Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.
3) Socially inclusive innovation ecosystem as well as equitable distribution of necessary infrastructure for stimulating innovation across the country is the need of the hour. Discuss the statement in the light of recently launched Atal Community Innovation Centre (ACIC) to spur community Innovation.(250 words)
Why this question:
Government of India launched Atal Community Innovation Centre in New Delhi to encourage the spirit of innovation at the community level.
Key demand of the question
The question aims to evaluate the innovation ecosystem in the country.
Directive:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you have to debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You have to give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
In brief quote some data and discuss the current conditions of innovation levels in the country.
Body:
Discuss about the innovation potential of India.
Then move on to discuss about AIM – This initiative has been launched under the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), a flagship initiative of NITI Aayog.
The purpose of this new initiative is to make innovation ecosystem socially inclusive as well as to ensure equitable distribution of infrastructure for innovation across the country.
The Atal Community Innovation Centre has been launched to focus on the 484 backward districts where the innovation infrastructure is very weak.
The new program has been specifically designed for underserved, unserved regions of Tier 1 or Metro cities, Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, Smart Cities, Aspirational districts, North-East, Jammu and Kashmir as well as the rural and tribal regions of India.
Conclusion:
Conclude with way forward.
