Provide ethical governance - Petition to PM

To: The Prime Minister of India

Subject: - Provide ethical governance

Ethics in governance needs no justification. An ethical person is a good human being. In personal life, it is ethical thoughts, behaviour and governance of self. In organizations, it is extended to ethical governance of others’ matters also. It is not automatic. It needs constant attention and nurturing.

We want every department of India to be an ethical organization. We want all the people to be committed to doing the right thing because it is what we, as human beings, should do. Each one of us should have a personal commitment for ethical governance. We should be willing to be held accountable to our commitments.

Each organization is a pyramid. Ethical governance should start from the top. Leadership should be supportive and positive, and should establish examples of self-discipline and self-enforcement. Such ethical governance will flow down to the grass-root level and cover the entire organization.

As PM of India, we expect leadership action from you to create healthy and safe ethical climates in the all the departments in the country’s governance. There should be no ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’. There should be no excuses of any kind, no compromise on integrity, and no conflict of interest. Governance should be mindful of the context, the expectations of the people, and the available options when faced with issues.

We expect from all:
a) to be ethically awake to what is happening in the country and its larger social environment
b) to have a capacity to reflect on such issues in terms of ethics and values
c) to have a capacity to act on these issues in terms of ethics and values
d) to be able to live values in everything said and done.

The core of Indian ethical governance should be ethical decision making - should consists of: actions, which reflect good intentions, good means and expected good results, and actions, which reflect a healthy balance of obeying laws, consequences, care of others and good values.

Your leadership should responsibly exercise moral voice and seek cooperative solutions.

Your government should acknowledge obligations for social responsibility, which should be demonstrated by balancing economic or operational viability, protecting the environment, strengthening ethics and sustainable development.

Your government should believe in accountability for its decisions and actions. Its governance should be active in strengthening the ethical climate in the country, organizational accountability which fosters transparency, reporting and a willingness to be held accountable to public and natuinal expectations.

This petition is not against any person. The issue here is "ethical governance" not person(s).

I would request all the people who have the same say towards this issue to sign this petition and take up radical steps towards the betterment of this nation through ethical governance.

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