QUESTION 5(b)
GS4
10 marks
To achieve holistic development goal, a civil servant acts as an enabler and active facilitator of growth rather than a regulator. What specific measures will you suggest to achieve this goal?
WRITE IN
7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Suggest specific measures so civil servants act as facilitators of growth rather than regulators.
Suggest measuresAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1Mindset: from control to service, citizen and business as partners≈30 words
- 2Processes: single window, self-certification, time-bound services, decriminalising minor offences≈30 words
- 3Capacity: role-based training (Mission Karmayogi), digital tools≈30 words
- 4Inclusion: holistic development includes social sectors, environment and the last mile≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
ContextMeasures (mindset, process, capacity, inclusion) with examplesCaution about light regulationConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Saying regulation should be abolished
- Measures without specifics, although the question asks for 'specific measures'
Draw this
- Shift diagram: regulator → facilitator
Value addition
- LawJan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023 decriminalised 183 provisions across 42 central laws.Ministry of Commerce and Industry
- PlatformNational Single Window System gives one platform for investor approvals.DPIIT
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- 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
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