GS4 · 10 marks · 150 words

Vision and intentions are necessary components of political ethics. However, equally important are the process of implementation, tools used and the established system. Elaborate with examples.

Answered by 7 toppers · CSE 2017–2019

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 130 words.

Opening

  • No separate opening86%
  • A definition14%

Body

  • Continuous prose71%
  • Points and prose14%
  • Points14%

Close

  • No separate close71%
  • A summary14%
  • A way forward14%

The toppers’ answers

Saumya SharmaAIR 9 · CSE 2017 · 149 wordsTheir whole copy

Opening

Without vision and the right intentions, people may never know who to vote for and what to expect of the political class.

Yet, vision and intention remain unfulfilled in the absence of implementation. Implementation to be successful requires:

Body · points and prose

  1. Established, strong institutions
  2. Strong political will
  3. Committed funding
  4. Social audit of progress made

Close · a summary

A majority of our laws falter in the side of implementation. There is lack of awareness of various government schemes which leads to beneficiaries missing out on

entitlements.

For eg: Public Distribution System is a nation wide programme, yet its implementation in Chhattisgarh is the reason for its better success in the State.

Further, even when awareness is present laws will not work if the institutions are ill equipped to implement them.

Eg: Healthcare schemes failing due to lack of beds.

Therefore, along with vision and intention, there is need for effective implementation also.

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