Who is known as the ‘Father of the All India Services’?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Home Minister, insisted in the Constituent Assembly on keeping a civil service common to the Union and the states, with officers recruited at the national level. The Indian Administrative Service and the Indian Police Service replaced the old ICS and IP, and Article 312 of the Constitution provides for such services.
He called them the “steel frame” of the country, which is why he is known as the Father of the All India Services. Civil Services Day (21 April) marks his address to the first batch of officers in 1947.