Overlooked for chief secy post, IAS officer takes on Himachal govt

  • September 10, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
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Overlooked for chief secy post, IAS officer takes on Himachal govt

Subject :Polity

Chief Secretary

  • The Chief Secretary is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the state government.
  • The Chief Secretary is the ex-officio head of the state Civil Services Board, the State Secretariat, the state cadre Indian Administrative Service and all civil services under the rules of business of the state government.
  • The Chief Secretary acts as the principal advisor to the chief minister on all matters of state administration.
  • The Chief Secretary is the officer of Indian Administrative Service.
  • The Chief Secretary is the senior-most cadre post in the state administration, ranking 23rd on the Indian order of precedence.
    • 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
  • The Chief Secretary acts as an ex-officio secretary to the state cabinet, therefore called “Secretary to the Cabinet”. The status of this post is equal to that of a Secretary to the Government of India.
  • Appointment:
    • The Chief Secretary is ‘chosen’ by the Chief Minister.
    • As the appointment of Chief Secretary is an executive action of the Chief Minister, it is taken in the name of the Governor of the State.
  • Tenure:
    • The office of Chief Secretary has been excluded from the operation of the tenure system.
    • There is no fixed tenure for this post.
Overlooked for chief secy post Polity