Theories of Morals by Hobbes

Hobbes presented one of the earliest modern theories of morals. He was deeply indebted to the stress of his time and system. According to him man are one another’s enemies by nature and it’s only by force or fear that ..

Ethics and Integrity: Contribution by Moral Thinkers- Kautilya

Kautilya was the shrewdest minister in the court of Chandragupta Maurya during 317-293 BC. He has expressed his views on state, war, social structures, diplomacy, ethics, politics and statecraft in his work Arthashastra. Kautilya was known for his sharp opinion ..

Various Instruments of Redressal of Public Grievances

In order to make public service delivery more efficient, the government built machinery for redress of public grievances in every Ministry/Department, by fixing time for disposal of public grievances. An online computerized Public Grievances Redressal and Monitoring System (PGRAMS) is ..

Sevottam Framework

The Sevottam was designed by DARPG in 2006 as an assessment improvement framework for public service delivery. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has taken steps to register Compliant Citizen’s Charter and Grievance Redress Mechanism. What is Sevottam? Sevottam literally is the combination of Hindi words ‘SEWA ..

Concept, Origin and Principles of Citizen’s Charters

Citizen Charter is a document of commitment of organization towards the customers/user in respect of standard of services, accessibility to information redressal of grievances courtesy in public services. Origin of Charter The concept was first articulated and implemented in the United ..

Code of Ethics for Civil Services

India has laid down civil services rules in a most comprehensive way, and this formal elaborate listing or codification of what the public officials are to do and what to abjure is an impressive feature of formally prescribed administrative ethics ..

Strengthening Of Ethical and Moral Values In Governance

Significant progress has been recorded in recent years in development of effective Civil Service ethics, Codes of Conduct, transparency measures, ethics and integrity systems etc.  There areas which need immediate attention for strengthening ethical and moral value in governance are: ..

Laws, Rules, Regulations and Conscience as sources of Ethical Guidance

The concept of law has attracted attention of many philosophers. Thomas Aquinas notion of law is most acceptable as he defines law as an ‘ordinance of reason directed towards common good and promulgated by the one who cares for the ..