You have recently been appointed as the Chairperson & Managing Director (CMD) of Bharatam Ajfoy | imited (BAL). a large but severely underperforming | Public Sector Undertaking (pst Vunder the Ministry of Heavy Industries. Once a | symbol of India’s industrial self-reliance. BAL is now sregalinn with Mounting operational losses, Outdated technology. 4 nmotivated funk lore Delay s in salary payments. Poor customer Satisfaction Multiple failed modernization atternpts BAL’s biggest plant is in g Tier-Il toys th: \ 4 AI heavily depends on the company for emplo d. ): eMplOv Ment an local econ My. Last week. an accidental furnace blast at BAL's facility injured 18 contr, i ~Mract Workers, 2 critically. The incident bre mught the comparry back land the media Spotlight, 'nggering Public protests led by injured workers” families demanding justice and Permanent jobs. Employees” unions threatening indefinite strike. blaming mismanagement and unsafe conditions. ocal politicians accusing you and previous leadership of criminal negligence, National media labeling BAL a “black hole for taxpayers” \ PIL has been filed in High Coun, demanding cither privatization or shutdown of the PSU to stop further waste of public money. The Ministry asks you to submit a revival plan within 10 days. but hints at disinvestment if no credible plan emerges. Workers want permanent employment for contract laborers. but BAL has no financial capacity to absorb them all. The Chief Safety Officer, in an internal report. reveals that preventive maintenance | | was ignored due to budget cuts. A private competitor has offered to acquire BAL. | promising better technology and full job security for current employees—but with no guarantee for contract workers. Your spouse. a journalist. is being pressured by her editor to cover “how you are the new face of PSU cortuption™ in an exposé. Your own conscience is shaken after Personally meeting the family of one injured worker who asked. “Would your child work in this fumace if it ran like this?” (a) Identify the ethical dilemmas, (b) What options are available before you? Write its merits and demerits (c) As CMD. what immediate and long-term steps will sou take to address I. The accident and its aftermath II. Public Trust III. Financial viability of the PSU (d) Do you recommend absorbing all contract workers into permanent roles | despite financial constraints? What would be sour response if this were a private company?

Topper: Akash Kumar · AIR 101 · 2025 · Page 41