GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Explain the relationship between Public Service Values and Public Administration Ethics. Do you think public service values are only eloquent statements for glorifying the Department's mission, or do they have any utility for public servants? Discuss.

Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2024–2025

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.

How toppers approached it

From all 7 answers · about 190 words · 29% drew a diagram.

Opening

  • No separate opening57%
  • A definition43%

Body

  • Points57%
  • Points and prose43%

Close

  • A way forward43%
  • A quotation29%
  • A summary29%

The toppers’ answers

Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 200 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Both Public Service values & Pub-Ad. Ethics are meant to ensure ethical governance, albeit in a bit different as well as mutually enforcing each other.

BasePublic Service valuesPubl. Admin. Ethics
whatvalues which are critical to the fulcrum of an civil servantGeneralized values which should be reflected in Admin. → guides
HowHigher order values and they guide ethical dilemmas of officers.more of a code, guide the daily operational challenges
Imp. tenentsNolan values selflessness, Accountability, Transparency, etc.Quality of service delivery, Fund utilization metrics, etc.

2nd ARC

Public Service values : merely eloquent?

Body · points and prose

(1) Despite code of conduct, Ethics, etc. challenges like corruption, Bureaucratic Apathy, exists.

(2) Citizen charter remains merely a paper tool..

(3) Bureaucratic Attitude has been at best merely ritualistic.

Public Service values : Have Actual Utility (1) Guiding them through tough situations. Ex: Avanish sharan | Bike Ambulance for tribals.

(2) Imparts compassion, spirit of delivery, etc.

Close · a way forward

Thus, more than the ethical prescriptions from outside, it is the inner ethical fulcrum which is more critical. Karmayogi 2nd ARC

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