QUESTION 3(b)
GS4
10 marks
Discuss the Public Services Code as recommended by the Second Administrative Reforms Commission.
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7 min
150 words
What the examiner wants
Discuss the values and code for public servants recommended by the Second ARC.
DiscussExplain the different sides of the issue, use evidence, and finish with a balanced view.
Demand-wise check
- 1Recommendation: codify public service values and a code of ethics in law, separate from conduct rules≈30 words
- 2Values: allegiance to Constitution, integrity, impartiality, political neutrality, accountability, transparency, compassion for the weak, merit≈30 words
- 3Mechanism: statutory backing (Public Services Bill), mechanism to enforce, training≈30 words
- 4Significance and gaps≈30 words
Open in about 20 words and close in about 20.
Answer plan
ContextValues listedEnforcement mechanismSignificanceStatusConclusion
Where marks usually go
- Mixing it with the conduct rules alone
- Not linking to 2nd ARC report
Draw this
- Table: code of ethics (values) vs code of conduct (dos and don'ts)
Value addition
- Report2nd ARC 4th Report 'Ethics in Governance' (2007) recommended that public service values be given statutory backing.2nd ARC, 2007
- BillDraft Public Services Bill (2007) listed values such as allegiance to the Constitution, impartiality and integrity.DoPT, 2007
Mapped topper copies
Reviewed public-source references related to this PYQ. Same-syllabus references are labelled separately.
- Aakash Garg · AIR 5 · Page 7 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Vidushi Singh · AIR 13 · Page 5 ↗Same syllabus reference
- G Sanjana · AIR 55 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 3 ↗Same syllabus reference
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