THE CIVIL SERVICES BILL

The Government is committed to bring in a Civil Services Law to provide a statutory
basis for the regulation of the Civil Services in India, as enshrined in Article 309 of
the Constitution of India, to regulate the appointment and conditions of the Civil
Servants, to lay down and review the fundamental values of Civil Services, the Civil
Services Code of Ethics, Civil Service Management Code, to establish Civil Services
Authority for facilitating review and proper development of Civil Services and in
order to develop Civil Services as a professional, neutral, merit based and
accountable instrument for promoting good governance and better delivery of
services to the citizens. The draft Bill finalised by the Government has been modified
on the basis of the recommendations of the 2nd Administrative Reforms Commission,
contained in their 10th Report on ’Refurbishing of Personnel Administration’. A copy
of the modified draft Bill has been referred to the PMO for approval.