Budgets, surveys, and committee reports curated for Prelims and Mains
FC-16 award (Nov 2025, 2026–31) — 41% vertical devolution, new horizontal formula, ₹7.91L cr local-body grants, no revenue deficit grants, disaster & fiscal reforms.
January 2026 Economic Survey — GDP 7.4%, headline CPI 1.7%, fiscal consolidation to 4.4%, potential growth at 7%, and 17-chapter sectoral outlook for GS III.
Budget at a Glance 2026-27 — fiscal deficit, capex, receipts mix, state transfers, and Mains-ready deficit ladder from the Ministry of Finance PDF.
CCPI 2026 (Nov 2025) — 63 countries + EU, four weighted categories, India rank 23 (−13), empty top 3, and coal-vs-renewables gap for GS III.
Germanwatch CRI 2026 (Nov 2025) — EM-DAT impacts for 2024 and 1995–2024; India 9th long-term, 8M+ affected in 2024 monsoon floods, and Global South vulnerability for GS I/III.
NITI Aayog FHI (Mar 2026, FY 2023–24) — five-pillar state fiscal rankings; Odisha #1 (73.1), Punjab #18 (12.4), plus 10 NE/Himalayan states for GS II/III.
NITI Aayog's November 2018 roadmap to 2022–23 — 41 sectoral chapters, headline growth targets, cooperative federalism, and Mains-ready revision.
2nd ARC First Report (June 2006) — OSA repeal, RTI implementation architecture, Section 4 disclosure, CIC/SIC monitoring, district single window, and Legislature/Judiciary transparency.
2nd ARC Second Report (July 2006) — NREGA/MGNREGA as entitlements paradigm: reach, outcomes, convergence, Union–State funding, PRI capacity, RTI/IT transparency.
2nd ARC Third Report (September 2006) — disaster risk reduction, DMA 2005 amendments, NDMA/NCMC architecture, GIS mitigation, early warning, and Mumbai 2005 lessons.
2nd ARC Fourth Report (January 2007) — Code of Ethics, Rashtriya Lokayukta, PCA reforms, whistle-blowers, Article 311 debate, and systemic anti-corruption architecture.
2nd ARC Fifth Report (June 2007) — police accountability, investigation–law-and-order separation, riot management, prosecution reforms, and Centre–State coordination.
2nd ARC Sixth Report (October 2007) — subsidiarity, District Councils, PRI/ULB devolution, activity mapping, fiscal decentralisation, directly elected Mayors, and local-body accountability.
2nd ARC Seventh Report (February 2008) — conflict typologies, LWE/communal/NE drivers, ADR, Inter-State Council, NIC reforms, and District Peace Committees.
2nd ARC Eighth Report (June 2008) — anti-terror law framework, special courts, terror finance, NCTC cell, Review Committee, and civil society/media roles.
2nd ARC Ninth Report (August 2008) — Putnam/Gandhi social capital, charities law, FCRA reforms, cooperatives, and producer companies for participative delivery.
2nd ARC Tenth Report (November 2008) — Civil Services Bill, PMS, CSE reforms, 14/20-year reviews, training, lateral entry, and disciplinary simplification.
2nd ARC Eleventh Report (December 2008) — SMART e-governance, business process re-engineering, Mission Mode Projects, UID, and legal framework.
2nd ARC Twelfth Report (February 2009) — citizen charters, grievance redress, consumer protection, procedure rationalisation, and inclusive service delivery.
2nd ARC Thirteenth Report (April 2009) — ministry rationalisation (20–25), executive agencies, policy-implementation split, delegation, and regulator framework.
2nd ARC Fourteenth Report (April 2009) — output budgeting, accrual accounting, Chief Internal Auditor, IFA reforms, FIS, and Parliamentary audit timelines.
2nd ARC Fifteenth Report (April 2009) — Collector role, NCT/UTs, Sixth Schedule, Northeast, state PFM, and synthesis of prior ARC local-governance recommendations.
100+ GS IV ethics definitions — virtue/deontology/utilitarianism, civil-service values, EI, probity, RTI, and governance terms with Indian examples for Mains.