Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
2. Critically examine Mission Antyodaya’s role in creation of a convergence and accountability framework for optimal utilisation and management of resources for the development of rural areas. (250 words)
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
The ‘Mission Antyodaya’ project of the Government of India launched in 2017-18 (and cast in a convergence framework avowedly to eradicate poverty in its multiple dimensions among rural households) bears great promise to revive the objectives of these great democratic reforms.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the achievements and limitations of Mission Antyodaya and to suggest measures to improve its performance.
Directive word:
Critically analyze – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a balanced judgment on the topic.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by writing about the aims and objectives of Mission Antyodaya.
Body:
First, write about the various features of Mission Antyodaya.
Next, write about the role played by Mission Antyodaya in poverty alleviation, enhancing livelihoods and rural development.
Next, write about the shortcomings of the Mission Antyodaya and suggest measures to overcome them.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
