GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

In a democracy, the purpose of the government should be to make it easy for people to do good and difficult to do wrong. Comment.

Answered by 18 toppers · CSE 2017–2019

Syllabus: Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.

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Opening

  • No separate opening61%
  • A definition22%
  • A restatement11%
  • A quotation6%

Body

  • Points61%
  • Continuous prose33%
  • Points and prose6%

Close

  • A summary67%
  • No separate close28%
  • A way forward6%

The toppers’ answers

Junaid AhmadAIR 3 · CSE 2018 · 222 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

British Prime minister made the statement in order to strengthen the democratic structures in the country. In a democracy, it is important that the government should make it easy for people to do good.

Political - laws like whistle blower protection act to expose corruption.

Body · points

  • RTI, social audit

Social - Encouraging NGO's, civil society through financial and other incentives.

Economic - CSR activities for the betterment of society.

and government should make it difficult to do wrong.

  • Strict policing to ensure rule of law
  • Punitive laws like dowry prohibition act, domestic violence act to deter such things
  • Speedy justice to ensure stability in society

but in the present time we are seen a reversing trend where government is making easy for people to do bad and difficult to do good.

  • Kaushik Basu has talked about [sanskritization]… of corruption. The more you are corrupt the more you are respected in society. Corruption has become a norm and secrecy, non transparency in the systems facilitates it.
  • On the other hand good people are

Close · a way forward

set aside eg In case of accidents, people dont come out for help as they fear the repercussion of police which is considered as a harassing tool. The authority of state thus deteriorates and instability creeps in. There is a need to reverse this trend.

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