AIR 442 · CSE 2023 · GS4 · 46 pages

Priyanshu Agrawal: GS4 answer copy

8 answers by Priyanshu Agrawal, as written in the test. Each question opens a page with how other toppers answered it.

The questions

  1. Q2(a)The different ethical principles account to changed area of focus based on their thoughts and prioritization. 2(b) Quality in service delivery refers to overcoming 'just doing duty' with a sense of transparency, accountability and responsibility with ethical governance. Discuss.
  2. Q3(a)Public service attitude refers to readiness of psyche of public servant to act, react in a manner to have consistency with principle values of services.
  3. Q3(b), Q4(a), Q4(b), Q5(a), Q5(b), Q6(a), Q6(b)
  4. Q6(c)6(c)
  5. Q7In the backdrop of prevailing practices like greenwashing, have highlighted cases of dichotomy between legal-ethical situation. The same case accounts here, calling for deeper course of action.
  6. Q9In Jan Chowkidari Case, Supreme Court clearly mandated Election Commission to take significant step to curb criminalization of politics and safeguard their rights to conduct free and fair election. Discuss. 10- In civil services, many times Civil servants are held accountable, despite showcasing objectivity and impartiality largely due to stringent monitoring mechanisms, with high pendency of immediate investigation. Analyze.
  7. Q11In the workplace, the stringent hierarchy can be the cause of poor work culture, which not only hamper efficient working but also bad political competition on favouritism and backdoor politics.
  8. QEthical decision-making and ethics management are central to public administration. Explain the role of emotions in ethical decision-making and discuss how public officials can enhance their competence in ethics management.

The answers

Question 2(a) · 341 words written

The different ethical principles account to changed area of focus based on their thoughts and prioritization. 2(b) Quality in service delivery refers to overcoming 'just doing duty' with a sense of transparency, accountability and responsibility with ethical governance. Discuss.

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Traditional Ethics

  1. Notion of justice based on idea of collective social good like declaring transgenders as illegal (Sec 377)

II) The fair allocation on the core of "welfare society" bec. Eg:- Reservation for backward sections

III) Obligation towards social development by ways like Right To Education (Art 21(A))

Ethics of care

  1. Connectedness between different segments like Vasudaiva Kutumbakam idea

II) Promoting care by ways of compassion like care for adults at home

In my accordance, care ethics is more suitable because :-

  1. It helps public servant to overcome 'iron cage of rationality', by having compassion like Avinash Sharan sending his wards to Government school.

II) It shifts the narrative towards inclusive governance like creating Garima Greh for transgender in Kerala.

III) Expanding domain towards public centric governance like IAS Prashant Nair, Operation Sulamani for food security.

However, traditional ethics can complement

  1. The impartiality in action to prevent political interference

II) Ensure commitment to fulfil spirit of "rule of law"

Thus public service needs broader ethics for ethical governance.

2(b) Quality in service delivery refers to overcoming 'just doing duty' with sense of transparency, accountability and responsibility with ethical governance.

Components of service quality

  1. Transparency :- To ensure dissemination of information like Telangana Open data governance

II) Accountability :- Through timely feedbacks like CPGRAMS portal

III) Commitment :- Towards inclusivity like showcase fortitude in disaster management

IV) Integrity :- Consistency in action Eg: Vinod Rai exposing 2G scams as CAG

V) Impartiality :- To prevent exclusion like objective allocation with adequate public information

Ways and means to ensure

  1. In terms of efficiency, by means of comprehensive training like teaching modern ways like e-governance

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II) The economic evaluation by ways of public audits or Jan Bhagidari for utilization of public funds

III) The effectiveness through means like integrity pacts and upholding them answerable through RTI

IV) The need for evaluation mechanism with grievance redressal as Sevottam Model by DARPG

V) The role of citizen charter to ensure consistency with commitment

Thus quality holds importance for inclusive governance.