Inaugural of Special Foundation Course 2022

Sri K Srinivas IAS, Director LBSNAA in his Inaugural Speech beautifully described the qualities of a good civil servant: austerity, ability and anonymity. 

Austerity means discipline of body and thoughts. It also means both effective and efficient use of resources.

Ability means competence to do tasks successfully. It requires an attitude of lifelong learning.

Anonymity means giving credit for a successful task to people, democratic processes, people's representatives, team members. It is putting "We" before "I".

There is a special energy whenever a new Foundation Course is conducted. Everyone is excited to meet new entrants and look for beauty and excellence of Public Service in them.

A Foundation Course is special and a beginning of new energy.

Comments

  1. Arunkumar D28 January 2022 at 20:33

    It was so motivating Values for Young Officers like us Sir. I personally felt that, this 3 values will be the guiding principles for us in our field postings Sir.

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  2. Unknown29 January 2022 at 01:00

    Der sir, it was one of the great speeches.
    Ability in particular is very important quality of a civil servant. She/he must serve the citizens with her/his fullest of ability and continue enhancing abilities over lifetime.

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  3. Unknown29 January 2022 at 01:18

    Dear Sir

    The speech left an impression on us to put "we" before "I". Truly reflecting on the value of team effort in administration and delivering more from less.

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  4. Nityanand Jha31 January 2022 at 01:26

    It was indeed very thoughful. Anonymity is very important. We should realise that whatever we are doing is part of our duty. We don't need to show off.

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  5. Unknown2 February 2022 at 17:58

    Indeed Sir, As a civil servant if we remember and follow this,it not just leads to virtuous behavior but happiness and satisfaction in a long run. The perspective may seem different from the ecological setting and current trends but that is the strength and beauty of Beauracracy.

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