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“NITI Aayog marks a paradigm shift from directive planning to collaborative governance”. Elucidate.

Topic: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability Q2. “NITI Aayog marks a paradigm shift from directive planning to collaborative governance”. Elucidate. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: NIE Why the question The transformation of India’s planning architecture and debates on cooperative federalism make the role of NITI Aayog. Key Demand of the question The …

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“Planning after 1991 did not disappear but transformed into market-aligned steering.” Explain this continuity in disguise. Analyse the role of NITI Aayog in post-plan coordination.

Topic: Issues related to planning Q5. “Planning after 1991 did not disappear but transformed into market-aligned steering.” Explain this continuity in disguise. Analyse the role of NITI Aayog in post-plan coordination. (10 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question How planning evolved post-1991 from centralized allocation to market-aligned steering and to test understanding …

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Five-Year Plans institutionalised developmental ambition, but their centralised model constrained innovation and decentralised capacities”. Analyse this evolution. Examine failures in adaptive policy design. Suggest how contemporary planning mechanisms correct these legacies.

Topic: Economic Policies till 1991 Q5. Five-Year Plans institutionalised developmental ambition, but their centralised model constrained innovation and decentralised capacities”. Analyse this evolution. Examine failures in adaptive policy design. Suggest how contemporary planning mechanisms correct these legacies. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question To assess the shift from centralised Five-Year Plan …

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Examine how the Aspirational Districts Programme has transformed policy monitoring and competitive federalism. Identify the key learnings for governance replication at sub-district levels.

Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Q4. Examine how the Aspirational Districts Programme has transformed policy monitoring and competitive federalism. Identify the key learnings for governance replication at sub-district levels. (15 M) Difficulty Level: Medium Reference: InsightsIAS Why the question: How governance …

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Is cooperative federalism better suited to India than competitive federalism? Critically analyse.

Topic: Indian Constitution—historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, significant provisions and basic structure. 2. Is cooperative federalism better suited to India than competitive federalism? Critically analyse. (250 words) Difficulty level: Moderate. Reference: Insights on India Why the question: The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 2 and mentioned as part …

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