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'''Indian civil servants''' includes five principal sub-categories of officials: | '''Indian civil servants''' includes five principal sub-categories of officials: | ||
*Administrators of the native states of India | *Administrators of the native states of India | ||
*Administrators of [[British India]] who came as servants of the [[East India Company]] before the formation of the ICS in 1853 | *Administrators of [[British India]] who came as servants of the [[East India Company]] before the formation of the ICS in 1853 | ||
*Members of the former [[Indian Civil Service]] (ICS) as well as the superior central and nationalised services in British India, who joined the civil service after 1853. | *Members of the former [[Indian Civil Service]] (ICS) as well as the superior central and nationalised services in British India, who joined the civil service after 1853.<ref name=babu4>Potter, David C. *India's Political Administrators: From ICS to IAS*. Oxford University Press, 1996.</ref> | ||
**[[Dewan]]s of the former [[Indian Princely States]] | **[[Dewan]]s of the former [[Indian Princely States]] | ||
*Employees of the [[Central Civil Services (India)|Central Civil Services]] of the present [[Government of India]], and respective Indian state governments including the | *Employees of the [[Central Civil Services (India)|Central Civil Services]] of the present [[Government of India]], and respective Indian state governments including the | ||
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** [[Indian Forest Service]] | ** [[Indian Forest Service]] | ||
** [[Indian Police Service]] | ** [[Indian Police Service]] | ||
* Technocrats and Academic Administrators who have held official positions of the Government of India and the respective state governments of the Indian Union. | * Technocrats and Academic Administrators who have held official positions of the Government of India and the respective state governments of the Indian Union.<ref name=babu2>Jain, R. B. *Contemporary Issues in Indian Administration*. Vishal Publishing Co., 2003.</ref><ref name=babu3>Arora, Ramesh K., and Rajni Goyal. *Indian Public Administration: Institutions and Issues*. New Age International, 2007.</ref> | ||
For lists of civil servants of respective cadres see: | For lists of civil servants of respective cadres see: | ||
*[[List of Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan]] | *[[List of Chief Secretaries of Rajasthan]] | ||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||
Since early 20th-century, Indian civil servants are colloquially called "[[Babu (title)|babus]]",<ref>{{cite news| title = Yet to start work, Natgrid CEO highest paid babu| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Yet-to-start-work-Natgrid-CEO-highest-paid-babu/articleshow/15610191.cms?referral=PM |date= | Since early 20th-century, Indian civil servants are colloquially called "[[Babu (title)|babus]]",<ref>{{cite news| title = Yet to start work, Natgrid CEO highest paid babu| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Yet-to-start-work-Natgrid-CEO-highest-paid-babu/articleshow/15610191.cms?referral=PM |date=23 August 2012| accessdate = 2014-09-17 | newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref> while Indian bureaucracy is called "babudom", as in the "rule of babus", especially in Indian media.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.hindu.com/fline/fl1818/18181170.htm | ||
|title=A barbed look at babudom: Will the typically British humour of Yes Minister work if transplanted to an Indian setting? Viewers of a Hindi satellite channel have a chance to find out. | |title=A barbed look at babudom: Will the typically British humour of Yes Minister work if transplanted to an Indian setting? Viewers of a Hindi satellite channel have a chance to find out. | ||
|date= | |date=1–14 September 2001 | ||
|author=Anand Parthasarathy | |author=Anand Parthasarathy | ||
|magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]], India's National Magazine from the publishers of The Hindu | |magazine=[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]], India's National Magazine from the publishers of The Hindu | ||
|quote=Bureaucracy knows no bounds... | |quote=Bureaucracy knows no bounds... | ||
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = PM Modi tightens screws, gives babudom a new rush hour | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Modi-tightens-screws-gives-babudom-a-new-rush-hour/articleshow/41482792.cms |date= | }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = PM Modi tightens screws, gives babudom a new rush hour | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-Modi-tightens-screws-gives-babudom-a-new-rush-hour/articleshow/41482792.cms |date=2 September 2014| accessdate = 2014-09-17 | newspaper = The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Babu|work=Collins English Dictionary| url = http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/babudom | ||
| accessdate = 2014-09-17 }}</ref> | | accessdate = 2014-09-17 }}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 04:00, 22 February 2026
Indian civil servants includes five principal sub-categories of officials:
- Administrators of the native states of India
- Administrators of British India who came as servants of the East India Company before the formation of the ICS in 1853
- Members of the former Indian Civil Service (ICS) as well as the superior central and nationalised services in British India, who joined the civil service after 1853.[1]
- Dewans of the former Indian Princely States
- Employees of the Central Civil Services of the present Government of India, and respective Indian state governments including the
- Technocrats and Academic Administrators who have held official positions of the Government of India and the respective state governments of the Indian Union.[2][3]
For lists of civil servants of respective cadres see:
In popular culture[edit | edit source]
Since early 20th-century, Indian civil servants are colloquially called "babus",[4] while Indian bureaucracy is called "babudom", as in the "rule of babus", especially in Indian media.[5][6][7]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Potter, David C. *India's Political Administrators: From ICS to IAS*. Oxford University Press, 1996.
- ↑ Jain, R. B. *Contemporary Issues in Indian Administration*. Vishal Publishing Co., 2003.
- ↑ Arora, Ramesh K., and Rajni Goyal. *Indian Public Administration: Institutions and Issues*. New Age International, 2007.
- ↑ "Yet to start work, Natgrid CEO highest paid babu". The Times of India. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ Anand Parthasarathy (1–14 September 2001). "A barbed look at babudom: Will the typically British humour of Yes Minister work if transplanted to an Indian setting? Viewers of a Hindi satellite channel have a chance to find out". Frontline, India's National Magazine from the publishers of The Hindu.
Bureaucracy knows no bounds...
- ↑ "PM Modi tightens screws, gives babudom a new rush hour". The Times of India. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Babu". Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
