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Q1)Effortsandcouragearenotenoughwithoutpurposeanddirection.Howrelevantisthestatementforayoungcivilservant?Elucidate.

TheTopAnswerforthisquestioniswrittenbyJeandreze

Ans)Itisoftensaidthatthesuccesscomestothosewhomakesustainedeffort.Moreover,thecouragetotaketherigheouspathensuresthatsuccesswouldbeachievedsomeday.Butthesevirtuesarethemselvessufficienttokeepthefightalivebutnotsufficienttosucceed.Successrequiresmorethaneffortandcommitment.Itisonlyonwelldirectedpathcanapersonmoveforward.Itisimportanttomeasureourprogress,takefeedbackontheseefforts.TaketheexampleofspacemissionprogramsofISRO.Theyhaveshowntotheworldwithsustainedeffortandcourageresultscancome.ButtheirworkwasdirectedtoovercomepastfailuresandcontributetoNationBuilding.

Likewisethecivilservantmusthaveclearobjectivesinhismindwhenhetakesuptheservice.PublicInterestshouldbethedrivingfactorforallhisactions.Theeffortsandcouragemustbedisplayedinsustainedmannerforpublicgood.

ImportanceofGoal:

1. Makesthepersontakeamorefocusedapproach.

2. Theproblemcanbesolvedintimeboundmanner.

3. Withcleargoalsthepersonisabletoofferpracticalsolutions.

4. Publicservicedeliveryimproveswithsettargets.

5. Theprogresscanbemonitored,correctionscanbesuggested

IndiahastakenupthecommitmenttoachieveMillenniumDevelopmentGoalstoimproveHumandevelopmentfactors.Thewelldirectedapproachprovidesdirectiontothecivilservant.

Q2)Theproblemwithourcountryisthattoomanyarelookingfortherightpersoninsteadofbeing

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therightperson.Howfardoyouagree?Substantiate.

TheTopAnswerforthisquestioniswrittenbyHeidi

Ans)Wheneverthereisdeclineofrighteousness,Iincarnatemyselftoprotectthevirtuous.isthisthereasonwhywearelookingforadivineinterventionorincarnationtoleadusinourtroubles?thenitcouldbeanyoneofus.Theproblemistheabsenceofwillingnesstofacetheproblemandtakeinitiative.

Thistendencyofsearchingfortherightpersontosolvetheissuehasbeeninstitutionalizedrecently.wheneverweareincrisisweoverwhelminglytendtoFacebookitbeforewefaceit.Apartoftheproblemcanbeattributabletoourtraditionallegacy.wearetoomuchdependentoncharismaticpersonalities.beitinpolitics,religion,entertainmentheroworshipseemstobecomepartofourculture.

Theadverseconsequenceofthishabitisthelossofcollectiveresponsibilityandeffectivepersonalcontributioninoursociety.TherecentIndiaagainstCorruptionmovementgotmomentumwhentherewasacharismaatthefront.Ittooklongsixtyyearstovoiceagainstcorruptiononlywhenasaviorappearedandthemomentumgotdilutedeventuallywhenthecharismagotengagedinotheractivities.

Enjoyingtherightswithoutknowingtheresponsibilityistheissue.everyoneshouldbeawareofhis/herdutiesandresponsibilities.Individualinitiativesfromeveryonecanonlybringthechangethatwewant.

Q.3)CaseStudy

Youarethedistrictmagistrateinastateknownforitsrichmines.Thereisacontracttobeawardedthroughatenderinvitingbidsfrominterestedpartiestodeveloptheminesinyourmineralrichdistrict.

Beingahighlyprofitablecontract,thereisintensecompetitionamongbiddersandvirtuallyeveryoneistryingtoextractinformationfromyouregardingdetailsofthetendersoastogetfirstmoversadvantage.Inasituationlikethis,youaresupposedtomaintainabsolutesecrecyinordertoensurealevelplayingfield.

However,oneparticularday,yourwifeasksyouaboutthetenderandyoutellhercasuallysomeofthecriticalmodalities.

Theverynextday,youseereportsinthenewspaperthatareblamingyouforfurnishingsecretdetailstooneofyourclosefriendswhowasdeeplyinterestedinthebid.Uponinquirywithyourwife,yougettoknowthatyourclosefriendhadinsistedhertoaskyouthedetailsofthetender.Hehadalsopromisedherthathewonttellanyoneaboutit.Butunfortunately,themattergotleakedinthepublicdomainandpeopleareoutragedbytheincidentandquestioningyourintegrity.

Yourealiseyourmistakethatyoushouldnthavetoldyourwifeaboutthetender.Butitsalreadytoolate.

Whatoptionsdoyouhaveinthissituation?Whichonewillyoufollow?Givereasons.

TheTopAnswerforthisquestioniswrittenbySepoyNo1446

Ans)Thisisacasewherepersonaltrustandbusinessethicshavecrisscrossedeachother.Achoicehastobemadewhichinthiscaseisapostfactoplanofaction.Byblindlyfollowingtrust,Ihavecompromisedwith

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ethicalvaluesoforganisationalloyaltywhichisnowposingathreattothefairnessofoverallbiddingprocess.

Alltheactionstakenwillhavetoconsiderthefollowingissues:

1. Thelargerpubliccause

2. Thepubliccriticism

3. Imageofmywifeandmine.

Mywifeisaninnocentcriminal,butIamalsoequallyapartnerinthiscrime.Bycompromisingwiththesensitiveinformation,futureofamajorprojecthasbeenputinjeopardy.Inthiscasetheimageofmineandmywifecomessecondarytotheissueoffairnessandavaluebasedsystem.Iwillsuggestfollowingimmediateandfuturisticplanofactiontoapersonfalleninsuchsituation.

Immediateaction:

1. Evaluatetheprogressofbiddingprocessandiffoundcompromisedcanceltheprocessandreorderforfreshbidding

2. IssueaclarificationtotheadministrativeHQcitingthereasonsbehindit.Statethefactsthatitwasalapseofmisjudgmentonyourpartsandyouhadnoillintentions,neitherdidyourwifehad.

3. Issueanapologytopublic,statingthefactsandcorrectiveactionsyouhavetakenthusassuringthemofafairprocess.

Futuristicaction:

1. Askwifetoshowrestraintinherpubliclifeanddonotdiscloseanysecretdetails.

2. Avoidsharinganydetailswithyourwifeinthefirstplaceitself.

3. Publicengagementandstrictervigilanceofpartiesinvolvedinbiddingprocess

4. Tracetheintentionoftheclosefriendandfindoutthenexusifanyexistbetweenbiddingparties.