QUESTION 16
GS1
15 marks
Why did human development fail to keep pace with economic development in India?
WRITE IN
11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Explain why India's high GDP growth has not produced matching gains in health, education and living standards.
ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.
Demand-wise check
- 1Evidence of the gap: HDI rank vs GDP size≈65 words
- 2Reasons: low public spending on health and education, jobless growth, inequality, gender gaps, informal work≈65 words
- 3Measures≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Show the gap with dataReasonsMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Not giving HDI or other data to prove the gap
- Listing schemes without explaining the reasons
Draw this
- Bar chart: GDP rank vs HDI rank
Value addition
- DataIndia ranked 134 of 193 on the UNDP Human Development Index 2023–24, while being among the five largest economies.UNDP Human Development Report 2023–24
- ConceptAmartya Sen's capability approach: development means expanding people's real freedoms, not just income.Amartya Sen, Development as Freedom
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 13 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 38 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
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