Q. Which of the following are correct? Substantive Public Policies are those which:
(1) plan and programme to get things done
(2) allocate resources/services to particular segments of larger society
(3) directly distribute benefits or costs for citizens
(4) impose restrictions on behaviours
(A) 1 and 4
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2 only
(D) 3 only
Question from Odisha OCS Paper 1 2024
The correct answer is (D) 3 only.
Explanation:
Substantive public policies are those that directly deal with the allocation of benefits or costs to citizens. These policies are concerned with the substance of what the government does, such as providing services, distributing resources, or imposing costs/benefits on specific groups.
– Statement (1): This refers to planning and programming, which is more related to procedural or operational policies rather than substantive policies.
– Statement (2): While substantive policies may allocate resources, this statement is more specific to redistributive policies rather than substantive ones.
– Statement (3): This is correct because substantive policies directly distribute benefits or costs to citizens.
– Statement (4): Imposing restrictions on behavior is more characteristic of regulatory policies, not substantive policies.
Thus, only statement (3) correctly describes substantive public policies.
