Civil Services Day is 21st April

Civil Services Day is organized on 21st April every year, when civil servants re-dedicate themselves to the cause of the citizens and renew their commitment to public service. This day coincides with the date on which SardarVallabhbhai Patel had addressed the first batch of probationers at the All India Administrative Service Training School at Metcalfe House, New Delhi in 1947.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the two-day 11th Civil Services Day programme on 20th April 2017. The Civil Services Day function is being organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of  Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will confer PM’s awards for Excellence in Public Administration to Districts/Implementing units and other Central/State organisations on 21st April 2017 for effective implementation of Identified Priority Programmes and Innovation.