Wednesday, 22 April 2020

Civil Services of India

Civil Services of India

The Civil Services refer to the career bureaucrats who are the permanent executive branch of the Republic of India.

The Civil Service Day is celebrated on 21 April every year

The purpose for this day is to rededicate and recommit themselves to the cause of the people. It is observed by all Civil Services.

This day gives civil servants the opportunity for introspection and thinking about future strategies to deal with the challenges being posed by the changing times

 The 'Prime Minister Award for Excellence in Public Administration' is presented in three categories. Under this scheme of awards instituted in 2006, all the officers individually or as group or as organisation are eligible.

 The award includes a medal, scroll and a cash amount of ₹100,000 .

 In case of a group, the total award money is ₹500,000  subject to a maximum of ₹100,000  per person. For an organisation the cash amount is limited to ₹500,000