Day 37 – Q 4.Employees in the private sector can earn much more than a civil servant. Yet a career in the civil services is widely desired and revered. Why? Substantiate.
4. Employees in the private sector can earn much more than a civil servant. Yet a career in the civil services is widely desired and revered. Why? Substantiate.
निजी क्षेत्र में कर्मचारी एक सिविल सेवक से बहुत अधिक कमा सकते हैं। फिर भी सिविल सेवाओं में एक कैरियर व्यापक रूप से वांछित और प्रतिष्ठित है। क्यूं? पुष्टी करें।
Introduction:
Both the private sector and civil services are important as they both contribute for the growth of the nation in their respective capacities.
Body:
Both have their advantages and disadvantages, but still, Civil services are widely desired and revered over private sector in India for the following reasons:
| Factors | Civil Services | Private Sector |
| Job Security | Surety of job security and no fear of being fired anytime. | No such security of the job. It depends on market fluctuations. |
| Growth | Fixed prospects of growth irrespective of efficiency on the basis of seniority | Growth depends on performance basis. |
| Area of Work | Policy making and welfare work. Can serve public and bring positive change in the life of every strata of society, specially the marginalized and downtrodden Have the chance to shape policies that affect the nation’s future. | Work for one self and materialistic gains. Works for the higher profit of the companies, corporate and Big MNCs. No satisfaction of contribution to the society. |
| Scale of Work | One can have impact on a scale that far outstrips what is possible in the private sector. | Limited circle of influence. |
| Respect and Recognition | Huge recognition as it is about dealing with public on daily basis. | Don’t get such recognition. |
| Social status | Higher social status | Not as much as Civil servants |
| Perks, Privileges and allowances. | Perks and benefits are available such as servants, accommodation and travel expenses. Benefits continue even after retirements such as pensions | Perks not available at lower level, and only managerial level post gets some benefits. It is more about higher salary that too on performance basis. No pension. |
| Work life balance | Can have work-life balance in most of the services as only IAS and IPS are hectic jobs. | More hectic schedule and compromised work-life balance. |
| Considered Noble Profession | Service to mankind is considered as service to God. | No such nobleness attached to private sector. |
There are certain negatives reasons for which Civil services are admired most in India, such as Corruption opportunities and Abuse of power. These need to be eliminated by moral values such as honesty and integrity in civil servants.
Conclusion:
The best private sector employers do have strong values and powerful mission statements. But few can rival the Civil Service for the power of values – integrity, honesty, impartiality and objectivity – and the satisfaction that civil servant derives from serving the government of the day in seeking to make the nation safer, more prosperous and more unified.
