Civil service reforms: Issues & challenges

Civil Service is one of the most prestigious services of India. Beginning right from the time of Britishers which brought the reforms first as in bringing the service of applicants on merit based entry. From the year 1922, examination started to occur in India and Indians were given chance to compete. With formation and evolution of different committees, several changes came in pattern of examination and system of recruitment. Various reports have suggested changes like promoting e-governance, local governance, Refurbishing of Personnel Administration, Strengthening Financial Management Systems, combating terrorism and bringing citizen centric governance. This paper has tried to analyze not only the changes suggested by committees but also the pattern suggested for trainees who are recruited, their promotion and evaluation criteria also.1 Since the civil services are working at level of National and International level and stand as skeleton for the administration of country, prospective future of country is based on the same only. This paper has tried to analyze the present civil service pattern after several evolutions and suggested future pattern. Its pros and cons along with it paper has tried to analyze where it is carrying loopholes and can be amended upon.