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Revision note: Public Administration Ethics: Status and Problems


  • Public service values: draft Public Services Bill 2007; 2nd ARC 4th report Code of Ethics
  • Positives: Constitution, PCA 1988/2018, Lokpal 2013 (functional 2019), RTI 2005, GeM 2016, DBT, social audits
  • Problems: corruption (TI CPI 2024: 38/100, rank 96), politicisation, nexus (Vohra Committee 1993), red tape, revolving door, policy capture
  • Klitgaard: C = M + D − A (1988)
  • Reforms: Section 17A, faceless assessment 2020, FR 56(j), Mission Karmayogi 2020
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