UPSC GS 2 Polity : (September 2025) Vision IAS Monthly Current Affairs

UPSC Polity & Governance Current Affairs: Criminalisation of Politics, Judicial Pendency & NMC | Complete UPSC Syllabus Coverage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- YouTube Description (Pointers, Short & Concise): • A detailed analysis of critical Polity and Governance issues essential for UPSC CSE preparation. • Criminalisation of Politics: Discusses key causes like the Politico-Criminal Nexus (Vohra Committee Report, 1993) and why candidates with criminal charges have a significantly higher success rate (15.3% vs. 4.4%). • Covers constitutional provisions like the Representation of People Act, 1951 (RPA) and the proposed 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill. • Examines solutions, including enhancing penalties for filing false affidavits and strictly regulating adjournments in election petitions. • Judicial Pendency: Highlights the staggering backlog, including 88,417 cases in the Supreme Court, and identifies reasons such as the low judge/population ratio (21 judges per million). • Explains the impact, including the violation of the Right to Speedy Trial (Article 21) and the economic cost due to stalled projects. • Reviews major government initiatives, including the National Mission for Justice Delivery and the e-Courts Mission Mode Project (Phase I, II, III). • Discusses the way forward, proposing the establishment of the National Judicial Infrastructure Authority (NJIA) and invoking Articles 128 and 224A to appoint ad-hoc judges. • National Medical Commission (NMC): Covers the statutory body established in 2020, replacing the Medical Council of India (MCI). • Addresses issues within the NMC, such as the governance gap (lack of public health experts/citizen voices) and the limitation on fee regulation to only 50% of private seats. • Current Topics in Short: Compares the Indian (Parliamentary) and French (Semi-presidential) political systems. • Covers the Visakhapatnam Declaration, which promotes a whole-of-government approach to civil services, emphasizing the ethical use of AI and data analytics. • Reviews the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025, detailing exemptions for specific religious minorities and registered Sri Lankan Tamil nationals. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hashtags: #UPSC #Polity #CurrentAffairs #UPSC2025 #JudicialPendency #CriminalisationOfPolitics #NMC #UPSCPrelims #UPSCMains #Governance #IndianPolity