A compromised system will harm young civil service entrants. Fix it
Hindustan TimesOn May 24, the Union Public Services Commission released the list of 900 successful candidates in the annual civil services examination. Approval of the ruling party informally and without putting down anything in writing -- is the order of the day even in routine business, and this dampens idealistic Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service officers even in their early years. Expectations and the lure of a high standard of living is one reason why young officers succumb to illegal opportunities available to them. The second issue lies in the behaviour of some senior officers who are uninhibited about their lavish living, and who grossly neglect their sacred duty of imparting correct values to young officers, enabling bad actors to bend the system.
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