RECALL OF CHIEF SECRETARY UNPRECEDENTED

  • May 30, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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RECALL OF CHIEF SECRETARY UNPRECEDENTED

Subject : Polity

Context : West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asked the Centre to withdraw its order recalling Chief Secretary AlapanBandyopadhyay to Delhi.

Concept :

  • The post of Chief Secretary is the senior-most position held in the civil services of the states and union territories of India.
  • Chief Secretary (CS) is chosen by Chief Minister from among the senior most IAS officers (Appointed by Governor of the state ) and also CS doesn’t have fixed tenure.

The chief secretary discharges vital functions which Include:

  • Adviser to the CM: Chief- Secretary acts as an advisor to the CM. Being head of the permanent executive branch he strives for a sound administration.
  • Secretary to the Cabinet: Chief-Secretary acts as a secretary to the state cabinet. Chief Secretary is the administrative head of the cabinet secretariat and attends the meeting of the cabinet and its sub-committees.
  • Head of State Cabinet Secretariat: State Cabinet Secretariat whose functions include Secretarial assistance, implementation of decisions, policy coordi­nation and providing information is headed by Chief-Secretary.
  • Head of Civil Services: Chief- Secretary acts as the head of the state civil services. Important cases pertaining to appoint­ments, transfers and promotion of senior state civil servants go to his/her desk.
  • Coordinator of Civil Service Efforts: Chief Secretary ensures inter departmental coordination. Chief Secretary advises the secretaries on inter departmental difficulties. He is the chairman of coordination committees which are set up for resolving inter-departmental disputes.
  • Residual Legatee: The chief secretary also acts as the residual legatee, that is, he looks after all those matters which do not fall within the purview of other secretaries.
Polity RECALL OF CHIEF SECRETARY UNPRECEDENTED