Patna, Dec. 25 -- Dr. Vikas Divyakirti, founder and MD of Drishti IAS, shed light on the evolving landscape of civil services in India.

Speaking with ANI, Divyakirti noted that around 2000, IAS and IPS officers were predominantly from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, reflecting significant social shifts in the 1960s and 70s. However, in Bihar and other states such as Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Haryana, the trend has shifted, and more people are entering the civil services.

"Around the year 2000, IAS and IPS officers who were retiring were mostly from Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The reason was that a major social shift occurred in the 1960s and 70s, and the upper classes there found central government jobs more attractive amid significant social turbu...