IBPS RRB PO Mains 30 Sep 2018 Paper

Question Numbers: 151-160
In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the five alternatives.
India Backbone Implementation Network (IBIN) project was launched on April 19, 2013 by the Planning Commission. The purpose of IBIN is to improve ___(A)___ of policies, programs and projects that the twelfth five year plan has identified as of critical importance. The ultimate objective is to accelerate inclusive and faster growth. The IBIN has been launched in view of the finding that several projects and schemes have been facing ___(B)___ at the implementation level in districts, state and the central level. Poor coordination among agencies, poor implementation and faulty delivery systems have been ___(C)___ for the poor state of health, education and other public services. Need has been emphasised to convert confusion into coordination, contention into collaboration and intention into implementation.
IBIN has been modelled on the very successful ‘Total Quality Movement’ (TQM) in Japan. In the 1960s and 70s, it transformed the capabilities of Japanese organisations in the private and public sectors. Techniques and systems were ___(D)___ in Japan through the participation of universities, manufacturers, etc. The emphasis on quality and efficiency made Japan ___(E)___ with high level of delivery systems at all levels. IBIN ___(F)___ the tools of collaboration, coordination and implementation. This movement may take time in showing results, yet it is a bold and much needed initiative.
The TQM movement in Japan offered techniques and tools to teams within organisations and inter-organisational teams to make rapid improvements of processes. The Planning Commission studies best practices for coordination and implementation in ___(G)___ countries like Korea, Brazil, Malaysia and Germany.
The twelfth five year plan has introduced several innovations to improve planning, communication and implementation.
The IBIN movement will ___(H)___ techniques and skills for collaboration, coordination and better planning through a network of agencies in the country, like Administrative Staff College of India, the Indian School of Business, UNDP and the World Bank to achieve certain national goals in important sectors.
India has a huge potential but there are many ___(I)___ to growth. Implementation failures are rooted in systemic problems. There is a need for shared vision and role clarity among the stakeholders of a process or system. The IBIN is designed to catalyse a movement for collaboration and implementation and is ___(J)___ to grow as a movement of learning facilitated by a network of capabilities. Tools and techniques include quality tools and social science techniques for dialogue and alignment.