CODE of ethics for public services 

 -  1998 
 - p.13-14 
 - Jan-Mar 
<br/><br/> Responsive and clean administration depends, interalia, on adherence of the employees in public service to ethical standards and the basic principles of the Constitution such as secularism, social justice, attention to the needs of weaker sections and vulnerable groups, equality and rule of law. Both Centre and State Governments, no doubt have notified regulations governing the conduct of employees in various services which address the issues. However, they are more in nature of formulations of `do's and don'ts' and do not represent a positive statement of values and believes that they should govern the private conduct of civil servant. It is in this context, Ministry of Personnel and Public Grievance and Pensions has formulated a draft code of ethics endorsed by the Chief Ministers Conference and at present is being given a legal shape. The objective of the code is to prescribe standards of integrity and conduct they are to apply in the public services. It would apply to all services, generalist and technical 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civil service ethics - India<br/>Civil service - India<br/>Civil service