HPSC HCS case studies
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The Haryana Civil Service (HCS) examination is the state-level competitive recruitment process conducted by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) to fill gazetted posts in the Haryana government, most prominently the HCS (Executive Branch) and allied services such as DSP, Excise and Taxation Officer, and Block Development Officer. It is aimed at graduates who want a career in state administration rather than the Union services, and it rewards candidates who understand Haryana's districts, institutions, land revenue system and welfare machinery as thoroughly as they understand national polity and economy. The HPSC HCS case studies are 5 cases and about 3,427 words.
1Monsoon Waterlogging Convergence Plan in a Haryana District
The District Magistrate of a Haryana district receives a pre-monsoon review note: 14 villages in two blocks have been waterlogged for 40–65 days in each of the last three years; 2,300 hectares of paddy land and 900 households are affected. The India Meteorological Department forecasts 108% of long-period average rainfall.
723 words, about 4 min2Municipal Budget Stress and a Conditional AMRUT Grant
Hisar Municipal Corporation, with a population of 3.2 lakh, presents its revised budget. Own revenue is ₹42 crore, mainly property tax and user charges; establishment and pension costs are ₹68 crore; water supply and sanitation contracts consume ₹21 crore; the state grant is ₹30 crore but has been delayed by two quarters.
713 words, about 4 min3Selecting Skill Development Partners under Budget and Equity Constraints
The Haryana Skill Development Mission has ₹4.0 crore for 1,200 short-term training slots in one district. Four partners submit bids: A-₹32,000 per slot, 78% placement, 18% SC trainees, 60% retention at six months; B-₹40,000, 85% placement, 26% SC, 70% retention; C-₹28,000, 65% placement, 30% SC, 55% retention; D-₹36,000, 80% placement, 22% SC, 75% retention.
682 words, about 3 min4Clarifying a Viral Welfare Scheme Claim under Deadline
The District Public Relations Officer, Rewari, must respond to a viral social media post claiming that under a state welfare scheme 'every family with income below ₹1.8 lakh will get ₹5,000, and no documents are needed.' The actual scheme covers landless families and small/marginal farmers verified through the Parivar Pehchan Patra; applicants must submit a self-declaration and bank details. The post has 12,000 views and 300 queries; two local news pages have repeated it.
659 words, about 3 min5Précis and Essay Outline on Stubble Burning Data
The Haryana Environment Department is preparing a note for a district-level consultation on crop-residue burning. The note claims: 'Stubble burning has fallen 35% in three years because of 8,000 fewer fire incidents; air quality has improved.' But the data show 1.2 million hectares under paddy, 8,000 fire counts in the current season versus 12,300 three years ago, and PM2.5 in October–November worsening in two of the three years because of low wind and temperature inversion.
650 words, about 3 min