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 …

CAG’s audit of UIDAI:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important Statutory Bodies.   Context: CAG has presented its performance audit of Aadhaar’s regulator, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). It was carried out over a four-year period between FY2015 and FY2019. CAG’s audit portrays an unsatisfactory picture of the systems and processes in UIDAI.   Issues highlighted by the …