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QUESTION PYQ 04
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15 marks

What is the need for expanding the regional air connectivity in India? In this context, discuss the government's UDAN Scheme and its achievements.

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What the examiner wants

For Regional Air Connectivity / UDAN, explain in sequence: first, What is the need for expanding the regional air connectivity in India; then, discuss the government's UDAN Scheme and its achievements.. Keep evidence and the conclusion tied to these exact limbs.

DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.

Demand-wise check

  1. 1What is the need for expanding the regional air connectivity in India?≈65 words
  2. 2discuss the government's UDAN Scheme and its achievements≈65 words
  3. 3Use at least two question-relevant examples/evidence points to support the final judgment on Regional Air Connectivity / UDAN, proportionate to a 250-word answer≈65 words

Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.

Answer plan

Concept/mechanismTransmission channelOfficial evidenceGainsRisks/constraintsCalibrated policy response for Regional Air Connectivity / UDAN

Where marks usually go

  • Over-writing ‘What is the need for expanding the regional air connectivity in India’ while reducing ‘discuss the government's UDAN Scheme and its achievements.’ to a token paragraph
  • Adding correct but adjacent facts on Regional Air Connectivity / UDAN that do not advance the exact causal, comparative or evaluative task in this PYQ

Value addition

  • Regional Air Connectivity / UDAN: mechanism/value-chain diagram — input/constraint → transmission → outcome → policy lever
    → Draw it in the body, next to the point it supports.

Verified value additions

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