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Case Studies
You are a district collector in a drought-prone area. You have been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in your district. The scheme aims to provide 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. However, you find that there is a large-scale corruption and leakage of funds in the implementation of the scheme. Some of the common malpractices are:
1. Fake job cards and muster rolls
2. Inflated wage payments and material costs
3. Substandard work quality and measurement
4. Collusion between local officials, contractors and politicians
You have to take appropriate steps to curb the corruption and ensure the effective implementation of the scheme.
A. What are the ethical issues involved in this case?
B. What are the measures that you can take to prevent and punish the corrupt practices?
C. How can you use technology and innovation to improve the transparency and accountability of the scheme?
GS Paper 4 Case Studies
