What corrective measures are needed to meet the challenges to Indian democracy?
How to lay out the answer. Follow the frame, then write it in your own words.
1 · Open in one line. India has adopted several corrective measures to meet the challenges to its democracy.
2 · Education for all. National Literacy Mission (1988), Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, and the Right to Education Act, 2009 for children aged 6 to 14.
3 · Poverty alleviation. Self-employment schemes such as SGSY (1999) and wage employment schemes such as MGNREGA, now replaced by the VB-G RAM G Act (2026).
4 · Ending gender discrimination. One-third of local body seats for women (73rd and 74th Amendments) and the National Policy for Empowerment of Women, 2001.
5 · Removing regional imbalance. Hill, border, desert, drought-prone and tribal area programmes, and a fixed budget share for the North-East.
6 · Reforms and sustainable development. Accountable, transparent administration, faster courts, and human-centred development that protects the environment for future generations.
7 · Close in one line. These measures succeed only with active citizens and honest governance.
Scoring tip: Give one named programme, law or year under each heading. A bare list of headings earns only part marks.
