The creation of the Covenanted Civil Service of India (later known as the Indian Civil Service) is attributed to Lord Cornwallis, who was Governor-General of India from 1786 to 1793. He felt that the existing system of government in India was inefficient, and needed to be reorganized. To achieve this, he introduced a new administrative structure, which included the creation of the Covenanted Civil Service. The Civil Service was initially recruited in Britain and sent to India to work as administrators. They were paid high salaries and were given various privileges, including the right to live in cantonments (segregated settlements), which were designed to keep them separate from the rest of the Indian population. The Covenanted Civil Service played a key role in the governance of India during the British colonial period, and was responsible for many of the policies and decisions that shaped India`s development over the years.