APC ICSE Indian History, World Developments and Civics Textbook for Class 9

Section-A: It contains five Chapters that deal with the enforcement of the Constitution, Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy, Composition of Election Commission and working of Indian Government, with particular reference to the Rural and Urban Local Self-Government.

• Ours is not only a Written Constitution, It is also the lengthiest Constitution ever framed by a free country. Indian constitution, on the whole, is a beautifully balanced documents, since no single branch of government – the Parliament, the Ministry or the Supreme Court – can claim absolute or total authority (Ch. 1).
• Many steps are being taken in pursuance of the Objectives of a Welfare State. There was an allocation of Rs. 61,600 Crore for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in 2020-21 Budget. On 13 November, 2019 the Supreme Court declared that the Office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and other Judges came under the Right to Information Act (RTI). The judgement was highly praised, since it would induce transparency in the Judiciary. This judgement placed details of the assets of Judges within the purview of the Right to Information. (Ch.2).
• The General Elections to the 17^th Lok Sabha were held during April-May, 2019. Nearly 900 million citizens had the right to vote in these elections, out of whom 67 per cent of the voters did cast their vote. (Ch. 3).
• Panchayats, Municipal Committees and Municipal Corporations now are parts of the Constitution. But Political parties introduced divisive spirit even in local elections. Infact, local elections should be fought on a nonpartisan basis. (Chapters 4 and 5).