General Studies II · Subtopic
Issues in legislative performance
Official syllabus
Parliament and State legislatures—structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these.
UPSC CSE 2026 notification
What this covers
Assess legislative performance through observable opportunities for representation, deliberation, scrutiny and accountability without unverified outcome statistics.
Key ideas
- Available deliberation time
- Bill and committee scrutiny
- Participation
- Continuity of business
- Evidence-based evaluation