GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Technical efficiency ensures resource utilization and social efficiency ensures fulfillment of social needs, what does ethical efficiency ensure? Do you think ethical efficiency is more important than technical and social efficiency? Why/Why not?

Answered by 9 toppers · CSE 2022–2025

Dimensions of EthicsCivil Service ValuesEthical Dilemmas in GovernmentAccountability and Ethical GovernanceEthical TheoriesIndian Thinkers

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.

How toppers approached it

From 8 of the 9 answers · about 150 words · 50% drew a diagram.

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  • A definition38%

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  • Points25%

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The toppers’ answers

RuhaniAIR 5 · CSE 2023 · 110 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Technical efficiency uses the available resources in such a way that they are optimally utilized. Eg:- Allocation of capital in different sector.

Social efficiency fulfills social needs i.e. food, housing, health, education.

Ethical efficiency ensures that technical and social needs are fulfilled in an ethical manner.

Body · points and prose

ETHICAL EFFICIENCY IS MORE IMPORTANT

  • Ensures transparency :- A technical engineer may use shoddy material but transparency and accountability will prevent this
  • Ensures efficiency and avoid leakages in implementation of schemes. Eg:- PDS
  • Ensures participation of people in decision-making process
  • Responsive to grievances of people
Diagram
- Central Node: Technical and social Efficiency are more important - Arrow up to: More ethical principles are not sufficient to fulfill needs - Arrow left to: Farm laws were efficient and could have benefitted agriculture - Arrow right to: To build a road or dam, people will have to be displaced, slums have to be demolished (Empathy cannot be shown here)

Close · a summary

Thus, technical, social efficiency are important but they must be upheld without sacrificing ethical efficiency.

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