Hundreds of committees have provided recommendations but the basic structure of public administration has remained unaltered. “What India needs today is a revolution in the administrative system without which no enduring change could be brought about in any field”. The first Administrative Reform Commission was set up in 1966 under Morarji Desai but it became a victim of bureaucratic sloth. Therefore, a second Administrative Reform Commission was set up in 2005 under Veerappa Moily. Almost all discussion around government recruitment tends to focus on that of the higher bureaucracy through Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examinations.

Source: Hindustan Times September 14, 2020 13:55 UTC