A brief on prevailing civic sense and way forward in Indian society. Discusses, what is civic sense, how much, we as society, value it, diagnosis, benefits and way forward for improvement.

1. Know RISK
Civic Sense Among Us
Need of the Hour

2. Civic Sense – Need of The hour
Flow
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Content
Introduction
Current Situation
Significance
Diagnosis
Way forward
References

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Introduction | What is Civic sense?
Not just a cleaning drive, Consideration for the fellow human beings
The unspoken norms in the society
How ethically we behave beyond the purview of law – Social Ethics
Tendency to be responsible without compulsion-
i.e. Maintaining the decorum in public places
Being law abiding
“Being proactively
responsible for your every
action in the society”

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Current situation | How much are we concerned?
No less than pathetic – in all strata of life, we just don’t care
Consistently being rated among the most dirty countries in the world
Diseases spread due to cleanliness and hygiene
Very high rate of road related accident deaths
Increase in crime including against children
Few examples

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Diagnosis | Where have we gone wrong?
Education System (The bedrock of Civic Sense)
No or Little orientation at home about civic sense
Not following norms/civic sense has become a social transaction
No assessment criteria in the job/career oriented courses
Lack of sense of ownership towards culture, country or society
Problem prevailing across classes

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Significance | Its not all intangible….
Holistic development of prospective citizens
Huge Savings on maintenance cost of public property
Higher income from tourism to the country
Savings on health and sanitation
Higher proportions of Healthy Citizens
Savings on fuel and other assets
Healthy environment – Control on pollution and related expenses

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Way forward | We can be developed in real sense!
Inclusion of Civic Sense as a subject in schools from primary level
Coordinated efforts of recruitment agencies to include it as a part of
all jobs/services’ aptitude test
Sensitization of Low Income class through local administration
Action on the breach of law pertaining to Civic sense
Technological leverage to track the repeat and habitual offenders
Awareness drive through street plays and at the community functions
Enhancing the competitive spirit among districts/states

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Thank
You!
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References-
-http://creative.sulekha.com/civic-sense-need-of-the-hour_615886_blog
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_traffic-related_death_rate
-http://indianexpress.com/article/world/world-news/dubai-emirates-flight-crash-video-shows-chaos-in-
cabin-of-crashed-plane/