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.
Civil Service Day is celebrated annually on April 21 in India.
Civil Services refers to the permanent executive branch of the Republic of India.
National Civil Service Day is celebrated on April 21 every year because, on this day, Sardar Vallabhai Patel inaugurated the All India Services in 1947. He was the Home Minister of India. In his inauguration speech, he referred to Civil Servants as the “Steel frame of India”.
On April 21, 2006, National Civil Service Day was celebrated for the first time in India. Since then, the tradition to celebrate National Civil Services Day has been followed.
President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi and other politicians extended greetings to Civil Servants.