GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Discuss the ethical implications of maintaining high-quality service delivery in public administration. How does probity in governance influence the efficiency and responsiveness of public services, particularly in addressing the needs of marginalised communities?

Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2024–2025

Probity in GovernanceQuality of Service DeliveryAccountability and Ethical GovernanceCivil Service ValuesEmpathy and Compassion

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.

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The toppers’ answers

Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 155 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

India is a welfare state; bound by its social contract to provide high quality service delivery.

Body · points

Ethical Implications of service delivery (High Quality)

  1. Enhances community participation → foremost goal of Admin.

  2. Builds trust in Admin. Ex: Compassionate Kozhikode project by Prasanth Nair.

  3. Fosters Innovation Ex: Bike Ambulance (Awanish Sharan)

  4. Provides motivation to excel Ex: E. Sreedharan ji & metro project.

  5. Builds character, checks accountability.

Probity: Refers to abiding by highest standards of ethical conduct in governance.

Ex: Singapore's zero tolerance policy for corruption.

Probity → Needs of marginalized sections, Efficiency, Effectiveness

(i) culture of transparency

→ enables

[RTI, 2005]

(ii) Accountability

→ Ex: Bangalore municipality Report card

(iii) checks corruption

→ 100% delivery to last mile & no leakage

(iv) time bound service delivery

Close · a framework

[Ration delivery] [Pension] [Govt schemes Ujjwala, etc.]

Critical for vulnerable sections

Viksit Bharat by 2047 is based upon Antodaya: lifting the last person in line.

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