Social Justice

2017 · Q710 marks150 words

Does the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 ensure effective mechanism for empowerment and inclusion of the intended beneficiaries in the society? Discuss.

2017 · Q810 marks150 words

Hunger and poverty are the biggest challenges for good governance in India still today. Evaluate how far successive governments have progressed in dealing with these humongous problems. Suggest measures for improvement.

2017 · Q1515 marks250 words

Is the National Commission for Women able to strategize and tackle the problems that women face at both public and private spheres? Give reasons in support of your answer.

2017 · Q1715 marks250 words

"Poverty alleviation programmes in India remain mere showpieces until and unless they are backed up by political will." Discuss with reference to the performance of the major poverty alleviation programmes in India.

2018 · Q210 marks150 words

Whether National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) can enforce the implementation of constitutional reservation for the Scheduled Castes in the religious minority institutions? Examine.

2018 · Q710 marks150 words

Appropriate local community-level healthcare intervention is a prerequisite to achieve 'Health for All' in India. Explain.

2018 · Q1615 marks250 words

Multiplicity of various commissions for the vulnerable sections of the society leads to problems of overlapping jurisdiction and duplication of functions. Is it better to merge all commissions into an umbrella Human Rights Commission? Argue your case.

2018 · Q1715 marks250 words

How far do you agree with the view that the focus on lack of availability of food as the main cause of hunger takes the attention away from ineffective human development policies in India?

2019 · Q610 marks150 words

Despite Consistent experience of high growth, India still goes with the lowest indicators of human development. Examine the issues that make balanced and inclusive development elusive.

2019 · Q710 marks150 words

There is a growing divergence in the relationship between poverty and hunger in India. The shrinking of social expenditure by the government is forcing the poor to spend more on non-food essential items squeezing their food-budget. — Elucidate.

2019 · Q1815 marks250 words

Performance of welfare schemes that are implemented for vulnerable sections is not so effective due to absence of their awareness and active involvement at all stages of policy process. — Discuss.

2020 · Q610 marks150 words

In order to enhance the prospects of social development, sound and adequate health care policies are needed particularly in the fields of geriatric and maternal health care. Discuss.

2020 · Q1515 marks250 words

Which steps are required for constitutionalization of a commission? Do you think imparting constitutionality to the National Commission for Women would ensure greater gender justice and empowerment in India? Give reasons.

2020 · Q1615 marks250 words

"The incidence and intensity of poverty are more important in determining poverty based on income alone." In this context analyze the latest United Nations Multidimensional Poverty Index Report.

2020 · Q1715 marks250 words

"Micro-Finance as an anti-poverty vaccine, is aimed at asset creation and income security of the rural poor in India." Evaluate the role of Self-Help Groups in achieving the twin objectives along with empowering women in rural India.

2020 · Q1815 marks250 words

National Education Policy 2020 is in conformity with the Sustainable Development Goal-4 (2030). It intends to restructure and reorient education system in India. Critically examine the statement.

2021 · Q610 marks150 words

"Besides being a moral imperative of a Welfare State, primary health structure is a necessary precondition for sustainable development." Analyze.

2021 · Q710 marks150 words

"'Earn while you learn' scheme needs to be strengthened to make vocational education and skill training meaningful." Comment.

2021 · Q810 marks150 words

Can the vicious cycle of gender inequality, poverty and malnutrition be broken through microfinancing of women SHGs? Explain with examples.

2021 · Q1215 marks250 words

Though the Human Rights Commissions have contributed immensely to the protection of human rights in India, yet they have failed to assert themselves against the mighty and powerful. Analyzing their structural and practical limitations, suggest remedial measures.

2021 · Q1715 marks250 words

"Though women in post-Independent India have excelled in various fields, the social attitude towards women and feminist movement has been patriarchal." Apart from women education and women empowerment schemes, what interventions can help change this milieu?

2022 · Q510 marks150 words

Discuss the role of the National Commission for Backward Classes in the wake of its transformation from a statutory body to a constitutional body.

2022 · Q710 marks150 words

The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 remains only a legal document without intense sensitisation of government functionaries and citizens regarding disability. Comment.

2022 · Q1615 marks250 words

Besides the welfare schemes, India needs deft management of inflation and unemployment to serve the poor and the underprivileged sections of the society. Discuss.

2022 · Q1815 marks250 words

The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 remains inadequate in promoting incentive-based system for children's education without generating awareness about the importance of schooling. Analyse.

2023 · Q210 marks150 words

Who are entitled to receive free legal aid? Assess the role of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) in rendering free legal aid in India.

2023 · Q610 marks150 words

The crucial aspect of development process has been the inadequate attention paid to Human Resource Development in India. Suggest measures that can address this inadequacy.

2023 · Q1215 marks250 words

Explain the constitutional perspectives of Gender Justice with the help of relevant Constitutional Provisions and case laws.

2023 · Q1715 marks250 words

"Development and welfare schemes for the vulnerable, by its nature, are discriminatory in approach." Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer.

2023 · Q1815 marks250 words

Skill development programmes have succeeded in increasing human resources supply to various sectors. In the context of the statement analyse the linkages between education, skill and employment.

2024 · Q710 marks150 words

Poverty and malnutrition create a vicious cycle, adversely affecting human capital formation. What steps can be taken to break the cycle?

2024 · Q1115 marks250 words

What are the aims and objects of recently passed and enforced, The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024? Whether University/State Education Board examinations, too, are covered under the Act?

2024 · Q1715 marks250 words

In a crucial domain like the public healthcare system the Indian State should play a vital role to contain the adverse impact of marketisation of the system. Suggest some measures through which the State can enhance the reach of public healthcare at the grassroots level.

2025 · Q610 marks150 words

Women's social capital complements in advancing empowerment and gender equity. Explain.

2025 · Q1615 marks250 words

Inequality in the ownership pattern of resources is one of the major causes of poverty. Discuss in the context of 'paradox of poverty'.

2025 · Q1815 marks250 words

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has to address the challenges faced by children in the digital era. Examine the existing policies and suggest measures the Commission can initiate to tackle the issue.

2026 · Q510 marks150 words

Do constitutional bodies like the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) possess adequate enforcement powers to secure substantive social equality? Suggest measures to enhance their institutional effectiveness.

2026 · Q610 marks150 words

Does India's tribal development policy reflect the aspirations for a socially grounded and equity-based governance? Justify your answer.

2026 · Q710 marks150 words

Malnutrition in India is not merely a public health concern; it is also a challenge of social equity, human development and effective welfare governance. Discuss.

2026 · Q1815 marks250 words

Should education be treated primarily as a welfare obligation of the state or as a strategic investment for building a globally competitive, knowledge-driven nation? Critically evaluate.