Considered as the backbone of the administrative machinery of the country, Civil services are executive branch of Republic of India. This day is celebrated as a transformation in the civil services established by the British. On April 21, 1947, Sardar Patel had addressed the first batch of IAS in Delhi and had expressed his vision about civil service of free India and foundation of good governance.
Guiding principles for the higher civil services in the country
To ensure the growth of India, Sardar Patel had also put few guiding principles for the higher civil services in the country which are ‘empathy’, ‘efficiency’, ‘impartiality’ and ‘incorruptibility’. Taking empathy as a base, he had asked civil servants to formulate policy and programme by weighing all the pros and cons. Second is efficiency. This means to use knowledge for improving the services and transformed dull processes into efficient activity through innovative ideas. Talking about impartiality, he had asked to serve the citizens equally and focus on the underprivileged segments in society. The fourth principle is of incorruptibility. He asked that the civil servants must showcase integrity and don’t corrupt the system. They must never get into any act that distorts the image of the nation.
Award Functions to be held on Civil Services Day
On Civil Services Day, the two-day program is held beginning from 20th April. Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated an exhibition on identified priority programs and innovations. He also released a book Emulating Excellence- Takeaways for Replication. On 21st April, PM Modi will give awards for excellence in public administration.
