Question Q.18GS2GS2
The various developmental initiatives by the government have fallen short of achieving their intended objectives. Is it a design issue or an implementation bottleneck? Suggest measures to improve the effectiveness of developmental schemes.
Main Body
Development related initiatives and polices are tools operated by government to fulfill its constitutional obligations and also to sustain the idea of welfare state governance. GovernancepolicyDevelopment initiativesInfraNational developmentSagaramati, National Logistics schematicLocal development(with Bharat Abhiyan, Stigma Bharat Adhayan Mandates) Deficit Issues with developmental Initiatives: 1. Following Top-down approach in policy planning, eg., Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.
2All stakeholders are not consulted; this leads to skewed designing of initiatives remaining in poor implementation. 3) Lack of impact analysis mechanism. 4) Design of schemes is based on 'one size fits all' approach. Implementational challenges with development Initiatives: - Lack of any special purpose vehicle SPV for implementation of scheme - Poor capacity building of Resources for scheme implementation - More experiment approach rather than accomodative approach.
Measures to improve these Bottlenecks: Multi-stakeholder consultative approachaddressing the impact analysisproper channel for grievance redressalcapacity building of personnelsInitiatives – CSIRABS, Digital payment, Direct benefit Transfer (DBT'21) Way forward: Systemic implementation and formulation of development Initiatives forms the cornerstone of welfare scheme at must more from Silo based approach to accomodative approach.
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Conclusion
Systemic implementation and formulation of development Initiatives forms the cornerstone of welfare scheme at must more from Silo based approach to accomodative approach.
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Diagram
Diagram showing relationship between governance, policy, development initiatives, infrastructure, national development and local development
Topper
SHIVAM SINGH
AIR 732024
Subject & Paper
GS2GS2
Topic
Government Policies and Interventions - Design, Implementation and Issues
Government Schemes and Policies
Effectiveness of developmental schemes
Writing Stats
219
Total words
1
Paragraphs
analytical
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