GS-II tracks the UPSC syllabus closely until three state-specific items: the Odisha Right to Public Services Act and the Odisha Lokayukta Act, Panchayati Raj Institutions in Odisha, and Odisha's relations with its neighbouring states. Those three are asked with some regularity and are not in any national reading list.
Paper III in the Mains scheme. 250 marks, three hours, descriptive. Counted for merit. The syllabus below is reproduced from OPSC's own notification.
Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and Inter-State Relations
State Relatians
Governance, Constitution, Polity and Inter-state relations
- indian Constitution - historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure
- Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein
- Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions
- Comparison of the indian constitutional scheme with that of other countries
- Parliament and State legislatures — structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. ® Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary - Ministries and Departments of the Government; pressure groups and formal/infarmal associations and their role in the Polity
- Salient features of the Representation of People’s act, Odisha Right to Public Services Act and Odisha Lokayukta Act. © Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions, and responsibilities of various Constitutional bodies
- Statutory, regulatory, and various quasi-judicial bodies
- Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e- governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability, and institutional and other measures
- Role of Central and State Civil services in a democracy
- Panchayati Raj Institution (PRIs} in Odisha
- Odisha and its neighborhood ~ relations. bad _ & Social Justice
- Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation — India and Odisha
- Development processes and the development industry — the role of MSMEs & wamen SHGs
- Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the State and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions, and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections- india and Odisha
- {Issues relating to development and management of social sector/ Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources — India and Odisha
- Issues relating to poverty and hunger ~ Sustainable Develapment Goals