Srinagar, July 31 -- Dr. Rashid Manzoor Bhat

Public institutions were once envisioned as instruments of service, justice, and collective progress. Today, these institutions, across sectors such as healthcare, education, and administration, reflect a consistent and worrying erosion of ethical responsibility. The most disturbing aspect of this moral deterioration lies not in isolated cases of corruption or neglect, but in the normalisation of such behaviour as routine, expected and even defensible.

This shift has damaged the relationship between citizens and the state, hollowed out public trust and transformed service roles into platforms for personal gain. In the healthcare sector, this ethical vacuum has become dangerously visible. The ...