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Read each statement carefully. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons for your answer. a. A good public policy can fail if it is not implemented properly. b. Citizen participation sometimes makes decision-making slower, but it can improve governance. c. Technology alone cannot ensure good governance.
Agree: A well-drafted policy fails if frontline administrative machinery suffers from corruption, inadequate funding, lack of staff or absence of monitoring, rendering theoretical benefits invisible to target beneficiaries. b. Agree: Extensive citizen consultations and public hearings take time, yetRead more
Agree: A well-drafted policy fails if frontline administrative machinery suffers from corruption, inadequate funding, lack of staff or absence of monitoring, rendering theoretical benefits invisible to target beneficiaries. b. Agree: Extensive citizen consultations and public hearings take time, yet they prevent costly policy missteps, ensure local relevance, resolve community grievances beforehand and foster long-term civic trust and public compliance. c. Agree: Technology is merely an administrative tool; without political will, digital literacy among vulnerable citizens, strong data privacy frameworks and empathetic civil servants, digital governance creates exclusion and automated inefficiency rather than true accountability.
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See lessDesign a public policy. You are a member of your school’s student representative body. Identify one issue, for example, plastic waste, water wastage, road safety, energy conservation or littering in public places. Prepare a simple policy proposal that includes the following aspects of policymaking: • The reason for selecting the issue • Your proposed solution • Who should implement it? • How will students participate? • How will you know whether the policy has succeeded? Present your proposal to the class as a chart or slideshow presentation.
Policy Title: Campus Zero Single-Use Plastic Policy Reason for Selecting the Issue: Disposable food packaging, plastic bottles and wrappers choke school storm drains, generate unhygienic litter across playgrounds and release toxins when incinerated. Proposed Solution: Implement a complete ban on sinRead more
Policy Title: Campus Zero Single-Use Plastic Policy
Reason for Selecting the Issue: Disposable food packaging, plastic bottles and wrappers choke school storm drains, generate unhygienic litter across playgrounds and release toxins when incinerated.
Proposed Solution: Implement a complete ban on single-use plastics in the school canteen, install chilled stainless-steel water refill stations and place two-tier segregated recycling bins across all corridors.
Who Should Implement It: The Student Council, School Sanitation Committee and Canteen Management working under the Vice-Principal.
How Students Will Participate: Bring reusable bottles and metal tiffin boxes from home, act as classroom eco-monitors to prevent plastic entry and volunteer during weekend recycling drives.
Policy Success Metric: Conduct weekly weighing of campus non-biodegradable waste, targeting an 80% reduction in disposable plastic weight within three months.
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See lessRead the following case and answer the given questions. The government launches a programme to plant one lakh trees in a city. Funds are allocated, but only a few saplings survive because they are not watered or protected. a. Which stage of the policy cycle appears to be weak? b. Which organisations should coordinate to improve the programme? c. Suggest two measures that could improve the outcome.
Weak Stage: The implementation and post-monitoring/evaluation stage was deficient; while initial fund allocation and planting took place, ongoing maintenance and accountability systems were completely neglected. b. Coordinating Organisations: The Municipal Corporation, State Forest Department, HortiRead more
Weak Stage: The implementation and post-monitoring/evaluation stage was deficient; while initial fund allocation and planting took place, ongoing maintenance and accountability systems were completely neglected. b. Coordinating Organisations: The Municipal Corporation, State Forest Department, Horticulture Department, local Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) and community youth clubs or schools. c. Two Improvement Measures:
Install protective tree guards and schedule regular tanker or drip watering routines.
Implement a community adoption scheme where local schools and residents take ownership of watering and protecting designated saplings.
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See lessImagine you have been appointed to advise the district administration on improving governance. You have proposed six points (given below), but the administration decides to prioritise only three areas for improvement. Which three would you recommend as priority areas and which one out of the three do you feel is the most important? a. Improve drinking water facilities in schools. b. Improve sanitation and public toilets in schools and market areas. c. Provide tricycles for orthopaedically challenged students. d. Install open-area swings and open-air gym in public parks. e. Ensure the vaccination of stray dogs to prevent rabies. f. Ensure distribution of iron and folic acid tablets for female students in schools.
The three selected priority areas are: a. Improve drinking water facilities in schools. b. Improve sanitation and public toilets in schools and market areas. f. Ensure distribution of iron and folic acid tablets for female students in schools. Among these three, a (improving drinking water facilitieRead more
The three selected priority areas are: a. Improve drinking water facilities in schools. b. Improve sanitation and public toilets in schools and market areas. f. Ensure distribution of iron and folic acid tablets for female students in schools.
Among these three, a (improving drinking water facilities in schools) is the single most important intervention. Safe drinking water directly eliminates waterborne diseases, boosts school attendance and provides the baseline health condition required for students to benefit from all other educational and nutritional programs.
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See lessAnswer the following in one or two sentences. a. What is governance? b. How is governance different from government? c. What is meant by public policy? d. Name any four principles of good governance.
Governance is the process of decision-making and implementing collective actions through which public institutions manage resources and conduct public affairs. Government is the formal constitutional institution possessing authority to govern, whereas governance is the functional process, manner andRead more
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