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Case Studies on Ethical DilemmasEXAMINEYear 202220 Marks
Concept / Statute•Directive•Institution / Stakeholder
Case Study: You are the director of a state social welfare department. Audits reveal that nearly 30% of disability pension beneficiaries in a particular district are fraudulent, enabled by fake medical certificates issued by corrupt government doctors. Stopping pensions immediately without re-verification will cause severe hardship to genuine destitute beneficiaries who depend on it for survival. (a) What are the ethical challenges in rectifying welfare leakage? (b) Outline a humane and foolproof plan of action to weed out fake beneficiaries.
Exact Syllabus Pointer
Case studies on problems of integrity, conflict of interest, crisis management, political pressure, social boycott, ethical dilemmas in public office.
Connected Questions Across All Papers
Discovered through overlapping concepts: Welfare Pension Fraud, Disability Verification, Humane Administration
Recurring Theme Trend: “Welfare Pension Fraud”
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