Ethics · 2 Aug 2026

Insha Mushtaq

With reference to the case of Insha Mushtaq, arrange the following events in chronological order:

  1. Release of the remaining Rs
  2. 16 lakh balance under CM Omar Abdullah's government
  3. Insha Mushtaq blinded by pellet gun injuries during the 2016 Kashmir unrest
  4. Sanction of an LPG distributorship in her favour
  5. Fall of the PDP-BJP government and dissolution of the J&K Assembly

Select the correct order:

A2 - 3 - 4 - 1
B2 - 4 - 3 - 1
C3 - 2 - 4 - 1
D2 - 3 - 1 - 4

Tests the ability to establish precise causal sequencing between a political transition and a welfare-commitment delay, central to the ethical analysis of continuity in governance.

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This question is based on: Blinded in 2016, Sanctioned in 2018, Paid in 2026: The Insha Mushtaq Case
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Why in news

J&K's Food and Civil Supplies minister announced the release of the outstanding balance of Insha Mushtaq's LPG distributorship, sanctioned in 2018 but stalled for nearly eight years.

Why for UPSC

UPSC's GS4 case studies often hinge on precise event sequencing to establish causation - here, understanding that the political transition (not any fault of Insha's) caused the multi-year delay is essential to correctly analysing the ethical dimension of continuity in governance.

Prelims summary

Insha Mushtaq's 2018-sanctioned compensation was stalled by the 2018 fall of the PDP-BJP government and only fully released in 2026, illustrating how welfare commitments can lapse across political transitions absent binding institutional mechanisms.

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