Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
3. To what extent the mandate of the directive principle under article 46 has been fulfilled so far. Substantiate with examples. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Easy
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Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 2 and mentioned as part of Mission-2022 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about successes and limitations of welfare schemes for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections.
Directive word:
Substantiate – When you are asked to Substantiate, you must pass a sound judgement about the truth of the given statement in the question or the topic based on evidence. You must appraise the worth of the statement in question using suitable case studies or/ and examples.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving scope of Article 46 of Indian constitution.
Body:
In the first part, mention the various measures taken for the welfare and upliftment of – Scheduled Castes – their success and limitations, Scheduled Tribes – their success and limitations and other weaker sections – their success and limitations.
Substantiate with statistics, facts and examples.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward to further streamline welfare measures.
