In recent times, there has been an increasing concern in India to develop effective civil service ethics, code of conduct, transparency measures, ethics and integrity systems and anti-corruption agencies. In view of this, there is a need being felt to focus on three specific areas, which are directly relevant to the problems of internalizing integrity and ethics in the civil services. These are as follows:1) Anticipating specific threats to ethical standards and integrity in the civil services,2) Strengthening the ethical competence of civil servant and3) Developing administrative processes and practices which promote ethical values and integrity in civil services. Suggest institutional measures to address the above three issues.
What the examiner wants
Suggest institutional measures to anticipate ethical threats, build ethical competence and make processes promote integrity.
Demand-wise check
- 1Anticipating threats: risk mapping of sensitive posts, integrity audits, early-warning systems, analytics on procurement≈50 words
- 2Ethical competence: induction and in-service ethics training, case-based learning, mentoring, ethics counsellors≈50 words
- 3Processes: e-governance, rotation, transparent procurement, codes of ethics, conflict-of-interest declarations, whistleblower protection≈50 words
- 4Review: ethics audits≈50 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
Where marks usually go
- Not covering all three areas
- Only training
Draw this
- Three-column table: anticipating threats | ethical competence | ethical processes, listing institutions under each
Value addition
- ModelOECD Recommendation on Public Integrity (2017) sets a system, culture and accountability framework.OECD
- PracticeCVC's Integrity Pact for large procurement makes bidders and agencies commit to no bribery.Central Vigilance Commission
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