The impact of ethics and values in enhancing trust and accountability in PBLIC administration

Ethics and values are fundamental for enhancing trust and accountability in Public Administration. They serve as the foundation that connects the government with its citizens. It shapes a transparent and responsible governance system in the country. A well functioning administrative structure depends greatly on adherence to ethical standards and human values. In today’s context, both governance and politics recognize that corruption and misuse of authority erode national strength. Without instilling ethics and human values in individuals, reforms cannot bring about genuine change in attitude and behaviour of the civil servants. The public institutions can only be considered reliable when their functioning is rooted in moral values. To provide the satisfactory services to the public, the governments need to adhere high standards of personal integrity and probity with sound technological administrative mechanism. The ethical orientation of political and social institutions provides direction to the society and ensures progress in the right path. For governments to deliver efficient and satisfactory services, they must uphold high levels of personal integrity, honesty, and probity. A society furnish importance for values like accountability, objectivity, selflessness, integrity, honesty and leadership in any of its institutions. Particularly, the individuals are expected more to adhere and it wish to entrust on those with administrative responsibility. Administrative ethics and values refer to the set of moral norms and principles that guide the pursuit of the common good and the practical application of ethical standards. Administrative ethics help a country to grow. To combat corruption, the Indian government has implemented various measures over time to prevent it within the country. The present study aims at examine the current state of ethics and values in politics and public administration, and to propose recommendations for effective public administration.