This well-revised edition contains important updates on Government schemes, Policies, and Roles & Functioning of Central and State Governments. The book covers all the topics for Prelims as well as GS paper, II & III of the UPSC Main examinations. Besides, it will also be useful for other competitive exams. Written with human-centric approach and models, the text is interdisciplinary, exhaustive and contemporary. Salient Features-: 1) Re-organisation of chapters into sections for a more logical flow of structure 2)New chapters on Highlights of Budget 2021–22, National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5), Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India, and 15th Finance Commission 3) New sections on topics such as Digital North East: 2022, SIDF, UJALA, New Development Bank, BIMSTEC, etc. 4)More than 100 schemes and policies explained with respect to various development models and applications 5) Written in a lucid, easy to grasp language and thematically put together with a crisp presentation supported by illustrations, tables and graphics