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Chief Minister's Good Governance Fellowship: Case Study Questions For Shortlisted Candidates
Chief Minister's Good Governance Fellowship: Case Study Questions For Shortlisted Candidates
Governance Fellowship
Round II
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1. Submit response to the selected case study question. You can choose any one
case out of the 15 case study questions provided below in this document. In your
proposal, please address the following components:
a. Identify the problem: Explain the problem’s scope and relevance and
identify the major issues and gaps
b. Craft the solution: Craft a thoughtful, implementable solution that would
address the problem as you see it.
c. Critique your solution: Present the biggest hurdles to your solution and how
you would address those hurdles.
2. Please tell us why you are suitable for the position applied under the CMGGF
program. (250 words maximum; note that this is in addition to the prescribed word
limit of 1500 words for the response to the case study question)
3. Please take a print out of the Declaration provided, sign it and send the scanned
copy of the same along with the other two deliverables.
Kindly note, the nature of the task is time sensitive, and hence you would be expected
to encapsulate your insights and the response to the question within the deadline i.e.
August 28, 5:59:59 PM IST. Please email the deliverable to
[email protected] and [email protected]. No requests for deadline
extension would be accepted.
Additional Notes:
A. The semi-structured nature of the task is intended and hence the CMGGF team will
be unable to provide further details on it – please use your judgement to make logical
assumptions and state them in the analysis.
B. The pitch is expected to adhere to a word limit of 1500 words. If the pitch exceeds
the word limit, the submission would not be evaluated. Feel free to use any available
resources in answering these questions. Please cite any resources used in a separate
references page (not included in the word count).
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Best,
Alex Paul Menon
CEO, CHiPS
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Client Situation: In 2014-14, Chhattisgarh ranked number one in the country for
providing domestic water connections under the National Rural Drinking Water
Programme (NRDWP). At the same time, the fluoride content in water is beyond the
permissible limit in 17 out of the 27 districts in the state. (“Fluoride content in water
high in 17 districts of Chhattisgarh”, Indian Express, July 24 2015)
The goal of this engagement is to identify the issues and gaps and accordingly,
conceive a multi-pronged strategy to address the issues in a holistic manner by
leveraging different schemes and financial resources at the disposal of the PHED.
Task: Please propose a creative solution for the client highlighting your preliminary
assessment of the situation and how the issue can be tackled over a period of two
years to achieve the desired results. You are also expected to identify and prioritize
the possible issues along with your recommendations.
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As a next step, the Government of Chhattisgarh has requested all the district
collectors to prepare and submit innovative proposals for the State Action Plan to
achieve the aforementioned objectives for the state. Accordingly, the district collector
of Korba, the power hub of Chhattisgarh, wants you to develop a proposal focusing
on sustainable and eco-friendly practices for the industries in the district. It is also
important to highlight that Korba is among the most critically polluted areas (CPAs)
in the country, according to the 2014-15 annual report of the Union Ministry of
Environment & Forests.
The goal of this engagement is to identify the suitable green interventions, highlight
their expected-impacts and accordingly, conceive an actionable strategy for the
district. To devise a sound plan, you must consider all the relevant stakeholders,
institutional mechanisms, funding sources and existing schemes.
Task: Please propose a creative solution for the client highlighting your preliminary
assessment of the situation and how the issues can be tackled to achieve the desired
results. You are also expected to identify and prioritize the possible issues along with
your recommendations.
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Client Situation: The Pahari Korwas are one of India’s 75, and Chhattisgarh’s seven,
“particularly vulnerable tribal groups”. Chhattisgarh has only 37,472 Pahari Korwas
left, scattered across four districts. (“Aren’t there other places with hills which have
road, power?”, Indian Express, January 4 2016)
The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Mr. Raman Singh had announced an 11-
point programme for the “particularly vulnerable tribal groups” such as Pahari
Korwas. The measures listed in the 11-point programme include a house for the
landless, a hand pump for drinking water, electricity, health check-ups and ration
cards for all. Now, the Chief Minister's Office wants to take forward this initiative by
rolling out Direct Benefits Transfer (DBT) to increase efficiencies in government
payment systems and strengthen social protection delivery. As a first step, the CMO
wants to pilot the initiative in the three districts – Jashpur, Korba and Surguja – with
the highest population of Pahari Korwas and has assigned you the task to conduct a
DBT readiness assessment for the three districts.
The goal of this engagement is to select the relevant metrics for the assessment,
identify the critical issues and gaps based on the as-is situational analysis and
accordingly, recommend inputs for addressing the identified gaps. The pilot project
has to kick off on Jan 1, 2018.
Task: Please propose a detailed roadmap for the client highlighting your preliminary
assessment of the situation and how the DBT can be rolled out to achieve the desired
results. You are also expected to identify and prioritize the possible issues along with
your recommendations.
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Client Situation: Korba was declared as fifth critically-polluted area in 2010 by the
Central Pollution Control Board, following which the state devised Korba Action
Plan. The plan suggested actionable points such as 100 per cent utilisation of fly ash
generated, adoption of High Concentrated Slurry Disposal (HCSD) system,
upgradation of electrostatic precipitator, using coal of better quality to mitigate the
pollution etc. However, this mandate was not strictly observed. As a result, Korba has
remained a “critically polluted area” since the last five years. (“Chhattisgarh failed to
ensure compliance with environment laws: CAG”, The Hindu, April 2016)
The Energy Department has conducted an extensive survey to assess the current
situation. The survey revealed that the current average fly-ash utilisation by the
thermal power companies put together is less than 50 percent and the few HCSD
systems installed are underutilized. Moreover, recently, there have been reports of
several health related incidents due to the pollution.
The goal of this engagement is to identify the critical issues and gaps, which are
restricting the compliance to the Action Plan and accordingly, assist the Energy
Department to create a strategic mitigation plan to address the issue in a holistic
manner. The strategy should focus on exploring innovative solutions and leveraging
the resources available at the disposal of the Energy Department to rectify the
situation at hand.
Task: Please propose a strategic mitigation plan for the client highlighting your
preliminary assessment of the situation and how the issue can be tackled to achieve
the desired results. You are also expected to identify and prioritize the possible issues
along with your recommendations
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Client Situation: Analysis of the 71st round of NSS data on Social Consumption and
Education reveals that a mere 2.9% of rural population in Chhattisgarh are adept at
use of computers. Computers in this survey include desktop, laptop, palmtop
notebook, tablets or smartphones. (“On computing ability, rural India is lost in the
woods”, The Hindu, March 14, 2017, Kolkata Edition)
The District Collector of Bijapur has consulted you to develop a plan to remove some
of the hurdles, one of them being digital illiteracy. The Telemedicine scheme is
planned to be initiated on August 15th, 2018.
The goal of this engagement is to identify the hurdles and accordingly, conceive a
strategy to address the identified issues to ensure success of other schemes driven by
Information Technology.
Task: Please propose a creative solution for the client highlighting your preliminary
assessment of the situation and how the issue can be tackled over a period of one year
to achieve the desired results. You are also expected to identify and prioritize the
possible issues along with your recommendations.
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Client Situation: As many as many as 243 cases of human trafficking were reported
from the state since 2010, Chhattisgarh Home Minister Ramsewak Paikra informed
the Assembly on July 21 2015. 100 cases of human trafficking cases were registered
in tribal-dominated Jashpur district. (“243 trafficking cases reported from
Chhattisgarh: Minister”, Zee News, July 22 2015)
The goal of this engagement is to understand the existing issues, identify existing
institutional measures to address the issue and come up with a set of
recommendations and list of activities which can be undertaken under the initiative.
Also, identify the stakeholders you would consider, the funding sources you would
utilize and institutional mechanisms you would work with.
Task: Please propose a detailed solution for the client highlighting your preliminary
assessment of the situation and how the issue can be tackled to achieve the desired
results. You are also expected to identify and prioritize the possible issues along with
your recommendations.
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Client Situation: Over 14,000 villages have been declared open defecation free
(ODF) so far in Chhattisgarh which has set the target of becoming an ODF state by
October, 2018. “Under the Prime Minister’s clean India mission, we have made
14,064 villages of the state open defecation free,” a Panchayat and Rural
Development Department official said on Friday. The state has 27 districts and of
them five — Dhamtari, Mungeli, Rajnandgaon, Sarguja and Durg — have so far been
declared as ODF. (“Over 14,000 villages declared open defecation free in
Chhattisgarh”, Indian Express, June 2 2017)
Today, Chhattisgarh is one of the best performing states in terms of progress in the
Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and approximately 88 percent of the households
have an Individual Household Latrine (IHHL). However, the district of Janjgir
Champa still has a long way to go in order to be declared as ODF and only 61 percent
of the households have an IHHL. As a result, it is among the bottom five districts in
the state in terms of IHHL coverage. The District Collector has now set a target to
attain ODF status by 31st July 2018 and while doing so, also wishes to focus on
creating awareness about the concept of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in
the district.
Accordingly, the DC has assigned you the task of studying the existing sanitation
situation in the district and suggest ways to strengthen the implementation of the SBM
(G). Think through and study the situation, focusing on the stakeholders involved, the
available funding sources, the critical gaps in the implementation and the institutional
mechanisms you would want to strengthen.
Task: Prepare a roadmap for the client, highlighting your preliminary assessment of
the SBM (G) in the district and how you intend to tackle the issue and achieve the
desired results by the stipulated time. You are also expected to identify and prioritize
the possible issues along with your recommendations.
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Two sportspersons, Renuka Yadav (Hockey) and Laxmirani Majhi (Archery), from
Chhattisgarh represented India in the Rio Olympics 2016. Encouraged by the
performance of the two sportspersons and the tremendous wealth of sports talent
available in the state, the Government of Chhattisgarh has set an ambitious target to
send 15 sportspersons to the Paris Olympics 2024. At the same time, the state is
cognizant of the challenges faced by the sports talent in terms of access to proper
equipments and facilities. Therefore, a Special Task Force, under the chairmanship of
the Chief Secretary has been set up to prepare the roadmap for Mission Paris 2024.
The Chief Secretary has roped you in as a Consultant to the Task Force. The goal of
this engagement is to conduct a situational analysis to identify the gaps and issues in
the sports ecosystem in the state and accordingly, prepare a set of recommendations to
address the identified issues and achieve the desired objective.
Task: Please prepare an action plan to achieve the stated objective. In the action plan
highlight your preliminary assessment of the situation with regards to the sports
infrastructure and talent available in the state, and provide a comprehensive roadmap
for addressing the issues in a sustainable manner in order to nurture the potential and
sports talent in the state.
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Over the last couple of years, like the other districts of Chhattisgarh, Bemetara has
also been facing an acute shortage of water despite being close to the periphery of a
major river such as Shivnath. As a result of the water shortage, agricultural
productivity has been hit and the worsening economic conditions of the farmers has
been identified as the primary reason for the increase in number of farmer suicides in
the district. The District Collector has identified the need to address the issue of
farmer suicide in a holistic manner and has accordingly decided to prepare a detailed
action plan for the district. The focus is also on increasing public awareness about the
various government schemes and initiatives in the agriculture and water conservation
sector.
The goal of this engagement is to prepare an action plan by identifying the major
issues pertaining to the agrarian distress in the district and accordingly, conceiving a
multi-pronged strategy to address the issues in a holistic manner by leveraging
different government schemes at the disposal of the District Collector.
Task: Please prepare a comprehensive action plan for the client highlighting your
preliminary assessment of the situation and identifying the various resources and
schemes that can be leveraged to implement the proposed recommendations listed in
the action plan. Also, identify the possible issues that could pose a challenge to the
successful implementation of the proposed recommendations.
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Despite the tremendous potential for tourism development in Chhattisgarh, the state
does not rank in the top 10 in terms of domestic tourist inflow and accounted for only
0.012 of the total domestic tourist visits in 2015. Moreover, it is ranked 29th in the
country when it comes to foreign tourist visit in the same year as only 6,394 foreign
tourist visits took place in 2015. Now, tourism can become a major source of
livelihood and revenue generation for the state.
Therefore, seeking to tap this potential and address the situation, the Chhattisgarh
Tourism Board has come up with the Vision 2022 to be ranked among the top 10
states in the country for both foreign tourist visits and domestic tourist visits. The
CTB has also placed special emphasis on promoting value based tourism along with
increasing the volume of tourist inflow in order to develop the sector in a sustainable
manner. Accordingly, the Vice-Chairman, CTB is now leading a team to prepare a
detailed action plan to achieve the stated objective.
The goal of this engagement is to identify the existing issues and gaps in the tourism
sector in the state and accordingly, prepare a roadmap for tapping the tourism
potential of the state by leveraging different schemes and financial resources at the
disposal of the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board.
Task: Please prepare a concept note for the client highlighting your preliminary
assessment of the situation, making recommendations to address the identified gaps
and identifying the various resources and schemes that can be leveraged to achieve
the desired objective. Also, create separate strategies for attracting the domestic
tourists and foreign tourists to the state.
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Client Situation: Even though six of India’s least developed states spent more on
education per elementary school student in 2014-2015 when compared to 2011-2012,
learning outcomes of students did not improve. The six states are Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand.
Less than 25% of the students in Class 3 in Chhattisgarh could read words. (“Six
least-developed states spent more on education but students made little progress”,
Hindustan Times, July 14, 2017)
The goal of this engagement is to identify the existing issues and gaps in the
education sector in the state and accordingly, prepare a roadmap for improving the
quality of education in all the government schools in the state by leveraging different
schemes and financial resources at the disposal of the Department of School
Education.
Task: Please propose a creative solution for the client highlighting your preliminary
assessment of the situation and identify the measures, which can be implemented to
achieve the desired results. You are also expected to identify and prioritize the
possible issues along with your recommendations.
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Client Situation: Chhattisgarh has launched its Startup Action plan to promote
upcoming entrepreneurs with access to loans and tax sops for startups. The state has
announced goodies including exemption from electricity duty for 10 years, stamp
duty for land purchase or lease and fix capital subsidy of up to 40%. (“Chhattisgarh to
offer sops to push startups”, Economic Times, September 14, 2016)
It has been close to a year since the Startup Action Plan was launched by the
Government of Chhattisgarh. The incentives and sops offered by the state has boosted
the startup activity in the state, especially in the urban centres. Moreover, the
government is also conducting different boot camps across the state’s 27 districts to
select the best ideas for a state driven incubation plan. Now, the CEO of Chhattisgarh
Infotech Promotion Society (CHiPS), the nodal agency for the Startup Action Plan
also wants to develop a startup ecosystem in the rural areas of the state. The idea is to
encourage rural youth to build startups, which cater to the rural demand for services
as well as create livelihood opportunities for other youth in the rural areas. This is
especially important because 76.76 percent of the population lives in the villages.
Therefore, the CEO has assigned you the task of preparing a rural area specific
Startup Action Plan. The goal of the engagement is to study the rural ecosystem and
identify the issues posing a challenge to developing startups. Subsequently, identify
focus sectors for startups and come up with recommendations for creating a vibrant
rural startup ecosystem by leveraging the various government resources and schemes
available at the disposal of the Government of Chhattisgarh.
Task: Please prepare a creative rural Startup Action Plan solution for the client
highlighting your preliminary assessment of the situation and how a vibrant rural
startup ecosystem can be developed in the state. You are also expected to identify and
prioritize the possible issues along with your recommendations.
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Given the increasing number of human-elephant conflicts in the state, the Forest
Department is now trying to come up with a roadmap to address this issue. As a first
step, the Secretary, Forest Department has consulted you to conduct a rapid
assessment of the situation, highlighting the extent of damage caused to elephant
habitations by the mining and other development activities in the state and identifying
the most affected zones.
Task: Please propose a creative solution for the client highlighting your analysis of
the situation and how the issue can be tackled to achieve the desired results. You are
also expected to identify and prioritize the possible issues along with your
recommendations.
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Client Situation: Women belonging to the Oraon tribe — one of the poorest in
Chhattisgarh — here now run pig farms and brick kilns, work as masons, contractors,
and suppliers in various departments, run the Collectorate canteen and supervise its
parking area, and, in a first for the state, drive auto-rickshaws. (“Poor Chhattisgarh
district is now a textbook success story”, Indian Express, June 14, 2015)
Encouraged by the success of the initiatives taken by the District Collector in Surguja
to empower Self Help Groups (SHGs) in the district, the Government of Chhattisgarh
wants to strengthen the state-wide program for economic empowerment of women.
As a first step, the Secretary, Department of Panchayat & Rural Development has
asked each district to prepare an action plan listing all the possible activities that can
be undertaken by the SHG women in that district and also identify all possible
schemes for convergence.
Think through the situation in a holistic manner and solve the problem by identifying
the issues and gaps, evaluating the opportunities available, and leveraging the
institutional mechanism and resources at the disposal of the District Collector.
Task: Please propose a creative solution for the client highlighting your analysis of
the situation and how the issue can be tackled to achieve the desired results. You are
also expected to identify and prioritize the possible issues along with your
recommendations.
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Client Situation: "As many as 32,604 cases of malaria, both critical and normal,
were reported in the state from January 1 to March 31 this year," a health department
statement released today said. Of these, 26,602 cases of malaria were caused by
Plasmodium Falciparum protozoan, which is more virulent, while 6,000 were caused
by Plasmodium Vivax. The health department is working to get rid of the disease
completely by 2030 and an action plan is being drafted for the same, the release said.
(“Over 32,000 People Suffered From Malaria In Chhattisgarh In 2016: Government”,
NDTV, April 27, 2016)
Malaria and dengue are a major health epidemic in Chhattisgarh and a large number
of cases and deaths are reported from the tribal dominated districts. Also, some cases
are not reported because of lack of access to the public health system in heavily
forested and tribal dominated areas. In light of this fact, the Department of Health is
preparing a comprehensive action plan to get rid of both malaria and dengue by 2030.
Therefore, the Secretary, Department of Health has set up a Committee to identify the
existing issues and gaps in the delivery and implementation of malaria and dengue
control and eradication schemes launched by the Government of India and
Government of Chhattisgarh. Accordingly, the Committee will draft an action plan to
mitigate the identified issues and address the gaps in order to achieve the desired
objective.
The Committee has assigned you the responsibility of preparing a draft note on the
subject for the perusal of the Secretary. The goal of this engagement is to study the
situation in a holistic manner and solve the problem by identifying the issues and
gaps, evaluating the opportunities available, and leveraging the institutional
mechanism and resources at the disposal of the Department of Health.
Task: Please propose a concept note for the client highlighting your analysis of the
situation and how the issue can be tackled to achieve the desired results. You are also
expected to identify and prioritize the possible issues along with your
recommendations.
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Name
Date
AMCAT ID
Age (As of 31st July 2017)
Graduation Marks (%)
Post-Graduation Marks (%)
Work Experience in Months
I hereby declare that the details furnished above are true and correct to the best of my
knowledge. In case any of the above information is found to be false or untrue or
misleading or misrepresenting, I am aware that I may be held liable for it and CHiPS
reserves the right to take action against such a misrepresentation.
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v Please Note: If your university does not have a conversion formula for CGPA into
percentage then you have to convert your CGPA to a percentage based on
absolute percentage method. For example if your CGPA is 5.5 out of 9 then
percentage equivalent is = (5.5/9) * 100 that is equal to 61.1 %. You have to
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