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QUESTION 15
GS2
15 marks

Assess the importance of the Panchayat system in India as a part of local government. Apart from government grants, what sources the Panchayats can look out for financing developmental projects?

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What the examiner wants

Assess: answer the exact PYQ as framed — “Assess the importance of the Panchayat system in India as a part of local government. Apart from government grants, what sources the Panchayats can look out for financing developmental projects?” Treat each scoring limb separately instead of writing a general note on Panchayati Raj Funding & Devolution.

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Demand-wise check

  1. 1Assess the importance of the Panchayat system in India as a part of local government≈95 words
  2. 2Apart from government grants, what sources the Panchayats can look out for financing developmental projects?≈95 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

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Constitutional/institutional contextAnswer each explicit limb in sequenceUse relevant provisions/judgments/policy evidenceLimitations/counterviewReforms or reasoned conclusion

Where marks usually go

  • Writing generally about Panchayati Raj Funding & Devolution without directly resolving: “Assess the importance of the Panchayat system in India as a part of local government.”
  • Under-developing the second scoring limb: “Apart from government grants, what sources the Panchayats can look out for financing developmental projects?”

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