notes for chapter working of institutions.
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Explanation:
An order announces a major policy decision taken by the government for immediate implementation.
The Decision Makers
1. President is the head of the stateand is the highest formal authorityin the country.
2. Prime Minister is the head of thegovernmentand actually exercisesall governmental powers. He takesmost of the decisions in theCabinet meetings.
3. Parliament consists of two Houses,LokSabha and RajyaSabha. The parliament makes important laws to be followed by everyone.
A long chain of events before the passing of Government Order for OBC reservation.
1. The Government of India hadappointed the Second BackwardClasses Commission in 1979. It washeaded by B.P. Mandal. Hence it waspopularly called the MandalCommission.
2. The Commission gaveits Report in 1980 and made manyrecommendations. One of these wasthat 27 per cent of government jobsbe reserved for the socially andeconomically backward classes.
3. For several years, manyparliamentarians and parties keptdemanding the implementation of theCommission’s recommendations.
4. Then came the LokSabha electionof 1989. In its election manifesto, theJanata Dal promised that if voted topower, it would implement theMandal Commission report.
5. TheJanata Dal did form the governmentafter this election. Its leader V. P.Singh became the Prime Ministerand he implemented it.