GS2 · 15 marks · 250 words
The recent decision of the government to open up positions at the senior levels in bureaucracy through lateral entry is an important but only small step in the direction of much needed reforms in the higher civil services. Analyse.
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Syllabus: Role of civil services in a democracy.
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