[UPSC Interview 2023] – Transcript #127: Dinesh Dasa Board, Commerce and Accountancy Optional, Rajasthan Home State,

Date of Interview: 13/02/2024
Board: Dinesh Dasa sir
Optional: Commerce and Accountancy
Home State: Rajasthan
Session: Afternoon, 4th to go
Interview medium: Hindi
Duration: 35- 40 minutes
Daf keywords – IDAS, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Nothing else asked from rest of the DAF.

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Chairman

1. Kaise Hain aap?
2. Read out daf keywords aloud –
3. Optional, state, educational qualification and service
4. You are in Indian defence accounts service. Were you selected last year? Are you undergoing training at present or on leave?
5. Do you think this policy of Extraordinary leave is right ? Selected people are going on leave causing delays in postings..kyunki government ko to us year officers chaiye the? Is this narrative about EoL is true?
6. As Dopt Secretary, what changes will you recommend in the leave policy?
7. Aapke Rajasthan me state board of education and the public service commission is in Ajmer, the high court is in Jodhpur, so which model you think is better – Rajasthan ka ya fir un states ka jaha sab important institutions capital me located hai? And why?
8. What is the effect of these institutions being there in different cities on Urbanisation and demographics?
9. Which other important institutions are located in Jodhpur?
10. So aap Hindi sahitya se sambandh rakhte hai to abhi ke kinhi 3 Hindi writers ke nam bataiye? ( No mention of Hindi lit in Daf ,and despite mentioning optional in the beginning sir asked this, be prepared for such unexpected things).. I mentioned Amrita pritam, Nilotpal mrinal
11. Why Amrita pritam was in news recently?
12. Society ne Amrita or Imroz ke relationship ko kaise liya?
13. So Amrita ji was a great poet and imroz was a famous painter right…so agar ye same relationship kisi common couple ka hota to society ise waise he leti jaise Amrita or imroz ka liya?
14. ( He was satisfied with the answer)
15. Nilotpal mrinal ke works? Mentioned dark horse and Yaar jadugar.

MEMBER 1

1. Vittiya aniyamitta ( Financial irregularities) se aap kya samajhte hai? Iske kya aspects hai?
2. How can these things be checked?
3. Gave a statement – Corruption in recent times has increased manifold as compared to earlier. Do you agree?
4. Why was Enforcement directorate in news recently?
5. Apko lagta hai ED ki image me improvement ki jarurat hai? Jo reports hai are they true?
6. If you are the Director of ED , what steps will you have take to improve the working of ED?
7. Long monologue on RBI ( crux – Recently RBI  ne kafi avenues provide kiye hai financial inclusion ke liye..are you aware about them?
8. If you were the RBI governor , what out of the box solutions will you suggest to the government for financial penetration?
9. You mentioned behavioural corruption earlier , explain it.

MEMBER 2

1. IDAS ki training kaha hoti hai apki?
2. So you are covered under NPS, tell me why Central government backs NPS and some state governments are backing OPS. Why such divergence.. ultimately dono he government he to hai focusing on same public service agenda?
3. Why OPS is termed as burden?
4. Any improvements needed in NPS?
5. What is the difference between Defence accounting and Civil accounting? Do they use similar accounting methods?
6. Commercial accounting vs Government accounting?
7. Form of Accounts used by Government vs by Companies?
8. Defence accounting me sabse bada issue kya hai apke according?
9. How pension is being dealt in defence?
10. Dinesh sir – how many serving personnel are there in the complete defence establishment? ( I mentioned pensioners data earlier)
11. Aap isse agree karte hai ki pension ek bada reason hai logo ke liye government service join karne ka?
12. Accrual accounting? ( Some cross questions)

MEMBER 3

1. Outcomes of 12th WTO ministerial conference?
2. Earlier WTO was very much active and countries bhi kafi manti thi ki global trade karenge free trade etc ..but recently regional trading blocs have emerged. What is the reason behind this failure of WTO?
3. How the dispute resolution body of WTO works ?
4. India kya kar Raha hai ispe? India ke FTAs kiske sath hai?
5. Opinion on Agnipath scheme? Sahi hai ya galat hai?
6. Agniveers ko Shahid ka status or pension benefits nahi milte hai kya ye sahi hai?
7. Agar koi agniveer Shahid hojata hai to uski family ko kaise financially ap handle krenge is scheme me ? Are there any provisions related to this?
8. India ki  Model Bilateral investment treaty ke konse provision ko sabse jyada oppose Kiya baki countries ne?

MEMBER 4

1. Have you heard of System of Environmental – Economic Accounting?
2. Kafi industries and companies coal, iron ore extract karti hai aur fir export karti hai. Do you think this causes loss to the environment and economy?
3. At the national level how will you ensure that in the process of resource extraction, the companies, environment and the government teeno ko benefit ho?
4. Green certificates or green trading jaisi chizo se Coal India jaisi companies to band he hojaygi. Do you agree?
5. Green credit initiative kya hai?

Chairman – Thank you, Your interview ke is over.

Assessment – Board was cordial,

One member kept poker face throughout. Ye nahi pata laga sakte ki board apke opinions se agree karte hai ya nahi. All of them were writing something in diaries. Chairman busy with laptop but listening attentively.

Table was round and small.