“The local self-government system in India has not proved to be effective instrument of governance.” Critically examine the statement and give your views to improve the situation.
What the examiner wants
Critically examine: answer the exact PYQ as framed — ““The local self-government system in India has not proved to be effective instrument of governance.” Critically examine the statement and give your views to improve the situation.” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Local Self-Government & Decentralisation.
Demand-wise check
- 1“The local self-government system in India has not proved to be effective instrument of governance.” Critically examine the statement and give your views to improve the situation≈55 words
- 2Support the Critically examine with directly relevant evidence/examples and end with a reasoned conclusion≈55 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Writing generally about Local Self-Government & Decentralisation without directly resolving: ““The local self-government system in India has not proved to be effective instrument of governance.” Critically examine the statement and give your views to improve the situa…”
- Using facts/examples as decoration without linking them to the Critically examine judgement required by the question
Value addition
- Small labelled map/flow diagram showing the spatial relationship central to the question
→ Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.
Official source anchors
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