Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
4. Critically analyse India’s efforts towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. What course corrections are required to meet the targets? (250 words)
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
NITI Aayog’s 2020-21 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) India Index detailed the implementation of the United Nations’ SDGs in the country, States and Union Territories (UTs). It gave marks, between 0 and 100 points, to each region.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about India’s performance with respect to SDG’s and changes required to achieve the target.
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 giving context about 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that are to be achieved by 2030.
Body:
First, mention the important SDGs in brief and write about the various measures taken in order to achieve them.
Next, evaluate India’s performance toward achieving various SDGs by 2030 and mention the shortfalls.
Next, write about the various course corrections that are required in order to ensure that SGDs are achieved by 2030.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
