
 Revenue Deficit target from 2.8% to 2.5% in RE 2015-16
 Total expenditure projected at ` 19.78 lakh crore  Plan expenditure pegged at ` 5.50 lakh crore under Plan, increase of 15.3%
 Non-Plan expenditure kept at ` 14.28 lakh crores
 Special emphasis to sectors such as agriculture, irrigation, social sector including health, women and child development, welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, minorities, infrastructure.  Mobilisation of additional finances to the extent of ` 31,300 crore by NHAI, PFC, REC, IREDA, NABARD and Inland Water Authority by raising Bonds.
 Plan / Non-Plan classification to be done away with from 2017-18. 
 Every new scheme sanctioned will have a sunset date and outcome review.
 Rationalised and restructured more than 1500 Central Plan Schemes into about 300 Central Sector and 30 Centrally Sponsored Schemes.
 Committee to review the implementation of the FRBM Act.
RELIEF TO SMALL TAX PAYERS 
 Raise the ceiling of tax rebate under section 87A from `2000 to `5000 to lessen tax burden on individuals with income upto `5 laks.
 Increase the limit of deduction of rent paid under section 80GG from `24000 per annum to `60000, to provide relief to those who live in rented houses. BOOST EMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH
 Increase the turnover limit under Presumptive taxation scheme under section 44AD of the Income Tax Act to ` 2 crores to bring big relief to a large number of assessees in the MSME category.
 Extend the presumptive taxation scheme with profit deemed to be 50%, to professionals with gross receipts up to `50 lakh.
 Phasing out deduction under Income Tax:
 Accelerated depreciation wherever provided in IT Act will be limited to maximum 40% from 1.4.2017
 Benefit of deductions for Research would be limited to 150% from 1.4.2017 and 100% from 1.4.2020  Benefit of section 10AA to new SEZ units will be available to those units which commence activity before 31.3.2020.
 The weighted deduction under section 35CCD for skill development will continue up to 1.4.2020  Corporate Tax rate proposals:
  >New manufacturing companies incorporated on or after 1.3.2016 to be given an option to be taxed at 25% + surcharge and cess provided they do not claim profit linked or investment linked deductions and do not avail of investment allowance and accelerated depreciation
   >Lower the corporate tax rate for the next financial year for relatively small enterprises i.e companies with turnover not exceeding ` 5 crore (in the financial year ending March 2015), to 29% plus surcharge and cess.
 100% deduction of profits for 3 out of 5 years for startups setup during April, 2016 to March, 2019. MAT will apply in such cases.
 10% rate of tax on income from worldwide exploitation of patents developed and registered in India by a resident.
 Complete pass through of income-tax to securitization trusts including trusts of ARCs. Securitisation trusts required to deduct tax at source.
 Period for getting benefit of long term capital gain regime in case of unlisted companies is proposed to be reduced from three to two years.
 Non-banking financial companies shall be eligible for deduction to the extent of 5% of its income in respect of provision for bad and doubtful debts.
 Determination of residency of foreign company on the basis of Place of Effective Management (POEM) is proposed to be deferred by one year.
 Commitment to implement General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) from 1.4.2017.
 Exemption of service tax on services provided under Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kaushalya Yojana and services provided by Assessing Bodies empanelled by Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
 Exemption of Service tax on general insurance services provided under ‘Niramaya’ Health Insurance Scheme launched by National Trust for the Welfare of Persons with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Mental Retardation and Multiple Disability.  Basic custom and excise duty on refrigerated containers reduced to 5% and 6%.
MAKE IN INDIA
 Changes in customs and excise duty rates on certain inputs to reduce costs and improve competitiveness of domestic industry in sectors like Information technology hardware, capital goods, defence production, textiles, mineral fuels & mineral oils, chemicals & petrochemicals, paper, paperboard & newsprint, Maintenance repair and overhauling [MRO] of aircrafts and ship repair. MOVING TOWARDS A PENSIONED SOCIETY
 Withdrawal up to 40% of the corpus at the time of retirement to be tax exempt in the case of National Pension Scheme (NPS). Annuity fund which goes to legal heir will not be taxable.
 In case of superannuation funds and recognized provident funds, including EPF, the same norm of 40% of corpus to be tax free will apply in respect of corpus created out of contributions made on or from 1.4.2016.
 Limit for contribution of employer in recognized Provident and Superannuation Fund of ` 1.5 lakh per annum for taking tax benefit. Exemption from service tax for Annuity services provided by NPS and Services provided by EPFO to employees.
 Reduce service tax on Single premium Annuity (Insurance) Policies from 3.5% to 1.4% of the premium paid in certain cases. PROMOTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING
 100% deduction for profits to an undertaking in housing project for flats upto 30 sq. metres in four metro cities and 60 sq. metres in other cities, approved during June 2016 to March 2019 and completed in three years. MAT to apply.
 Deduction for additional interest of `50,000 per annum for loans up to `35 lakh sanctioned in 2016-17 for first time home buyers, where house cost does not exceed ` 50 lakh.
 Distribution made out of income of SPV to the REITs and INVITs having specified shareholding will not be subjected to Dividend Distribution Tax, in respect of dividend distributed after the specified date.
 Exemption from service tax on construction of affordable houses up to 60 square metres under any scheme of the Central or State Government including PPP Schemes.
 Extend excise duty exemption, presently available to Concrete Mix manufactured at site for use in construction work to Ready Mix Concrete.
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FOR AGRICULTURE, RURAL ECONOMY AND CLEAN ENVIRONMENT 
 Additional tax at the rate of 10% of gross amount of dividend will be payable by the recipients receiving dividend in excess of ` 10 lakh per annum.
 Surcharge to be raised from 12% to 15% on persons, other than companies, firms and cooperative societies having income above ` 1 crore.
 Tax to be deducted at source at the rate of 1 % on purchase of luxury cars exceeding value of ` ten lakh and purchase of goods and services in cash exceeding ` two lakh.
 Securities Transaction tax in case of ‘Options’ is proposed to be increased from .017% to .05%.
 Equalization levy of 6% of gross amount for payment made to non- residents exceeding ` 1 lakh a year in case of B2B transactions.
 Krishi Kalyan Cess, @ 0.5% on all taxable services, w.e.f. 1 June 2016. Proceeds would be exclusively used for financing initiatives for improvement of agriculture and welfare of farmers. Input tax credit of this cess will be available for payment of this cess.
 Infrastructure cess, of 1% on small petrol, LPG, CNG cars, 2.5% on diesel cars of certain capacity and 4% on other higher engine capacity vehicles and SUVs. No credit of this cess will be available nor credit of any other tax or duty be utilized for paying this cess.
 Excise duty of ‘1% without input tax credit or 12.5% with input tax credit’ on articles of jewellery [excluding silver jewellery, other than studded with diamonds and some other precious stones], with a higher exemption and eligibility limits of ` 6 crores and ` 12 crores respectively.
 Excise on readymade garments with retail price of ` 1000 or more raised to 2% without input tax credit or 12.5% with input tax credit.  ‘Clean Energy Cess’ levied on coal, lignite and peat renamed to ‘Clean Environment Cess’ and rate increased from `200 per tonne to `400 per tonne.
 Excise duties on various tobacco products other than beedi raised by about 10 to 15%.
 Assignment of right to use the spectrum and its transfers has been deducted as a service leviable to service tax and not sale of intangible goods.
PROVIDING CERTAINITY IN TAXATION 
 Committed to providing a stable and predictable taxation regime and reduce black money.
 Domestic taxpayers can declare undisclosed income or such income represented in the form of any asset by paying tax at 30%, and surcharge at 7.5% and penalty at 7.5%, which is a total of 45% of the undisclosed income. Declarants will have immunity from prosecution.
 Surcharge levied at 7.5% of undisclosed income will be called Krishi Kalyan surcharge to be used for agriculture and rural economy.
 New Dispute Resolution Scheme to be introduced. No penalty in respect of cases with disputed tax up to ` 10 lakh. Cases with disputed tax exceeding ` 10 lakh to be subjected to 25% of the minimum of the imposable penalty. Any pending appeal against a penalty order can alsobe settled by paying 25% of the minimum of the imposable penalty and tax interest on quantum addition.
 High Level Committee chaired by Revenue Secretary to oversee fresh cases where assessing officer applies the retrospective amendment.
 One-time scheme of Dispute Resolution for ongoing cases under retrospective amendment.
 Penalty rates to be 50% of tax in case of underreporting of income and 200% of tax where there is misreporting of facts.
 Disallowance will be limited to 1% of the average monthly value of investments yielding exempt income, but not exceeding the actual expenditure claimed under rule 8D of Section 14A of Income Tax Act.
 Time limit of one year for disposing petitions of the tax payers seeking waiver of interest and penalty.
 Mandatory for the assessing officer to grant stay of demand once the assesse pays 15% of the disputed demand, while the appeal is pending before Commissioner of Income-tax (Appeals).
 Monetary limit for deciding an appeal by a single member Bench of ITAT enhanced from ` 15 lakhs to ` 50 lakhs.
 11 new benches of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT).
SIMPLIFICATION AND RATIONALIZATION OF TAXES 
 13 cesses, levied by various Ministries in which revenue collection is less than ` 50 crore in a year to be abolished.
 For non-residents providing alternative documents to PAN card, higher TDS not to apply.
 Revision of return extended to Central Excise assesses.
 Additional options to banking companies and financial institutions, including NBFCs, for reversal of input tax credits with respect to non- taxable services.
 Customs Act to provide for deferred payment of customs duties for importers and exporters with proven track record.
 Customs Single Window Project to be implemented at major ports and airports starting from beginning of next financial year.
 Increase in free baggage allowance for international passengers. Filing of baggage only for those carrying dutiable goods.
TECHNOLOGY FOR ACCOUNTABILITY 
 Expansion in the scope of e-assessments to all assessees in 7 mega cities in the coming years.
 Interest at the rate of 9% p.a against normal rate of 6% p.a for delay in giving effect to Appellate order beyond ninety days.
 ‘e-Sahyog’ to be expanded to reduce compliance cost, especially for small taxpayers.
SOURCE-BUDGET SPEECH
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INDIAN ECONOMIC SURVEY(2015-16)

 India expects its economy to grow 7-7.5% in the fiscal year to March 2017

 fiscal year starting April 1, projected India to grow 8% in the next couple of years.

The survey was prepared by the finance ministry's chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian.

Following are the highlights of the report:





FISCAL DEFICIT

* 2015/16 fiscal deficit seen at 3.9 percent of GDP seems achievable

* 2016/17 expected to be challenging from fiscal point of view

* Credibility and optimality argue for adhering to 3.5% of GDP fiscal deficit target

* Time is right for a review of medium-term fiscal framework

INFLATION

* CPI inflation seen around 4.5 to 5% in 2016/17

* Low inflation has taken hold, confidence in price stability has improved* Expect RBI to meet 5 percent inflation target by March 2017

* Prospect of lower oil prices over medium term likely to dampen inflationary expectations

* Low inflation has taken hold, confidence in price stability has improved

CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT

* 2016/17 current account deficit seen around 1-1.5% of GDP

CURRENCY

* Rupee's value must be fair, avoiding strengthening; fair value can be achieved through monetary relaxation

* India needs to prepare itself for a major currency readjustment in Asia in wake of a similar adjustment in China

* Gradual depreciation in rupee can be allowed if capital inflows are weak

TAXES
* Proposes widening tax net from 5.5% of earning individuals to more than 20%

* Tax revenue expected to be higher than budgeted levels in FY15/16

* Easiest way to widen the tax base would be not to raise exemption thresholds

* Favours review and phasing out of tax exemptions

BANKING & CORPORATE SECTOR
* Estimated capital requirement for banks likely around Rs 1.8 trillion by 2018/19

* Corporate, bank balance sheets remain stretched, affecting prospects for reviving private investments

* Underlying stressed assets in corporate sector must be sold or rehabilitated

* Govt could sell off certain non financial companies to infuse capital in state-run banks

* Govt proposes to make available 700 bln rupees via budgetary allocations during current, succeeding years in banks

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SOCIAL STRUCTURE
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APPSC-NEW SYLLABUS

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The APPSC proposes to revise the syllabi for Recruitment Tests for Group-I, Group-II and Group-IV.

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Proposed Syllabus GROUP-II
                             SUBJECT: GENERAL STUDIES (GAZETTED SERVICES)-PAPER-I
1. Events of national and inter national importance.
2. Current affairs- inter national, national and regional.
3. Contemporary developments in science & technology and information technology.
4. Social- economic and political history of modern India with emphases on Indian national movement.
5. Indian polity and governance: constitutional issues, public policy, reforms and egovernance initiatives.
6 . Economic development in India since independence.
7 . Physical geography of India sub -continent.
8** Disaster management: vulnerability profile, prevention and mitigation strategies, Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in the assessment of Disaster
9. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
                            SUBJECT: GENERAL STUDIES (Non-GAZETTED SERVICES) 
1. Events of national and inter national importance.
2. Current affairs- inter national, national and regional.
3. Current developments in science, technology and information technology.
4. History of Modern India with emphases upon Indian national movement.
5. Economic development in India since independence.
6. Logical reasoning, analytical ability and data interpretation.
7. Basic things about Disaster management (CBSE-VIII& IX Standard).
8.** Geography of India- Physical, Cultural, Demographic, Economic, Social and Infrastructural aspects.
                                            SUBJECT: PAPER-II 
SECTION-I 
SOCIAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF ANDHRA PRADESH 
1. Geographical features of AndhraIts impact on History and Culture. History of Andhra Jati- Andhra Desa- Telugu. Early history of Andhra up to MauryasThe Satavahanas – Social, Economic and Religious Structure, Contribution to Literature, Art and Architecture– Ikshvakus and their Cultural Contribution; Buddhism in Andhra. The Eastern Chalukyas of Vengi – their Socio-Cultural contribution – Growth of Telugu language & Literature.
2. Socio- Cultural and Religious conditions in Andhradesa between 11th to 15th Centuries A.D, Growth of Telugu Language, literature, Art, Architecture and Painting- Contribution of Qutubshahis to Andhra History and Culture.
3. Advent of Europeans - Trade centers - Andhra under the Company– 1857 Revolt and its impact on Andhra - Establishment of British Rule - Socio - Cultural awakening, Justice party/self respect movements - Growth of Nationalist Movement in Andhra between 1885 to 1947 – Role of Socialists – Communists – Anti - Zamindari and Kisan Movements.
4. Origin and growth of Andhra movement - Role of Andhra Mahasabhas - Prominent Leaders - Events leading to the formation of Andhra State 1953.
5. Asafjhahi Dynasty – socio -cultural awakening in Nizam State - Emergence of Andhra Pradesh 1956 – Important historical events from 1956 to 2014.
SECTION - I I 
AN OVERVIEW OF THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION 
1. Nature of the Indian Constitution – Constitutional Development – Salient features of Indian Constitution – Preamble – Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy and their relationship - Fundamental Duties, Distinctive features - Unitary and Federal.
2. Structure and functions of Indian Government - Legislative, Executive and Judiciary - Types of Legislatures - Unicameral, Bicameral - Executive – Parliamentary, Presidential. Judiciary - Judicial Review, Judicial Activism.
3. Distribution of Legislative and Executive Powers between the Union and the States; Legislative, Administrative and Financial relations between the Union and the States – Powers and the Functions of Constitutional Bodies - UPSC, State Public Service Commissions, CAG.
4. Centre - State relations - Need for Reforms - Rajmannar Committee, Sarkaria Commission, M.M. Punchchi Commission,Justice Sri Krishna Commission - NITI Aayog - Unitary and Federal features of Indian Constitution.
5. Amendment Process to the Constitution - Centralization Vs Decentralization - Community Development Progrmmes - Balwantray Mehta, Ashok Mehta Committees - 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendment Acts and their Implementation.
6. Indian Political Parties - National, Regional - One Party, Bi -Party, Multi -Party Systems - Regionalism and Sub - Regionalism– Demand for New States - National Integration - Threats to Indian Unity.
7. Welfare Mechanisms in India - Provisions for Scheduled Castes, Tribes and Minorities, Reservations for SCs, STs and Backward Classes - Prevention of SCs and STs Atrocities Act - National and State SCs, STs and BCs Commissions, Women’s Commission, National and State Minorities Commissions - Human Rights Commission - RTI - Lokpal and Lok Ayukt.
                                              SUBJECT: PAPER-III 
PLANNING IN INDIA AND INDIAN ECONOMY 
Planning in Indian Economy 
Socio- Economic - objectives and outlays of Five Year Plans – alternative strategies - Goals and Achievements – Causes for failure of different Plans –New economic reforms 1991 – LPG.
Indian Economic Policies 
Agricultural policies – Industrial policies since 1956 – IT industries – Monetary policy of RBI – Fiscal policy – Objectives – Fiscal Imbalance and Deficit Finance – New Foreign Trade Policy. Availability of Natural resources and Development
Population- size, composition and growth–Trends; Occupational distribution of Work force –Human Development Index.
Money, Banking and Public Finance 
Concept of Money and measures of money supply’ – Banks and credit creation its causes and remedies; Budget – taxes and non - tax revenue.
Meaning and measurements of growth Growth,
 Development and Underdevelopment – Characteristics of Underdevelopment – Stages of development – Sources of capital formation – Growth strategies; Types of Averages - Dispersion – Correlation – Types Index Numbers - Uses and limitations.
CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH 
1) National Income and concepts – Gross Demostic Product – Net Demostic Product , Percapita Income - and Human Development Index as measurement of development – contribution of agriculture to income and employment in Andhra Pradesh.
2. Five years plans of Andhra Pradesh – Outlays – Finance in public sector plans – Resource allocation pattern in the five year plans of Andhra Pradesh.
3. Land reforms in Andhra Pradesh – Need for Land Reforms – Structure of Land Holdings Forest and sown– Irrigated area – Cropping pattern – sources of agricultural finances – agricultural subsidies – public distribution system in Andhra Pradesh.
4. Industries in Andhra Pradesh – Growth and structure of industries – Role of Small Scale and Cottage Industries – structure of Co - operatives – share of Co - operatives in total credit of Andhra Pradesh.
5. Service sectors of Andhra Pradesh – Importance - Composition and growth with special reference to Power, Transport and Communication, Tourism and Information Technology in Andhra Pradesh.

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SOCIAL PROTEST MOVEMENTS(Narayana Guru)

Sree Narayana Guru:

                           He is regarded as one of the greatest renaissant leaders in Kerala whose sway was unique during the last century of the second Millennium.According to some scholars the Guru Narayana is a social reformer, who caused a social revolution unparalleled in the history of Kerala.

                     Narayana Guru was born on 20th August 1854 at Vayalvaram House in Chempazhanthy,  a village ten miles north of Trivandrum. 

                                  He has been credited with transforming the social fabric of kerala and changing the beliefs of keralites in ways unimaginable at that point in time. 

                     • He was born into an Ezhava family in an era when people from such communities, which were regarded as Avarna, faced much social injustice in the caste-ridden society of Kerala.

                          .He led a reform movement in Kerala, rejected casteism, and promoted new values of spiritual freedom and social equality. 

                          He is known as the Father of Kerala Renaissance. Guru’s famous teachings include “ONE CASTE, ONE RELIGION, ONE GOD FOR MAN

                       • He stressed the need for the spiritual and social upliftment of the downtrodden by their own efforts through the establishment of temples and educational institutions. 

                         • In the process, he denounced the superstitions that clouded the fundamental Hindu cultural convention of caste. 

                          • He preached the ‘oneness’ of humanity, crossing the boundaries of caste and creed. 

                       • In 1888, he installed an idol of siva at Aravippuram in Kerala in his effort to show that the consecration of god’s image was not a monopoly of the brahmins. This is popularly known as Aravippuram movement. 

                          • The above event also inpired many socio religious reform movements in the south including Temple Entry Movement.

                Atmopadesha Satakam’’, ‘‘Nirvriti Panchakam’’, ‘‘Darsanamala’’Jatimeemamsa’ ,‘Ardhanareeswara Sthothram’ etc are the major works of Guru

Aravipuram Movement 

• Launched by Sri Narayana Guru on Shivaratri day of 1882 and consecrated an idol of Shiva at Aravipuram. . 

• Aravipuram Prashita was a historic event. • On the wall of the temple Sri Narayana Guru inscribed the words: “Devoid of the dividing walls of caste or race, or hatred of rival of faith, we all live here in brotherhood”. 

• Sri Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (Society for the Propagation of Sri Narayana Guru’s Tenets). • Two new leaders, Dr. Palpu and Kumaran Asan joined him. 

• Dr. Palpu was the first Ezhava to receive education in Western medicine. 

• Kumaran Asan was a well-known writer and poet. Temple Entry Movement 

• The avarnas or members of depressed classes in various parts of South India. 

• In Kerala, Sri Narayana Guru, N. Kumaran Asan and T.K. Madhavan led the movement. • After 1924, the anti-untouchability programme became a part of the Gandhian constructive programme. 

• In Nov 1936, the Maharaja of Travancore issued a proclamation throwing open all government-controlled temples to all Hindus irrespective of caste.

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             332 కానిస్టేబుల్‌ పోస్టులకు నోటిఫికేషన్‌     
                        పోలీసు శాఖలో మరో 332 కానిస్టేబుల్‌ పోస్టుల భర్తీకి తెలంగాణ ప్రభుత్వం నోటిఫికేషన్‌ జారీ చేసింది. కమ్యూనికేషన్‌ విభాగంలో ఖాళీగా ఉన్న 332 కానిస్టేబుల్‌ పోస్టుల భర్తీకి దరఖాస్తులు కోరింది.
                     ఈ పోస్టులకు ఫిబ్రవరి 25 నుంచి మార్చి 15 వరకు ఆన్‌లైన్‌లో దరఖాస్తులు స్వీకరించనున్నారు.
                 https://www.tslprb.in/Files/PCCommunicationNotification.pdf

MEASURES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

1)TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE:
Triple bottom line (or otherwise noted as TBL or 3BL) is an accounting framework with three parts: social, 
           environmental (or ecological) 
           and financial. 
Many organizations have adopted the TBL framework to evaluate their performance in a broader perspective to create greater business value.
The term was coined by John Elkington in 1994
In 1981, Freer Spreckley first articulated the triple bottom line in a publication called 'Social Audit - A Management Tool for Co-operative Working'. In this work, he argued that enterprises should measure and report on social, environmental and financial performance. The phrase "triple bottom line" was articulated more fully by John Elkington in his 1997 book Cannibals with Forks: the Triple Bottom Line of 21st Century Business.
A Triple Bottom Line Investing group advocating and publicizing these principles was founded in 1998 by Robert J. Rubinstein.
*A)USING ENVIRONMENT RELATED ASPECTS UNEVENLY CAUSES GLOBAL WARMING ETC
*B)IN THE PROCESS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH PRIVATISATION BULIDING PROJECTS AND MINING HARMFUL
*BOTH A & B EFFECT MORE ON SOCIETY
EXAMPLE-DISPLACEMENT ETC

2)Sustainability reporting
A sustainability report is an organizational report that gives information about economic, environmental, social and governance performance.
Sustainability reporting is not just report generation from collected data; instead it is a method to internalize and improve an organization’s commitment to sustainable development in a way that can be demonstrated to both internal and external stakeholders
1980 -these reports started

3)Genuine Savings-(GS)
The notion of genuine saving was presented , briefly and informally in Hamilton (1994) and Pearce(1996)
calculated by-world bank
                        the value of the net change in the whole range of assets that are important for development: produced assets, natural resources, environmental quality, human resources, and foreign assets
The Bank explains that genuine savings figures differ from standard national accounts calculations in that they:
a) deduct the value of depletion of natural resources (where forests, water and other assets are unsustainably managed);
b) deduct pollution damages, including lost welfare in the form of human sickness and health;
c) treat current expenditure on education (on books, teachers’ salaries, etc.) as saving rather than as consumption, as it increases countries’ human capital;
d) deduct net foreign borrowing and add net official transfers;
e) deduct the value of resource depletion
if the value i.e-GS is posItive LONG RUN SUSTAINABLITY, negative-SHORT RUN SUSTAINABLITY
4)GREEN ACCOUNTING
The term was first brought into common usage by economist and professor Peter Wood in the 1980s
It focuses on the depletion of scarce natural resources and measures the costs of environmental degradation along with its prevention.
While calculating national income environmental degradation and related aspects are taken into consideration
NNP=GNP-Dn(degradable natural resources)

5)Genuine progress indicator
The GPI indicator is based on the concept of sustainable income, presented by economist John Hicks (1948). The sustainable income is the amount a person or an economy can consume during one period without decreasing his or her consumption during the next period. In the same manner, GPI depicts the state of welfare in the society by taking into account the ability to maintain welfare on at least the same level in the future.
GPI is designed to take fuller account of the health of a nation's economy by incorporating environmental and social factors which are not measured by GDP
The Genuine Progress Indicator is measured by 26 indicators which can be divided into three main categories:
Economic-Income Inequality,Personal Consumption Expenditures,Cost of Underemployment
Environmental- Cost of Ozone Depletion,Loss of Wetlands ,Cost of  Pollution(air,water etc)
Social-Cost of Crime,Cost of Family Changes,Cost of Commuting
The calculation of GPI presented in the simplified form is the following:
GPI = A + B - C - D + I 
A is income weighted private consumption
B is value of non-market services generating welfare
C is private defensive cost of natural deterioration
D is cost of deterioration of nature and natural resources
I is increase in capital stock and balance of international trade
6)Sustainable Society Index(SSI)
The SSI is used for monitoring the progress of a country on its way to sustainability, for setting priorities with respect to sustainability, to make comparisons between countries, for education purposes and for further research and development.
The SSI has been developed by the Sustainable Society Foundation in order to provide the public at large as well as politicians and authorities, with a transparent and easy tool to measure how sustainable a society is. The SSI is based on the Brundtland definition and is built up by 24 indicators. These can be aggregated into 8 categories, the 3 well being dimensions and finally into one overall index.INDIA RANK-83,72,93 respectively.

                                           

7)Environmental Vulnerability Index:
The Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) is a measurement devised by the South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), the United Nations Environment Program and others to characterize the relative severity of various types of environmental issues suffered by 243 enumerated individual nations and other geographies (such as Antarctica).

The results of the EVI are used to focus on planned solutions to negative pressures on the environment,  whilst promoting sustainability.

Environmental Vulnerability Index it requires the compilation of relevant environmental vulnerability data for the 50 indicators. Once compiled then this data must be used to calculate each indicator.

INDIA IS -EXTREMELY VULNERABLE

8)Natural capital stock

The term 'natural capital' was first used in 1973 by E.F. Schumacher in his book Small Is Beautiful

According to the OECD, natural capital is “natural assets in their role of providing natural resource inputs and environmental services for economic production” and is “generally considered to comprise three principal categories: natural resources stocks, land, and ecosystems.

9)Sustainable Value

Sustainable value is a way of managing and measuring sustainability performance. The concept was developed by researchers who are working today for Euromed Management School (Marseille/France) and the IZT - Institute for Futures Studies and Technology Assessment (Berlin/Germany). 

To date Sustainable Value is primarily used to assess corporate sustainability performance.

10)Environmental Sustainability Index:

The ESI was published between 1999 to 2005 by Yale University's Center for Environmental Law and Policy in collaboration with Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), and the World Economic Forum.

The Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) was a composite index  that tracked 21 elements of environmental sustainability covering natural resource endowments, past and present pollution levels, environmental management efforts,  to protection of the global commons, and a society's capacity to improve its environmental performance over time.

2014-INDIA RANKED-155
ARTICLE WILL BE UPDATED

TELANGANA STATE SI RECRUITMENT

TELANGANA STATE SI RECRUITMENT
POSTS-539
Applications are invited through ONLINE mode only in the prescribed proforma to be made available on WEBSITE (www.tslprb.in) at 8.00 am from 10-02-2016 to 03-03-2016 (Midnight) for recruitment to the following posts. The registered candidates may download their Hall Ticket one week before the date of Preliminary Written Test, which will be held on 17-04-2016 (Sunday) from 2.30 PM to 5.30 PM. The number of vacancies indicated is only tentative and is liable for change without giving any notice. TSLPRB reserves the right to notify the modifications with regard to any aspect of recruitment during the process of recruitment.
AGE-25(+3 )
QUALIFICATION-ANY DEGREE
SCHEME-

Syllabus for Preliminary Written Test (200 Questions) (200 Marks) 
A) ARITHMETIC & TEST OF REASONING / MENTAL ABILITY (OBJECTIVE TYPE) (100 QUESTIONS). 
Arithmetic: It will include questions on problems relating to number system, simple interest, compound interest, ratio & proportion, average, percentage, profit & loss, time & work, work & wages, time & distance, clocks & calendars, partnership, menstruation etc.
Test of Reasoning: It will include questions of both verbal & non-verbal type and include question on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory etc
B) GENERAL STUDIES (OBJECTIVE TYPE) (100 QUESTIONS) 
1. General Science - contemporary developments in science and technology and their implications including matters of everyday observation and experience, contemporary issues relating to protection of environment as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.
2. Current events of national and international importance.
3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects. Indian National Movement.
4. Geography of India
5. Indian Polity and Economy – including the Country’s political system, rural development, planning and economic reforms in India.
6. Telangana Movement and State Formation - The idea of Telangana (1948-1970), Mobilization phase (1971-1990), towards formation of Telangana State (1991-2014) 
Syllabus for Final Written Examination 
PAPER I: ARITHMETIC & TEST OF REASONING / MENTAL ABILITY (OBJECTIVE TYPE) (200 QUESTIONS). 
Arithmetic: It will include questions on problems relating to number system, simple interest, compound interest, ratio & proportion, average, percentage, profit & loss, time & work, work & wages, time & distance, clocks & calendars, partnership, menstruation etc.
Test of Reasoning: It will include questions of both verbal & non-verbal type and include question on analogies, similarities and differences, spatial visualization, spatial orientation, problem solving, analysis, judgment, decision making, visual memory etc
PAPER II: GENERAL STUDIES (OBJECTIVE TYPE) (200 QUESTIONS) 
1. General Science - contemporary developments in science and technology and their implications including matters of everyday observation and experience, contemporary issues relating to protection of environment as may be expected of a well educated person who has not made a special study of any scientific discipline.
2. Current events of national and international importance.
3. History of India – emphasis will be on broad general understanding of the subject in its social, economic, cultural and political aspects. Indian National Movement.
4. Geography of India
5. Indian Polity and Economy – including the Country’s political system, rural development, planning and economic reforms in India.
6. Personality test (the questions will be from Ethics, Sensitivity to Gender and weaker sections, social awareness, Emotional Intelligence) 
7. Telangana Movement and State Formation - The idea of Telangana (1948-1970), Mobilization phase (1971-1990), towards formation of Telangana State (1991-2014) 
PAPER III: ENGLISH (DESCRIPTIVE TYPE) 
 The candidate’s understanding of the English language, its correct usage and their writing ability would be tested. Questions on short essay, comprehension, précis, letter writing, paragraph writing / report writing, translation from English to Telugu etc. would be included.
PAPER IV (DESCRIPTIVE TYPE): The candidates can choose to have one of the languages i.e., either Telugu or Urdu and should indicate their choice as and when asked for by the recruiting authority. Option once exercised will be final and a candidate will not be allowed to change it subsequently.