Bring Youth Driven By Public Service Into Civil Services, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the country must bring youth into public services who are not attracted to public office. Addressing an event here, he said it is essential that the recruitment examination does not just test what a candidate knows but also sees that "why that youth wants to come into civil services".

"Our mantra is... citizen is God. Meaning, the citizen of the country is no less than a deity to us. For us, the service of the citizen is paramount," he



said. Modi said that "we must always remember two touchstones. One - nation first. Second - citizen first".

"We must bring such youth into public services who are attracted not by public office, but by public service. Therefore, it is essential that the recruitment examination... does not just test what the candidate knows. But also sees that... why that youth wants to come into civil services," he said, addressing the centenary celebrations of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).