GS4 · UPSC Mains
Mr. Pradeep is a senior civil servant in the central government and is involved in the budgeting department. In the course of performing his duties, he comes to know about diversion of funds earmarked for SC/ST sub-plan for other purposes. While he is not directly responsible for this aspect of the budget, he raised his concerns to the department concerned. He also learns that the minister responsible as well as senior most civil servants are aware of the practice and have given tacit approval for it. Soon thereafter, Pradeep was summoned to talk on the issue and was told that since the matter is not within his jurisdiction, he should 'keep his nose out of it'. After much soul searching, Pradeep decided to obey his supervisors by leaving the matter alone. Based on the information given, answer the following questions: (a) Elaborate on the internal dissonance that Pradeep faces in the given situation. (b) On what basis can the decision of Pradeep be justified? (c) Had you been in Pradeep's place, what would have been the course of action chosen by you? Recognise the merits and demerits, if any.
GS4 · Case studies on the above issues
| Topper | Rank | Source | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashima Mittal | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Atirag Chaplot | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Fatima | — | VisionIAS | p.52 |
| Shivani Goyal | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Ketan Garg | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Sangh Priy | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Vikramaditya Malik | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Sameer Saurabh | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Mukul Jamloki | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Sagar Kumar | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Abhishek Saraf | — | VisionIAS | p.54 |
| Junaid Ahmad | — | Vision | p.54 |
| Keerthi Vasan V | — | Vision | p.54 |