Gamini SinglaAIR 3 · CSE 2021 · 149 wordsTheir whole copy
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Recently, there have been reports of government using the taxpayer's money in publicizing and popularising schemes for political gains.
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Ethical issues involved
→ Against spirit of democracy as Government is solely responsible to serve public interest. → Misuse of funds which must be spent on health, education, upliftment of poor. → Lack of accountability and transparency - as the public is not presented with audit of such funds. → Serves to increase the popularity
and cult of politicians. → Monopolization of the thoughts of common reader by amplifying the goodness of schemes.
Positives of publicity → Generates awareness about schemes. → Campaigns like # Beti Bachao Beti Padhao have succeeded in improving sex ratio.
Way forward → Campaigns utility assessment beforehand through proper research. → Refrain from publicizing any party or person.
Close · a way forward
The advertisements must only be used to serve the common interests and on lines of good governance.