Question Q.8GS2GS2
The principles of accountability and participation are vital to ensure the smooth implementation of welfare schemes, ensuring their success in reaching the last mile. Examine.
Main Body
Welfare schemes are policy actions taken by government to specifically target certain needs of a particular section of society eg - PM Fasal Bima Yojana for farmers, Sukanya school for tribal students. These Account those implementation face challenges as -poor targetingleakages & corruptionlack evaluation.Lack of awareness To address these issues, accountability & participation plan vital role Accountability - 1) Fixing responsibility - by ensuring accountability, the role and responsibility of individuals in the delivery chain of scheme is ensured as - holding owner of PDS responsible 2) Better targeting of beneficiary - as beneficiary of PM-Awas Yojana can be better approached with accountability at each stage
3Checking corruption - With digital role, corrupt practice can be easily checked as - siphoning off of money. Transparency 1. Bring trust in the process - a individual can monitor his own application status and at accordingly. 2. Helps in monitoring of scheme - like - use of fragile portal to monitor scheme. 3. Helps in mid-course correction - it make it more effective eg - UDDANLA beneficiary member instead 4. Checks leakages - like use of digital delivery of services at PDS shops, e-Saathi to issue income 5. Feedback - A bandaged system promote individual to participate in improving it. * Welfare schemes are designed to achieve the tenets of equality and justice for all. In achieving this noble good utilising of ICT tools can go a long way
245 words1 paragraphs
Topper
Utkarsh Pathak
AIR 1792025
Subject & Paper
GS2GS2
Topic
Welfare Schemes for Vulnerable Sections - Performance, Mechanisms, Laws and Institutions
Welfare Schemes
Accountability and participation in welfare scheme implementation
Writing Stats
245
Total words
1
Paragraphs
formal analytical
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