Public services

     (Meaning of Public services)

  (1)Public services are the services constituted by the government.



  (2)It's entrusted with the task of implementing the plans of the government.



  (3)Public services include the civil servants and the employees working in public sector

      undertakings Quasi-governmental organisations and nationalised banks.



   (4)Public services is a professional body of experts.



   (5)Expertise, vitality and leadership are some of the important features of public services.







         (Relation between government and public service)



(1)Public services is an important arm of the government.



(2)Dichotomy between policy formulation and implementation can never be strictly maintained

   in practise.



(3)Public services are also involved in policy formulation and government also doesn't restrain

   from policy implementation.



(4) Public servants have more knowledge, time and experience than the politicians.





                   (Different functions of civil services)

(1)Civil servants advise ministers on policy issues.



(2)They are engaged in delegated legislation.



(3)As the functions of government are increasing, the role of civil services is becoming more

  important.



(4)They carry out the formulated plans and programmes.



(5)They are engaged with monitoring and evolution of government programmes.



(6)They are engaged with administrative adjudication.





                         (Commitment role of civil services)

(1)Many views have been expressed on commitment role of civil services.



(2)Instead of personalised commitments which the civil servants usually display, the commitment

  should be towards the objective of the programmes and ideals of the constitution.



                   (Neutrality role and instrumentality role)

(1)Civil services have to be neutral in their outlook and activities.



(2)Their political values should not affect their conduct and behaviour.



(3)They should be a non-partisan band of professionals.



(4)They should try to implement the policies without bothering about the people involved, they

   should try to utilise the resources in an optimum manner to achieve maximum results.



(5)They should only play an instrumental role.



(6)Civil servants should not become the prime movers behind policy maing, at least they should

  not involve themselves in policy making full fledgedly.





               (The major functions of civil servatns)

(1)Determination of policy.



(2)Implementation of legislation and policies.



(3)Delegated legislation.



(4)Administrative adjudication.





             Civil servants perform the function of



(1)Advising the government regarding the programmes, providing the ministers with necessry information

and statics.



(2)Implementing the plans, policies and programmes formulated by the government.



(3)Monitoring and evaluating the programmes of the government.



(4)Carrying out the tasks delegated to them by the government.



(5)Determining cases on issues involving rights and obligations of private citizens and parties.





                     (Role models of civil servies)

(1)Instrumentality



(2)Neutrality role



(3)Commitment role



(4)Impersonality role



(5)Anonymity role



(6)Professionality role

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