QUESTION 4(a)
GS4
10 marks
What do you understand by term ‘good governance’? How far recent initiatives in terms of e-Governance steps taken by the State have helped the beneficiaries? Discuss with suitable examples.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Define good governance and discuss, with examples, how far recent e-governance steps have helped beneficiaries.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Good governance: UNDP/World Bank features — participation, rule of law, transparency, responsiveness, equity, accountability, effectiveness≈35 words
- 2E-governance gains: DBT, DigiLocker, UMANG, CoWIN, GeM, e-courts, land record digitisation≈35 words
- 3Limits: digital divide, authentication failures, data privacy, grievance redress≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
DefineE-governance examplesBenefitsLimitsConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not defining good governance
- Only listing schemes without beneficiary impact
Draw this
- Table: e-initiative → good governance feature served
Value addition
- DataCoWIN managed over 200 crore vaccine doses with digital certificates.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Report2nd ARC 11th Report 'Promoting e-Governance: The SMART Way Forward'.Second Administrative Reforms Commission
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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