Chief Secretary (India)

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Chief Secretary of the State
Reports to
Seat State Secretariat
Appointer Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
The Chief Secretary is usually the senior most IAS officer of the senior most batch in the state. The appointee for the office is approved by state Chief Minister, based on appointee's ability and strong confidence with him.
Term length No fixed tenure is imposed on the office but term can be extended.
Salary₹225,000 (US$3,400) monthly [1] [2]
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The post of Chief Secretary (Mukhya Sachiv) is the senior-most position held in the civil services of the states and union territories of India. [3] The position is a cadre post for the Indian Administrative Service.

States and union territories of India Indian national administrative subdivisions

India is a federal union comprising 29 states and 7 union territories, for a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.

Indian Administrative Service administrative civil service of the Government of India

The Indian Administrative Service, often abbreviated to I.A.S., or simply IAS, is the administrative arm of the All India Services. Considered the premier civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). Members of these three services serve the Government of India as well as the individual states. IAS officers may also be deployed to various public sector undertakings.

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History

The salary of Chief Secretary of United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Punjab and Burma was fixed and was same to Joint Secretary to Government of India during the British Raj. [lower-alpha 1] As per Warrant or Precedence of 1905, [lower-alpha 1] Secretary to Government of India was listed together with Joint Secretary to Government of India and was ranked above the rank of Chief Secretary. [lower-alpha 1]

United Provinces of Agra and Oudh

The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a province of India under the British Raj, which existed from 1902 to 1947; the official name was shortened by the Government of India Act 1935 to United Provinces (UP), by which the province had been commonly known, and by which name it was also a province of independent India until 1950. It corresponded approximately to the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand. From 1856 to 1902, the region had existed as two separate provinces, North-Western Provinces and Oudh. Allahabad became its capital in 1902 and continued until 1920. Lucknow was not made the capital until after 1921.

Punjab Province (British India) former province of British India

Punjab, also spelled Panjab, was a province of British India. Most of the Punjab region was annexed by the East India Company in 1849, and was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British control. In 1858, the Punjab, along with the rest of British India, came under the direct rule of the British crown. The province comprised five administrative divisions, Delhi, Jullundur, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi and a number of princely states. In 1947, the partition of India led to the province being divided into East Punjab and West Punjab, in the newly created Union of India and Dominion of Pakistan respectively.

British rule in Burma Historical time period

British rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as a Province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony, and finally independence. The region under British control was known as British Burma. Various portions of Burmese territories, including Arakan, Tenasserim were annexed by the British after their victory in the First Anglo-Burmese War; Lower Burma was annexed in 1852 after the Second Anglo-Burmese War. The annexed territories were designated the minor province, British Burma, of British India in 1862.

States

Chief Secretaries are members of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) who are the administrative head of state governments. [4] A Chief Secretary functions as the central point of interdepartmental coordination at the departmental level and is classified as being in the Apex Grade. [4] [5] Chief Secretary is considered to be the Chief Executive of the state government and considered to be 'a linchpin' in the administration. [4] [6] [7] [8] Chief Secretary of the state also acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the State Civil Service Board, which recommends transfer/postings of officers of All India Services and State Civil Services in the state. [4] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

The All India Services (AIS) comprises Civil Services of India, namely the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Forest Service (IFS) and the Indian Police Service (IPS). A common unique feature of the All India Services is that the members of these services are recruited by the Centre, but their services are placed under various State cadres, and they have the liability to serve both under the State and under the Centre. Due to the federal polity of the country, this is considered one of the tools that makes union government stronger than state governments. Officers of these three services comply to the All India Services Rules relating to pay, conduct, leave, various allowances etc.

Traditionally, the most senior IAS officer within a state is chosen as the Chief Secretary; [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] however, there are exceptions. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Chief Secretaries are assisted by Additional Chief Secretaries or Special Chief Secretaries, depending on the state, and Principal Secretaries, who are the administrative heads of departments they are assigned to.

Chief Secretaries are chosen by the state's Chief Minister. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] State Chief Secretaries are IAS officers generally equivalent in rank to a Secretary to Government of India and are placed 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence. [31] [32]

The order of precedence of the Republic of India is the protocol list in which the functionaries, dignitaries and officials are listed according to their rank and office in the Government of India. The order is established by the President of India, through the President's Secretariat and is maintained by the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is only used to indicate ceremonial protocol and has no legal standing and does not reflect the Indian presidential line of succession or the co-equal status of the separation of powers under the constitution. It is not applicable for the day-to-day functioning of the Government of India.

The post of Chief Secretary of a State Government is equivalent to Vice Chief of the Army Staff/Commanders and officers in the rank of full General and its equivalents in the Indian Armed Forces, and are listed as such in the Order of Precedence. [31] [32]

The Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) is second in command of the Indian Army next to Chief of the Army Staff. The office is held by a Three Star Officer in the rank of Lieutenant general. The current VCOAS is Lt Gen Devraj Anbu who succeeded Lt Gen Sarath Chand.

A General Officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.

Indian Armed Forces Combined military forces of India

The Indian Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of India. It consists of three professional uniformed services: the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force. Additionally, the Indian Armed Forces are supported by the Indian Coast Guard and paramilitary organisations and various inter-service commands and institutions such as the Strategic Forces Command, the Andaman and Nicobar Command and the Integrated Defence Staff. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. The Indian Armed Forces are under the management of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Government of India. With strength of over 1.4 million active personnel, it is the world's 2nd largest military force and has the world's largest volunteer army. It is important to note that the Central Armed Police Forces, which are commonly and incorrectly referred to as 'Paramilitary Forces', are headed by officers from the Indian Police Service and are under the control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, not the Ministry of Defence.

List of current Chief Secretaries in the States of India

Chief Secretaries of States [33]
S.No.StateCapitalChief SecretaryBatch
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati Dinesh Kumar, IAS1983
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Satya Gopal, IAS1984
3 Assam Guwahati Vinod Kumar Pipersenia, IAS1980
4 Bihar Patna Anjani Kumar Singh, IAS1981
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur Ajay Singh, IAS1983
6 Goa Panaji Dharmendra Sharma, IAS1988
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar J. N. Singh, IAS1983
8 Haryana Chandigarh D. S. Dhesi, IAS1982
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Vineet Chaudhary, IAS1981
10 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (May-Oct) and Jammu (Nov-Apr)B. B. Vyas, IAS1986
11 Jharkhand Ranchi Sudhir Tripathi, IAS1985
12 Karnataka Bengaluru Ratna Prabha, IAS1981
13 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Paul Antony, IAS1981
14 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Basant Pratap Singh, IAS1984
15 Maharashtra Mumbai Dinesh Kumar Jain., IAS1983
16 Manipur Imphal Rajani Ranjan Rashmi, IAS1983
17 Meghalaya Shillong Yeshi Tsering, IAS1983
18 Mizoram Aizawl Lalmalsawma, IAS1983
19 Nagaland Kohima Pankaj Kumar, IAS1987
20 Odisha Bhubaneswar Aditya Prasad Padhi, IAS1983
21 Punjab Chandigarh Karan A. Singh, IAS1984
22 Rajasthan Jaipur D B Gupta, IAS1982
23 Sikkim Gangtok A. K. Srivastava, IAS1984
24 Tamil Nadu Chennai Girija Vaidyanathan, IAS1981
25 Telangana Hyderabad Shailendra Kumar Joshi, IAS1984
26 Tripura Agartala Sanjeev Ranjan, IAS1985
27 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Rajive Kumar, IAS1981
28 Uttarakhand Dehradun Utpal Singh, IAS [34] 1986
29 West Bengal Kolkata Malay Kumar Dev, IAS1985

Union territories

In the union territories, which are governed by Administrators, Chief Secretaries are absent. In these territories an Adviser to the Administrator is appointed by the Union Government. However, the union territories of Delhi and Puducherry, which have been granted partial statehood, do have Chief Secretaries. In Delhi and Puducherry, the Chief Minister chooses the Chief Secretary and is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. [6]

Chief Secretaries and Advisers to Administrators of Union Territories, in general, are junior in rank compared to the Chief Secretaries of States. The office bearers generally are of the rank Joint Secretary to Government of India and its equivalents. However, in NCT of Delhi and UT of Chandigarh, the topmost civil servant is either of the ranks of Secretary to Government of India and its equivalents or Additional Secretary to Government of India and its equivalents.

List of current Chief Secretaries/Administrators/Advisor to Administrators of Union territories of India

Chief Secretaries/Administrators/Advisor to Administrators of Union Territories [33]
S. noUnion territoryCapitalChief Secretary/Administrator/Advisor to AdministratorBatch
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair Anindo Majumdar, IAS1985
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh Parimal Rai, IAS1985
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa Praful Khoda Patel -
4 Daman and Diu Daman Praful Khoda Patel -
5 Lakshadweep Kavaratti Farooq Khan -
6 National Capital Territory of Delhi Delhi Anshu Prakash, IAS1986
7 Puducherry Pondicherry Manoj Kumar Parida, IAS1986

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 As per published records and the book named "The India List and India Office List 1905" as published by India Office and India Office Records.

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