pyq/2018/public-administration-optional-ii/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (10x5=50 marks, 150 words each)

(a) “The ‘enablers’ and ‘facilitators’ are yet to replace the ‘inspectors’ and ‘controllers’ in the civil service in India.” Do you agree? Justify. (10 marks, 150 words)

(b) “Financial inclusion needs legal backing but it also requires increasing awareness for it to become a reality.” Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)

(c) “Gender budgeting requires rethinking beyond allocations to become a powerful tool of gender mainstreaming.” Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)

(d) “Social audit has lent a critical edge to the implementation of programmes such as MGNREGA.” Comment. (10 marks, 150 words)

(e) “The AFSPA debate reveals that the Indian paramilitary forces are caught between the imperatives of national security and protection of human rights.” Discuss. (10 marks, 150 words)