QUESTION 17
GS2
15 marks
Can the constitutional mandate of rights-based welfare be effectively realised in the context of non-integrated governance and minimal public investment? Examine.
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11 min
250 words
What the examiner wants
Test whether legal entitlement can become substantive welfare when departments, delivery chains and budgets remain fragmented or under-resourced.
ExamineGo into the details, test each point against evidence, and conclude on what it shows.
Demand-wise check
- 1What rights-based welfare changes: entitlement, state duty and accountability≈50 words
- 2How fragmented governance breaks the service-delivery chain≈50 words
- 3How low public investment creates capacity, staffing, infrastructure and quality deficits≈50 words
- 4Why rights remain necessary but insufficient without integration and fiscal commitment≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Rights mandateImplementation chainFragmentationInvestment deficitConditions for realization
Where marks usually go
- Equating legal entitlement with automatic delivery
- Treating convergence as meetings/coordination without finance, data or frontline capacity
Value addition
- Rights → institutions → finance → frontline delivery → outcome
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.
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