Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2023 (English and Hindi). Source

Syllabus

Governance · Governance and Accountability

Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance—applications, models, successes, limitations and potential; citizens' charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures.

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