<Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> If a responsible government is to be established in India, there will be a far greater need than is even dreamt of at present for persons to take part in public affairs in the legislative assemblies and elsewhere and for this reason the more Indians we can employ in the public service the better . Moreover, it would lessen the burden of Imperial responsibilities if a body of capable Indian administrators could be produced...</Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="3">--Regarding the importance of Indianising Civil Services, Montagu--Chelmsford Reforms </Td> </Tr> <P> Warren Hastings laid the foundation of civil service and Charles Cornwallis reformed, modernised and rationalised it . Hence, Charles Cornwallis is known as the' Father of Civil Service in India' . He introduced Covenanted Civil Services (Higher Civil Services) and Uncovenanted Civil Services (Lower Civil Services). </P> <P> The present civil services of India is mainly based on the pattern of the former Indian Civil Service of British India . The civil services were divided into two categories - covenanted and uncovenanted . The covenanted civil service consisted of only Europeans (i.e., English personnel) occupying the higher posts in the government . The uncovenanted civil service was solely introduced to facilitate the entry of Indians at the lower rung of the administration . </P>

Who introduced the system of civil services in india