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25-690: As a Secretary to Government of India , the Home Secretary ranks 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence. Home Secretary is the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs , and is the principal adviser to the Home Minister on all matters of policy and administration within the Home Ministry. The role of Home Secretary is as follows: The Home Secretary is eligible for a Diplomatic passport . The official earmarked residence of

50-571: A Group of Ministers (GoM) on 30 March 2007 under the Chairmanship of the then External Affairs Minister to consider the recommendations of the Second ARC and to review the pace of implementation of the recommendations as well as to provide guidance to the concerned Ministries/Departments in implementation. It has since been reconstituted under the Chairmanship of Union Finance Minister on 21 August 2009. Core Group on Administrative Reforms under

75-496: A proactive, responsive, accountable, sustainable and efficient administration for the country at all levels of the government. The Commission was asked to, inter alia , consider the following : (i) Organisational structure of the Government of India (ii) Ethics in governance (iii) Refurbishing of Personnel Administration (iv) Strengthening of Financial Management Systems (v) Steps to ensure effective administration at

100-430: Is essential that he should have time to grasp the overall picture, size up the problems facing the government in the field allotted to his charge, and think and plan ahead. All these are his proper functions and must be efficiently performed. Failure to make adequate provision in this respect cannot be compensated by a mere increase in the establishment under his control." The Administrative Reforms Commission visualised

125-504: Is the commission appointed by the Government of India for giving recommendations for reviewing the public administration system of India. The first ARC was established on 5 January 1966. The Administrative Reforms Commission was initially chaired by Morarji Desai , and later on K. Hanumanthaiah became its chairman when Desai became the Deputy Prime Minister of India . The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC)

150-779: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet . In the functioning of the Government of India , a secretary is the administrative head of a ministry or department, and is equivalent to chief secretaries or additional chief secretaries of state governments and Vice Chief of the Army Staff , General Officers Commanding in Chief of Army Commands, and their equivalents in the Indian Armed Forces , In

175-777: The Department of Military Affairs , the Chief of Defence Staff is currently designated as Secretary (GoI), similarly in the National Security Council Secretariat, the National Security Advisor is currently designated as Secretary (GoI). Secretaries (GOI) rank 23rd on Order of Precedence of India . In mid-1930s, the Central Secretariat contained only twenty-nine   secretaries, who were all members of

200-610: The Indian Civil Service . The salary for a member of this rank and post was fixed at ₹ 48,000 (equivalent to ₹ 12 million or US$ 140,000 in 2023) annum in the 1930s. As per warrant or precedence of 1905, secretaries to the Government of India was listed together with joint secretaries to the Government of India and were ranked above the rank of chief secretaries of provincial governments. N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar had once suggested "[a] secretary should not be immersed in files and burdened with routine. It

225-710: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs ' Directorate of Estates. The salary and emolument in this rank is equivalent to chief secretaries of state governments and to Vice Chief of the Army Staff , General Officers Commanding in Chief of Army Commands, and their equivalents, in the Indian Armed Forces , which is to say Level 17 of the Central Pay Matrix. Secretary (Economic Affairs) Media articles and others have argued in favour of lateral entrants being recruited to this rank/post to infuse fresh energy and thinking into an insular, complacent and archaic bureaucracy. Non-IAS civil services have complained to

250-517: The Union Public Service Commission to cancel the recruitment of 45 specialists for senior positions through a lateral entry route. The Indian government also stated that it aims to introduce a quota system for lateral entries in order to respect social justice, particularly the reservation system in place for public appointments. Administrative Reforms Commission The Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC)

275-545: The Cabinet is the final authority on posting and transfer of officers of secretary level. Secretaries report to their ministerial cabinet minister and to the prime minister . In the Indian government , secretaries are the head of the ministries of the government and hold positions such as Finance Secretary , Defence Secretary , Foreign Secretary , Home Secretary , Chairperson of the Railway Board and members of

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300-698: The Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary has finished examination of all the 15 reports. This Group of Ministers has so far considered fifteen reports: The decisions of GoM on these reports are at various stages of implementation. The report on "Combating Terrorism (Eighth Report)" has been handled by the Ministry of Home Affairs and it is understood that necessary action has already been taken on this report. Thus, in all 12 Reports have been considered, so far. Remaining three reports (Report No.V, X, and XIV ) are also shortly being put up for consideration of GoM. The Cabinet in its meeting held on 3 December 2009 had taken note of

325-913: The Government of India , often abbreviated as Secretary, GoI , or simply as Secretary , is a post and a rank under the Central Staffing Scheme of the Government of India . The authority for the creation of this post solely rests with the Union Council of Ministers . The position holder is generally a career civil servant , usually from the Indian Administrative Service , and a government official of high seniority. The civil servants who hold this rank and post are either from All India Services (on deputation; on tenure, after empanelment) or Central Civil Services (Group A; on empanelment). All promotions and appointments to this rank and post are directly made by

350-435: The Government of India because of lack of empanelment in the rank/post of secretary on numerous occasions. From 1998 to 1999, Vijay Kelkar served as Finance Secretary as a lateral entry. During the term of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister of India , Ram Vinay Shahi served as Secretary (GOI) in the Ministry of Power from 2002 to 2007 as a lateral entry. The Indian government in 2024 asked

375-528: The Government of India will furnish information and documents and provide other assistance as may be required to the Commission. The Government of India in allegory to the State Governments and only other concerned to extend their solidarity and assistance to A Commission. The commission has presented the following 15 Reports to the A Commission for consideration: The Government constituted

400-533: The Railway Board and Telecom Commission . According to the report of the Seventh   Central Pay Commission of India, seventy-one out of ninety-one secretaries to the Government of India are from the Indian Administrative Service . All secretaries to the Government of India are eligible for a Diplomatic passport or Official passport. Secretaries are allotted either type-VII or type-VIII bungalows in areas like New Moti Bagh and Lutyens' across Delhi by

425-727: The State level (vi) Steps to ensure effective District Administration (vii) Local Self-Government/ Panchayati Raj Institutions (viii) Social Capital, Trust and Participative public service delivery (ix) Citizen-centric administration (x) Promoting e-governance (xi) Issues of Federal Polity (xii) Crisis Management (xiii) Public Order The Commission was to exclude from its purview the detailed examination of administration of Military defence , railways , external affairs, security and intelligence, as also subjects such as Centre-state relations, judicial reforms etc. which were already being examined by other bodies. The Commission, however, be free to take

450-496: The Union Home Secretary is 3, New Moti Bagh , New Delhi , a Type-VIII bungalow . As the Home Secretary is of the rank of Secretary to Government of India , his/her salary is equivalent to Chief Secretaries of State Governments and to Vice Chief of Army Staff/Commanders, in the rank of Lieutenant General and equivalent ranks in Indian Armed Forces . Secretary to Government of India Secretary to

475-523: The machinery of the Government as a whole or of any of its common service agencies. The Commission submitted the following 20 reports before winding up in mid-1970s: The above 20 reports contained 537 major recommendations. Based on inputs received from various administrative Ministries, a report indicating implementation position was placed before the Parliament in November, 1977. The Second ARC

500-462: The people. In particular, the Commission is to consider the following: The Commissions may exclude from its purview the detailed examination of administration of defence , railways , external affairs, security and intelligence work, as also subjects such as educational administration already being examined by a separate commission. The Commission will, however, be free to take the problems of these sectors into account in recommending reorganization of

525-472: The problems of these sectors into account in recommending re-organisation of the machinery of the Government or of any of its service agencies. The Commission will devise procedures (including for consultations with Indian foreign services), and may appoint committees, consultants/advisers to assist it. The Commission may take into account the existing material and reports available on the subject and consider building upon them. The Ministries and Departments of

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550-410: The procedures to be followed were described. The Commission was mandated to give consideration to the need for ensuring the highest standards of efficiency and integrity in the public services, and for making public administration a fit instrument for carrying out the social and economic policies of the Government and achieving social and economic goals of development, as also one which is responsive to

575-425: The role of secretary, primarily as one of a "coordinator, policy guide, reviewer, and evaluator." A secretary to the Government of India is the administrative head of a ministry or department and is the principal adviser to the minister-in charge on all matters of policy and administration within the ministry or department. The role of a secretary is as follows: The prime minister -led Appointments Committee of

600-466: Was constituted on 31 August 2005, as a Commission of Inquiry, under the Chairmanship of Veerappa Moily for preparing a detailed blueprint for revamping the public administrative system. The first ARC was constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs under Government of India by resolution no. 40/3/65-AR(P) dated 5 January 1966. In the resolution, the composition of the ARC, the mandate of the commission and

625-423: Was set up with a resolution no. K-11022/9/2004-RC of the Government of India as a committee of inquiry to prepare a detailed blueprint for revamping the public administration system. Veerappa Moily resigned with effect from 1 April 2009. V. Ramachandran was appointed chairman. Jayaprakash Narayan resigned with effect from 1 September 2007. The Commission was given the mandate to suggest measures to achieve

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