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description: "Committed bureaucracy refers to civil servants' loyalty to the ruling party's ideology, impacting governance and policy in India since Indira Gandhi's era."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Committed bureaucracy is the doctrine that civil servants should be ideologically loyal to the ruling party's political programme rather than politically neutral.
- Who introduced the idea of a committed bureaucracy in India?
- How does committed bureaucracy differ from political neutrality?
- What legal safeguards exist against a politicised, committed bureaucracy in India?
- Is there an American equivalent of committed bureaucracy?

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