PM Modi to Attend UPSC Centenary Celebrations

Prime Minister to release commemorative coin, stamp and book marking 100 years of the Union Public Service Commission

  • PM Modi to attend UPSC centenary event on October 1.
  • Commemorative coin and stamp to be released.
  • PM to release book on landmark UPSC judgments.
  • Two-day centenary programme begins on September 30.

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 30th Sept: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the centenary celebrations of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on October 1, 2026.

The Prime Minister is scheduled to attend the programme at 11 am and will address the gathering marking 100 years since the establishment of the UPSC in 1926.

During the programme, Prime Minister Modi will release a UPSC Centenary Commemorative Coin and a Commemorative Stamp to mark the institution’s 100-year journey.

He will also release a book titled ‘100 Landmark Judgements- Shaping the Policies of UPSC and Public Service Commissions in India’.

The event will mark the culmination of year-long centenary celebrations that began on October 1, 2025.

The centenary programme will bring together stakeholders from across the country, including Chairmen and Members of State Public Service Commissions, senior Government of India officials, academicians and UPSC officials.

The celebrations are part of a two-day programme being organised by the UPSC on September 30 and October 1, 2026.

The first day of the programme will feature ‘Shatabdi Samaroh – Manthan’ at Bharat Mandapam.

The event will include addresses by eminent speakers followed by panel discussions on various themes related to public service commissions and their role.

The October 1 programme will formally conclude the UPSC’s year-long centenary celebrations commemorating its establishment in 1926.