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Additional secretary to the Government of India

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Additional secretary is the overall in charge with the necessary measure of independent functioning and responsibility of the wing of the department allocated and entrusted to him. An additional secretary in charge of administration also exercises all administrative powers as head of the department
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had once expressed "In my opinion there is, or should be, no distinction of function, but only of pay between a joint and an additional Secretary. Additional and joint secretaries should not be either cheap secretaries or expensive deputy secretaries."
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Non-IAS civil services have complained to Government of India because of lack of empanelment in the rank/post of additional secretary on numerous occasions.
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is the final authority on posting and transfer of officers of additional secretary level. Additional secretaries report to their departmental
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In the Union government, the members head department wings in the departments and ministries of Union Government.
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An Indian Diplomatic Passport and an Official Passport generally issued to Additional Secretary (GOI).
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and is a government official of high seniority. The civil servants who hold this rank are either from
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The salary and emolument in this rank is equivalent to Principal staff officers (PSO) of the rank of
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The organizational structure of a department of the Government of India.
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Senior government rank and civil service post in the Government of India
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All additional secretaries to Government of India are eligible for a
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are responsible for filing all affidavits and responses before the
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is analogous to Principal staff officers (PSO) of the rank of
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hold 98 out of 107 positions of additional secretary in the
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or Union Additional Secretary or Additional Secretary to
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
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Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension
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Additional Secretary, GoI monthly pay and allowances
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State Emblem of India

Flag of India
Government of India
Secretary to the Government of India
Union Council of Ministers
Prime Minister of India
Term length
Government of India
Government of India
Cabinet of India
career civil servant
All India Services
Central Civil Services
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Government of India
Union Government
Major general
lieutenant general
Indian Armed Forces
Order of Precedence of India
Sir Richard Tottenham
ICS

joint secretaries
Supreme Court of India
Prime Minister of India
secretary
cabinet minister

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