UPSC Mains 2018 · GS I · Q17 · 15 marks · 250 words

Mention core strategies for the transformation of aspirational districts in India and explain the nature of convergence, collaboration and competition for its success.

हिन्दी में

भारत में ‘महत्त्वाकांक्षी जिलों के कायाकल्प’ के लिए मूल रणनीतियों का उल्लेख कीजिए और इसकी सफलता के लिए, अभिसरण, सहयोग व प्रतिस्पर्धा की प्रकृति को स्पष्ट कीजिए ।

How a topper answered the closest question

Toppers wrote this one in a test series: “Taking further the success of Aspirational Districts Programme, Aspirational Blocks can help achieve the twin objectives of balanced growth and checking stress migration. Comment.”

Vaibhav RawatAIR 25 · CSE 2020 · 156 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Aspirational block programmes focus on development of blocks. Development will be in areas of Health & nutrition, education, financial inclusion, agri productivity etc. This can be regarded as continuation of Aspirational district programme.

Body · points

Balanced growth → focus on small blocks, not on big district → Targeted focus on small areas → Address specific issues of an area → KPI / key performance indicator → compare growth of all blocks → States are allowed to add more blocks if need felt → No area missed out.

Stressed migration reduction

→ local development → better social indicator reducing emigration → Economic development → of agriculture, financial inclusion → focus on financial literacy → local entrepreneurships → focus on better connectivity → better availability at local level.

But certain issues like availability of fund, >50% blocks from 6 states → low inclusivity, less local involvement need to be addressed.

Development should be all round, all inclusive & all pervasive.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Main) Examination 2018, General Studies Paper I, Q17. The paper on upsc.gov.in. Themes and links to toppers’ answers are by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.