India is an emerging economic power of the world as it has recently secured the status of fourth largest economy of the world as per IMF projection. However, it has been observed that in some sectors, allocated funds remain either under-utilised or misutilised. What specific measures would you recommend for ensuring accountability in this regard to stop leakages and gaining the status of third largest economy of the world in near future?
What the examiner wants
Recommend specific measures to stop under-use and misuse of allocated funds, so that growth targets are met.
Demand-wise check
- 1Problem: unspent balances, rushed March spending, leakages≈30 words
- 2Measures: just-in-time fund release (SNA-SPARSH), outcome budgets, real-time PFMS tracking≈30 words
- 3Audit: CAG audit, social audit, third-party monitoring, geo-tagging of assets≈30 words
- 4Ethics: personal accountability of officers, transparency portals, citizen feedback≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing about economic growth instead of accountability measures
- Generic 'transparency' with no specific tool
Draw this
- Flow: allocation → release → spending → audit → outcome
Value addition
- SystemSNA-SPARSH releases central funds for schemes just in time, reducing idle balances.Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure
- DataIMF's April 2025 World Economic Outlook projected India to become the fourth largest economy in 2025.IMF World Economic Outlook
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 35 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 33 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 37 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 33 ↗Same syllabus reference
Links open original public sources. MainsBuddy does not host these answer sheets.
Next: plan for one minute, write it in 7 minutes, then get it checked.