The NaMo administration is reportedly working out the methodology to implement Niti Aayog's recommendation made last year to reduce about 61 civil services categories to about three or four.

Speculations in this regard gathered strength following the DoPT preparing a five-year vision document which focuses on reducing the number of civil services categories to harmonize the functioning of the government and to ensure better delivery of government services.

Although it's not clear as yet how the government may reduce about 60 services into three categories, it's speculated that it might be done by way of bringing all non-technical services under the category of Indian Administrative Service, all police and security related services under the Indian Police Service and all technical services under the umbrella of Indian Technical Service.