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National Civil Services Day Special Cover Story

IMPORTANCE OF CIVIL SERVICES DAY

n On this occasion, officers are honored for
excellence in public administration by Prime
Minister There has been an image of
power, bureaucracy, and influence
n During the function, officers of All India associated with civil services. This
Services from all over the country get an image is certainly a colonial legacy,
opportunity to meet each other and know which some people have not been
about the programs going on in other parts of
the country. entirely successful in shedding. You
have to try to get civil services to get
n It also helps to know what is the common rid of this image.
problem of people across the country.
You should not be identified with
n All officers wait for this day every year. In hard power, but with soft power.
which the development work done by them
throughout the year is appreciated. Hard power causes resentment
and soft power becomes a great
medium to develop harmony. There
should be a simple mechanism from
appointment to hearing. It should
be your endeavor that people should
leave your office with a sense of
respect and satisfaction.

- Prime Minister, Narendra Modi

in the bureaucracy, and Prime Minister Modi made
them a part of the government in pursuit of his goal
of good governance. Despite initiatives to enable
existing officers, those who have not performed are
forced to retire. Direct recruitment (lateral entry)
at the level of the Joint Secretary, a 360-degree
appraisal process for the empanelment of All India
Civil Services officers, meetings through the Pragati
platform at the Prime Minister's level for the review
of every department, and the introduction of Good
Governance Day The initiative to give new dimensions
has infused new energy in the bureaucracy. The work
that was left to destiny for decades, PM Modi has
shown by taking the bureaucracy along with him.

PM MODI'S When we work with some responsibility and some purpose, then no work ever feels like
MANTRA a burden to us. You have also come here with a purpose. You have come to be a part of
making a positive change for society, and for the country.

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