Welfare architecture must move from scheme-centric delivery to rights-based social protection. Analyse limitations of India’s current welfare design. Evaluate how rights-based approaches enhance accountability. Propose steps to transition towards universal, lifecycle-based protection.
Kartavya Desk Staff
Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes.
Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes.
Q4. Welfare architecture must move from scheme-centric delivery to rights-based social protection. Analyse limitations of India’s current welfare design. Evaluate how rights-based approaches enhance accountability. Propose steps to transition towards universal, lifecycle-based protection. (15 M)
Difficulty Level: Medium
Reference: InsightsIAS
Why the question Raised due to current policy debates on welfare reforms, exclusion errors, and the global shift towards rights-based universal social protection systems. Key demand of the question Examine limitations of India’s scheme-centric welfare model, assess how rights-based guarantees improve accountability, and outline steps to build universal, lifecycle-based protection. Structure of the Answer Introduction Give a sharp introduction on India’s welfare model evolving from targeted poverty relief to universal social citizenship and the need for enforceable entitlements. Body Limitations of scheme-centric design – Mention fragmentation, exclusion, limited portability, weak grievance redress, and fiscal unpredictability. Accountability gains through rights-based approach – Refer to enforceability, transparency, universality, statutory remedies, and constitutional alignment. Steps for lifecycle-based universal protection – Suggest legal codification, integrated social registries, universal platforms, lifecycle insurance/pension reforms, and independent oversight bodies. Conclusion Conclude with a forward-looking line on building a resilient welfare state grounded in dignity and constitutional social justice.
Why the question Raised due to current policy debates on welfare reforms, exclusion errors, and the global shift towards rights-based universal social protection systems.
Key demand of the question Examine limitations of India’s scheme-centric welfare model, assess how rights-based guarantees improve accountability, and outline steps to build universal, lifecycle-based protection.
Structure of the Answer
Introduction Give a sharp introduction on India’s welfare model evolving from targeted poverty relief to universal social citizenship and the need for enforceable entitlements.
• Limitations of scheme-centric design – Mention fragmentation, exclusion, limited portability, weak grievance redress, and fiscal unpredictability.
• Accountability gains through rights-based approach – Refer to enforceability, transparency, universality, statutory remedies, and constitutional alignment.
• Steps for lifecycle-based universal protection – Suggest legal codification, integrated social registries, universal platforms, lifecycle insurance/pension reforms, and independent oversight bodies.
Conclusion Conclude with a forward-looking line on building a resilient welfare state grounded in dignity and constitutional social justice.