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  2. Indian Civil Service - Wikipedia

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    Its members ruled over more than 300 million people [1] in the presidencies and provinces of British India and were ultimately responsible for overseeing all government activity in the 250 districts that comprised British India. They were appointed under Section XXXII(32) of the Government of India Act 1858, [2] [3] enacted by the British ...

  3. Civil Services of India - Wikipedia

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    The present civil services of India are mainly based on the pattern of the former Indian Civil Service of British India. During the British raj, Warren Hastings laid the foundation of civil service and Charles Cornwallis reformed, modernised, and rationalised it. Hence, Charles Cornwallis is known as 'the Father of civil service in India'.

  4. Union Public Service Commission - Wikipedia

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    The Royal Commission on the Superior Civil Services in India was set up under the chairmanship of Lord Lee of Fareham by the British Government in 1923. [8] [6] With equal numbers of Indian and British members, the commission submitted its report in 1924, recommending setting up of a Public Service Commission. [9]

  5. Staff Selection Commission - Wikipedia

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    The commission is headed by a Chairman [5] and two members after him. Besides, there are one Secretary, one Director, one Deputy Secretary, two Joint Directors, nine Under Secretaries, four Deputy Directors, one Finance & Budget Officer, one Assistant Director (OL), 24 Section Officers and more than 183 supporting officers/staff are at the Headquarters for discharging the duties and ...

  6. Central Civil Services - Wikipedia

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    The Central Civil Services (CCS) encompass the various Civil Services of India that are exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Government of India.This is in contrast to the All India Services, which are common to both the central and state governments, or the state civil services, which fall under the purview of individual states.

  7. Government of India - Wikipedia

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    India has a quasi-federal form of government, called "union" or "central" government, [45] with elected officials at the union, state and local levels. At the national level, the head of government , the prime minister , is appointed by the president of India from the party or coalition that has the majority of seats in the Lok Sabha .

  8. Indian Administrative Service - Wikipedia

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    As with other countries following the parliamentary system of government, the IAS is a part of the permanent bureaucracy of the nation; [4] and is an inseparable part of the executive of the Government of India. As such, the bureaucracy remains politically neutral and guarantees administrative continuity to the ruling party or coalition. [4]

  9. Presidencies and provinces of British India - Wikipedia

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    A map of the British Indian Empire in 1909 during the partition of Bengal (1905–1911), showing British India in two shades of pink (coral and pale) and the princely states in yellow. At the turn of the 20th century, British India consisted of eight provinces that were administered either by a governor or a lieutenant-governor.