Act with clarity, conviction, courage: Jitendra Singh to civil servants

New Delhi, June 2: Clarity, Conviction, Courage and Consistency –that was the 4 Cs mantra given to the UPSC civil toppers by Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office when they were invited to a felicitation by him here today. Congratulating all the candidates who have cleared the Civil Services Examination 2016, he said that because of the high expectations of the people these days, it had become a great challenge for the civil servants to optimally learn and perform as per their expectations. The Minister called upon the civil servants to always act independent and not perform anything under pressure, as their acts were always open to scrutiny. ‘’Civil servants shall serve the nation to their best and act as a messenger of the general public, and they should always be humble in their attitude to succeed in their efforts,’’ he said. Dr Singh, who also holds charge of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, and northeast development, said that it was right time for the civil servants to enter the service as they can better correlate to the aspirations of general public because more than 65% of India’s population was under 40 years of age. ‘’ 4 Cs- Clarity, Conviction, Courage and Consistency, should dictate the performance of civil servants,’’ the Minister said. Dr Jitendra Singh wished all the candidates a great success in future and said that the civil servants have the privilege of being the architect of India. Addressing the toppers, Secretary, DoPT, B P Sharma said that the toppers should develop an attitude to lead the team and work with due respect towards all team members.