MPSC Rajyaseva case studies
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The MPSC Rajyaseva - the Maharashtra State Services Examination - is the Maharashtra Public Service Commission's competitive route to Group A and Group B gazetted posts in the state civil service. It is aimed at graduates who want a career in state administration rather than the Union services, and it is conducted by the Commission whose official portal is mpsc.gov.in. The MPSC Rajyaseva case studies are 5 cases and about 3,716 words.
1Vaccine stock, a measles outbreak and a religious fair
A district in western Maharashtra reports 37 confirmed measles cases and two deaths among children under five, concentrated in three blocks of a tribal-majority taluka. Cold storage holds 4,400 doses of measles-rubella vaccine against 2,100 unvaccinated children mapped by ASHA workers, but 60% of the stock expires in 11 days and every 10-dose vial must be used within four hours of opening.
771 words, about 4 min2Unspent scheme funds, a contractor who is the MLA's relative
A Block Development Officer in a drought-prone Marathwada taluka finds that a completed ₹1.8 crore drinking water scheme has ₹22 lakh unspent, because the contractor was paid for fewer metres of pipeline than the measurement book records. The contractor is the brother-in-law of the local MLA.
697 words, about 3 min3A forest road, a dissenting gram sabha and a minister's deadline
You are Sub-Divisional Officer of a taluka with 14 Katkari and Kokani hamlets inside a reserved forest. Last monsoon two children drowned crossing a swollen stream while walking 9 km to the nearest school.
766 words, about 4 min4Dam release with a conflicting forecast and a religious ceremony downstream
You are Collector of a district downstream of a large dam. On 12 August the reservoir stands at 96% of live storage.
726 words, about 4 min5Solid waste, a PIL deadline and three competing options
A municipal corporation of 1.2 million people generates 620 tonnes per day of municipal solid waste. Its 20-year-old landfill is exhausted and the processing plant, contracted at ₹1,450 per tonne, handles only 180 TPD because of chronic breakdowns.
756 words, about 4 min