Question 5(b)GS4GS2

A public servant's primary duty is to recognize the importance of public interest and ensure that it is upheld. How can a public servant balance professional responsibility while ensuring the public good is effectively served? (Answer in 150 words)

Main Body

Public Servants are enforcers of constituting morality and it is their duty to balance public interest with welfare of individuals.

Importance of interest:

Represent voice of people

Utilize public resources for common good

↓ Upholding public interest

Ensuring equal protection at laws

Insuring reform and enhancing probity in bureaucracy.

Balancing responsibility with public good:

1Emotional intelligence will help the public servant view all sides of issues and ensure efficient resolve

2Impartiality can allow public servants to not be blinded by personal or professional bias in line of duty.

3Moral conduct ensures the primacy of 'service before self'

4Developing rightitude and temperance increases efficiency, remedy of conflicts in responsibility and public good

5Objective vision helps pulverize public good and upholding law in letter and spirit

6Critical thought helps recognize conflicts of interest and influence reform

1Impartiality can allow public servants to not be blinded by personal or professional bias in line of duty.

2Moral conduct ensures the primacy of 'service before self'

4Developing rightitude and temperance increases efficiency, remedy of conflicts in responsibility and public good

5Objective vision helps pulverize public good and upholding law in letter and spirit

6Critical thought helps recognize conflicts of interest and influence reform

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Conclusion

Public Servants must adhere to Gandhi's Tellings when faced with difficult choices.

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Diagram

Diagram showing Public Interest with two branches: Represent voice of people, Utilize public resources for common good; and Upholding public interest with branches: Ensuring equal protection of laws, Insuring reform and enhancing probity in bureaucracy

Examiner score

0.9/10

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Topper

Varun Tokas

AIR 1172023

Subject & Paper

GS4GS2

Topic

Ethics and Governance

Public Interest and Duty

Public servant responsibility and public good

Writing Stats

225

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