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Constitution and Administration
The Constitution of India creates three kinds of services: all-India services that are common to the Union and states to man certain ‘strategic posts’, central services including the defence services and state services. Under Article 312, the Constitution provides for the creation of more common services if the council of states passes a resolution supported by an absolute majority or if two-thirds of members are present and voting. In 1962, three more all-India services were created under this Article, namely, all-India Engineers Service, Indian Forest Service and Indian Medical Service, thus taking their number to five, but only Indian Forest Service remained.
The Constitution of India contains specific provision ...
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