United Nation Public Service Day , 23rd June 2021.

You must have heard about stories of superman with Cape , flying high in the sky, fighting selflessly to save people , dodging punches and being as far as one can be from reality , being all fiction .

But do you know about hero’s born without a Cape , one with no flying ability ,no superpower like reading minds and breaking buildings  or spider webs spilling from their wrist  to climb the walls ?

You must have heard them being designated as unsung heroes , humans as heroes. Being human does limit us if you contrast them with fiction but the truth is  reality always challenges fiction .

To make it more comprehensive ,  stating , David Harris Bradfield, words

“Everyday somewhere in the world
another unsung hero is born.
Someone who is willing,
to lay his life on the line
to save another living creature,
on this wonderful planet of ours.
To go out of their way,
and risk life and limb to save something,
from danger and certain death.
These unsung heroes don’t want medals,
glory or even fame.
In fact, most would walk away afterwards,
without anyone ever knowing their name.”


Going out of the context but have you watched the NESCAFÉ  ad ?
Where they tell us we meet nearly 80,000   people in our lives.
I assume you do .

They weren’t lying. We do meet 80,000 people. Some or the other help us to live ,some help us to eat ,some help us to be safe , some and some and some ….who are these some ?

They are public servants .
Yes the hero without Cape ,the unsung heroes who are willing to lay their life on the line .


23rd June , Public Service Day :-

23rd June of every year is celebrated as
“The United Nations Public Service Day “. The UN Public Service Day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly’s in 2003, to “celebrate the value and virtue,  the willingness to serve , the unsung heroes , and their public service to the community”.


Public Service Day  reminds us of the unmatched sacrifices of the public servants in making this society a better place to live in.


Theme 2021:-

This year, the United Nations Public Service Day will be celebrated under the theme of “Innovating the Future Public Service: New Government Models for a New Era to Reach the SDGs”.


The theme focuses on innovation and technology playing an important role in the delivery of public services. The pandemic itself highlights the rapid adoption of technology at its best .  The theme also considers the  preparation of future public service for a new era, so as to reach the 2030 sustainable development goals.

The  digital revolution that changed the way we inhabit our lives helped us to bide during the pandemic . The 2020 Covid-19 pandemic manifested  the digital service ,  virtual service , new technology ,an  increase in digitalization  leading firms and educational  institutions, and work-from-home service .  
Every country needs to reform and set the future for the   fundamental changes in the public service , to be  nimble footed  as well as tech savvy with  the new innovations and technology.



Origin & Events .:-


The General Assembly entitled 23 June as Public Service Day by adopting a resolution on 20 December 2002.
To  appreciate and celebrate  the contribution of public service in the development process ,Their selfless service , and to  encourage youth  to pursue careers as public servants ,the UN   inducted 23rd June as Public Service day. To acknowledge  the value of public service, the United Nations established the UN Public Service Awards (UNPSA) programme in 2003, which was reviewed in 2016 to align  with the Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030.

Several other events are organised by public service organizations to  recognise the role of public servants in making developments and improvements in the community.



Public Service the Major Instrument :–

“Every kind of service necessary to public good   becomes  honourable by being necessary “
                   Albert Schweitzer



Public servants  are the major instrument   in improving people’s lives. Sustainable development is evidently impossible without public servant administration .  Modernization , digitalisation and this pandemic gave us the picture  that human  existence is impossible without public administration.

Government service , Education , Public safety , Emergency service , healthcare , Environmental protection, justice , consumer protection, custom & immigration , transportation, infrastructure, global affairs, public broadcasting, social service,  postal service , art & culture , agriculture , natural resources ,
Urban & rural development planning , etc. are some common typical standard public services .

The local government try to balance the community choices  and goals to make it better together ,  the doctors saving life risking their own, the soldiers and police administration  who are never coming home and the ones who come home but never remain the same after the tragedies faced to keep the security blanket around civilians , the cleaners doing their best to fight the virus and deadly disease for public to have a safe environment to walk around ,  come  together to accomplish a common goal to find meaning 
beyond our political beliefs or opinions regarding their service .



The public servant, regardless of position or title work together with a share passionate and  vision, a purpose and  commitment to the importance and value of
public community.


Selfless Public Service  during Covid -19  :-

The frontline battle of Covid -19 is more scary than we see it flooding on social media. We can rarely discern reality and social media but that’s because we are incapable not because there is nothing to comprehend .
The life threatening  pandemic has finally sailed and became death threatening  .
While  we remain confined in our  homes dealing with  online education   institution system and doing online work  , seeing the virus becoming lethal  and  shutting down all the possible chances of facing the lethality  ,  doctors, health-care workers, and medical staff members and all the other public servants are leading the battle against COVID-19 , putting their own lives at risk with selfless determination for the sake of saving lives despite of every possible chances of actually been dead threaten. 

  Putting their own health, families, and most importantly their own lives at risk, the least we can do is appreciate their efforts and celebrate their audacious  gallant effort  on this entitled day of Public Service .


Public service is the most difficult job in a modern society.  Their  work too often goes unnoticed . Today , 23rd June this is a chance to
acknowledge their efforts and celebrate their  willingness to sacrifice themselves for the public and are 
most passionate about finding meaning in their service  then  profit .

Let’s glorify the virtue and passion of the public servants on this designated Public Service Day  by showing our gratitude for their altruistic service .