GS4 · 20 marks · 250 words

If not faith leaders, what are your other options for breaking the behavioral barriers? (d) Do you think it is ethically right for a civil servant to involve faith leaders in promoting government schemes?

Answered by 5 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Social Influence and PersuasionEthical Dilemmas in GovernmentAttitudeCivil Service ValuesDimensions of EthicsEthics in Private and Public LifeLaw and Morality

Syllabus: Ethics and Human Interface: Essence, determinants and consequences of Ethics in-human actions; dimensions of ethics; ethics - in private and public relationships. Human Values - lessons from the lives and teachings of great leaders, reformers and administrators; role of family society and educational institutions in inculcating values.

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NausheenAIR 9 · CSE 2023 · 42 wordsTheir whole copy

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(c) Other options for breaking the behavioral barriers are :-

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- options - (1) Community channels like NGOs and SGOs who have participants from the society. - (2) Persuasion by local leaders and Sarpanch of villages. Eg) Bhakti Sharma - sarpanch has transformed Abdullah Bakhera village. - (3) Door to door campaigns. - (4) Using trusted channels like Public Primary Health Centres (PHCs) for vaccination. - (5) Local leaders should themselves use health facilities of the region to increase trust.

(d) | Involving faith leaders |

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- ethically right - fulfilling public service. - There exist genuine faith leaders as well. - Have major influences on public - unethical - Informal channel - subverting state authorities.

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Faith leaders can be engaged in such operations only under strict guidance of the state, they must not be allowed to take upper hand in otherfields.

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