UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2020

In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for bureaucracy?

  1. An agency for widening the scope of parliamentary democracy
  2. An agency for strengthening the structure of federalism
  3. An agency for facilitating political stability and economic growth
  4. An agency for the implementation of public policy

Answer

Correct Answer

An agency for the implementation of public policy

Explanation

Bureaucracy, the permanent executive, gives policy inputs and, above all, implements public policy decided by the political executive. The other options describe roles it does not primarily perform.

Topics: civil services & bureaucracy, executive & administration, polity & governance, role of bureaucracy in policy implementation