Democratic Politics

Bureaucracy or the Civil Service :
The President, the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers form the Political Executive in the center while the body of the Civil Servants is called the Administrative or the Permanent Executive. The Cabinet (or the Council of Minister) only formulates the policies while the real execution is left to the Civil or Public Servants. These civil servants at the center are selected by the union Public Service Commission and they are called I.A.S office. Similarly, The different State Public Service Commissions hold the competitive examinations and select the officers of the Provincial Civil Service (P.C.S). These officers, whether at the central level or at the State level, hold key positions in their respective spheres. Formerly, under British rule they had only limited duties to perform such as maintaining law and order and to collect revenue. But with the independence of India, their duties have been multiplied manifold. In addition to the above duties, they have to perform various general welfare duties as well, such as education, health, construction of rail and roads, maintenance of the means of transport and communication etc. As such, a great many qualities are expected in a public servant. First of all, he should be intelligent so that he can understand his work well. Secondly, he should be honest in his dealings and hard-working in his profession. Thirdly, he should be regular and punctual and should be fully devoted to his job Fourthly, he should be polite, cooperative and always prepared to serve the people. It is also the duty of the people to cooperate with these Civil servants so that they are able to perform their jobs smoothly and efficiently.