“Poverty alleviation programmes in India remain mere showpieces until and unless they are backed up by political will.” Discuss with reference to the performance of the major poverty alleviation programmes in India.
What the examiner wants
Discuss: answer the exact PYQ as framed — ““Poverty alleviation programmes in India remain mere showpieces until and unless they are backed up by political will.” Discuss with reference to the performance of the major poverty alleviation programmes in India.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Poverty Alleviation Schemes.
Demand-wise check
- 1“Poverty alleviation programmes in India remain mere showpieces until and unless they are backed up by political will.” Discuss with reference to the performance of the major poverty alleviation programmes in India≈95 words
- 2Support the Discuss with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈95 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about Poverty Alleviation Schemes without directly resolving: ““Poverty alleviation programmes in India remain mere showpieces until and unless they are backed up by political will.” Discuss with reference to the performance of the major…”
- Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Discuss judgement required by the question
Value addition
- 3–4 node flowchart or dimension wheel keyed to the question’s main components
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
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