National Civil Services Day is observed on April 21 every year.
New Delhi:
The National Civil Services Day is observed on April 21 every year and is dedicated to India s civil servants for their contribution and hard work in public administration. The first National Civil Service Day was observed in the year 2006.
The Government of India chose April 21 as the National Civil Service Day as on this day the country s first home minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the newly appointed Administrative Services Officers in 1947. The historic occasion took place at the Metcalfe House in Delhi. Sardar Patel had referred to the civil servants as the steel frame of India or in other words the backbone of the country s administration.
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M. Venkaiah Naidu. File photo
“On this Civil Services Day, I express my heartfelt gratitude, along with my fellow citizens, to numerous civil servants who have left an indelible impress on the governance of our country,” he said. Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday asked bureaucrats to keep reshaping India’s governance structures to reflect constitutional values as well as expectations of the people.
In a series of tweets to mark the Civil Services Day, Mr. Naidu said it is an occasion for all civil servants to transform governance and constantly try to implement public policies that will make the country “
Try to implement public policies that will make country self-reliant: Naidu to civil servants
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In a series of tweets to mark the Civil Services Day, Naidu said it is an occasion for all civil servants to transform governance and constantly try to implement public policies that will make the country atmanirbhar (self-reliant) as well as regain its rightful place in the comity of nations.
The vice president hailed the yeoman service civil servants are rendering during the coronavirus pandemic.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday asked bureaucrats to keep reshaping India s governance structures to reflect constitutional values as well as expectations of the people.
Anand Mahindra tweeted about his grandfather and granduncle who were Civil Servants
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National Civil Service Day, industry leader Anand Mahindra tweeted his respect for all Civil Servants of India. In a touching post on Twitter, he narrated a family story of his grandfather and granduncle who were both Civil Servants before starting Mahindra & Mahindra in the 40s. My grandfather Jagdish and granduncle Kailash were both civil servants during World War 2. Jagdish left Tata Steel to become India s first Iron & Steel Controller. Kailash headed the India Supply Mission in the U.S. In 45 they quit to start M&M, Mr Mahindra posted on the microblogging site along with photos of the two founders.