Lord Cornwallis (Governor-General from 1786 to 1793) is known as the father of Civil Services in India. He reformed and organized the civil services by introducing rules and regulations to check corruption and ensure efficiency. He is credited with creating the framework for the civil service, although the system of competitive examinations for recruitment was introduced much later (in the mid-19th century, post-Charter Act of 1853).
During whose Governor-Generalship, Indian Civil Service (I.C.S.) was introduced?
Asked in WBPSC CS Prelims 2016 · Topic: Governor/Governor General/Viceroy (Significant Governor-Generals pre-1857 and their contributions (e.g., Warren Hastings, Cornwallis, Wellesley, Bentinck, Dalhousie))
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