GS4

Who are the key stakeholders you would involve as part of the consultation process? (b) What are the principles that you would consider while giving your recommendations to the government? Also, provide an outline of a solution that you deem appropriate in the prevailing context.

Answered by 2 toppers · CSE 2018

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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Vaibhav GondaneAIR 25 · CSE 2018 · 226 wordsTheir whole copy

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  1. The government as it can create a potential law and order problem.
  2. Society at large as it amounts to curbing of freedom of expression guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of Constitution.

(a) I will involve following stakeholders in consultation process:

  1. The eminent historians of freedom struggle because they are one who have complete information about various aspects and personalities of freedom movement.
  2. The political and social activists including their leaders as they feel the movie is inappropriate in its depiction.
  3. Producer-director and ask them to give the evidences they used to make the film and resources they referred to.
  4. I will also involve some police officials because they understand the law and order situations more effectively.
  5. Further, I will consult some past certification board members as they have experience of dealing with such circumstances.

(b) Principles considered while giving recommendations:

  1. Impartiality.
  2. Non-partisanship.
  3. Justice and fairness.
  4. Respecting freedom of speech and expression.
  5. Peace and stability in society. In current situation, following solution is appropriate:
  6. Ask producer-director to ascertain whether they have used wrong facts.
  7. Take activists into confidence and warn them from resorting to any violence.
  8. Give permission to release of film if there is no inaccuracies.

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This ensures freedom of speech and act as deterrent to future such incidents to curb it.

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