Description

Overview:

The fourth edition of Governance by M Laxmikanth comes with a massive content overhaul. Thoroughly revised and restructured, the book is now closely aligned with the evolving trends of Examinations.
The edition introduces new chapters on Concept of Civil Service, Administrative Reforms and Civil Services Reforms, along with the latest developments in Indian Government Schemes. To solidify the concept of Governance, its issues, policies and to address the present challenges and developmental bottlenecks, this resource is further enriched with a consolidated document on initiatives of Indian Government on our digital platform, updated practice questions for Preliminary and Mains Examination and 12+ years of topic-wise segregated UPSC CSE Previous Years’ Questions including 2025.

Key Features:

1. Three new chapters on Concept of Civil Service, Administrative Reforms, Civil Service Reforms
2. Inclusion of all the recent developments in Indian governance, including key schemes, policies, acts and landmark judgements
3. Comprehensive Coverage of GS Paper II syllabus with a focus on UPSC Main and State PCS examinations
4. Updated and detailed exploration of the concepts and policies of Governance, the challenges, developmental bottlenecks and social justice initiatives.
5. Tabular and diagrammatic representation of important content for easy memorisation.
6. Fresh Practice Questions for Main and Preliminary Examination, at the end of the book, to make the aspirants exam ready.
7. 12+ years of Previous Years’ CSE Main Questions on EDGE, including 2025.
8. Knowledge Enrichment Content covering additional initiatives of Indian Government on EDGE