Important Days
National Civil Service Day 2025
17th National Civil Service Day 2025 observed on April 21, 2025.
The theme for National Civil Services Day 2025 is: “Empowering Citizens through Efficient and Transparent Governance”.
The roots of this day go back to April 21, 1947, when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first Home Minister, addressed the first batch of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers at Metcalfe House, New Delhi.
Charles Cornwallis, who served as the Governor-General of India (1786–1793), is known as
the Father of the Indian Civil Service.
A key milestone in the evolution of civil services was the Indian Civil Service Act of 1861.
This act allowed Indians to compete for administrative roles through a competitive examination system