National Civil Service Day: April 21
- India observes the Civil Service Day on 21 April every year to commemorate the day when first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947.
- The purpose for this day is to rededicate and recommit themselves to the cause of the people and renew their commitments to public service and excellence in work.