[UPSC Interview 2022] – Transcript #72 : Smita Nagraj ma’am Board, Punjab Home State

Date of Interview: 08-02-2023
Board: Smita Nagraj ma’am
Home State: Punjab
Background: Automotive sector

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Chairman

1. what are you currently doing
2. Are you staying in your hometown
3. what is this Mera Pind 360 , a community service initiative (DAF)
4. what is the reason of Punjabis going abroad in large no’s
5. What do you think of diaspora as a soft power
6. does Indians at top leadership position abroad act as a hard power for India

Member 1

1. Why Punjab’s water table going so down
2. what measures can be taken to do that
3. How can we enhance crop diversification
4. What did you do as NSS volunteer
5. what messages you spread by cycle rallies (follow up)
6. what values you learnt from NSS

Member 2

1. Reasons for drug menace in Punjab
2. What are human rights? Where mentioned in Indian statues ?
3. who is your fav actor
4. how would you eulogise Punjabi language
5. Name Punjab is of Punj-ab (water) what are the five rivers of Punjab

Member 3

1.  follow up on water table
2. power subsidy issue . How to resolve it . Are there any measures currently taken
3. why there is an issue of abandoned brides in Punjab
4. why we directly shifted from BS4 to BS 6 norms . Why most of diesel cars were discontinued .

Member 4

1. 1- why punjabi youth are seeking asylum by illegally emigrating to western countries while there is no persecution happening here
   2- no persecution happening in India ?
   3- What do you think India s stand over Rohingya issue justified when we talk about Vausdhaiva Kutumbakam
   4- You must be knowing aspirational districts ; as an SDO of one such Distt ; what  would you do for health of adolescent girls

Chairperson : Thank you

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