Civil Services Day 2020: PM Modi, President Kovind Thank 'Steel Frames Of India' Amid Coronavirus Crisis
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India celebrates April 21 as 'Civil Services Day', an occasion for public to thank the Civil Servants for their service to the society and for Civil Servants to 'rededicate themselves to the cause of citizen and renew their commitments to public service'.
April 21 was chosen to be celebrated as Civil Service Day to commemorate the day when the first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947 at Metcalf House, Delhi. In his address, he called Civil Servants, the 'steel frame of India'.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his greetings to the Civil Servants and his families.
"I appreciate their efforts in ensuring India successfully defeats COVID-19. They are working round the clock, assisting those in need and ensuring everyone is healthy," PM Modi tweeted.
PM Modi also paid tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and shared his speech form Civil Services Day in 2018.
President Ram Nath Kovind also greeted Civil Servants for their key role in implementation of policies and programs for public welfare.
"In the present times too, the steel frame of our country, the civil service, has shown its strength and resolve in handling COVID-19 situation, with sensitivity and professionalism," President Ram Nath Kovind tweeted.
Anil Swarup, Former Secretary to the Government of India and a former Civil Servant, tweeted, "Civil Services have proved it again. The COVID crisis has brought out the best in them. On this Civil Service Day, let us resolve to keep it that way even after the crisis."
As part of Civil Servant Day, Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration are presented to Districts/Implementing Units for implementation of Priority programme and innovation categories.
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