The UPSC has canceled the lateral entry recruitment process for 45 posts at the levels of Joint Secretary, Director, and Deputy Secretary. Choose the correct statement regarding the lateral entry process:
1. Lateral entry into bureaucracy is a practice that involves recruiting individuals from outside the traditional government service cadres to fill mid and senior-level positions.
2. It was initially recommended by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC) established in 2005 during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government led by Congress.
3. The ARC, chaired by Veerappa Moily, advocated for lateral entry to fill roles requiring specialised knowledge
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Only 1 is correct
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Only 2 is correct
3
Both 1 and 3 are correct
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1, 2 and 3 are correct.
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