Seeks information regarding the needs of the public, specially of the marginalized and disadvantaged

Responds to any public inquiries within the given timeframes

Aims to address all the issues of the citizens in an unbiased manner

Responds promptly and with accuracy to any public queries

Is accessible to all citizens and seeks their feedback on new policies

Ensures there are mechanisms in place to capture public feedback and implement it

Understands issues from others’ perspective, particularly the disadvantaged

Involves a diverse range of staff members, stakeholders, and partners while creating any new policies to ensure all possible opinions are taken into account

Is a role model of positive community service

Proposes new, innovative & easy to implement methods of identifying needs of all sections of society and meeting them

Tracks global trends & best practices that can be implemented for providing best possible service to citizens

Monitors the execution of feedback taking mechanism and the implementation of citizen feedback

Ensures multiple mechanisms are in place to obtain insights from the community

Cultivates relationships with relevant stakeholders from the public to validate usefulness of executed policies & services

Monitors quality of services being implemented

Clearly communicates broad range of community requirements in the Department

Elicits employees' commitment to serve the public good

Works across the Government to deliver best quality service, with a strong focus on the marginalised and disadvantaged

Promotes a culture focussed on serving the larger public to the best of the ability