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In India, the Civil Service is the collection of civil servants of the government who constitute the permanent executive branch of the country.[1][2] This includes servants in the All India Services, the Central Civil Services, and various State Civil Services.
As of 2010, there were 6.4 million government employees in India in all levels (Group A to D) within the central and state governments.[3] The services with the most personnel are with the Central Secretariat Service[a] and Indian Revenue Service (IT and C&CE).[b]
Civil servants in a personal capacity are paid from the Civil List. Article 311 of the constitution protects civil servants from politically motivated or vindictive action. Senior civil servants may be called to account by the Parliament. The civil service system in India is rank-based and does not follow the tenets of the position-based civil services.[2]
- ^ Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (8 June 2011). "The civil service system". New Delhi: Government of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
- ^ a b United Nations Public Administration Network. "National Civil Service System in India : A Critical View" (PDF). Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ "2010 Civil Services Report: A Survey" (PDF). New Delhi: Government of India. 8 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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