CSE · GS-4Official PYQ · CSE 2019 · Q8Ethics · Case Studies · 20 marks · 250 words
English
Honesty and uprightness are the hallmarks of a civil servant. Civil servants possessing these qualities are considered as the backbone of any strong organization. In line of duty, they take various decisions, at times some become bonafide mistakes. As long as such decisions are not taken intentionally and do not benefit personally, the officer cannot be said to be guilty. Though such decisions may, at times, lead to unforeseen adverse consequences in the long-term. In the recent past, a few instances have surfaced wherein civil servants have been implicated for bonafide mistakes. They have often been prosecuted and even imprisoned. These instances have greatly rattled the moral fibre of the civil servants. How does this trend affect the functioning of the civil services? What measures can be taken to ensure that honest civil servants are not implicated for bonafide mistakes on their part? Justify your answer.
हिन्दी
ईमानदारी और सच्चाई एक सिविल सेवक के प्रमाणक हैं। इन गुणों से युक्त सिविल सेवक किसी भी सुदृढ़ संगठन के मेरुदंड माने जाते हैं। कर्त्तव्य निर्वहन के दौरान, वे विभिन्न निर्णय लेते हैं। कभी-कभी इनमें से कुछ निर्णय सद्भाविक भूल बन जाते हैं। जब तक ऐसे निर्णय जानबूझ कर नहीं लिए जाते हैं और व्यक्तिगत लाभ प्रदान नहीं करते, तब तक अधिकारी को दोषी नहीं कहा जा सकता है। यद्यपि कभी-कभी ऐसे निर्णयों के दीर्घावधि में अप्रत्याशित प्रतिकूल परिणाम उत्पन्न हो सकते हैं। अभी हाल में कुछ ऐसे उदाहरण सामने आए हैं जिन में सिविल सेवकों को सद्भाविक भूलों के लिए आलिप्त किया गया है। उन्हें अक्सर अभियोजित और बंदित भी किया गया है। इन प्रकरणों के कारण सिविल सेवकों की नैतिक रचना को अत्यधिक क्षति पहुँची है। यह प्रवृत्ति लोक सेवाओं के कार्य निष्पादन को किस तरह प्रभावित कर रही है? यह सुनिश्चित करने के लिए कि ईमानदार सिविल सेवक सद्भाविक भूलों के लिए आलिप्त नहीं किए जाएं, क्या उपाय किए जा सकते हैं? तर्कसंगत उत्तर दीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2019 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Ethics · Case Studies
Case studies on the above issues.
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