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76-639: The All India Services ( AIS ) comprises three Civil Services of India common to the centre and state governments , which includes the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Police Service (IPS), and the Indian Forest Service (IFS). Civil servants recruited through All India Services by the central government are assigned to different state government cadres. Some civil servants may, later in their career, also serve

152-493: A State, Director General of Forests (India) - highest post at Centre, selected from amongst the senior-most PCCFs of states. The training at Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy is designed in such a way that a Forest Service officer after completion of the probation, should be hardened enough to serve in the most difficult terrains of India. Another remarkable feature of this service is that it needs keen technical knowledge along with excellent administrative capacity to deliver

228-484: A cadre preference from each preferred zone. The candidate indicates their second cadre preference for every preferred zone subsequently. The preference for the zones and cadres remains in the same order and no change is permitted. Officers remain in their allocated cadre or are deputed to the Government of India . IAS Officers are trained to handle Government affairs. This being the main responsibility, every civil servant

304-400: A fair and decent environment. Civil Services Board is responsible for the entry level recruitment and subsequent job promotions below the rank of Joint Secretary to Government of India . The recruits are university graduates or above selected through the following rigorous system of specialisation-based examinations for recruitment into respective specialised departments: All appointments in

380-449: A feeder service for the Indian Administrative Service in the respective state cadre. All India Judicial Services , All India Legal Service , State Regional Legal Service , Central Legal Service and State Legal Service are equivalent to civil services and defence services . Their appointment made by Governor of respective states after the consultation / approval of the respective states High Courts and President of India in case

456-559: A written exam and interview conducted by Union Public Service Commission to get promoted to the three all India services which was previously based solely on basis of seniority and annual confidential reports. Creating the remaining two All India Services, as provided by the All India Services Act, 1951 : Civil Services of India As of 2010, there were 6.4 million government employees in India in all levels (Group A to D) within

532-791: Is assigned to a particular office which deals with policy matters pertaining to that area. The policy matters are framed, modified, interpreted in this office under the direct supervision of the Administrative Officer in consultation with the Minister. The implementation of policies is also done on the advice of the Officer. The Cabinet Secretary stands at the top of the government machinery involved in policy making followed by Secretary/Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Director, Under Secretary and Junior Scale Officers in that order. These appointments are filled by civil servants according to seniority in

608-421: Is hamstrung by political interference, outdated personnel procedures, and a mixed record on policy implementation, and it is in need of urgent reform. The Indian government should reshape recruitment and promotion processes, improve performance-based assessment of individual officers, and adopt safeguards that promote accountability while protecting bureaucrats from political meddling." A paper prepared in 2012 by

684-517: Is known as 'the Father of civil service in India'. Cornwallis introduced two divisions of the Indian Civil service—covenanted and uncovenanted. The covenanted civil service consisted of only Europeans (i.e., British personnel) occupying the higher posts in the government. The uncovenanted civil service was solely introduced to facilitate the entry of Indians at the lower rung of the administration. With

760-662: Is limited to ₹ 500,000 (US$ 6,000). The Union Civil Services of India can be classified into two types - the All India Civil Services and the Central Civil Services (Group A). Additionally, the officers from the State Civil Services cadre can seek deployment with the Government of India cadre for the Union Civil Services jobs. All appointments to All India Civil Services are made by

836-503: Is managed through a number of central government agencies in accordance with policy directions from the ministries. Civil servants are the actual makers of Indian law and policy. They work on behalf of the elected government and cannot publicly show their disinterest or disapproval for it. It is mandatory for them to form certain rules and policies according to the government's views and interests. However, they cannot be removed by any state or central government, but can only be retired. Among

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912-400: Is presented in three categories. Under this scheme of awards instituted in 2006, all the officers individually or as group or as organisation are eligible. The award includes a medal, scroll and a cash amount of ₹ 100,000 (US$ 1,200). In case of a group, the total award money is ₹ 500,000 (US$ 6,000) subject to a maximum of ₹ 100,000 (US$ 1,200) per person. For an organisation the cash amount

988-409: Is rank-based and does not follow the tenets of the position-based civil services. If a responsible government is to be established in India, there will be a far greater need than is even dreamt of at present for persons to take part in public affairs in the legislative assemblies and elsewhere and for this reason the more Indians we can employ in the public service the better. Moreover, it would lessen

1064-547: Is the body to which all senior police officers belong regardless of the agency for whom they work. An IPS officer is subjected to and faces several life-threatening, crucial, complicated and harsh conditions. They are entrusted with the overall internal security of the entire State as the Director General of Police and entire Districts as its Superintendent of Police, and in Metropolitan Cities as Deputy Commissioner or

1140-635: Is the head of the entire police force of the State or Metropolitan City (e.g. Kolkata , Delhi , Mumbai , Chennai , etc.) and below him is the Additional DGP/Special Police Commissioner. The Inspector General or Joint Commissioner of Police is at the head of certain specialised police force like Criminal Investigation Department , Special Branch, etc. In January 2012, the Government amended All India Services Rule 16 (3) which permits

1216-569: Is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the Government of India . The Cabinet Secretary is the ex-officio head of the Civil Services Board, the Cabinet Secretariat , the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and all Civil Services of India work under the rules of business of the government. The Cabinet Secretary is the senior most cadre post of the Indian Administrative Service , ranking eleventh on

1292-416: Is to be guided by maintaining absolute integrity, allegiance to the constitution and the law of the nation, patriotism, national pride, devotion to duty, honesty, impartiality and transparency. The Government of India promotes values and a certain standard of ethics of requiring and facilitating every civil servant: The responsibility of the civil services is to run the administration of India. The country

1368-761: Is to oversee law and order and general administration and developmental work. Appeals against the Divisional Commissioner are heard by the Chairman of the Board of Revenue. India was one of the first countries in the world to introduce scientific forest management. In 1864, the British Raj established the Imperial Forest Department . In 1866 Dr. Dietrich Brandis , a German forest officer, was appointed Inspector General of Forests. The Imperial Forest Service (IFS)

1444-793: The Director General of Police after 30 years in service. IPS officers also work in national government agencies such as Intelligence Bureau , Research and Analysis Wing , Central Bureau of Investigation , etc. IPS officers also get highly placed in several PSUs such as GAIL, SAIL, Indian Oil Corporation Limited etc. at the State Secretariat the Central Secretariat under the Central Staffing Scheme and in CAPFs at leadership positions of National Security Guards, Border Security Force,

1520-514: The Income Tax Department of India for preferential tax treatment and relaxed prosecutions in exchange for bribes. In 2011, over a period of preceding three years more than 450 chargesheets for criminal cases of corruption were filed and a total of 943 corruption cases were at different stages of investigation by CBI against civil servants. ₹ 1 lakh crore (US$ 12 billion) losses through corruption, waste and fraud occurred from

1596-527: The Indian Forest Service after 8 years of Service. All State Police Services of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police / Assistant Commissioner of Police / Assistant Commandant are Group 'A' Officers and is included under state civil services . The officers of following state civil services are later promoted to Indian Police Service . The state civil services (Group B) deal with subjects such as land revenue, agriculture, forests, education etc. The officers are recruited by different States through

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1672-684: The Indian order of precedence . The Cabinet Secretary is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister . Since 2010, the Cabinet Secretary's term length was extended to a maximum of four years. Thereafter, amended in 2019 for further extension up to 1 year. In, total up to 5 years. The precursor to the cabinet, the Executive Council of the Viceroy , used to have a Secretariat, which was headed by

1748-584: The Ministry of Home Affairs is the authority for IPS, and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the authority for IFS. Recruitments are conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on the basis of the annual Civil Services Examination for IAS and IPS, and Forest Service Examination for IFS. Since 2012 onwards, the preliminary test of the two examinations are combined. The All India Services Act, 1951 , provides for

1824-673: The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions states that corruption is prevalent at all levels in civil services and it is institutionalised . A 2005 study done by the Transparency International in India found that more than 92% of the people had firsthand experience of paying bribes or peddling influence to get services performed in a public office. Taxes and bribes are common between state borders; Transparency International estimates that truckers annually pay ₹ 222 crore (US$ 27 million) in bribes. There have been several cases of collusion involving officials of

1900-721: The President of India . The Central Civil 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. For Group B central civil service posts, the Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC). All appointments to Group B are made by

1976-531: The Prime Minister of India . The Cabinet Secretary to Government of India is eligible for a diplomatic passport . The official earmarked residence of the Cabinet Secretary is 32, Prithviraj Road , New Delhi , a Type-VIII bungalow . The salary and emolument in this rank is in pay level 18 which is equivalent to Chief of the Army Staff , but in precedence the cabinet secretary is listed above all other government officers including those from armed forces. It

2052-472: The cabinet and the cabinet committees for important matters. 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

2128-751: The Administration of the Rules of Business. The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Transaction of Business Rules, 1961 and the Allocation of Business Rules, 1961 of the Government of India, facilitating smooth transaction of business in ministries/departments of the Government by ensuring adherence to these rules. The Secretariat assists in decision-making in Government by ensuring Inter-Ministerial coordination, ironing out differences amongst ministries/departments and evolving consensus through

2204-564: The All India Services in August 2017, touting it as a policy to ensure national integration of the bureaucracy and to ensure an All India character of the services. The existing twenty-six   cadres were to be divided into five   zones by the Department of Personnel and Training. Under the new policy, a candidate first selects their zones of preference, in descending order, then indicates

2280-479: The Cabinet Secretary, and is designated Secretary (R) in the Cabinet Secretariat. 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 ,

2356-545: The Central Government in consultation with the State Government to retire in the public interest, incompetent and non-performing Officers after a review on their completion of 15 years or 25 years of qualifying service or attaining the age of 50. On recommendation by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions , from year 2014 state civil servants are required to clear 1000 marks four-stage process including

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2432-562: The Central Secretariat, State Secretariats and various assignments under the Central Staffing Scheme. The Indian Police Service more popularly known as the 'IPS', is responsible for internal security, public safety and law and order. In 1948, a year after India gained independence from Britain , the Imperial Police (IP) was replaced by the Indian Police Service. The IPS is not a law enforcement agency in its own right; rather it

2508-594: The Civil Services Board; the chief of the Indian Administrative Service and head of all civil services under the rules of business of the Government of India. He also holds the 11th position in the Order of Precedence of India . The position holder is accountable for ensuring that the Civil Service is equipped with the skills and capability to meet the everyday challenges it faces and that civil servants work in

2584-543: The Civil Services. In the process of decision making, a number of officers give their views to the Minister who weighs the matter and makes a decision considering the issue involved. The implementation process involves supervision and touring. The allocation of enormous funds to and by the field officers calls for supervision and the officials concerned have to reply to queries made in the Parliament for which they must remain well informed. The Civil servant has also to represent

2660-829: The Defence Committee of the Cabinet and the National Defence Council. The Military wing is represented by an officer of the rank of major general , or its equivalents in the Indian Armed Forces , who is designated as a joint secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat . The Intelligence wing deals with matters pertaining to the Joint Intelligence Committee of the union cabinet. The chief of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) also officially first reports to

2736-531: The District, the administrative head is the Collector or Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate. The DM/Collector/DC handle the affairs of the District including development functions. They necessarily tour all rural sectors inspecting specific projects, disputed sites and look into the problems of people on the spot also. At the divisional level, the Divisional Commissioner is in charge of their division. Their role

2812-535: The Finance Secretary, Development Commissioners, Home Secretary and hence they enjoy the salary of a Principal Secretary. the Chief Secretary in the State is the top ranking civil servant and may be assisted by Additional Chief Secretaries. In some cadres/States e.g. New Delhi, Financial Commissioner and other high ranking secretaries such as Additional Chief Secretaries enjoy the pay of the Chief Secretary. In

2888-453: The GDP or ₹ 921 billion (US$ 11 billion) through corruption. A 2009 survey of the leading economies of Asia, revealed Indian bureaucracy to be not only the least efficient among Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, Philippines and Indonesia, but also that working with India's civil servants was a "slow and painful" process. A 2012 study by

2964-495: The Government in another country or in International forums. At the level of Deputy Secretary, they are even authorized to sign agreements on behalf of the Government. A civil servant begins their career in the state with two years in probation. This period is spent at training schools, Secretariat, field offices or in a District Magistrate 's office. They are given the position of Sub-Divisional Magistrate and have to look after

3040-644: The Hong Kong-based Political and Economic Risk Consultancy ranked and rated Indian bureaucracy as the worst in Asia with a 9.21 rating out of 10. According to the study, India's inefficient and corrupt bureaucracy was responsible for most of the complaints that business executive have about the country. A 2013 EY (Ernst & Young) Study reports the industries most vulnerable to corruption are: Infrastructure & Real Estate, Metals & Mining, Aerospace & Defence, and Power & Utilities. "The IAS

3116-572: The Imperial Forest Research Institute (FRI) at Dehradun (established in 1906). Later The Indian Forest College (IFC) was established in 1938 at Dehradun , and officers recruited to the Superior Forest Service by the states and provinces were trained there. Forestry , which was managed by the federal government until then, was transferred to the "provincial list" by the Government of India Act 1935, and recruitment to

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3192-528: The Imperial Forestry Service was subsequently discontinued. The modern Indian Forest Service was established in 1966, after independence, under the All India Services Act 1951 , for protection, conservation, and regeneration of forest resources. India has an area of 635,400 km designated as forests, about 19.32 percent of the country. Forest is included in the Concurrent List . Ranks of

3268-481: The Indian Forest Service are as follows: Assistant Conservator of Forests - Probationary Officer, Divisional Forest Officer (DFOs), Deputy Conservator of Forests, Conservator of Forests (CFs), Chief Conservator of Forests (CCFs), Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Addl.PCCFs), Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) & Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF) - highest post in

3344-864: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police, the Central Reserve Police Force and the Central Industrial Security Force , etc. An IPS officer has vast opportunities to work in several International Organisations such as Interpol, International Cricket Council, the United Nations, Consulates (Foreign Missions) and Embassies all over the World in various capacities such as First Secretary, Consul , Consul General , Deputy High Commissioner, Minister, High Commissioner and Ambassador . The Director General of Police and Commissioner of Police

3420-618: 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

3496-628: 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. The following are the functions of the Cabinet Secretary: In the Government of India Allocation of Business Rules, 1961 , the Cabinet Secretariat finds a place in the First Schedule to the Rules. The subjects allotted to this Secretariat are, firstly, secretarial assistance to Cabinet and Cabinet Committees, and secondly,

3572-734: The Selection Grade (Special Secretary). Selection Grade is given on promotion after 13 years of regular service. The next promotion within the State is that of a Commissioner-cum-Secretary after 16 years. This promotion also entitles them to the Super Time Scale. Then after 24 years of regular service an IAS officer may be promoted to Above super time scale who is designated as Principal Secretaries /Financial Commissioners in some states. Each State has many Secretaries/Principal Secretaries and only one Chief Secretary . Some appointments of Secretaries are considered more prestigious than others, e.g.,

3648-453: The United Nations , International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development , SAARC Forestry Centre, Forest Survey of India , Wildlife Institute of India , Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Directorate of Forest Education, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), etc. besides getting entrusted with senior positions in

3724-467: The appointment is made for Supreme Court of India and central government establishments . List of State Engineering Services ( Engineering ) All State Engineering Services officers are Group 'A’ gazetted officers . All ‘ State Forest Services’ of the rank of Assistant Conservator of Forest(ACF) are Group 'A' gazetted officers under state natural resource services . The officers of this state natural resource services are later promoted to

3800-549: The authorities specified by a general or special order of the President. The State Civil Services examinations and recruitment are conducted by the individual states' public service commissions in India. These services are feeder services of All India Services . All appointments to State Services (Group A) are made by the Governors of States. Each state and union territory in India has its own State Civil Service, which are responsible for various administrative functions, including

3876-457: The board of various public-sector undertakings, enterprises, corporations, banks, and financial institutions. Civil servants are employed to various agencies of India and can also be appointed as advisors, special duty officers , or private secretaries to ministers of the Union and the State Government. The highest ranking civil servant is the Cabinet Secretary. He is the ex-officio Chairman of

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3952-453: The burden of Imperial responsibilities if a body of capable Indian administrators could be produced. The present civil services of India are mainly based on the pattern of the former Indian Civil Service of British India . During the British raj , Warren Hastings laid the foundation of civil service and Charles Cornwallis reformed, modernised, and rationalised it. Hence, Charles Cornwallis

4028-446: The central and state governments. The services with the most personnel are with the Central Secretariat Service and Indian Revenue Service (IT and C&CE). Civil servants in a personal capacity are paid from the Civil List . Article 311 of the constitution protects civil servants from politically motivated or vindictive action. Senior civil servants may be called to account by the Parliament . The civil service system in India

4104-402: The centre on deputation. Officers of these three services comply to the All India Services Rules relating to pay, conduct, leave, various allowances etc. The central government is the Cadre Controlling Authority for all three All India Services. In terms of provisions for promotion regulations, the specific authorities are the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions for IAS, while

4180-479: The challenges being posed by the changing times. This date (21 April) was chosen to commemorate the day in 1947 when Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the first Home Minister of Independent India, addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers. On this occasion, all officers of Central and State Governments are honoured for excellence in public administration by the Prime Minister of India . The 'Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration'

4256-436: The civil service system in India. The Constitution , under Article 312 gives authority to the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of Parliament) to set up new branches of the All India Services with a two-thirds majority vote. The Indian Administrative Service, Indian Police Service, and Indian Forest Service have been established under this constitutional provision. A member of the civil service in discharge of his/her functions

4332-422: The control of the Secretary of State for India, and 3 central departments under joint Provincial and Imperial Control. The present modern civil service was formed after the partition of India in 1947. It was Sardar Patel 's vision that the civil service should strengthen cohesion and national unity. The values of integrity, impartiality, and merit remain the guiding principles of the Indian civil services. By

4408-481: The creation of two more All India Services, namely, the Indian Service of Engineers and the Indian Medical and Health Service. The history of All India Services dates back to the British era when initially Civil Servants were appointed by the Court of Directors of the British East India Company. The service in those times was known as 'Covenanted Civil Service'. With time, they came to be known as Indian Civil Service (ICS). In 1947, with India gaining independence, ICS

4484-545: The duty. Government of India is also providing Hari Singh fellowships to Forest Service officers to get specialized in the field of Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System from the ISRO 's Indian Institute of Remote Sensing , University of Twente / ITC Netherlands and in Wildlife Management from the Wildlife Institute of India . The Forest Service officers also work in various International and National organizations related to management of forests, wildlife and environment such as Food and Agricultural Organization of

4560-401: The early 21st century, especially in Indian media, Indian civil servants were regularly colloquially called ' babus ' (as in 'the rule of babus'), while Indian bureaucracy is called 'babudom'. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions , located in New Delhi , is unofficially the 'Ministry of Civil Services'. The Ministry is responsible for training, reforms and pensions for

4636-762: The entire City as the Commissioner of Police. As Commissioner of Police they enjoy magisterial powers. The IPS officer takes charge as an Assistant Superintendent of Police of a Sub-division/circle after probation of 2 years. The tenure of this post is normally 3 years. The next appointment is as Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commissioner of Police after 4 years, they get promoted to Junior Administrative Grade after 9 years, then they serve as Senior Superintendent of Police and get pay of Selection Grade (Level 13) in 12–14 years, then as Deputy Inspector General of Police or Additional Commissioner of Police in 15 years, an Inspector General of Police in 18 years, Additional Director General of Police in 25 years and finally,

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4712-439: The government's National Rural Health Mission healthcare programme, several of arrested high-level public servants died under mysterious circumstances including one in prison. World Bank report stated that the aid programmes are beset by corruption, bad administration and under-payments. As an example, the report cites that only 40% of grain handed out for the poor reaches its intended target. The World Bank study finds that

4788-713: The implementation of government policies, maintenance of law and order, revenue administration, and development activities within their respective jurisdictions.The officers of the State Civil Service (Executive Branch) or State Administrative Service are recruited through state-specific examinations conducted by the respective state public service commissions. Such officers in India are state civil servants posted as Deputy Collector or equivalent rank in concerned state government. They belong to Group A gazetted rank and are part of state civil services of India . The officers of following state civil services cadre are later promoted to Indian Administrative Service and hence conceived as

4864-429: The instrumentality of the standing/ad hoc Committees of Secretaries . Through this mechanism, new policy initiatives are also promoted. 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

4940-449: The law, order and general administration including developmental work in the area under their charge. After the probation and 2 years of services as a junior scale officer, the officer is put in the senior scale. Then they may function as District Magistrate, Managing Director of a Public Enterprise or Director of a Department. Senior Scale comprises the Senior Time Scale (Joint Secretary), Junior Administrative Grade (Additional Secretary) and

5016-400: The members of the civil services are administrators in the central government and state government; emissaries in the foreign missions/embassies; tax collectors and revenue commissioners; civil service commissioned police officers; permanent representative(s) and employees in the United Nations and its agencies; and chairmen, managing directors, and full-time functional directors and members of

5092-492: The passing of the Government of India Act 1919 , the Imperial Services headed by the Secretary of State for India were split into two—the All India Services and the Central Services . The All India and Central Services (Group A) were designated as Central Superior Services as early as 1924. From 1924 to 1934, the administration of India consisted of 10 All India Services (including Indian Education Service , Indian Medical Service ) and 5 central departments, all under

5168-422: The permission to sue corrupt or inept civil servants, and civil servants can approach CAT for unfair dismissal. The Civil Service Day is celebrated on 21 April every year. The purpose for this day is to rededicate and recommit themselves to the cause of the people. It is observed by all Civil Services. This day gives civil servants the opportunity for introspection and thinking about future strategies to deal with

5244-735: The public distribution programmes and social spending contracts have proven to be a waste due to corruption. A 2006 report stated that the state-funded construction activities, such as road building were dominated by construction mafias, consisting of cabals of corrupt public works officials, materials suppliers, politicians and construction contractors. Corrupt officials steal the state property. In cities and villages throughout India, groups of municipal and other government officials, elected politicians, judicial officers, real estate developers and law enforcement officials, acquire, develop and sell land in illegal ways. Cabinet Secretary (India) The Cabinet Secretary ( ISO : Kaibinēṭa Saciva )

5320-403: The rank of Joint Secretary to Government of India and above, other major appointments, empanelment, and extension of tenure are done by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet . Lower appointments are handled by the Civil Services Board. For settling various administrative disputes the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) can be approached. For instance, citizens can approach CAT to obtain

5396-428: The regulation of recruitment and conditions of service of the persons appointed to an All India Service. All India Service is governed by All India Service (Conduct) Rules, 1968 which specifies the code of conduct for Civil Servant in general. The All India Service (Conduct) Rules, 1968 were amended latest by Govt. of India by notification published in official Gazette of India on 10 April 2015. Responsibilities vary with

5472-699: The respective State Public Service Commissions, and appointed by the Governor of that state. "We estimate that if India were to pursue civil service reforms and reach the Asian average on government effectiveness, it could add 0.9 percentage points annually to per capita GDP... Institutional quality is a crucial driver of economic performance." Professor Bibek Debroy and Laveesh Bhandari asserted in their book "Corruption in India: The DNA and RNA" that public officials in India are misappropriating as much as 1.26 per cent of

5548-431: The seniority of the civil servant. Junior officers begin with probation and move up in the hierarchy. At the district level the responsibilities are concerned with district matters as well as all developmental affairs while at the divisional level the responsibilities focus on law and order also. Policy framing is carried on at the State and Central levels. The central government announced a new cadre allocation policy for

5624-584: 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 Union Cabinet . The purpose of having the Military wing is to have better coordination in Intelligence and to provide secretarial assistance to

5700-535: Was organized in 1867. IFS Officers appointed from 1867 to 1885 were trained in Germany and France , and from 1885 to 1905 at Cooper's Hill , London , which was a noted professional college of forestry. From 1905 to 1926, the University of Oxford , University of Cambridge , and University of Edinburgh undertook the task of training Imperial Forestry Service officers. From 1927 to 1932, forest officers were trained at

5776-529: Was replaced by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Police (IP) was replaced by Indian Police Service (IPS) and were recognised by the Indian Constitution as All-India Services. In 1963, Indian Forest Service (IFS) was created and it came into existence in 1966. The All India Services Act, 1951 empowers the government of India to make, after consultation with state governments, rules for

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