Discuss the ethical issues involved in the case study dealing with corruption and leakages of funds.

Ethical issues involved in the case:

i) Irregularities in fund usage for poor development scheme

ii) Leakages and siphoning of funds by senior official - against civil service values

iii) Politician - bureaucrat nexus undermining the service delivery.

iv) Threats to me (civil servant) for following ethical approach - against the IPC, CPC.

v) Exploitation and deprivation of rightful benefits - discrimination and inequality (Article 14 and 5)

vi) Use of unethical practices to gain money - take invoices etc.

vii) Involvement of civil servants to gain money outside the work - against civil service values.

take up the help of civil society and NGOs to take action on the issue

Report to the media in case of no-actions.

The taxpayer money rather than being utilized for upliftment of poor is used to fill up coffers of terror groups. There is a need to increase transparency, social audits and regular inspections to reduce these activities.

— Aditya Agarwal