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Model Answer Frameworks

Welfare Schemes: SC/ST, Backward Classes, Minorities, Disabled, Women, Children, Elderly

Paper I · Unit 2 Section 13 of 17 0 PYQs 50 min
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Model Answer Frameworks

5-Mark Answer Template (50 words)

Question: What is Palanhar Yojana? State its eligible categories and benefits.

Model Answer:

Palanhar Yojana (2005) provides family-based foster care to destitute children in Rajasthan, replacing institutional homes. Nine categories qualify, including orphans, children of disabled parents, HIV-affected parents, and abandoned women. Orphans receive ₹1,500/month (0-5 yrs) and ₹2,500/month (6-18 yrs); other eligible categories receive ₹750/month (0-6 yrs) and ₹1,500/month (6-18 yrs), plus ₹2,000/year for clothing. Delivered via Jan Aadhaar DBT.

Word budget: Definition + year (12) + 9 categories highlighted (12) + benefit amounts (15) + delivery mechanism (11) = ~50 words

5-Mark Answer Template (50 words) — Second Example

Question: What is the Lado Protsahan Yojana of Rajasthan?

Model Answer:

Lado Protsahan Yojana (launched 1 August 2024) provides ₹1,50,000 to girls from economically weaker families through 7 instalments: ₹5,000 at birth, increasing to ₹70,000 upon graduation at age 21. Managed by Women and Child Development Department via PCTS portal. By March 2025, ₹7.50 crore disbursed to 30,000 girls.

Word budget: Launch date (6) + total amount + instalments (18) + final instalment detail (8) + implementing mechanism (8) + achievement (10) = ~50 words

10-Mark Answer Template (150 words)

Question: Evaluate welfare schemes for women and girl children in Rajasthan with reference to recent initiatives.

Model Answer:

Introduction: Rajasthan implements multiple converging schemes targeting women's security, girl child retention, and economic empowerment across the lifecycle.

Key Points:

  1. Girl child birth to education: Mukhyamantri Rajshri Yojana (₹50,000, 6 instalments, 2016) combats female foeticide and ensures Class 12 retention. Lado Protsahan Yojana (₹1,50,000, 7 instalments, 2024) extends support to graduation for EWS girls. Combined, they incentivise birth registration, vaccination, and continuous schooling.

  2. Education incentives: KGBV (342 schools, 43,543 students) provides residential schooling for SC/ST/OBC/Minority girls; Kalibai Scooty Yojana (~10,500 scooties/year) promotes higher education; Aapki Beti Yojana gives ₹2,100–₹2,500/year scholarships (7.8 lakh girls).

  3. Economic empowerment: Mukhyamantri Nari Shakti Udyam Protsahan Yojana provides loans up to ₹50 lakh (₹1 crore for SHG clusters) with 25-30% subsidy. Jan Aadhaar-based DBT delivered ₹375 crore to women on Rajasthan Diwas 2025.

  4. Safety architecture: One Stop Centres in every district provide 24x7 shelter, legal aid, and counselling under Mission Shakti (Sambal sub-mission).

Conclusion: Rajasthan's multi-scheme, lifecycle approach addresses girl child welfare from birth through graduation and economic independence, with Jan Aadhaar ensuring direct, leakage-free delivery to 7.67 crore registered beneficiaries.

Word budget: Introduction (20) + Point 1 (40) + Point 2 (30) + Point 3 (30) + Point 4 (15) + Conclusion (25) = ~160 words (within permissible range)

10-Mark Answer Template — Second Example

Question: What is the RPWD Act 2016? How does it represent a rights-based shift in disability policy in India?

Model Answer:

Introduction: The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016 replaced the 1995 Act, implementing India's obligations under the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), ratified October 2007.

Key Points:

  1. Expanded disability categories: 21 categories (up from 7), adding autism, specific learning disabilities, mental illness, haemophilia, thalassemia, Parkinson's, and acid attack survivors — recognising the spectrum of disabilities beyond physical impairment.

  2. Enhanced reservations: 4% in central government jobs (up from 3%) and 5% in government higher education institutions; horizontal reservation across all categories.

  3. Rights-based framework: Replaces welfare/charity approach with rights — duty on state to remove barriers; persons with disabilities have right to education, employment, and accessible infrastructure. DM designated as District Disability Rehabilitation Centre chief.

  4. UDID system: Unique Disability ID card (www.swavlambancard.gov.in) standardizes national disability certification, eliminating multi-state manual processes; Rajasthan integrates UDID with Jan Aadhaar for seamless scheme access.

Conclusion: RPWD 2016 transforms PwD from objects of charity to rights-holders; Rajasthan implements 4% horizontal reservation in state jobs and uses Jan Aadhaar-UDID integration for effective benefit delivery.