STRUCTURE

• Introduction – A short introduction (15 words)              
• Body – explain integrity, impartially and its significant role with reference to public administration (120 words)
• Conclusion – Mention a short conclusion  (15 words)

ANSWER

Aptitude and foundational values for civil services like integrity, impartiality and nonpartisanship, objectivity are needed to bring the attitudinal and behavioral reforms in them.

Integrity

• It is the practice of synchronization of thought, words and actions. It can be correlated to honesty but unlike honesty it’s more a professional value. It’s related to institution. It advocates sacrifice of personal gains in favor of organizational objectives. In conflict between personal and organizational objectives organization must be given importance. Financial integrity is important component. Civil servants are handling public assets they are the custodians of public money. Integrity ensures the economy of expenditure, reduction in unproductive expenditure, minimization of corruption. Hence integrity is utmost required value.
• Example:
  • Not accepting praise of acclaim for someone else’s work. That includes stealing someone’s idea or pretending to have worked on a successful project.
  • When your senior asks you to do something against your personal code of conduct, refuse. If it means losing a good paying job, so be it. Find a more ethical option to use.

Impartiality

• Impartiality (also called even handedness or fair-mindedness) is a principle of justice holding that decisions should be based on objective criteria, rather than on the basis of bias, prejudice, or preferring the benefit to one person over another for improper reasons. A civil servant should never show any kind of prejudices, biases, and preferences into their functioning. Impartiality lies at the heart of public service and is the core of the commitments of a public servant. A public servant must not act on the basis of nationality,
• race, religion, or political point of view. His / her service must be based on the principle of non-partisan.
• Example: making decisions and providing advice on merit and without bias, caprice, favoritism or self-interest; implementing Government policies and programs equitably.

Present day civil servants needs to perform multiple functions of giving suggestions to political representatives, addressing public grievances, institutionalisation of the socio economic changes, delivering goods and services. Hence a value committed bureaucracy is need of hour