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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Administrative or institutional reforms are structural and procedural changes to the machinery of government aimed at improving efficiency, accountability, and responsiveness in public administration.
- What is the constitutional basis of India's administrative services?
- How do the First and Second ARCs differ?
- What recent institutional reforms are examinable as of 2026?
- Why are administrative reforms often criticised as incomplete?

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