Public Administration Mains 2017 : Solved Paper Question Paper-2 (Question-4)
Public Administration Mains 2017 : Solved Paper Question Paper-2 (Question-4)
(SECTION A)
Q4( a) “ Bureaucracy has to make a balance the need for environmental sustainability and developmental imperatives .” Discuss (20) (Philosophical and Constitutional framework of government)
ANSWER : The topic of ‘bureaucracy, development and environment’ is of
profound significance both for the academic seeking to unravel the developmental
phenomenon in societies inhabited by nearly two-third of the world’s total
population and for the country as a whole. At the same time, the subject is
multidimensional, being amenable to discussion from a variety of angles and
perspectives. While not underrating the validity and worth of such
disquisitions, it seeks to address itself to questions, such as what peculiar
challenges public administration in general, and bureaucracy in particular, are
likely to face in India in the context of development as embodied in the
nation’s most authentic developmental blueprint, namely the Fifth Five Year
Plan. The aim of ecologically sustainable development is to maximise human
well-being or quality of life without jeopardising the life support system. The
development policy should follow the following norms to balance the need for
environmental sustainability and developmental imperatives :
(i) Make all attempts to not impair the natural regenerative capacity of
renewable resources
(ii) All planning strategy must attempt non-renewable to renewable resource
(iii) A phase-out policy for non-renewable resources
b) “The chief secretary is often termed as the alter ego of the Chief Minister.” Discuss, with examples, the dynamics of their relationship in State administration. (20) (State Government and Administration)
ANSWER : Chief Secretaries are members of the Indian Administrative
Service (IAS) and functions as the central point of interdepartmental
coordination at the departmental level. Chief Secretary is considered to be the
Chief Executive of the state government and considered to be 'a linchpin' in the
administration. The functions of chief secretary by and large depend upon the
role he opts to play in the working of the state government. There are all sorts
of examples of strong and weak chief secretaries playing the alter ego of the
chief minister. In addition to enormous amount of authority, dignity, status and
influence the chief secretary is a sort of administrative head who is linked
with every organ of the state government. Chief Secretaries are chosen by the
Chief Minister.
The job of Chief Secretary itself includes the following important
responsibilities in a State administration:
* guardian of the morale of the civil services and in particular the All India
Services;
* design and continuous improvement of administrative systems;
* human resource development in the civil services;
* preserve integrity, neutrality and responsiveness in the civil services;
* as a holistic representative of the government, ensure an integrated image of
the government internally and externally;
* install and activate appropriate long-term planning, implementation and
evaluation systems.