National Civil Service Day 2021: Every year April 21 is marked as National Civil Service Day. It is a day to appreciate the tremendous work done by officers engaged in public administration, in various departments of the central and state governments. On National Civil Service Day, the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration are also presented. Come rain or storm, the civil servants including IAS, IPS, IFS and others are out there taking care of the needs of local people and ensuring smooth availability of goods and services.
Significance and history of National Civil Service Day
Men and women who work selflessly in public adminnistration, are referred to as civil servants. Do you know why National Civil Service Day is celebrated on April 21? 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 Metcalf House in Delhi. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, had referred to the administrative officers as the ''steel frame of India'' or in other words the backbone of the country's administration. Sardar Patel, in his special address, laid out the golden rules and principles of good governance for the civil servants.
National Civil Service Day 2021: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, had referred to the administrative officers as the ''steel frame of India''
National Civil Service Day: Memorable quotes of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
- "Above all, I would advise you to maintain to the utmost the impartiality and incorruptibility of administration. A civil servant cannot afford to and must not, take part in politics. Nor must he involve himself in communal wrangles" - Sardar Patel
- Along with discipline, you must cultivate an esprit de corps without which a Service as such has little meaning. You should regard it as a proud privilege to belong to the Service, covenants of which you will sign, and to uphold throughout your service, its dignity, integrity and incorruptibility." - Sardar Patel
- ''Take to the path of dharma - the path of truth and justice. Don't misuse your valour. Remain united. March forward in all humility, but fully awake to the situation you face, demanding your rights and firmness." - Sardar Patel
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