Parsanjeet KourAIR 11 · CSE 2022 · 179 wordsTheir whole copy
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Accountability and responsibility are two important foundational stones of ethical governance as suggested by 2nd ARC.
Through both are similar in aspect of strengthening ethical principles but they also have some differences.
| Points | Accountability | Responsibility |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | It refers to the openness in the decision making. | It refers to taking of burden of an act or its result |
| Associated value | Transparency | Integrity |
| Example | Public declaration of Ashok Khemka and his anti-corruption drive | Vikram Sarabhai taking responsibility of failure of ISRO first mission |
In Indian context, accountability has a lot of significance particularly in ensuring ethical governance, provided high scale of corruption, rule book diplomacy and red-tapism. This accountability would ensure
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→ Corruption to be eradicated from system (eg- Aadhar initiative)
→ Address red tapism and rule book diplomacy (eg - initiatives like e-shram etc)
→ Ensure commitment to principles of welfare state under part 04.
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Recommendations of Nolan committee are guiding light to enforce accountability in system.