"I extend my warm greetings to all Civil Servants and their families on Civil Servant Day. They have played a pioneering role in India's progress. Today at these challenging times their dedication, commitment and efforts to defeat COVID-19 are truly appreciable," Shah tweeted.
Earlier, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also lauded the role of civil services in implementing policies and programmes for public welfare.
( With inputs from ANI )