punjab pcs

Administrative Units of Punjab: Division, Districts and Tehsils

Location Punjab is situated in the north-western part of the country.  The state is often climaxed as the cradle of civilization. It has been a gateway to foreigners in India which ultimately changed the course of the history of our...

Local Bodies of Punjab: Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies

Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) Historical evolution (Facts) Father of local self-government (LSG) in India: Lord ‘Ripon’  GoI Act 1919: LSG was placed in the ‘transferred’ list.  GoI Act 1935: LSG was placed in the ‘Provincial’ list. Constitution of India: LSG...

Judiciary of Punjab, Punjab and Haryana High Court

The Indian constitution has established an ‘integrated Judiciary’ (SC + HCs + District courts). This system ‘enforces’ both central + state laws High Court Aspect Details Constitutional provisions Articles 214 to 231 (Part VI) Origin 1862 - High courts were...

Punjab PCS 2025: A Comprehensive Guide to Punjab-Specific Topics

Punjab PCS has released for Punjab PCS 2025 exam. The Punjab PSC Syllabus lays special emphasis on some aspects of Punjab's Geography, Culture, History, and Economy. To help students better prepare for these topics StudyIQ has created this blog which...

Social Welfare and Some Other Schemes of Punjab

Welfare and Social Security Social Security Schemes are created to support the citizens from womb to old age. The Department of Social Security and Women & Child Development plays a vital role in providing this support. The department provides financial...

Transportation in Punjab

What is the Transportation Sector? Transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another. The term is derived from the Latin terms trans (across) and portare (to carry). Technically, transportation is a sub-group of the industrial...

Cooperatives in Punjab

Introduction A cooperative is a system constituted voluntarily to meet the common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations of the members through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise. Thus, in simple words, Cooperatives are a kind of business where individuals...

Banking and RBI in Punjab

Modern banking started in India only from the beginning of the 19th century. The earliest commercial banks were started in India by the employees of the East India Company. These banks were known as 'Agency House.' The first modern bank...

Health and Nutrition in Punjab

The constitution of India envisages the establishment of a new social order based on equality, freedom, justice, and dignity of the individual. It aims at the elimination of poverty, ignorance, and ill-health and directs the State concerning raising the level...

Energy Sector in Punjab

Energy is the basic requirement for economic development. Every sector of the national economy (agriculture, industry, transport, commercial, and domestic) needs inputs of energy. The economic development plans implemented since Independence necessarily required increasing amounts of energy to remain operational....