Central Secretariat Service
Encyclopedia
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| Abbreviation | C.S.S. | ||||||||||
| Formed | 1946 | ||||||||||
| Country |  India |
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| Training ground | Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... |
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| Controlling authority | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training | ||||||||||
| Legal personality | Government service | ||||||||||
| General nature | Policy Formulation Policy Implementation Civil administration Advisors to Ministers Continuity of administration in the Cabinet Secretariat |
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| Preceding service | Imperial Secretariat Service Imperial Secretariat Service The Imperial Secretariat Service was the earliest organised civil service with the Indian Civil Service of the Indian Government under the British colonial rule in India.... (1919-1946) |
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| Cabinet Secretary Cabinet Secretary (India) The head of executive officers of civil services of India is the Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister... Current: A.K. Seth |
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Central Secretariat Service (CSS) is one of the administrative
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
civil service
Civil service
The term civil service has two distinct meanings:* A branch of governmental service in which individuals are employed on the basis of professional merit as proven by competitive examinations....
under Grade A and Grade B of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of the Republic of India
Government of India
The Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
. They are governed by Central Secretariat Service Rules of 1962, which has been issued under the powers of Article 309 of the Constitution of India
Constitution of India
The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions, and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens...
.
The CSS cadre consists of Group A and Group B officers under Central Civil Service.
History
The origins of the CSS can be traced back to 1919, when the Imperial Secretariat Service came into being as one of the off -shoots of the Llewellyn-Smith Committee, set up on the eve of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms. After Independence, the ‘Secretariat Offices’ evolved into the Central Secretariat Service, which is spread across various Ministries/Departments.Recruitment into CSS
Until 2003 of the restructuring of CSS, the direct recruitment into CSS was through All India Civil Service ExaminationCivil Services Examination
The Civil Services Examination is a nationwide competitive examination in India conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to the various Civil Services of the Government of India, including Indian Administrative Service , Indian Foreign Service , Indian Police Service and...
conducted by Union Public Service Commission
Union Public Service Commission
The Union Public Service Commission is the central agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination for entry-level appointments to the various Civil Services of India. The agency's charter is granted by the Constitution of India...
. However, recently the Central Government has stopped the direct recruitment into CSS through civil service exam.
At present the direct recruitment into the CSS is available only at the level of Assistants through the Graduate level Examination of the SSC.
Further reading
- Institutionalising Panchayati Raj in India, by Venkatachalam Venkatesan. Published by Concept Publishing Company, 2002. ISBN 9788170229841.
- Indian administration: An Historical Account, by Shriram Maheshwari. Published by Jawahar Publishers & Distributors, 1994. ISBN 9788173610035.
- The Superior Civil Services in India, by V. M. Sinha. Published by Institute for Research and Advanced Studies, 1985.
- A Dictionary of Public Administration, by Shriram Maheshwari. Published by Orient Blackswan, 2002. ISBN 9788125022527.