Pinto, Marina R.

Civil service neutrality in India - The career of a concept - 1997 - p.596-610. - Jul-Sep

Following a discussion on conceptual aspects, background and justification of civil service neutrality in India along with its political context, the author traces the journey of the concept during different phases of Indian system of governance, i.e., ICS, Nehru era, Indira Gandhi era and post Indira Gandhi era, and highlights its characteristic features under each phase. She then picks up civil service activism for discussion covering its pros and cons and future probabilities before concluding the piece. - Reproduced


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