Imperial Secretariat Service

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The Imperial Secretariat Service (commonly abbreviated as the ISS) was a federal civil service under Class 1 and Class 2 of the British Empire in British India during British rule in the period between 1919 and 1945. The members served in the 5 central departments (1924 to 1934) and then later expanded to 10 central departments at that time, Secretariat of the Viceroy's Executive Council and later Cabinet Secretariat and Central Secretariat.

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The service was one of the "Imperial Services" with the Imperial Civil Service, Indian Imperial Police, and Imperial Forest Service of the Indian Government under the British colonial rule in India.

This service still continues in the contemporary Civil Services of India, Central Superior Services of Pakistan and Bangladesh Civil Service, though these are now organised differently post-independence. It is an earliest organised civil service.

Civil Service

History

The role of the service was ensuring of the continuity of administration in the Central Secretariat called as the “Administration of the Secretariat and House Keeping”.

In the year 1919, the Imperial Secretariat Service came into being as one of the offshoots of the Lewllyn-Smith Committee which had been set up on the eve of the introduction of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms. [1] As per Report of Government of India Secretariat Procedure Committee 1919, the general status of this service was recognised as equivalent to that of Provincial Civil Service (PCS) and that all members treated as gazetted officers. [2]

The posts of Assistant, Assistant Secretary, Under Secretary were filled by officers drawn from the Imperial Secretariat Service during the British Raj. [3]

In 1946, after India gained independence from Britain, the Imperial Secretariat Service was replaced by Central Secretariat Service in India. However, in Pakistan, a Central Secretariat Service was formed in Central Superior Services of Pakistan, [4] which was later replaced and renamed to Office Management Group (OMG) and Secretariat Group (SG). [4] [5] In Bangladesh, Bangladesh Civil Service (Secretariat) cadre [6] was formed like India and later merged into Bangladesh Administrative Service.

Recruitment

The recruitment of the members was made by Central Staff Selection Board, which was precursor of the Union Public Service Commission set up in 1926. [7] As per Report of Government of India Secretariat Procedure Committee 1919, it was suggested that Staff Selection Board should recruit from the main sections of the community namely Hindus, Muslims, Europeans and Anglo-Indian. [2]

All candidates chosen by examination were given probation for a year before their appointment in the Secretariat by a definite certificate of confirmation by the Secretary in the Department. [2]

The recruitment to upper division of secretariat was made through direct appointments made on the basis of a qualifying examination and interview. [8] Appointments were also made through promotion of lower division personnel. For recruitment to lower division of secretariat, Central Staff Selection Board alone could determine the necessary qualifications.

Salary and posts

Notable members

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References

  1. ↑ "History: Central Secretariat Service". Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension . Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Report of Government of India Secretariat Procedure Committee 1919" (PDF). Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  3. ↑ Singh, Hoshiar (2011). Indian Administration. Pearson Education India. ISBN   9788131761199.
  4. 1 2 "Office Management Group: CSS Pakistan". Central Superior Services of Pakistan . Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "NES to outcast Secretariat Group and OMG". The News International . Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ↑ E. Chew, David C. (1992). Civil Service Pay in South Asia. International Labour Office. ISBN   9789221077596.
  7. ↑ Maheshwari, Shriram (2002). A Dictionary of Public Administration. Orient Blackswan. ISBN   9788125022527.
  8. ↑ Arora, Ramesh Kumar (1995). Indian Public Administration: Institutions and Issues. New Age International. ISBN   9788173280689.
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