National Civil Service Day is celebrated on April 21 every year to appreciate the tremendous work done by officers engaged in public administration, in various departments of the central and state governments.
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On this day, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the first batch of probationers at the All India Administrative Service Training School at Metcalfe House, New Delhi in 1947. In his speech he called civil servants as the steel frame of India.
This day is celebrated to make civil servants re-dedicate themselves to the cause of the citizens and renew their commitment to public service.