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49-556: Confidence and Supply (41) Official opposition (39) Other opposition (23) Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation ( GHMC ) is the civic body that oversees Hyderabad , the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana . It is the local government for the city of Hyderabad. It is one of the largest municipal corporations in India with a population of 7.9 million and an area of 650 km. In 1869, municipal administration

98-464: A Municipal Commissioner for Hyderabad Board and Chaderghat Board. At that time, the city was just 55 km with a population of 3.5 lakhs. In 1886, the suburban area of Chaderghat was handed over to a separate officer and then Chaderghat became Chaderghat Municipality. In 1921 the size of Hyderabad Municipality increased to 84 km. In 1933, Chaderghat Municipality was merged with Hyderabad Municipality to form Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and

147-476: 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

196-486: 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

245-584: 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

294-462: 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)

343-536: A population of 67 lakhs. The erstwhile city of the Nizams has now transformed into an area far greater. The Government has decided to divide the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation into Six zones in 2019 (south, east, north, north east, west and central zones), 30 circles and 150 wards . Old City has about 50 wards in seven circles. Each ward would cover about 40,000 - 50,000 people. The GHMC

392-499: 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

441-477: A town planning wing with Additional Commissioner (Planning) and a Chief City Planner at the head office level and a city planner for each zone. Secunderabad cantonment does not come under purview of GHMC. There are eight civilian wards in Secunderabad Cantonment Board, with a population of four lakh. In February 2018, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has listed its municipal bonds on

490-399: 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

539-479: 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

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588-494: 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

637-410: 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

686-451: Is headed by a Commissioner and also has a Special Commissioner both of whom belong to IAS . Each zone will have a zonal commissioner, an officer of the rank of additional commissioner with a deputy municipal commissioners heading every circle. There will also be a separate engineering wing with an Engineer in Chief and Chief Engineer at head office level and a superintending engineer for each zone;

735-411: Is the head of the house. They function through four organs namely Council, Mayor, standing Committees and commissioner. The council, which consists of the registered voters of the corporation, is a deliberative body. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is the civic body that oversees Hyderabad , the capital and largest city in the Indian state of Telangana . It is the local government for

784-908: 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

833-519: 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

882-539: 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

931-532: The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE). The civic body became the second to list its bonds on the BSE’s newly launched bond platform. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) comprises the limits of the erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) along with 10 municipalities and 8 panchayats in erstwhile Ranga Reddy district and 2 municipalities in erstwhile Medak district . The 10 municipalities in

980-571: 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

1029-610: 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

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1078-642: The Parliament of India : This is the list of current opposition parties in the Legislative Assemblies of the Indian states and union territories :. (no opposition with at least 10% seats) This is the list of current opposition parties in the Legislative Councils of the Indian states : Indian Administrative Service The Indian Administrative Service ( IAS ) is the administrative arm of

1127-819: 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

1176-454: 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

1225-749: The Chief Commissioner can allocate more funds and in general has more power. The term of the legislature of precursor to the GHMC namely the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, then simply called by the same name ended before the formation of the GHMC. The Standing Committee of the Legislature takes a major role in the decision making process within the legislature when it is in session. 64 ex-officio members including 5 Lok Sabha MPs whose constituencies are in GHMC jurisdiction vote in GHMC election. The Mayor

1274-578: 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

1323-553: 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

1372-499: The cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad . Its geographical area covers most of the urban development agency the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA). 24 Assembly constituencies comes under GHMC. 64 ex-officio members including 5 Lok Sabha MPs whose constituencies are in GHMC jurisdiction vote in GHMC election. The body is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to

1421-562: The city: GHMC co-ordinates with various other government organizations like: etc. for delivering these basic urban services. After 2016, third GHMC elections were held in December 2020. Second GHMC election were conduced in February 2016. Last Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH) elections were held in 2002 for a total of 99 wards. Official Opposition (India) In India, Official Opposition designates largest party not supporting

1470-419: 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

1519-647: 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

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1568-405: The erstwhile Ranga Reddy district were: The 8 panchayats in the erstwhile Ranga Reddy district were: while the 2 municipalities in the erstwhile Sanga Reddy district were: GHMC is spread across 4 districts namely: with a jurisdiction of 900 km. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is headed by a Municipal Commissioner , an IAS officer. The commissioner wields the executive power of

1617-432: The house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power. The corporators are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities. The Andhra Pradesh Government appointed CVSK Sarma as the first Chief Commissioner of GHMC in 2007. There is also a provision for a directly elected mayor of Hyderabad. However,

1666-908: The municipal corporations of Hyderabad and Secunderabad were merged to form Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad (MCH). In 1956, Hyderabad became capital of Andhra Pradesh after the state was formed. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation was formed on 16 April 2007 by merging 12 municipalities and 8 gram panchayats with the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad . The municipalities are L. B. Nagar , Gaddi Annaram , Uppal Kalan , Malkajgiri , Kapra , Alwal , Quthbullapur , Kukatpally , Serilingampally , Rajendranagar , Ramachandrapuram , and Patancheru . These municipalities are in Rangareddy district and Medak district . The panchayats are Shamshabad , Satamarai, Jallapalli, Mamdipalli, Mankhal, Almasguda, Sardanagar and Ravirala. The Government Order 261

1715-416: 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

1764-477: The people of the country. The role of the opposition in legislature is basically to check the excesses of the ruling or dominant party, and not to be totally antagonistic. There are actions of the ruling party which may be beneficial to the masses and opposition is expected to support such steps. In legislature the Opposition Party has a major role, which is: This is the list of current opposition parties in

1813-645: 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

1862-515: The rules of their respective houses. The Opposition's main role is to question the government of the day and hold them accountable to the public. This also helps to fix the mistakes of the Ruling Party. The Opposition is equally responsible in upholding the best interests of the people of the country. They have to ensure that the Government does not take any steps, which might have negative effects on

1911-447: The ruling cabinet in the Parliament of India or a State or Territory Legislative Assembly . To get formal recognition in either upper or lower houses , the concerned party must have at least 10% of the total strength of the house . A single party has to meet the 10% seat criterion, not an alliance. Many of the Indian state legislatures also follow this 10% rule while the rest of them prefer single largest opposition party according to

1960-613: 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

2009-507: Was first introduced for the city of Hyderabad. The city of Hyderabad was divided into four and the suburbs of Chaderghat were divided into five divisions. The whole management of both the city and the suburbs was handled by the then City Police Commissioner, Kotwal-e-Baldia. In the same year, Sir Salar Jung I , the then Prime Minister of Hyderabad State under the Nizam , constituted the Department of Municipal and Road Maintenance. He also appointed

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2058-772: Was formed. Again in 1950, Hyderabad regained its lost Corporation status along with the amalgamation of Jubilee Hills Municipality. The Hyderabad Corporation and the Secunderabad Corporation, were established in 1950 via the Hyderabad Corporation Act. Jubilee Hills Municipality merged in Hyderabad Corporation during this time. In 1955, the Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act merged the municipal corporations overseeing Hyderabad and neighbouring Secunderabad. Once again in 1955, both

2107-486: Was given statutory status under the Hyderabad Municipal Act. During the following year (1934), the first elections were held for Municipal Corporation and a Standing Committee was appointed at that time. In 1937, Jubilee Hills Municipality was formed by the amalgamation of Jubilee Hills and Banjara Hills. Later, in 1942, the corporation status for the city was removed. In the year 1945, Secunderabad Municipality

2156-647: Was initially issued in July 2005. Now, the Supreme Court has rejected the plea to interfere into the matter, the Andhra Pradesh government has passed the GO 261 that is related to the creation of Greater Hyderabad on 16 April 2007. Earlier, the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad had a population of 45 lakhs living in an area of 172 km. The new urban agglomeration sprawls across 625 square kilometres (241 sq mi) with

2205-634: 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

2254-456: 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

2303-463: 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

2352-464: 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

2401-656: 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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