About: Cabinet Secretary
The Cabinet Secretary is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the Government of India.
He/She is the ex-officio head of the Civil Services Board, the Cabinet Secretariat, the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and all civil services under the rules of business of the government
The Cabinet Secretary is under the direct charge of the prime minister and ranks eleventh in the Indian order of precedence.
Functions
Acts as the chief coordinator of the central government
Acts as the chairman of the Civil Services Board, which among other things, recommends empanelment of officers, for the ranks of secretary, additional secretary and joint secretary
Act as the chairman of the Committee of Secretaries on Administration
Act as the chairman of the Conference of Chief Secretaries of States
Acts as a senior advisor to the prime minister
Provides assistance to the Council of Ministers
Provides an element of continuity and stability to administration during crises
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