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General Studies – 1
Topic: urbanization, their problems and their remedies.
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: Insights on India , Insights on India
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 1 and mentioned as part of Mission-2023 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the ability of smart city missions to address urbanisation related issues in India.
Directive word:
Critically analyze – When asked to analyse, you must examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them in a summary. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a balanced judgment on the topic.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving aims and objectives of smart city mission.
Body:
First, enumerate the major urbanisation issues which are prevalent in India and needs addressing.
Next, write about the how smart cities mission can be able to address the above-mentioned issues. Cite statistic and examples.
Ext, mention the limitations of smart cities mission in addressing the above.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way froward.
Introduction
Cities accommodate nearly 31% of India’s current population and contribute 63% of GDP (Census 2011). Urban areas are expected to house 40% of India’s population and contribute 75% of India’s GDP by 2030. This requires comprehensive development of physical, institutional, social and economic infrastructure. All are important in improving the quality of life and attracting people and investment, setting in motion a virtuous cycle of growth and development. Development of Smart Cities is a step in that direction.
Body
Current issues in Indian cities
- Unplanned growth and high congestion: expansion of commercial and residential buildings violating safety norms
- Urban fires: Delhi 2019, 43 people killed on Delhi’s Anaj Mandi fire accident.
- Proliferation of slums: 2011 census identified 64 million people in city slums in India with poor living conditions.
- Crimes have increased with the increasing degree of urbanisation – Delhi crime capital
- As per CPCB report, 65% of waste water – discharged untreated in open drains.
- Water and sanitation problem apart from harming environment, also creating economic losses.
About Smart City
- Smart City: Another very important program for the urban development, especially of megacities, by the Government of India—accompanied by huge investments in these cities—is the Smart Cities Mission, which aims at making the cities ‘smart’ through:
- Promoting mixed land-use;
- housing and inclusiveness;
- creating walkable localities;
- preserving and developing open spaces;
- promoting a variety of transport options;
- applying smart solutions to infrastructure and services in area-based development.
Smart cities mission as a solution to these problems
- Scientific land use planning can help to avoid high congestion and thus avoid fire accidents and urban flooding.
- Effective solid waste management and E- waste recycling facilities will contribute to the environmental health of cities.
- Modern transportation facilities with Last mile connectivity will help in decongesting the transport sector.
- Green energy technologies like Electric Vehicles and required charging infrastructure will help to reduce air pollution.
- Urban forests, like that of the one developed in Hyderabad will help to create Green Smart cities.
However, Lacunas in Smart city mission like:
- Marginalised priorities: small area based smart technology enclaves are planned over just 5-10% of the city areas that consume 80% of allocated money
- Discrimination: neglect of poor and marginalised population, that greatly contribute to the city building process rarely find their right to adequate housing honoured
- Disregard to human rights: clearances of slums without proper rehabilitation for city beautification
- Bureaucratisation: SPVs created for the implementation purpose often overpowered by bureaucrats disregarding the power of elected ULBs in city planning
Conclusion
However, for achieving the goal of SDG – 11, implementation of smart cities mission is imperative. Thus, rectifying the above-mentioned lacunas, Smart cities mission can become a sustainable cities mission catering to the needs of present and future generations.
Topic: poverty and developmental issues
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: Insights on India , Insights on India
Why the question:
The question is part of the static syllabus of General studies paper – 1 and mentioned as part of Mission-2023 Secure timetable.
Key Demand of the question: To write about the reasons for poverty, its impact and measures needed to end it.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin the answer by giving rate of poverty by citing a statistic.
Body:
First, write about the reasons as to why despite poverty alleviation measures poverty is at a higher rate in India.
Next, write about how high rate of poverty impacts our developmental ambitions.
Next, write measures that are needed to alleviate poverty.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
Introduction
22% of India’s population lives below poverty line as of 2019, as per calculations under Tendulkar Committee. Coupled with growing inequality and pandemic, it can push people further into poverty if not addressed properly.
Body
Causes of poverty
- Population rise: during the last 45 years it has risen at the rate of 2.2% per year.
- Underutilised resources: underemployment and disguised employment in the country, particularly in the farming sector has resulted in low agricultural output and also led to a dip in the standard of living.
- Healthcare expenditure – Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) out- of- pocket health expenses drove 55 million Indians into poverty in 2011-12 and of those 38 million 69% were impoverished by expenditure on medicine alone.
- Social factors:
- People force into low- paying menial occupations because of caste.
- Women into unpaid household work and as domestic servants with no mechanism to ensure minimum wages. 84% women’ s work unpaid – NSO Time use survey.
- Transgender persons are not given opportunities at education, employment or resources pushing them into begging.
- Faulty development policies:
- Displacement due to development projects such as dams with poor or no rehabilitation.
- Rising inequality: OXFAM: top 10% of the Indian population holds 77% of the total national wealth. 73% of the wealth generated in 2017 went to the richest 1%, while 67 million Indians who comprise the poorest of the population saw only a 1% increase in their wealth.
- Historical factor: British colonialism for over 2 centuries led to drain wealth and resources and made India an exporter of raw material and imported of finished goods – this still remains.
As per UNDP report, Additional 207 million people will be pushed to extreme poverty by 2030 due to long term impact of pandemic. If not addressed at the earliest, poverty will be a great hinderance in realising the demographic dividend of India and thus aborting the dreams of New India.
Steps to be taken
- Involvement of local communities in poverty alleviation programmes. Social audit of developmental schemes can help to increase the local participation.
- Increase funds for effective schemes such as MGNAREGA. Post covid demand for work increased massively.
- Progressive agriculture- cooperative farming techniques can increase the agricultural output and thus positively impacting the economic status of farmers.
- Focus on women and SC/ ST stand up India, promotion of SHGs and thus empowering them financially.
- Sustainable new opportunities for low skilled easily trainable jobs such as sunshine industries. Example: Solar – wind energy technician
- Ensuring minimum wages in all areas to prevent employed poverty
- Providing universal healthcare and thus minimising out of pocket expenditure on healthcare which pushes over several millions of people into poverty every year
Conclusion
Thus, to eliminate poverty completely, it is imperative that an all-inclusive growth, with redistributive justice principles and Gandhian trusteeship principles can ensure that the fruits of the development accrue equitably to everyone within the country.
General Studies – 2
Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure,
Difficulty level: Tough
Reference: Live Mint , The Print
Why the question:
Today, 1 July 2022, marks five years since India’s introduction of the goods and services tax (GST).
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the impact of GST on center-state relations and cooperative federalism.
Directive word:
Critically examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we have to look into the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a fair judgment.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start by giving as to how GST was aimed at promoting harmonious fiscal relationship between centre and sate.
Body:
First, write about the various issues that have caused disagreements between centre-states regarding GST and thereby negatively impacting cooperative federalism.
Next, write about despite its initial hiccups, how GST has contributed to growth of cooperative federalism. Substantiate with statistics.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a balanced opinion.
Introduction
1 July 2022, marks five years since India’s introduction of the goods and services tax (GST). The GST has shown impressive staying power and resilience, right through the pandemic years. The true test of the GST is not so much its revenue performance, which has been reasonable if not spectacular, but its gradual evolution into widespread acceptance.
Body
Adverse impact of GST on centre-state relation
- State’s dwindling resources: The findings suggest that recent changes in India’s fiscal architecture, including the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, and increase in state shares for the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) had placed state finances in a precarious position, even prior to the crisis.
- Increasing dependency on Centre: The dependency of states on the Centre for revenues has increased, with the share of the revenue from own sources declining from 55% in 2014-15 to 50.5% in 2020-21.
- While part of this is inherent in India’s fiscal structure, wherein states are the big spenders and the Centre controls the purse strings, the situation has been exacerbated by the introduction of the GST.
- Barring a few exceptions, such as petroleum products, property tax, and alcohol excise, indirect taxes have, to a large degree, been subsumed under the GST regime, eroding the ability of states to raise their own revenues.
- Shortfall in devolution: Adding to state woes is the significant divergence in past periods between the amount of GST compensation owed and the actual payments made, including for states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand that need greater fiscal support.
- Even before Covid-19 hit, 11 states estimated a revenue growth rate below the estimated 14% level, implying higher amounts will be owed as GST compensation.
- With the bulk of the states’ GST coming from goods such as electronics, fashion, and entertainment — all of which have been impacted by the pandemic — these revenues are likely to decline further.
GST strengthening cooperative federalism
- GST has strengthened the Indian federation by enabling seamless input tax credit even when supply chains cross state borders.
- The narrative that it has weakened the federation by imposing an authoritarian Centre on the fiscal freedom earlier enjoyed by states has largely resulted from the GST compensation issue.
- This eventually resolved to the satisfaction of states by the Centre taking on special borrowing to fund the compensation due.
- Majority decisions have been based on consensus till now, while states gave 2/3rd of votes.
- Since 10th FC, state’s share has been continuously increasing till 14th FC by devolving 42%. With more tax revenue accrual, the devolution will also subsequently increase.
Conclusion and Way forward
- A Reformed Approach toward States: The Centre could strive to be more conciliatory towards States’ concerns and fiscal dilemmas.
- The Council should also meet more often to nurture the critical fiscal federalism dialogue in the right direction and minimize trust deficits.
- There are many pending reforms that require the Centre to work more cohesively with States to take India’s economy forward and lift those left behind – land, labor markets as well as the agrarian sector.
- Horizontal and Vertical Level Cooperation: Cooperation between the Centre and states is required at both vertical (between Centre and states) and horizontal (among states) levels and on various fronts.
- This includes fine-tuning of developmental measures for desired outcomes, development-related policy decisions, welfare measures, administrative reforms, strategic decisions, etc.
- Reforms in GST Council: It may be time already for reform of the GST. What is needed is statesmanship at the GST Council even if the Court has said that the Council is a place as much for political contestation as for co-operative federalism.
- The Council should transcend political rivalries of the day.
- The States should have the right to dissent in the Council and their voice should not be drowned in the pursuit of unanimity in decision-making.
General Studies – 3
Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.
Difficulty level: Easy
Reference: Indian Express , Insights on India
Why the question:
India’s aspiration to become a $5-trillion economy is predicated on the growth of its international trade to $2 trillion by 2030, equally contributed to by merchandise and services.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the importance of service sector and its role in India achieving the goal of 5 trillion-dollar economy.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with brief background of the context of the question.
Body:
In the first part, explain that the service sector in India has played a critical role in helping it deal with the Covid-19 crisis. Had it not been for digital platforms, (hundreds were created overnight by both large and small Indian IT companies), school and college students would not have been able to attend classes and continue with their education.
Next, write about how service sector is vital to India’s goal of five trillion-dollar economy. And measures needed in this regard to further leverage it.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a way forward.
Introduction
India’s aspiration to become a $5-trillion economy is predicated on the growth of its international trade to $2 trillion by 2030, equally contributed to by merchandise and services. This translates into a three-fold growth or almost 20 per cent CAGR over this period. The commerce ministry also expects services exports to overtake merchandise and manufacturing, or at least be on par. This is in the realm of the possible only if services are viewed from the same prism as manufacturing in terms of fiscal encouragement and incentives.
Body
Services sector in India
- This sector contributes significantly to India’s GDP, a goal of around 60 % contribution of services sector has been envisaged for 2024. Exports and job creation, increased productivity and competitiveness of the Champion Services Sectors like IT, tourism, medical value travel and legal will further boost exports of various services from India.
- Services sector include improving rail connectivity and seamless connectivity to major attractions; facilitating visa regime for medical travel; allowing expatriate professional to perform surgeries in identified hospitals; and e-commerce policy and regulatory framework for logistics
- The service sector has the potential to be the largest job creators in the country and over the next five years it has the potential to contribute USD 3 trillion out of the USD 5 trillion GDP target set by the government.
- Multi-Modal Logistics Parks Policy (MMLPs) aims to improve the country’s logistics sector by lowering over freight costs, reducing vehicular pollution and congestion and cutting warehouse costs with a view to promoting moments of goods for domestic and global trade.
- In the defence sector, there is a need to identify key components and systems and encourage global leaders to set up manufacturing base in India by offering limited period incentives; and ensure incentives result in technology/process transfer.
- To promote growth of accounting and financial services, there is a need to FDI in domestic accounting and auditing sector, transparent regulatory framework, and easing restriction on client base in the accounting and auditing sector.
- Measures like exploring introduction of insurance in the film industry, promoting private investments in film schools, exploring franchise business models to exploit film franchise, and promoting gaming industry value chains aims to push audio visual services.
- Foreign universities are allowed to set up campuses in India, easy visa regime for students and education service providers, removing regulatory bottlenecks, providing recognition of online degrees and setting up appropriate evaluation techniques for online courses for the education sector.
Services sector role in achieving 5 trillion economy in India
- While around 50 per cent and more of services exports are contributed by IT-ITES, which continues to innovate its offerings and grow, the rest is the input from management, legal, accounting, logistics, travel and tourism, education, healthcare, etc.
- Services sectors beyond IT require careful nurturing, especially capex-intensive sectors like hospitality, healthcare and education.
- India needs to move beyond Business Process Outsourcing and work towards adopting new age technologies such as artificial intelligence, block chain, machine learning and engage with the rest of the world on equal terms.
- Improving tourism sector is also a key. The goal should be to triple arrivals. For that, we need to embark on a crash programme to enhance infrastructure.
- While the government can work on physical connectivity through public-private partnerships by building more airports and highways, it will require individual entrepreneurship to increase the hospitality quotient by adding more hotel rooms.
- The government provides attractive incentives, including direct taxation for green field projects in the manufacturing sector.
- The same blueprint must be initiated for the services sectors, especially in the building of hotels, hospitals and universities, with an emphasis on those that attract forex.
- To quadruple services exports over the next 7-8 years is surely a herculean task and certainly not achievable unless there is a strategic road map with the right sort of government intervention. The burden cannot be only on the IT sector, which at present contributes around 55 per cent of total services exports. Clearly, other sectors will have to bring exponential growth to the table.
Conclusion
Policymakers have incentivised manufacturing by introducing the Production Linked Incentives (PLI) scheme with a well-laid-out process that ensures capex investment, resulting in increased productivity and avenues for employment. A similar scheme for services can be introduced with substantial scope for capex in areas like hospitality, education and health care.
In these adverse times, if economic momentum has to be sustained and every initiative and effort has to be made to yield the desired result, then the perception of services, especially their exports, must radically transform. This is also to ensure that as a major economy, India’s reliance should be on multiple horses in the race — manufacturing and services.
Topic: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: Down to Earth, Insights on India
Why the question:
India’s share in global hardware electronics production is about 3 per cent. The share of domestic electronics production in India’s gross domestic product is 2.3 per cent.
Key Demand of the question:
To mention the cause for the exponential growth of e waste across the world and effective measures to check it.
Directive word:
Discuss – This is an all-encompassing directive – you must debate on paper by going through the details of the issues concerned by examining each one of them. You must give reasons for both for and against arguments.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving few facts regarding the rising number of e waste production every year.
Body:
Firstly, highlight the various factors leading to high amount of e waste generation such as low product life cycle, technology getting redundant very quickly, low opportunities for repairs and recycles etc and impact of this on developing countries like India wand environment.
Next, suggest various measures to control and minimise the cause of e waste production, highlight some of the provisions of e waste management rules,2016 and also the benefits of recycling e waste.
Conclusion:
Conclude by stressing on the need for a quick and effective approach by the government highlighting the fact that recycling is a great way to extract precious metals and also curb burning of hazardous materials in the landfills.
Introduction
E- Wastes are discarded and end- of- life electronic products ranging from computer, TV and other electronic equipment and their electronic components. India is the third largest E-waste generator, after USA and China.
E-waste is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 30% in the country.
Body
Issues with handling e-waste
- E-waste Generation in India: According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), India generated more than 10 lakh tonnes of e-waste in 2019-20, an increase from 7 lakh tonnes in 2017-18. Against this, the e-waste dismantling capacity has not been increased from 82 lakh tonnes since 2017-18.
- Unsafe disposal: In 2018, the Ministry of Environment had told the tribunal that 95% of e-waste in India is recycled by the informal sector and scrap dealers unscientifically dispose of it by burning or dissolving it in acids.
- Gap in collection: National Green Tribunal noted gaps in collection targets, as the amount of e-waste collected in 2018-19 was 78,000 tonnes against a target of 1.54 lakh tonnes. There are clear governance deficits on the subject.
- Involvement of Child Labor: In India, about5 lakh child laborers in the age group of 10-14 are observed to be engaged in various E-waste activities and that too without adequate protection and safeguards in various yards and recycling workshops.
- Hazardous: E-waste contains over 1,000 toxic materials, which contaminate soil and groundwater.
- E-waste Imports: Cross-border flow of waste equipment into India- 80% of E-waste in developed countries meant for recycling is sent to developing countries such as India, China, Ghana and Nigeria.
Various measures needed to control and safely dispose e-waste
- E-waste clinic: India’s first e-waste clinic for segregating, processing and disposal of waste from household and commercial units has been set-up in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- It is needed to come up with a strategy to engage with informal sector workers because doing so will not only go a long way in better e-waste management practices but also aid in environmental protection, improve the health and working conditions of labourers and provide better work opportunities to over a million people.
- This will make management environmentally sustainable and easy to monitor.
- The need of the hour is to generate employment, which can be done through identifying and promoting cooperatives and expanding the scope of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 to these cooperatives or the informal sector workers.
- Effective implementation of regulations is the way ahead to managing the e-waste that is yet to be regulated in at least 115 countries.
Conclusion
There are various start-ups and companies in India that have now started to collect and recycle electronic waste. We need better implementation methodologies and inclusion policies that provide accommodation and validation for the informal sector to step up and help us meet our recycling targets in an environmentally sound manner. Also, successfully raising collection rates required every actor to be involved, including consumers.
General Studies – 4
Topic: ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance;
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
On June 9, 2022, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) notified guidelines for ‘Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022’.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the ethical issues in brand endorsements and accountability of the person who endorses it.
Directive word:
Examine – When asked to ‘Examine’, we must investigate the topic (content words) in detail, inspect it, investigate it and establish the key facts and issues related to the topic in question. While doing so we should explain why these facts and issues are important and their implications.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving context.
Body:
First, wite about the various negative impact of endorsement of socially harmful products by celebrities. Cite examples to substantiate.
Next, write about the extent of accountability of the person endorsing the product.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a balanced opinion.
Introduction
With great power comes great responsibility and such is the case in advertisement by well-known personalities. However, it is not possible to verify whether an endorsement was misleading or not. Despite it being complicated, there is a moral responsibility on endorsers to ensure they are not promoting something they do not believe.
Body
In this country people worship certain celebrities. It’s a cinema and cricket-loving nation. A lot of brands these days have either actors or cricketers as brand endorsers. It adds to the credibility of the brand. It’s the trust which people repose in some of the celebrities [that they] pass on to the image of the brand. Having such brand endorsers impacts the buyers’ purchasing decisions because of the celebrity’s authority and/or relationship with the audience.
Endorsers are service providers. They do have responsibilities given the kind of impact they have on the audience. But at the end of the day, it’s not solely on them. They wouldn’t have the technical knowledge to verify the products. Even though the ASCI guidelines provide something similar in terms of the due diligence exercise to be carried out by the celebrities, these guidelines are now an obligation for them.
The guidelines require the celebrities to reflect their genuine or current opinion, to disclose any connection which they have with the brand. This will increase instances where brand endorsers may need to take some technical advice, they may need to avail of services like those of the ASCI, which provide a team of dedicated technical experts to verify whether the endorsements are substantiated or not. These guidelines will increase transparency and more responsible advertising.
Conclusion
Even consumers and unsuspecting people must verify the endorsement and whether the prouct will genuinely help the users. Along with this, the endorsers have a great responsibility to be brand ambassadors of such products that have value and worth. Misleading people should have accountability. Anything done in public or said in public must have consequences if it harms other people.
Topic: Case Study
a) Under the given conditions, what are the options available to you as a project manager?
d) What can be the consequences of overlooking the observation raised by the inspecting team?
Difficulty level: Moderate
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
In brief, mention the facts of the case
Body:
Give the major ethical issues involved along with the stakeholders.
Write the various alternatives which you can take as the course of action. Evaluate their pros and cons.
Select the best alternative which solves the issue and is ethically justified. Give solutions for any cons that arise from the possible solution.
Conclusion:
Stress on the importance of fortitude in such cases.
Introduction
Objectivity, non-partisanship are important traits of a public servant. No matter how high an authority is asking one to flout norms or bypass rule of law, that cannot be the case. The consequences will be drastic and lead to loss of life. Being true to work and our conscience will help us overcome all ethical dilemmas.
Body
Stakeholders
- Myself as project manager
- Chief engineer
- CM of the State and the minister
- Contractor
- Public and people who may be affected by bridge collapse
Values involved
- Transparency
- Accountability
- Injustice to public
- Wastage of public resources
- Hoodwinking the public about public resources
- Injustice to unsuspecting victims in case of untoward accident
Options available as project manager
- I can opt to continue with the work, as my superior, the chief engineer, has overruled the observations of the inspecting team.
- I can do further survey into the problem, and bring it into the notice of the senior political leadership or the CM himself.
- As I believe that the quality of the project is compromised and have made my reservations about the same clear to my superiors, I can request my transfer from the project, to avoid the responsibility in case of a contingency.
Ethical dilemmas
- Personal interest vs public interest: Going ahead with the project will give an assured promotion, however, it could possibly put the life of many citizens into severe jeopardy.
- Ends vs means: While going ahead with the project will fulfil the end of timely inauguration and my promotion, it will destroy the purity of means
- Cost vs quality of service.: While demolishing the three pillars will add to cost and time over run of the project, more so, when it is deemed fit by the chief engineer, continuing on the other hand will compromise the quality-of-service delivery.
- Administrative ethics vs work efficiency: While for completing the project on time, the project manager will be lauded for his efficiency, it will compromise his administrative ethics.
Professional challenge faced and response
- Pressure from superiors: As the Chief engineer as exhorted the project manager, to continue the work with same tempo.
- Political pressure: As the contractor is a relative of the minister, and also, the CM intends to inaugurate the project before the elections.
- Career progression: As the career prospects of the project manager are linked to the completion of the project.
- Possible responsibility: In case the project fails and the bridge collapses, the project manager will be liable for a departmental/judicial enquiry.
- Corruption: As the material used was of poor quality, the project manager faces the challenge of tackling corruption in his department.
- Response
- Presenting a detailed report on his assessment, and sending a copy of the report each to, the CM, concerned minister, chief engineer, chief secretary and the vigilance officer of the state.
- Conducting an enquiry, int the quality of the material used, and sending a show cause notice to the concerned persons in case of an anomaly.
- Involving a third party, for conducting an independent survey on the fitness/health of the corridor.
Consequences of overlooking observations of inspection team
- The corridor might collapse, which could cause a severe damage to the life/limbs and property of the citizens.
- The collapse will come at a bigger cost and time over run in the project, as the whole project will have to be started afresh.
- The failure of the project will bring a bad name both to the department and to the political leadership of the state.
- Overlooking the observations of the inspecting team, will also mean going easy on the issue of poor quality of material used in the project.
- It will also have the consequence of promoting nepotism in the working of government project.
Conclusion
Even if my job is at stake or promotion is on the anvil, there cannot be a value placed on life of thousands of people who may be affected due to collapse. Only right means lead to right destinations and not through corruption or short-cuts. No matter my job or promotion, there cannot be continuation of work unless the issue is fixed. Public welfare comes first and must always take priority.
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