IMPACT OF ADMINISTRATIVE MALPRACTICES ON THE BUREAUCRATIC MORALITY OF INDIA: A STUDY

After attaining Independence from the Britishers in 1947, India was successful in inheriting the best administrative structure compared to all the emerging countries with its morally upstanding and committed public service. However, with time, this moral structure was soon corrupted with commissions of administrative malpractices that changed the administrative bodies’ very foundation.

Observing morality as a concept in governance has been a concern for Indians since immemorial. Most often, the moral aspect is tainted with the nature of political, judicial, and administrative corruption in India that has regressively affected the performance standard within the bureaucratic system. India has also witnessed extensive misuse of legal and constitutional machinery by highly placed ministers of the government and other authorities who began to rock the moral structure of the nation since the very first decade of Independence.

One question that is often asked is how such administrative malpractices affect the bureaucratic morality of the country, which will be dealt with in this research article. The article will also focus on a comparative analysis of the impact of administrative malpractices on the bureaucracy in India and other developed nations. Finally, this article shall conclude by finding out what steps must be taken to keep such administrative bodies under control to ensure the morally upstanding structure created by the country stands strong.