Bureaucracy and ethics
By: Godbole, Madhav.
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ArticlePublisher: 2001Description: p.71-74.Subject(s): Civil service ethics | Civil service | Bureaucracy
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AdministratorSummary: In this paper, the author exhorts bureaucrats to adopt a `charter of ethics'. The charter should ask every civil servant to pledge himself/herself to uphold the rule of law; promote accountability for actions; observe complete political neutrality; give free, frank, objective and unbiased advice; uphold, preserve and strengthen the interests of the weaker sections of society; uphold and strengthen human rights; adhere to and encourage secularism; not to accept or give any money or other allurements as illegal gratification; uphold the integrity not only of self but also of the system as a whole; scrupulously observe standards of rectitude and undertake not to approach any politician, industrialist or anyone outside the normal hierarchy for obtaining any postings, transfers any personal benefits of any kind; and strive to be a role model for others. - Reproduced.
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In this paper, the author exhorts bureaucrats to adopt a `charter of ethics'. The charter should ask every civil servant to pledge himself/herself to uphold the rule of law; promote accountability for actions; observe complete political neutrality; give free, frank, objective and unbiased advice; uphold, preserve and strengthen the interests of the weaker sections of society; uphold and strengthen human rights; adhere to and encourage secularism; not to accept or give any money or other allurements as illegal gratification; uphold the integrity not only of self but also of the system as a whole; scrupulously observe standards of rectitude and undertake not to approach any politician, industrialist or anyone outside the normal hierarchy for obtaining any postings, transfers any personal benefits of any kind; and strive to be a role model for others. - Reproduced.
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