GS4 · UPSC Mains

You are posted as the District Magistrate in a district, which has been ravaged by floods recently. The severity of floods has not only led to destruction of shelter and livelihood, but also created risks of deadly diseases spreading in the area. Street thugs have taken advantage of the situation and are looting and stocking anything they can get their hands on. There are reports that many shops and homes have been broken into and looted. Some suspect that this is the work of illegal immigrants from a neighbouring country, who have been residing in the district for a long time. The local MLA is objecting to extension of relief and rehabilitation assistance to these illegal immigrants. A number of residents of the district have also joined the MLA and are arguing that citizens have the first right on the country's resources, particularly in the prevailing situation. In this context, answer the following: (a) Do you think that citizens of a country have the first claim on resources of a nation in every situation? Justify your answer with valid arguments. (b) Given this information, chart a course of action based on priorities of the administration. (Answer in 250 words)

250 words · 11 toppers answered this

GS4 · Case studies on the above issues

Topper	Rank	Source	Copy
Shubham Raghuvanshi	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Ganesh Kumar Baskar	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Ayush Khare	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Aditya Bansal	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Kumar Biswaranjan	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Nidhi Thakur	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Rajat Ravindra Ubhaykar	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Akshay Pillay	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Manush Pareek	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Nishant Saurabh	—	VisionIAS	p.32
Shubham Raghuvanshi	—	UnlockIAS	p.32