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QUESTION N11
GS2
12.5 marks

The Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme, which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the most effective poverty alleviation and women empowerment programmes. Elucidate.

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What the examiner wants

Elucidate the exact proposition in the PYQ — “The Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme, which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the most effective poverty alleviation and women empowerment programmes. Elucidate.” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing SHGs.

ElucidateExplain the statement clearly and bring out its meaning with examples.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘The Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme, which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the most effective poverty al’, directly answer: The Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme, which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the most effective poverty alleviation and women empowerment…≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘The Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme, which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the most’, build the causal/institutional mechanism behind SHGs, not just a list of features≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘The Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme, which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the most’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to SHGs≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise SHGsExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘The Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme, which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the most effective’, avoid a generic note on SHGs; answer the actual wording/directive and the SHGs proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘The Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme, which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the most effective’, do not add examples around SHGs unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.