01115pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001500040245003300055260000900088300001500097362001200112520075700124650002600881650001800907773004400925180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aHota, P.C.  aExcellence in public service  c2006  ap.322-340.  aJul-Sep  aIn India, public servants displayed a high level of dedication and competence in performing their duties in the initial years of Indian Administrative Service. The respect they commanded was eroded progressively by successive political masters as also the sporadic instances of corruption and political nexus that swelled in numbers by each passing year. This article examines the core issue of how to restore the credibility of public service as an institution of sound governance and restore civil servants their self-respect. It examines viability of Civil Service Act as an institutional arrangement to ensure excellence in public service. This excellence can also be achieved through a concerted effort by public servants as a class. - Reproduced.  aCivil service - India  aCivil service  aIndian Journal of Public Administration