GS-IV: Public Service Values Ethics in Public Admin

What do you understand by "objectivity"? Highlight its relevance for a public servant.

Objectivity means the state or quality of being true and keeping aside one’s emotions, biases, prejudices. Objectivity is mind independent and object specific. In public life, it means giving equal treatment to people in equal situation irrespective of any other ..

Topics: 

Why is it important for civil servants to have integrity? What can be the consequences if a civil servant doesn't act with integrity?

Integrity means honesty and existence of no gap between one’s thought, speech and action.  It is loyalty to rational principles. It is important for a civil servant to have integrity for following reasons: Civil servants are bestowed with immense powers ..

Topics: 

To secure the national interest the decisions taken civil servants should be impartial and non-partisan. Explain.

Impartiality is a principle which holds that decisions should be taken objectively with well defined criteria rather than on the basis of bias and prejudice while being non partisan as a civil servant implies keeping politics and administration apart. Political ..

Topics: 

How dedication to public service can improve the efficiency and effectiveness in public service?

Dedication means quality of involving oneself completely or applying one’s attention, time to a particular activity, cause or a person. Dedication in public service is required as civil servants in India, a developing country need to perform the regular administrative ..

Topics: 

Should there be a legal backing to "sting operations"? Justify your stand in ethical perspective.

There are various moral questions related to sting operation or investigative / undercover journalism such as violation of privacy; trust; inducing a person to commit something wrong including a crime. I think legal backing as well as legal regulation is ..

Topics: 

Kautilya's conception of 'Rajrishi' is very important for a good king and it is similar to the conception of 'philosopher king' given by Plato.a. What are the main indicators of good governance identified by Kautilya in Arthashastra?b. Why Kautilya lays great stress on appointment of Amatyas, the highest in status?

What are the main indicators of good governance identified by Kautilya in Arthashastra?  According to Kautilya an ideal king should have highest qualities of leadership, intellect, energy and personal attributes. Even in the era of monarchy, Kautilya suggested the king ..

Topics: