Government service, as is called in India, is hugely respected. Even a person employed by government has much much higher chances of a good marriage in comparison to a much more earning person employed elsewhere.
I don't understand why people rushing behind them. A secure job is one reason but that can't be the only reason that a person might prove good husband or have a better life.
No government aget, what I call them, work free from politics. They have to adapt a lot here. Even governments manipulate the large government service sector to advertise their policy here. You can see now that many government plans run by the name of PM or CM in India. They are all advertised on government stationery or buildings. There are photos of political leaders in power and servants carry them forward to the public.
This is a shameless practice and I equally blame puppet government servants for it.