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A paragraph or two on the ICS Society, its mission and activities. A paragraph or two on the ICS Society, its mission and activities. A paragraph or two on the ICS Society, its mission and activities. A paragraph or two on the ICS Society, its mission and activities.
A paragraph or two on the ICS Society, its mission and activities. A paragraph or two on the ICS Society, its mission and activities. A paragraph or two on the ICS Society, its mission and activities. A paragraph or two on the ICS Society, its mission and activities.
The Indian Civil Service was created by the Government of India Act 1858, to take over the administration and government of those parts of India previously administered by the East India Company. From then until independence in 1947, the ICS provided the top level of the civil service governing these parts of India, known as 'British India', which included the majority of the population of the sub-continent.
In 1947 the independent Indian governments of India and Pakistan disbanded the ICS, replacing it with their own administrative services. The ICS (Retired) Association was set up to safeguard the pensions of ICS members. However it always served a wider social purpose for former members of the ICS and evolved into an association of those who, by family connection or for other reasons, wished to remember and uphold the standards that characterised the ICS: of integrity, efficiency, initiative and concern for the welfare of all the peoples of the Indian subcontinent.
The ICSA was wound up in 2025 and the ICS Society was formed that year by members who wished to continue to meet and honour the achievements of those who served in the Indian Civil Service and preserve their memory. The Society aims to continue the talks, lunches and dinners that members of the ICSA enjoyed and to provide a forum for all with an interest in the work of the Indian Civil Service and the administration of British India and associated areas.
We invite you to learn more about the history of the Indian Civil Service from this website and to sign up here for news of forthcoming events.
The ICS Society is a not-for-profit organisation.
Memorial, West Cloister, Westminster Abbey
© Dean and Chapter of Westminster
RECENT EVENT: Tuesday 25 November
BRITAIN'S MAN ON THE SPOT
Ann Wilks CBE
University Women's Club, 2 Audley Square, Mayfair
For further details and to book, see here.