The first commissioned survey on the government civil servants reported that one-third of the officers wanted to quit their jobs. The civil servants also said that corruption exists in the system. 

The survey was based on a questionnaire sent to 18,432 civil servants across the country. Only 4808 responded which is 26 percent of total work force. The Centre for Good Governance, Hyderabad in consortium with AC Nielsen ORG-MARG, carried out the survey and prepared the report. The Survey was commissioned by the department of administrative reforms and public grievances (DARPG)

Salient features of the civil services survey:

•    34 percent of the civil servants want to quit the job for one reason or the other mainly due to a culture of political interference, mediocrity, corruption, big money in the private sector and conformity.
•    52 percent of the respondents believe that the postings to important posts and sought after stations are not decided on the basis of merit. One out of three IAS and every second IPS officers believe that majority of their colleagues pull strings to get a good posting.
•    One-fourth civil servants believe very few officers had their integrity intact.
•    43 percent of the respondents agree that performance appraisal system is fair, objective and transparent.
•    There is a general agreement (81 percent) across services that political corruption takes place because there are always some civil servants willing to collaborate in it.
•    36 percent of the respondents reported that they had been a victim of harassment in their service. The proportion is marginally higher among the male officers (36 percent) than females (34 percent)

The survey felt that wide ranging reforms are necessary for the civil servants.