Q.4 Ensuring that civil service values are recognised during the recruitment process and ensured through a code of ethics after appointment is a necessary condition of making the civil services an effective instrument of citizen centric governance. Comment. (10 Marks)

Mentor’s Comments- Briefly define code of ethics and civil service values. State the importance of recognizing civil services values during the recruitment process of civil servants and its continuance thereafter through code of ethics. Assess whether it is an effective instrument of citizen-centric governance.