Case Study: You are an upright block development officer (BDO). You discover that local village heads (Panchayat Pradhans) in collusion with junior block engineers have generated fake muster rolls under MGNREGS, embezzling millions of rupees of wages meant for landless poor labourers. When you initiate an inquiry and freeze payments, the pradhans stage a sit-in protest outside your office, claiming you are anti-development and harassing elected rural representatives. (a) What ethical duties do you owe to the poor labourers? (b) How will you conduct the investigation and safeguard public funds?

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Case studies on problems of integrity, conflict of interest, crisis management, political pressure, social boycott, ethical dilemmas in public office.

Syllabus Tags:MGNREGS Fake Muster Rolls Panchayat Pradhan Collusion Embezzlement of Poor Wages Administrative Investigation Grassroots Accountability

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Discovered through overlapping concepts: MGNREGS Fake Muster Rolls, Panchayat Pradhan Collusion, Embezzlement of Poor Wages

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