CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2023 · Q9Ethics · Case Studies · 20 marks · 250 words
English
At 9 pm on Saturday evening, Rashika, a Joint Secretary, was still engrossed in her work in her office. Her husband, Vikram, is an executive in an MNC and frequently out of town in connection with his work. Their two children aged 5 and 3 are looked after by their domestic helper. At 9:30 pm her superior, Mr. Suresh calls her and asks her to prepare a detailed note on an important matter to be discussed in a meeting in the Ministry. She realises that she will have to work on Sunday to finish the additional task given by her superior. She reflects on how she had looked forward to this posting and had worked long hours for months to achieve it. She had kept the welfare of people uppermost in discharging her duties. She feels that she has not done enough justice to her family and she has not fulfilled her duties in discharging essential social obligations. Even as recently as last month she had to leave her sick child in the nanny’s care as she had to work in the office. Now, she feels that she must draw a line, beyond which her personal life should take precedence over her professional responsibilities. She thinks that there should be reasonable limits to the work ethics such as punctuality, hard work, dedication to duty and selfless service. (a) Discuss the ethical issues involved in this case. (b) Briefly describe at least four laws that have been enacted by the Government with respect to providing a healthy, safe and equitable working environment for women. (c) Imagine you are in a similar situation. What suggestions would you make to mitigate such working conditions?
हिन्दी
शनिवार की शाम 9 बजे संयुक्त सचिव रशिका अपने कार्यालय में अब भी अपने काम में व्यस्त थी। उसके पति विक्रम किसी बहुराष्ट्रीय कंपनी में कार्यपालक हैं और अपने काम के सिलसिले में अकसर वे शहर से बाहर रहते हैं। उनके दो बच्चे 5 और 3 साल के हैं जिनकी देखभाल घरेलू सहायिका द्वारा होती है। रशिका के उच्च अधिकारी श्रीमान सुरेश ने उसे शाम 9:30 बजे बुलाया और उन्होंने मंत्रालय की बैठक में चर्चा होने वाले किसी ज़रूरी मुद्दे पर एक विस्तृत टिप्पणी तैयार करने के लिए कहा। उसे लगा कि उसके उच्च अधिकारी द्वारा दिए गए इस अतिरिक्त काम को पूरा करने के लिए उसे रविवार को काम करना होगा। वह स्मरण करती है कि कैसे वह इस पोस्टिंग के प्रति उत्सुक थी और इसे हासिल करने के लिए उसने कई महीने देर-देर तक काम किया था। उसने अपने कर्तव्यों के निर्वहन में लोगों के कल्याण को सर्वोपरि रखा था। उसे महसूस होता है कि उसने अपने परिवार के साथ पर्याप्त न्याय नहीं किया है और आवश्यक सामाजिक दायित्वों के निर्वहन में कर्तव्यों को पूरा नहीं किया है। यहाँ तक कि अभी पिछले महीने में उसे अपने बीमार बच्चे को आया की देखभाल में छोड़ना पड़ा था क्योंकि उसे दफ्तर में काम करना था। अब उसे लगता है कि उसे एक रेखा खींचनी चाहिए, जिसमें अपनी पेशेवर ज़िम्मेदारियों की तुलना में प्रथमतः निजी ज़िंदगी को महत्त्व मिलना चाहिए। वह सोचती है कि समय की पाबंदी, कड़ी मेहनत, कर्तव्य के प्रति समर्पण और निःस्वार्थ सेवा जैसी कार्य नैतिकता की समुचित सीमाएँ होनी चाहिए। (a) इस मामले में शामिल नैतिक मुद्दों पर चर्चा कीजिए। (b) महिलाओं के लिए एक स्वस्थ, सुरक्षित और न्यायसंगत कार्य परिवेश मुहैया कराने के संदर्भ में सरकार द्वारा बनाए गए कम-से-कम चार कानूनों का संक्षेप में वर्णन कीजिए। (c) कल्पना कीजिए कि आप भी ऐसी ही स्थिति में हों। आप उक्त कामकाजी परिस्थितियों को हल्का करने के लिए क्या सुझाव देंगे?
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2023 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Ethics · Case Studies
Case studies on the above issues.
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