Waseem Ahmad BhatAIR 7 · CSE 2022 · 188 wordsTheir whole copy
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It is well said that 'evil in the world is not just because evil men do evil things but that good men do nothing'.
Civil servants hold positions of power and public trust. Being honest is not enough, & might lead to more damage as:
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→ Without probity of institutions, being honest might lead to 'tolerance of corruption' in the organisation which is unethical.
e.g: A civil servant who knows of corruption by his colleagues or superiors and doesn't report it to CVC or superiors is in fact fuelling corruption.
→ Emboldens the corrupt to not fear law.
e.g: As they will not be accountable to anyone.
⇒ Honesty without ensuring probity in the institution will lead to the 'uncorrupt people' move away from civil services.
e.g: Criminalisation of politics is because politics in itself is seen as bad.
But, it might not always be possible to ensure uncorruptibility of systems as:
⊙ Political pressure — transfers, etc.
e.g: Ashok Khemka, etc
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⊙ System is too large for one person to change.
'Be the change you wish to see in the world'. Civil servants need to imbibe that.
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