QUESTION 13
GS3
15 marks
What are the salient features of ‘inclusive growth’? Has India been experiencing such a growth process? Analyse and suggest measures for inclusive growth.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
State inclusive growth's features, analyse whether India has achieved it and suggest measures.
What + AnalyseBreak it into parts, show how the parts connect, and judge which matter most.
Demand-wise check
- 1Features: broad-based growth, poverty reduction, productive jobs, equal access to health and education, regional and gender balance, financial inclusion≈65 words
- 2India's record: poverty fell, financial inclusion (Jan Dhan), welfare; but rising wealth inequality, jobless growth periods, informal work, low female participation, regional gaps≈65 words
- 3Measures: labour-intensive manufacturing, agriculture productivity, skilling, health and education spending, women's work, progressive taxation≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Define featuresEvidence for and againstMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Defining without data
- Not answering 'has India been experiencing'
Draw this
- Table: feature → indicator → India status
Value addition
- DataThe top 1% received about 22.6% of national income in 2022-23.World Inequality Lab, 2024
- DataFemale labour force participation (15+) rose to 41.7% in 2023-24.PLFS 2023-24
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 26 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
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