01184pab a2200181 454500 180718b2006 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Hota, P.C. Excellence in public service 2006 p.322-340. Jul-Sep In 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. Civil service - India Civil service Indian Journal of Public Administration N 72328 72328 72328 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 52, Issue no: 3 AR72788 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR