01048pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001500040245004900055260000900104300001500113362001200128520071200140650001800852773004400870180718b2010   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aHota, P.C.  aThe civil service - Past, present and future  c2010  ap.189-201.  aApr-Jun  aThe prestige, power and responsibilities of the bureaucracy have undergone sea change since the not too distant a past. As the 21st Century advances there would also be a reappraisal of the tasks that the government would be asked to perform. As such the civil servants, will have to be much more professionally competent, upright, sensitive and action oriented. The biggest obstacle to this end seems to be coming from the instances of corruption at various levels that denigrate the reputation of civil servants. Besides a conscientious introspection by the civil servants, a multi-pronged reform strategy may save the day and restore the rightful status of this important arm of government. - Reproduced.  aCivil service  aIndian Journal of Public Administration