View answer copy →Utkarsh YadavAIR 32CSE 2025
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Their question: “Challenges in devolution of powers/finances to local bodies; measures for decentralisation”
The topper's data and model-state material on local-body funds and devolution map straight onto the demand to highlight critical functionality challenges of local institutions.
Key learnings from their answer
- ›He converts vague claims into hard numbers tied to the exact question: RBI study that only ~1% of local-body revenue is own-source for the decentralisation/devolution question (Q2), NJDG ~4.7 crore pending cases for the tribunals-effectiveness question (Q6), and Kerala's full devolution of all 29 Schedule XI subjects via the People's Plan Campaign as a model state example (Q2). -> Keep a small bank of one killer statistic + one model-state/best-practice per high-frequency theme so every body paragraph carries verifiable substance, not assertion.
- ›Every answer runs Introduction -> Body -> Conclusion closing with 'Thus...', and the body sub-headers are written to mirror the question's verb, 'Federal features include', 'Safeguards in SR Bommai Case', 'Role of Tribunals in dispute redressal', 'Way forward'. -> Make your sub-headings echo the exact words of the directive (examine/safeguards/measures) so the examiner sees demand-coverage at a glance; reserve a standing 'Way forward' box for any 'measures/steps' question.
What they cited: Kerala — devolved all 29 subjects of Schedule XI; People's Plan Campaign · RBI study — only ~1% of local body revenue from own sources