There is a heavy ethical responsibility on the public servants because they occupy positions of power, handle huge amounts of public funds, and their decisions have wide-ranging impact on society and environment. What steps have you taken to improve your ethical competence to handle such responsibility?

Non-partisanship: a civil servant should work for all kinds of people, political parties, with the same zeal & dedication. eg. a civil servant not serving well when government changes is not ethical on his part.

Impartiality: decisions made solely on the basis of merit, and not favouring any one.

Transparency: being transparent is of utmost important as it helps build trust of the people.

Integrity: a civil servant should be guided by his inner sense of honesty and character and uprightness.

Compassion towards weaker section must be shown by a civil servant. eg. helping a disabled person to get access to certain services which currently are inaccessible for such a person.

Objectivity: Civil servant must make decisions based on available evidences and facts.

Dedication towards service: A civil servant must be dedicated towards his work and submit himself to the cause.

Empathy: a civil servant needs to identify himself with problems of others so that he can actively help people in distress.