Principal Secretary (India)
Principal Secretary is a post and rank in India. The position holder is a career civil servant and a government official of high seniority commonly found in various state governments.
Principal Secretaries are the administrative heads of the all the departments of a state government. Prime Minister's Office is also headed by a Principal Secretary to Prime Minister. [1]
Usually, in the Indian state governments a Principal Secretary ranks above a secretary but below the rank of Chief Secretary. While each state has only a single Chief Secretary, some senior officials may hold the rank of Chief Secretary and are designated as Additional Chief Secretaries or Special Chief Secretaries.
In all north eastern states and also few other states like Karnataka, Bihar usually an officer equivalent to Joint Secretary to Government of India is appointed as and holds the post of Principal Secretary in State Government.[2][3]
In Jammu and Kashmir High Court there is a unique creation of Principal Secretary to the Chief Justice, he is of a senior District and Sessions judge rank. He attends matters pertaining to employees of Subordinate Judiciary such as transfers, promotions, and leave. He is also ex officio Secretary of Public Interest Litigation Cell. He also attends all other matters assigned by the Chief Justice. He is overall in charge of chief justice's secretariat.
Notable members
References
- ↑ "India Today High and Mighty power list 2013: Top 10 officials -". India Today. 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
- ↑ "Three more IAS officers from state posted as joint secretaries in Modi govt". The Indian Express. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "A K Sharma appointed Joint Secretary (GOI) in Modi's PMO". The Times of India. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
External links
- PM Officers PMO official website.