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Public Adminstration QUESTION #9574
Question 1
The 'Government of India Act 1935' introduced two significant provisions relevant to Pakistan's current administrative structure. What were these provisions, and how did they shape the post-independence civil service?
  • It introduced the provincial civil service and created the post of Governor General — both were retained after independence with minor modifications
  • It provided security of tenure for civil servants (no dismissal without hearing/right of appeal) and gave the provinces financial autonomy — establishing the principle of civil servant protection that was later codified in Pakistan's Civil Servants Act 1973✔️
  • It created the Federal Public Service Commission and the first competitive examination system for entry to the Indian Civil Service — the structural predecessor of Pakistan's FPSC
  • It established the first merit-based promotion system and abolished seniority-based advancement — a principle reversed by subsequent Pakistani governments
Correct Answer Explanation
The Government of India Act 1935 introduced two landmark protections: security of tenure (no dismissal without due process, including right of appeal up to Secretary of State) and provincial financial autonomy. The security of tenure principle became foundational to civil service independence in Pakistan — codified in the Civil Servants Act 1973 — while provincial financial autonomy laid conceptual groundwork for federalism and NFC-type resource-sharing mechanisms.