India, April 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
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The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, delivered the keynote address on the occasion of the 18th Civil Services Day at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi today.
Extending his greetings, the Vice President conveyed his best wishes to all civil servants serving across the country, as well as to their retired colleagues. He recalled that it has been 79 years since Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of independent India, addressed probationers of the Administrative Services in Delhi, where he described civil servants as the "steel frame of India." The Vice President noted that successive batches of officers have consistently upheld this legacy, se...