MAINS 2016
GS2
12.5 marks
Examine the main provisions of the National Child Policy and throw light on the status of its implementation.
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9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Examine the National Policy for Children 2013 and how far it has been implemented.
ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.
Demand-wise check
- 1Provisions: child as anyone below 18; rights-based; four priority areas: survival-health-nutrition, education-development, protection, participation≈45 words
- 2Implementation tools: ICDS/Poshan, RTE 2009, POCSO 2012, JJ Act 2015, Mission Vatsalya, NCPCR≈45 words
- 3Status: gains in schooling and immunisation; malnutrition, child labour, trafficking, child marriage persist≈45 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Policy provisionsSchemes and laws for each areaStatus with dataGapsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Confusing the policy with the 1974 policy only
- No data on status
Draw this
- Table: priority area → law/scheme → status indicator
Value addition
- DataNFHS-5 (2019-21): 35.5% of children under 5 stunted, 32.1% underweight.NFHS-5
- PolicyNational Policy for Children 2013 replaced the 1974 policy; National Plan of Action for Children 2016 set targets.MWCD
- LawNCPCR set up under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005.CPCR Act, 2005
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 38 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aditya Srivastava · AIR 1 · Page 44 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 11 ↗Same syllabus reference
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