QUESTION 18
GS1
15 marks
Despite comprehensive policies for equity and social justice, underprivileged sections are not yet getting the full benefits of affirmative action envisaged by the Constitution. Comment.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Comment on why constitutional affirmative action has not reached all underprivileged groups fully.
CommentGive your own view on the statement and back it with facts and examples.
Demand-wise check
- 1Constitutional framework: Articles 15(4), 16(4), 46, 330, 332≈65 words
- 2Reasons for gaps: creamy layer capture, unfilled backlog posts, privatisation reducing public jobs, poor school quality, lack of awareness≈65 words
- 3Debates and measures: sub-classification, data, skill and education support≈65 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Constitutional visionEvidence of uneven benefitReasonsRecent developmentsMeasuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Arguing for or against reservation instead of commenting on why benefits are uneven
- Ignoring recent judgments on sub-classification
Draw this
- Funnel diagram: eligible population → reaching higher education → getting public jobs
Value addition
- Case lawState of Punjab v. Davinder Singh (2024): a 7-judge bench allowed sub-classification within Scheduled Castes.Supreme Court of India, 2024
- ReportThe Rohini Commission (2017–2023) examined sub-categorisation of OBCs because a few groups took most benefits.Commission to Examine Sub-categorisation of OBCs
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Aryan Yadav · Page 50 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Sapna Chandel · Page 70 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Yarasi Tusharika · Page 50 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Akansh Dhull · AIR 3 · Page 41 ↗Same syllabus reference
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