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100			_aHota, P.C.
245			_aThe civil service - Past, present and future
260			_c2010
300			_ap.189-201.
362			_aApr-Jun
520			_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.
650			_aCivil service
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a87637
999			_c87637 _d87637