I have had a few requests to pen down my essay and interview experience @ PMRDF.
I had appeared for my essay and interview at Guwahati. I had attempted the essay on Food Security, and the various arguments for and against it. Also, the second section wanted some measures to ensure better reach of the same.
First, a basic introduction on the Food Security Act. Salient features of the Act. Biggest food security program in the world. NAC. Sonia Gandhi 90% of population. Criticism by Sharad Pawar and Chidu. Reduced to 67%. Distribution of urban and rural. How each state got their share, etc. Also a bit about AAY.
Gave a few stats about malnutrition in Jharkhand, Bihar and Gujarat. Nutrition versus food security. Argument of Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze. Reliance on grains and not pulses. Argument for protein. Also Jagdish Bhagawati. Argument of corporate sector. Why it is unjustified, etc. Comparison with economic stimulus.
Suggestions:
1. Transferability of Ration cards between FPS.
2. Packing of food grains in 5 kg. tamper-proof packets.
3. Better reporting system. MIS, etc. GPS and GIS.
4. No lapse of food grains, for 6 months.
5. Telephonic helpline. Action within 7 days.
6. In case of proved leakages, cancellation of FPS.
7. Involvement of persons nominated by GS in management of FPS.
8. Interlinking with other schemes, MGNREGA, etc.
Then a few sentences on how the corporate sector will be benefitted by the Food Security Act. People will divert the money they spent on food, to other consumer goods. Increase in markets for corporates. blah blah.
NB: And ya, within the word limit.
Interview: There were three gentleman in the penal. One was from TISS Guwahati , the other one was from IITG and the third one was from UNICEF.
1. Introduce yourself.
2. Why Rural Management after engineering?
3. What are the problems in your village?
4. What improvements have you seen in your village?
5. Is it affected by climate change? How?
6. How old are the embankments on River Nonoi and Barnadi.
7. How to handle drought like situation in Assam.
8. What are the difficulties in Panchayati Raj.
9. What livelihood options in my village.
10. A bit about my RTI activism. (it was a flag I planted..)
11. What was the outcome of it? (I got threatened, etc. PDS increased the monthly quota, etc).
12. How is a village in Arunachal different from Assam.
13. What are the major tribes in Arunachal.
14. Tell us something about Jharkhand. Major tribes.
15. Village of Jharkhand, political instability in Jharkhand.
16. What will be the first initiative if I got my district? (I said telephone helpline at the district level).
17. Wat if the DC didn't agree? I said I will give my number to the peoples. They smiles..:-)
And my final score was:
Essay: 40/40
Interview: 51.**/60
I had appeared for my essay and interview at Guwahati. I had attempted the essay on Food Security, and the various arguments for and against it. Also, the second section wanted some measures to ensure better reach of the same.
First, a basic introduction on the Food Security Act. Salient features of the Act. Biggest food security program in the world. NAC. Sonia Gandhi 90% of population. Criticism by Sharad Pawar and Chidu. Reduced to 67%. Distribution of urban and rural. How each state got their share, etc. Also a bit about AAY.
Gave a few stats about malnutrition in Jharkhand, Bihar and Gujarat. Nutrition versus food security. Argument of Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze. Reliance on grains and not pulses. Argument for protein. Also Jagdish Bhagawati. Argument of corporate sector. Why it is unjustified, etc. Comparison with economic stimulus.
Suggestions:
1. Transferability of Ration cards between FPS.
2. Packing of food grains in 5 kg. tamper-proof packets.
3. Better reporting system. MIS, etc. GPS and GIS.
4. No lapse of food grains, for 6 months.
5. Telephonic helpline. Action within 7 days.
6. In case of proved leakages, cancellation of FPS.
7. Involvement of persons nominated by GS in management of FPS.
8. Interlinking with other schemes, MGNREGA, etc.
Then a few sentences on how the corporate sector will be benefitted by the Food Security Act. People will divert the money they spent on food, to other consumer goods. Increase in markets for corporates. blah blah.
NB: And ya, within the word limit.
Interview: There were three gentleman in the penal. One was from TISS Guwahati , the other one was from IITG and the third one was from UNICEF.
1. Introduce yourself.
2. Why Rural Management after engineering?
3. What are the problems in your village?
4. What improvements have you seen in your village?
5. Is it affected by climate change? How?
6. How old are the embankments on River Nonoi and Barnadi.
7. How to handle drought like situation in Assam.
8. What are the difficulties in Panchayati Raj.
9. What livelihood options in my village.
10. A bit about my RTI activism. (it was a flag I planted..)
11. What was the outcome of it? (I got threatened, etc. PDS increased the monthly quota, etc).
12. How is a village in Arunachal different from Assam.
13. What are the major tribes in Arunachal.
14. Tell us something about Jharkhand. Major tribes.
15. Village of Jharkhand, political instability in Jharkhand.
16. What will be the first initiative if I got my district? (I said telephone helpline at the district level).
17. Wat if the DC didn't agree? I said I will give my number to the peoples. They smiles..:-)
And my final score was:
Essay: 40/40
Interview: 51.**/60
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