37-856: The Brahmaputra Valley (also Assam Valley) is a region situated between hill ranges of the eastern and northeastern Himalayan range in Eastern India. The valley consists of the Western Brahmaputra Valley covering the regions of Goalpara and Kamrup ; the Central Brahmaputra Valley region covering Darrang , Nagaon and the North Bank and Eastern Brahmaputra Valley comprising districts of Sonitpur , Lakhimpur , Dibrugarh and Sibsagar . The Teesta River in North Bengal also drains into Brahmaputra River . The Brahmaputra Valley has
74-476: 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 . Until 2008, there was no formal system that permitted the selection of a state cadre preferred by
111-486: A district magistrate or district collector or deputy commissioner, IAS officers can be posted to various positions in the state government. These positions include secretary or principal secretary in different departments, director of a department, divisional commissioner , or chairman of a government corporation. The specific positions depend on the officer's seniority, experience, and performance. The highest positions that an IAS officer can attain include chief secretary of
148-584: A higher status for the IAS and IFS. The two postgraduate level submissions were later removed, but this has not changed the perceived higher status of the IAS and IFS. After the selection process, the successful candidates undergo training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie , Uttarakhand . The central government announced a new cadre allocation policy for
185-462: A limited period after which they would be required to return to their allocated cadre. From 2008, IAS officers were assigned to state cadres at the beginning of their service. There was one cadre for each Indian state, except for two joint cadres: Assam – Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh – Goa – Mizoram – Union Territories (AGMUT). The "insider-outsider ratio" (ratio of officers who were posted to their home states to those from other states)
222-499: A state or cabinet secretary of the country. In 2015 it was announced that a new designation of assistant secretary at the Central Secretariat had been created to enable new IAS officers to be posted to Delhi for a three-month assignment as part of their training regime. IAS officers were previously only permitted to go on a deputation once assigned to the Central Secretariat after nine years of service in their home cadre. It
259-525: A total area of 71,516 km with containing 27 districts. Brahmaputra Valley with its rainforest-like climate contains some of the most productive soils in the world. The Brahmaputra River flows from Assam to Bangladesh where it meets the Ganges River to form the world's largest delta and finally flows into the Bay of Bengal in the south. The majority of the people of the valley are Hindus , mostly speaking
296-399: A united India if you do not have good All-India Service which has the independence to speak out its mind, which has [the] sense of security that you will standby [ sic ] your work... If you do not adopt this course, then do not follow the present Constitution. Substitute something else... these people are the instrument. Remove them and I see nothing but a picture of chaos all over
333-479: Is as an assistant collector cum sub-divisional magistrate and they are placed in charge of a district sub-division. As assistant collector cum sub divisional magistrate, they are entrusted with maintaining law and order, as well as general administration and development work, of the sub-district . Completion of probation is followed by an executive role in a district as a district collector cum district magistrate , which lasts several years. After this tenure as
370-494: Is fixed at 2:1. All IAS officers, regardless of the mode of entry, are appointed by the President of India . Only about 180 candidates out of over 1 million applicants, who apply through CSE, are successful, a success rate of less than 0.02 per cent. Unlike candidates appointed to other civil services , a successful IAS candidate is rendered ineligible to retake CSE. From 1951 to 1978, an IAS/IFS candidate
407-410: Is followed by an executive administrative role in a district as a district magistrate and collector which lasts several years. After this tenure, an officer may be promoted to head a whole state administrative division as a divisional commissioner . On attaining the higher scales of the pay matrix, IAS officers may lead government departments or ministries. In these roles, IAS officers represent
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#1732844855512444-664: Is the official language of the Brahmaputra Valley and is spoken by 15.1 million people comprising 55.65% of the valley population. Bengali is spoken by 6.09 million people representing 22.1% of the valley, Hindi is spoken by 2.1 million comprising 7.61% of the region, Bodo is spoken by 1.41 million comprising 5.13% of the valley's population and 2.88 million people speak various indigenous tribal languages of Assam, such as Santali , Karbi , Lalung , Hmar , Deori , Rabha , Mishing , Koch , Rajbangshi , Sadri, Garo , Dimasa , Gondi, Savara, Gorkha , Halam, Ao and Motak. Religions in
481-802: Is under the jurisdiction of a Commissioner , who is stationed at Guwahati . The division currently covers the Western Brahmaputa Valley . Shri Jayant Narlikar, IAS is the current Commissioner of Lower Assam division. Most parts of Lower assam districts till the 19th century were under the Kingdom of Bhutan . Lower Assam division contains 12 districts, namely Dhubri , South Salamara , Kokrajhar , Chirang , Bongaigaon , Goalpara , Barpeta , Bajali , Nalbari , Baksa , Kamrup and Kamrup metropolitan . Among these, 3 districts namely Kokrajhar, Chirang and Baksa lie within Bodoland . Districts within
518-908: The All India Services and the Central Services . The Indian Civil Service was one of the ten All India Services. In 1946 at the Premier's Conference, the Central Cabinet decided to form the Indian Administrative Service, based on the Indian Civil Service ; and the Indian Police Service , based on the Imperial Police . There is no alternative to this administrative system... The Union will go, you will not have
555-519: The All India Services in August 2017, claiming it as being 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
592-539: The All India Services of Government of India . The IAS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Police Service and Indian Forest Service . Members of these three services serve the Government of India as well as the individual states . IAS officers are also deployed to various government establishments such as constitutional bodies , staff and line agencies, auxiliary bodies, public sector undertakings , regulatory bodies , statutory bodies and autonomous bodies. As with other countries following
629-503: The Assamese language . The valley is more populous and prosperous than the rest of the region because of its accessibility to the rest of the country. The Brahmaputra Valley has a population of 27,580,977 as per the 2011 census. Languages spoken in Brahmaputra Valley (2011) The population of the Brahmaputra Valley is 27,580,977 according to the 2011 census report by the Assam government. Assamese
666-597: The Bodoland Territorial Region As per 2011 census, Lower Assam division has a population of 11,252,365 people. Languages spoken in Lower Assam Division (2011) According to 2011 census, the total number of Assamese speakers in the division were 59,61,583 , Bengali speakers were 34,76,953 , Boro speakers were 8,70,198 and Hindi speakers were 3,17,958. Although the Bengali speaking population
703-571: The Cabinet Secretary and a final eight are selected for presentation before the Prime Minister . As an IAS officer progresses in their career, they become eligible for important positions in the central government . These positions include joint secretary, additional secretary, and secretary in different ministries and departments. In these roles, IAS officers are involved in making policies, implementing them, and making important decisions at
740-610: The Election Commission of India . During the East India Company period, the civil services were classified into three – covenanted, uncovenanted and special civil services. The covenanted civil service, or the Honourable East India Company's Civil Service (HEICCS), as it was called, largely comprised civil servants occupying the senior posts in the government. The uncovenanted civil service
777-867: The country at the international level in bilateral and multilateral negotiations. If serving on a deputation, they may be employed in International organization such as the World Bank , the International Monetary Fund , the Asian Development Bank , the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank , and the United Nations or its agencies . IAS officers are also involved in the conduct of elections in India as mandated by
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#1732844855512814-454: The parliamentary system of government, the IAS is a part of the permanent bureaucracy of the nation; and is an inseparable part of the executive of the Government of India . As such, the bureaucracy remains politically neutral and guarantees administrative continuity to the ruling party or coalition . Upon confirmation of service, an IAS officer serves a probationary period as a sub-divisional magistrate . Completion of this probation
851-566: The Brahmaputra Valley (2011) Out of 27,580,977 people living in the Brahmaputra Valley, a majority of 17,368,618 profess to the Hindu faith, a large minority of 8,934,387 people profess to the Islamic faith, 1,107,192 people profess to the Christian faith and around 170,780 people profess to other faiths such as Buddhism , Jainism , Sikhism and Animism . The major cities in the valley are Guwahati ,
888-578: The Indian Administrative Service. IAS officers may enter the IAS by passing the Civil Services Examination , which is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Officers recruited this way are called direct recruits or regular recruits (RR). Some IAS officers are also recruited from the state civil services, and, in rare cases, selected from non-state civil service. The ratio between direct recruits and promotees
925-553: The candidate. If the candidate was not placed in a vacancy in their home state, they would be allocated to other states, which were selected from a roster in alphabetic order, starting from 'a', 'h', 'm' or 't', depending on the year. For example, if in a particular year the roster begins from 'a', then the first candidate on the roster will go to the Andhra Pradesh state cadre, the next one to Bihar , and then to Chhattisgarh , Gujarat and so on in alphabetical order. The next year
962-419: The country at international level in bilateral and multilateral negotiations. If serving on a deputation, they may be employed in International organization such as the World Bank , the International Monetary Fund , the Asian Development Bank , the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank , or the United Nations , or its agencies . IAS officers are also involved in conducting elections in India as mandated by
999-647: The country. When India was partitioned following the departure of the British in 1947, the Indian Civil Service was divided between the new dominions of India and Pakistan . The Indian remnant of the ICS was named the Indian Administrative Service, while the Pakistan remnant was named the District Management Group (later renamed to Pakistan Administrative Service in 2012). The modern Indian Administrative Service
1036-582: The largest city of Northeast India and Dibrugarh , the largest city in Upper Assam . List of Cities of Brahmaputra Valley by population and other features (2011) -: Western Assam Lower Assam division is one of the 5 administrative divisions of Assam in India. It was formed in 1874, consisting of the undivided Kamrup district of Western Assam , undivided Darrang and Nagaon districts of Central Assam and Khasi & Jaintia hills of Meghalaya , created for revenue purposes. The division
1073-416: The national level. They can also be appointed as advisors to the central government or serve in autonomous bodies, commissions, and international organizations. These opportunities allow IAS officers to contribute to the development and governance of the country on a larger scale. On attaining the apex scale, IAS officers may lead government departments or ministries. In these roles, IAS officers represent
1110-645: The roster starts from 'h', for either Haryana or Himachal Pradesh (the two states alternate roster years). This system, practised since the mid-1980s, ensured that officers from different states were placed all over India. The system of permanent state cadres resulted in wide disparities of professional exposure for officers when comparing those from developed versus less developed states. Changes in state cadres were only permitted on grounds of marriage to an All India Services officer of another state cadre or under other exceptional circumstances. The officers were allowed to go to their home state cadre on deputation for
1147-410: Was 30.9% as per the 2011 census language report, but Lower Assam Division is home to a large Muslim population of Bengali origin, most of whom now identify as Assamese speakers in the census. Muslims are around 49.5% of the total lower Assam population at the time of the 2011 Census. Indian Administrative Service The Indian Administrative Service ( IAS ) is the administrative arm of
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1184-613: Was created under Article 312(2) in part XIV of the Constitution of India , and the All India Services Act, 1951 . A special cadre was created in 1954 to administer NEFA (present day Arunachal Pradesh ) and for later Some North Eastern Region. It was first mooted by then Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru . The services were placed under Ministry of External Affairs . In 1968, IFAS was merged with IAS and has hence lost its relevance. There are three modes of recruitment into
1221-634: Was introduced solely to facilitate the entry of Indians onto the lower rung of the administration. The special service comprised specialised departments, such as the Indian Forest Service, the Imperial Police and the Indian Political Department , whose ranks were drawn from either the covenanted civil service or the Indian Army . The Imperial Police included many Indian Army officers among its members, although after 1893 an annual exam
1258-456: Was maintained at 1:2, with one-third of the direct recruits being 'insiders' from the same state. The rest were posted as outsiders according to the state allocation roster in states other than their home states, as indicated by their preference. The typical functions performed by an IAS officer are: At the beginning of their career, IAS officers receive district training with their home cadres followed by their first posting. Their initial role
1295-463: Was observed that the experience of central functions was severely lacking among these deputations, resulting in this change in their training. As part of the new system, IAS assistant secretaries are supposed to work on projects—a new policy in their respective areas—and present it to their respective ministries; of all projects, 36 are selected to be presented before all secretaries of the Government of India ; consequently, 16 are selected to be before
1332-464: Was required to submit two additional papers along with three optional papers (instead of just the three optional papers like for other civil services) to be eligible for the Indian Administrative Service or the Indian Foreign Service . The two additional papers were postgraduate level submissions, compared to the graduate level of the optional papers, and it was this distinction that resulted in
1369-757: Was used to select its officers. In 1858 the HEICCS was replaced by the Indian Civil Service (ICS), which became the highest civil service in India between 1858 and 1947. The last appointments to the ICS were made in 1942. With the passing of the Government of India Act 1919 by the Parliament of the United Kingdom , the Indian civil services—under the general oversight of the Secretary of State for India —were split into two arms,
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