QUESTION 6(a)
GS4
10 marks
Whistle blower, who reports corruption and illegal activities, wrongdoing and misconduct to the concerned authorities, runs the risk of being exposed to grave danger, physical harm and victimization by the vested interests, accused persons and his team. What policy measures would you suggest to strengthen protection mechanism to safeguard the whistle blower?
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Suggest policy measures to protect whistleblowers from danger, harm and victimisation.
SuggestPropose specific, workable measures.
Demand-wise check
- 1Context: whistleblowers killed (Satyendra Dubey, Manjunath, RTI activists)≈35 words
- 2Current law: Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 (not operationalised; 2015 amendment bill)≈35 words
- 3Measures: notify rules, anonymity, independent body, witness protection, protection against transfer and dismissal, rewards, private sector coverage, time-bound inquiry≈35 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
Why protection mattersCurrent gapPolicy measuresConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Writing about the value of whistleblowing without measures
- Not mentioning the 2014 Act's status
Draw this
- Flow chart: complaint → protection → inquiry → outcome
Value addition
- ExampleSatyendra Dubey, an IES officer who exposed corruption in the Golden Quadrilateral project, was murdered in 2003.Public record
- LawWitness Protection Scheme, 2018 was approved by the Supreme Court in Mahender Chawla v. Union of India.Supreme Court of India, 2018
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Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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