GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Citizen's Charters are tools that help conventional organizations develop socially sensitive and ethically oriented professional conduct. Elaborate.

Answered by 4 toppers · CSE 2021–2022

Syllabus: Probity in Governance: Concept of public service; Philosophical basis of governance and probity; Information sharing and transparency in government, Right to Information, Codes of Ethics, Codes of Conduct, Citizen’s Charters, Work culture, Quality of service delivery, Utilization of public funds, challenges of corruption.

How toppers approached it

From all 4 answers · about 120 words.

Opening

  • A definition4 of 4

Body

  • Points3 of 4
  • Points and prose1 of 4

Close

  • A summary2 of 4
  • A way forward2 of 4

The toppers’ answers

Anshu PriyaAIR 16 · CSE 2021 · 149 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening · a definition

Citizen charter refers to the promise regarding commitment of service by an organisation to its clients.

Socially sensitive conduct:

Body · points and prose

  • Better service delivery (Eg. adjusting time of water supply could save wastage of water)

  • Supplemented by grievance redressal

  • Development of a continuous feedback loop

  • Ensure accountability and responsibility to acts of omission and commission (Eg. complaint numbers)

  • Evolve according to the prevalent demands (Eg. inclusion of technology)

  • Develop a sense of service orientation

  • Develop a mechanism to train human resource

Eg- panchayati raj Ministry brought a citizen charter

Ethically oriented professional conduct → Respond to queries and lead to [inclusivity]

Eg- UPSC toll free number for OBC/SC/ST

  • Behavioural techniques and Nudging the customers
  • Capacity to hold onesy responsible for delays

Close · a way forward

The 'Sevottam Model' of citizen charter and National accessibility building Missions could help in making citizen charters more inclusive.

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