The Central Civil Services ( CCS ) encompass the various Civil Services of India that are exclusively under the jurisdiction of the Government of India . This is in contrast to the All India Services , which are common to both the central and state governments, or the state civil services, which fall under the purview of individual states.
19-1056: The Cadre Controlling Authority for each established Service is controlled by the respective Union government ministries of India . The higher-level positions in Central Civil Services are classified into Group A and Group B, both of which are gazetted. With the passing of the Government of India Act 1919 , the Imperial Services headed by the Secretary of State for India , were split into two – All India Services and Central Services . The All India and Central Services (Group A) were designated as Central Superior Services as early as 1924. From 1924 to 1934, Administration in India consisted of 10 All India Services (including Indian Education Service , Indian Medical Service ) and 5 central departments, all under
38-458: A circular released in October 2018, directed central universities to adopt the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 for professors of the university. The members of Central Civil Services are eligible for deputation to state governments either on personal grounds or official approval from both Government of India Staffing Scheme of Government of India. The employees performance review
57-614: A number of government ministries or departments of state. A ministry is composed of employed officials, known as civil servants , and is politically accountable through a minister . Most major ministries are headed by a Cabinet Minister, who sits in the Union Council of Ministers, and is typically supported by a team of junior ministers called the Ministers of State. A union minister also known as cabinet minister. Some ministries have subdivisions called departments. For example,
76-561: A penalty for possession of assets disproportionate to known source of income or for accepting gratification as a reward for doing or forbearing to do an official act. The recruitment of the CCS (Group A) is made through Civil Services Examination , Engineering Services Examination , Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination, I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, Combined Medical Services Examination , Central Armed Police Forces of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). All promotions or empanelment in
95-641: Is a Prestigious Group 'A' Central Civil Service cadre of the Government of India . The central civil servants of this service are responsible for managing the Human Resources of the Indian Railways and welfare of railway employees and their families. Railways has a work force of about 1.4 million employees. It is the only civil service of its kind in India and it creates a cadre of central civil servants specialized in human resource management in government of India. The total sanctioned strength of
114-1286: Is again demerged into various specific services as of 2024. For Group B civil service posts only, the Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). All appointments to Group B are made by the authorities specified by a general or special order of the President. In 2016, the Ministry of Finance for the first time, dismissed 72 and prematurely retired another 33 Indian Revenue Service officers for non-performance and on disciplinary grounds. In 2019, Government of India dismissed 12 (IRS IT) and 15 (IRS Customs and Central Excise) officers for corruption and bribery charges. In 2019, Department of Personnel and Training in Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions listed 284 Central Secretariat Service officers for performance audit by review panel headed by Cabinet Secretary of India . Union government ministries of India The Government of India exercises its executive authority through
133-402: Is also their responsibility. 8.All matters concerning the welfare of the staff such as: 1. Quarters and colony management 2. canteen/s management 3. Holiday homes 4. consumer societies 5. School/s management 6. clubs 7. Institutes 8. Hospitals etc. 9. To Promote cultural activities, sports, scouts and guides etc. They are commissioners of scouts and guides in respective jurisdictions. Railway
152-496: Is conducted under the Fundamental Rule (FR) 56 (J) and 56 (I), and also under Rule 48 (1) (b) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, that gives "absolute right" to the appropriate authority to retire a government servant, "if it is necessary to do so in public interest". A government servant can be retired "in public interest" under Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965, as
171-509: Is one of the model employers with a large number of welfare measures being implemented to look after the staff and their families. IRPS officer is also the welfare officer in the railways. At the apex level of the Ministry of Railways , Member Staff is the highest level post, who is ex-officio Secretary to Government of India.Currently he is assisted by Director General (Personnel) and two Additional members, Additional Member (Staff) and Additional Member (Industrial Relations) , who are in
190-487: Is run as per Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rule and all service members work under restrictions and rules of Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. The Indian Railway Services work under Railway Services (Conduct) Rules of 1966. The Central Civil Services also follows CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules and has its own Recognition of Service Associations Rules 1993 and Leave Travel Concession Rules 1988. The University Grants Commission (UGC), in
209-670: The Ministry of Communications has two departments - the Department of Telecommunications and Department of Posts . There are 54 Union ministries and 93 departments in India. These are independent departments working under the direct supervision of the Prime Minister's Office. The following ministries once functioned, but have since become defunct, generally because of a merger with another ministry or division into new ministries. 2016 Indian Railway Personnel Service The Indian Railway Personnel Service (IRPS)
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#1732766120905228-719: The CCS are either by Civil Services Board or by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet . The Central Services (Group A) are concerned with the administration of the Union Government . All appointments to Central Civil Services (Group A) are made by the President of India . In 2019, based on the Bibek Debroy committee report of 2015, the Cabinet of India approved the plan to merge eight railway services. In 2022,
247-761: The Railway Foundation Course at National Academy of Indian Railways , Vadodara. IRPS officers mean the Establishment Directorate and the Personnel department of the Ministry of Railways, at Zonal railway and divisional levels including the railway production units and workshops. While other services in the railway are concerned with the operational or material management of the train, the Personnel Service handles
266-577: The cadre was done by UPSC in the year 1980. Prior to that some officers of sister cadres like Railway Board Secretariat Service had joined the service on option basis. After selection, the IRPS probationers undergo general foundation training at one of the training academies, that is, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration at Bhopal and Dr. Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute of Telangana at Hyderabad. Following this they go for
285-466: The control of Secretary of State for India, and 3 central departments under joint Provincial and Imperial Control. The Central Services was headed by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India . The Group A officers are appointed by the President of India and appointments to Group B are made by the authorities specified by a general or special order of the President. The Central Civil Services (CCS)
304-596: The government released a gazette notification about the merger of existing eight services, which fall under the Central Civil Services, into a new Indian Railways Management Service (IRMS). The eight services includes Indian Railway Accounts Service , Indian Railway Personnel Service , Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers , Indian Railway Service of Engineers , Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers , Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers , Indian Railway Stores Service , and Indian Railway Traffic Service . The merged Indian Railways Management Service
323-659: The human resource aspect. The main functions and responsibility of IRPS Officers in the railway is 1. To recruit staff through RRB/RRC 2. Training of staff 3. Promotion, demotion, transfers etc. 4. Disciplinary actions 5. Retirement, settlement 5. Conducting departmental promotions 6. Managing good industrial relations with trade unions and to see welfare of close to 1.4 million railway employees and their families . 7.Dealing with provisions of various laws and acts such as Industrial dispute Act, Factory Act, Workman Compensation Act, Payment of Wages, Minimum Wages and their implementation. The interpretation of rules and orders
342-592: The rank of Additional Secretary to Government of India.Below them are a group of Principal Executive Directors, Directors, Joint Directors and Deputy Directors who work at Railway Board level who are either drawn from the service or from the Railway Board Secretariat Service . Similarly at the 16 Zonal Railway level the Personnel Department is headed by a Principal Chief Personnel Officer (PCPO) . PCPOs are also posted in
361-583: The service is '478' after cadre restructuring orders on 09.03.2019. 50% vacancies in the initial recruitment grade of the Indian Railways Personnel Service (IRPS) Railway office are filled up through the UPSC Civil Service Examination held every year while remaining vacancies are filled up by promotion of Group 'B' officers of feeder cadres through selection made by UPSC.The first direct recruitment to
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