Modi govt's U-turn on lateral entry in civil service: Why it failed & a case for such reform

As the central government calls to roll back the advertisement by the UPSC for lateral entry recruitment for mid-level positions in the bureaucracy, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the rationality and history behind the scheme, the impact of caste and coalition politics & why it is creating controversy now despite being in practice for decades in episode 1506 of Cut The Clutter.
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Read 'Five Years On, Govt's Lateral Entry Plan Falls Short Of Expectations, Comes Up For Review' here:https://thesecretariat.in/article/fiv...

Read 'The case for lateral entry' : https://indianexpress.com/article/opi...

Read 'Modi govt now plans to hire 400 directors and deputy secretaries through lateral entry': https://theprint.in/india/governance/...

Read 'Lateral entry experts have 'become like any IAS officer' a year into recruitment:' https://theprint.in/india/governance/...

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