National Civil Service Day is observed every year on April 21.
It is also observed to mark the hard work done by civil servants in various departments and organizations to ensure the smooth functioning of the administrative machinery.
After Independence, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel referred to civil servants as the steel frame of India.
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel announced that National Civil Service Day will be observed every year to honour the contributions of civil servants to the country.
The first ever National Civil Services Day in India was celebrated on 21 April 2006.
Charles Cornwallis is known as the “Father of the Indian Civil Service” for his contribution to the reform and modernization of India’s civil services.
