Cut The Clutter: Modi govt’s U-turn on lateral entry in civil service: Why it failed & a case for such reform

As the central government calls to roll back the advertisement by the UPSC for lateral entry recruitment for mid-level positions in the bureaucracy, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the rationality and history behind the scheme, the impact of caste and coalition politics & why it is creating controversy now despite being in practice for decades in episode 1506 of Cut The Clutter.