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To what extent, the use of technology in welfare initiatives has ensured better service delivery as well as subsidy rationalization? Comment critically.

The food subsidy bill is projected to be around 1.45 lakh crore, however despite that much expenditure the people do not get ration on time. Often there are...

February 14, 2024

Delivery of public goods and services at the grassroot level has remained ineffective in India due to various issues faced by local self governance. Highlight the issues and suggest remedial measures.

Institutions of local self governance were established by the 73rd and 74th Constitutional amendment act of India. Their effectiveness in the modern times has been questioned. Issues faced...

February 14, 2024

Highlighting the process of delimitation in India, throw some light on the debate surrounding it in India.

Delimitation is the process of rationalization of constituencies after each census. So that equal representation of people from each constituency can be maintained (under article 82). Process: After...

February 14, 2024

2022 marks 60 years since the Cuban Missile Crisis. What can be learnt from this historic incident for tackling the present-day international political tensions?

The ongoing Russia Ukraine war has raised concerns around the world. It has often been cited as the most dangerous time after the Second World War. The US...

February 14, 2024

G-20 is an important platform for pressing issues and India should lead in making G-20 more effective in dealing with some inequities of the system. Has G-20 become more pronounced for its bilateral meetings than the main summit? Comment.

G-20 in recent years has come to be watched for the meetings which happen on its sidelines than the ones which occur for substantive outcomes of the group....

February 13, 2024

Differentiate between Zero Based Budgeting and Incremental Budgeting. Why they are not adopted now? Examine.

Model Answer: Zero-based budgeting is a method of budgeting in which all expenses for each new period are considered and justified and no reference is made or considered...

February 13, 2024

Discuss the key problems in India's public health infrastructure establishing their link with India's development challenges.|

While India has done well in raising economic growth & lifting people out of poverty, progress in health outcomes has been rather slow. India faces a higher disease...

February 13, 2024

How internet and digital inclusion can help to transform the life of tribals in India? Discuss along with giving policy suggestions in this direction.

One of the major challenges in the socio-economic development of the tribes is the fact that they are excluded from mainstream society. Because of this exclusion, a lot...

February 13, 2024

The labour intensive industries in India have been showing sluggish growth presently. Highlight the factors responsible for this and give some remedial measures.

India has been experiencing a decline in growth led by consumption decline, lower exports, policy reforms, uncertainty at global level and many other factors. This has also been...

February 13, 2024

Highlight the reasons behind declining private investment in India in past few years. Suggest some steps to revive it.

Private investment in India has declined to about 29 % which is a cause of worry. Decrease in private investments has direct effect on GDP. Reasons behind private...

February 13, 2024

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