← All questionsGS3 · 2014 · Indian Economy ·PPP and Infrastructure
QUESTION 8
GS3
12.5 marks

Explain how Public-Private Partnership arrangements in long-gestation infrastructure projects can transfer unsustainable liabilities to the future. What arrangements need to be put in place to ensure that successive generations’ capacities are not compromised?

WRITE IN
9 min
200 words
☆ Save✎ Write this answer

What the examiner wants

Explain the exact proposition in the PYQ — “Explain how Public-Private Partnership arrangements in long-gestation infrastructure projects can transfer unsustainable liabilities to the future. What arrangements need to be put in place to ensure that successive generations’…” — using concept/chronology or mechanism, evidence on both sides where relevant, and a conclusion that answers the directive rather than merely describing PPP and Infrastructure.

ExplainMake clear how and why it happens: causes, process, and an example for each point.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1For the prompt cue ‘Explain how Public-Private Partnership arrangements in long-gestation infrastructure projects can transfer unsustainable liabiliti’, directly answer: Explain how Public-Private Partnership arrangements in long-gestation infrastructure projects can transfer unsustainable liabilities to the future≈45 words
  2. 2For the prompt cue ‘Explain how Public-Private Partnership arrangements in long-gestation infrastructure projects can transfer unsustainable liabiliti’, directly answer: What arrangements need to be put in place to ensure that successive generations’ capacities are not compromised?≈45 words
  3. 3For the prompt cue ‘Explain how Public-Private Partnership arrangements in long-gestation infrastructure projects can transfer uns’, add one verified official-source anchor and a limitation/counterpoint specific to PPP and Infrastructure≈45 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Define/contextualise PPP and InfrastructureExplain mechanism/chronologyQuestion-specific evidence/examplesImplicationsConcise conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • For the prompt cue ‘Explain how Public-Private Partnership arrangements in long-gestation infrastructure projects can transfer unsustainable’, avoid a generic note on PPP and Infrastructure; answer the actual wording/directive and the PPP and Infrastructure proposition
  • For the prompt cue ‘Explain how Public-Private Partnership arrangements in long-gestation infrastructure projects can transfer unsustainable’, do not add examples around PPP and Infrastructure unless they prove, qualify or rebut the proposition asked

Value addition

  • 3-box flow: concept/context → core argument/evidence → implication/way forward
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Official source anchors

These are authoritative sources selected for this exact PYQ. Where a card is an official-domain anchor rather than a fact-level citation, verify the precise provision, definition or data point on the linked source before using it.