Cabinet Secretary (India)
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Indian order of precedence) | |
Salary | ₹250,000 (US$3,100) monthly[5][6] |
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The Cabinet Secretary is the top-most executive official and
The Cabinet Secretary is the senior-most cadre post of the
History
Origin
The precursor to the cabinet, the Executive Council of the Viceroy, used to have a Secretariat, which was headed by the Private Secretary of the Viceroy. At first, the role of this Secretariat was merely to take care of the paperwork related to the Executive Council but when the work of the individual departments under the Council increased, the work of the Secretariat too became more complex. The Private Secretary came to be known as the secretary of the secretariat. And this post became more powerful over time as the Secretariat's main role became coordinating the work of the departments. In 1946, the secretariat became cabinet secretariat and the secretary became the Cabinet Secretary.
Functions and power
The following are the functions of the Cabinet Secretary:
- Heads the
- Acts as the chief coordinator of the central government.[12][13][14]
- Acts as the chairman of the Civil Services Board, which among other things, recommends empanelment of officers (except officers under the
- Act as the chairman of the Committee of
- Act as the chairman of the Conference of Chief Secretaries of States.[12]
- Recommends postings of officers (except officers under the
- Acts as the chairman of Senior Selection Board, which recommends postings of officers of the rank of
- Acts as a senior advisor to the Prime Minister.[12]
- Provide assistance to the Council of Ministers.[12][13][14]
- Prepares the agenda of the cabinet and minutes its meetings.[12][13][14]
- Provide an element of continuity and stability to administration during crises.[12][13][14]
Role
In the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961, the
The
The Cabinet Secretariat ensures that the President of India, the Vice-President and Ministers are kept informed of the major activities of all departments by means of a monthly summary of their activities. Management of major crisis situations in the country and coordinating activities of the various ministries in such a situation is also one of the functions of the Cabinet Secretariat.
The Cabinet Secretariat comprises three wings: Civil, Military and Intelligence. The Civil wing is considered to be the main wing and provides aid, advice and assistance to the
The First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966–70) found that the average tenure of the Cabinet Secretary was two years and eight months, which was considered to be inadequate. It recommended a tenure of three to four years. It also wanted that Cabinet Secretary to act as the principal staff officer to the prime minister, the cabinet and the cabinet committees for important matters.
Head of the All India Civil Services
As head of the Civil Services, the incumbent position holder is accountable for ensuring that the civil services are equipped with the skills and capability to meet the everyday challenges it faces and that civil servants work in a fair and decent environment. The Cabinet Secretary is arguably India's most powerful bureaucrat and the right hand of the Prime Minister of India.[13][16][17]
Emolument, accommodation and perquisites
The Cabinet Secretary to Government of India is eligible for a
The salary and emolument in this rank is in pay level 18 which is equivalent to
Base salary as per 7th Pay Commission (Per month)
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Pay matrix level | Sources |
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₹250,000 (US$3,100) | Pay level 18 | [5][6] |
List of Cabinet Secretaries of India
In 1950, N. R. Pillai, ICS was appointed as the first cabinet secretary.[20]
S.No | Name | Assumed office | Left office | Tenure | Cadre/ Batch | Notes |
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1 | N. R. Pillai | 6 February 1950 | 13 May 1953 | 2 years, 7 months, 8 days | ICS | Inaugural Holder |
2 | Y. N. Sukthankar | 14 May 1953 | 31 July 1957 | 4 years, 2 months, 17 days | ||
3 | M. K. Vellodi | 1 August 1957 | 4 June 1958 | 10 months, 3 days | Earlier served as Chief Minister of Hyderabad State. | |
4 | Vishnu Sahay | 1 July 1958 | 10 November 1960 | 2 years, 4 months, 9 days | ||
5 | B. N. Jha | 10 November 1960 | 8 March 1961 | 3 months, 26 days | Shortest serving Cabinet Secretary | |
6 | Vishnu Sahay | 9 March 1961 | 15 April 1962 | 1 year, 1 month, 6 days | ||
7 | S. S. Khera | 15 April 1962 | 18 November 1964 | 2 years, 7 months, 3 days | First Sikh as Cabinet Secretary. | |
8 | Dharma Vira | 18 November 1964 | 27 June 1966 | 1 year, 7 months, 9 days | ||
9 | D. S. Joshi | 27 June 1966 | 31 December 1968 | 2 years, 6 months, 4 days | ||
10 | B. Sivaraman | 1 January 1969 | 30 November 1970 | 1 year, 10 months, 29 days | ||
11 | T. Swaminathan | 1 December 1970 | 2 November 1972 | 1 year, 11 months, 1 day | ||
12 | B. D. Pandey | 2 November 1972 | 31 March 1977 | 4 years, 4 months, 29 days | ||
13 | N. K. Mukarji | 31 March 1977 | 31 March 1980 | 3 years | ||
14 | S. S. Grewal
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2 April 1980 | 30 April 1981 | 1 year, 28 days | PB:1947 | |
15 | C. R. Krishnaswamy Rao | 30 April 1981 | 8 February 1985 | 3 years, 9 months, 9 days | AP:1949 | |
16 | P. K. Kaul | 8 February 1985 | 22 August 1986 | 1 year, 6 months, 14 days | UP:1951 | |
17 | B. G. Deshmukh | 23 August 1986 | 27 March 1989 | 2 years, 7 months, 4 days | MH:1951 | |
18 | T. N. Seshan | 27 March 1989 | 23 December 1989 | 8 months, 26 days | TN:1955 | |
19 | V. C. Pande | 23 December 1989 | 11 December 1990 | 11 months, 18 days | RJ:1955 | |
20 | Naresh Chandra | 11 December 1990 | 31 July 1992 | 1 year, 7 months, 20 days | RJ:1956 | |
21 | S. Rajagopal | 1 August 1992 | 31 July 1993 | 11 months, 30 days | MH:1957 | |
22 | Zafar Saifullah | 31 July 1993 | 31 July 1994 | 1 year | KA:1958 | |
23 | Surendra Singh | 1 August 1994 | 31 July 1996 | 1 year, 11 months, 30 days | UP:1959 | |
24 | T. S. R. Subramanian | 1 August 1996 | 31 March 1998 | 1 year, 7 months, 30 days | UP:1961 | |
25 | Prabhat Kumar | 1 April 1998 | 31 October 2000 | 2 years, 6 months, 30 days | UP:1963 | |
26 | T. R. Prasad | 1 November 2000 | 31 October 2002 | 1 year, 11 months, 30 days | AP:1963 | |
27 | Kamal Pandey | 1 November 2002 | 14 June 2004 | 1 year, 7 months, 13 days | UK:1965 | |
28 | B. K. Chaturvedi | 14 June 2004 | 13 June 2007 | 2 years, 11 months, 30 days | UP:1966 | |
29 | K. M. Chandrasekhar | 14 June 2007 | 13 June 2011 | 3 years 11 months 30 days | KL:1970 | |
30 | Ajit Seth | 14 June 2011 | 13 June 2015 | 3 years 11 months 30 days | UP:1974 | |
31 | P. K. Sinha | 14 June 2015 | 30 August 2019 | 4 years 2 months 16 days | UP:1977 | |
32 | Rajiv Gauba | 30 August 2019[22] | Incumbent | 4 years, 7 months and 19 days | JH:1982 | Longest-serving Cabinet Secretary |
See also
- Defence Secretary (India)
- Foreign Secretary (India)
- Home Secretary (India)
- Chief secretary (India)
- Principal Secretary to PM
- National Security Advisor (India)
Notes
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