Independence of the Civil Service

 India is a democratic country and to run such a vast, incredible and historical country it needs a equally incredible Civil Services. And IAS is the best example. But as you all know that there are three Pillars of a successful democracy and they are:-

• LEGISLATIVE  (Makes Laws)
• EXECUTIVE (Enforces Laws)
• JUDICIARY (Interprets Laws)

And Civil Services is on the top of Executive Branch. So to have a free and fair democracy we need to have such a system in place so that the 3 Pillars Of Democracy remain independent of each other and should not meddle in others jurisdiction.

After Independence our great leaders felt the need and formed a Civil Services which is independent from political agenda of any party (exceptions are always there).

The Constituent Assembly of India intended that the bureaucracy should be able to speak out freely, without fear of persecution or financial insecurity as an essential element in unifying the nation. The IAS officers are recruited by the Union government on the recommendation of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and posted under various State governments. While the respective State Governments have control over them they can not censure or take disciplinary action against IAS and other All India Services officers withot consulting the Union Government(Central) and the UPSC. This independence has been sometimes severely criticised by many quarters of civil society.

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