Asses the relevance of lateral entry in civil services in making the governance structure more effective, efficient, and people oriented.

1. Effective : Through goal oriented approach of the members who can tackle the red tapeism.

2. Efficient : ensure rational use of available resources through their expertise in the sector. eg: Montek Ahluwalia as Planning Commission Head

3. People Oriented : Private sector has a 'customer first focus' which can be changed

to "citizen first" by lateral entrants.

(4) Bring fresh blood and competition for the archaic bureaucratic setup.

(5) Manage complex governance of 21st century

(e.g.) IR 4.0, Geopolitics, etc.

Roadblocks:

→ Resistance from the system

→ Troubles of the administration are untouched = few lateral entrants did not join or later resigned.

→ Profit motive of private sector

→ Can usher a 'conflict of interest' due to past engagements.