“Institutional quality is a crucial driver of economic performance”. In this context suggest reforms in Civil Service for strengthening democracy.

Civil services is a part of bureaucratic set up the country which is a group of professionals looking after the civil affairs of the state (apart from different from judicial and military affairs) and get paid by the state.

Civil services are to operate with the basic tenets of neutrality (towards government), impartiality (towards citizens) and anonymity.

Civil Services activism is a part of pro-active initiatives of civil services to impart public services to the people in an efficient, effective and equitable manner. It involves, on part of civil servants:

1. Innovations
2. Effective monitoring & evaluation

of the schemes.

It also involves civil services taking active measures to reduce delays & inefficiencies in work of bureaucracy.

Implications on democracy:

→ makes democracy more vibrant

→ instils people's faith in institutions.

→ strengthens democracy by enabling participation of people.

→ 'Responsive' democracy where people's concerns are addressed