GS2 · 10 marks · 150 words

Do you agree that the Aspirational District Programme has emerged as a template for good governance? Substantiate.

Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Policy Design and ImplementationTransparency and AccountabilityFederalismSocial Sector Services

Syllabus: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.

How toppers approached it

From all 5 answers · about 130 words · 60% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • A definition60%
  • A date or context20%
  • No separate opening20%

Body

  • Points and prose60%
  • Points40%

Close

  • A way forward60%
  • No separate close20%
  • A summary20%

The toppers’ answers

Shakti DubeyAIR 1 · CSE 2024 · 133 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a date or context

Aspirational District Programme was launched in 2018 with aim to improve the socio-economic indicators of few most backward districts in the country.

Body · points and prose

ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICT :- GOOD GOVERNANCE INITIATIVE

World Bank - Defines governance as a value neutral term, which is defined by it's ability to bring transparency.

Easy to comprehend.

Diagram
Easy to comprehend ^ | People centric <------------------+-------------------> Accountability ^ | ^ | Several features of good governance | | | | User friendly <-------------------+-------------------> Transparency ^ | ^ | | | +---------------------------+---------------------------+ | v Objectivity in approach overall upliftment of society

Aspirational District has emerged as a template for good governance because:-

  1. It has focussed on 112 backward district in the country.

  2. Target areas: Health & Nutrition, Agriculture, Education, Infrastructural development, etc.

  3. The scheme was people centric aimed to improve socio-economic indicators.

  4. It was also in line with sustainable development goal of 2030.

Close · a summary

In last 5 years the scheme has led to improvement in the socio-economic indicators and has also improved the standard of living of people in that area.

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