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QUESTION PYQ 15
GS3
10 marks

Examine the pattern and trend of public expenditure on social services in the post-reforms period in India. To what extent this has been in consonance with achieving the objective of inclusive growth?

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What the examiner wants

For Public Social Expenditure & Inclusive Growth, examine in sequence: first, Examine the pattern and trend of public expenditure on social services in the post-reforms period in India. To; then, what extent this has been in consonance with achieving the objective of inclusive growth. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1Examine the pattern and trend of public expenditure on social services in the post-reforms period in India. To≈55 words
  2. 2what extent this has been in consonance with achieving the objective of inclusive growth?≈55 words

Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.

Answer plan

Concept/mechanismTransmission channelOfficial evidenceGainsRisks/constraintsCalibrated policy response for Public Social Expenditure & Inclusive Growth

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘Examine the pattern and trend of public expenditure on social services in the…’ while reducing ‘what extent this has been in consonance with achieving the objective of inclusive…’ to a token paragraph
  • Giving only one side on Public Social Expenditure & Inclusive Growth; the directive requires a limitation, counter-view or implementation test before the final judgment

Value addition

  • Public Social Expenditure & Inclusive Growth: mechanism/value-chain diagram — input/constraint → transmission → outcome → policy lever
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

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