Dr. Jitendra Singh Addresses 18th Civil Services Day, Highlights Surge in PM’s Excellence Awards; Says Entries Rise from 1,216 in 2023 to 2,035 in 2025

• Civil Services Day is observed annually on 21 April, marking Sardar Patel's 1947 address to probationers; the 18th edition (2026) was the occasion for the Minister's remarks.
• The event spotlighted a sharp rise in entries for the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration, alongside scale-up of iGOT Karmayogi, CPGRAMS, and Digital Life Certificates (DLC) — flagship administrative reforms under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions (MoPPG&P).
• Relevant for GS-II (Governance): civil services capacity-building, citizen-centric service delivery, e-governance metrics.