In civil services, what should matter are - capabilities, merit and talent. In this context, examine the relevance of lateral entry in civil services in face of various apprehensions.

Lateral entry is the phenomena where government recruits civil servants at the intermediate level from private sector or other organs based on their expertise. Lateral entry was recommended by and endorsed by NITI Aayog Need for lateral entry (1) Bring in expertise, merit and global best talent into civil service (2) Positive externality for civil servants to boost their expertise where they are generally not specialized (3) Best practices from private organizations can be replicated in government