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The position of an IAS officer is commonly regarded as a gateway to power, privilege, and elevated social status. Criticisms of the country's bureaucracy have persisted over time, with detractors highlighting its cumbersome nature, slow decision-making processes, inefficiency, and instances of corruption.
In January 2012, the Government amended All India Services Rule 16 (3) which permits the Central Government in consultation with the State Government to retire in the public interest, incompetent and non-performing Officers after a review on their completion of 15 years or 25 years of qualifying service or attaining the age of 50.
This post is held by senior IAS officer of the rank of Secretary to Government of India. The current Personnel Secretary is Rachna Shah , a 1991 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre. [1] As a Secretary to Government of India, the Personnel Secretary ranks 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Two PCS officers were suspended by the state government for an alleged land scam of ₹ 26 crore (equivalent to ₹ 37 crore or US$4.4 million in 2023). [14] [15] The house of a promotee IAS officer and a former district magistrate and collector of Ghaziabad, Vimal Kumar's house was raided by the Income Tax Department. [16]
Among the members of the civil services are administrators in the central government and state government; emissaries in the foreign missions/embassies; tax collectors and revenue commissioners; civil service commissioned police officers; permanent representative(s) and employees in the United Nations and its agencies; and chairmen, managing ...
When a state cadre or Kerala Administrative Service (KAS) officer is the officer in charge of a revenue division, the same post is also called Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO). RDO has the same function, role and responsibilities as SDM. Assistant collector or assistant magistrate is a probationary posting for trainees. [17] [18]
The officers are also posted outside Delhi, or at various places of the country in other offices upon deputation. They can also be deputed for service under an international organization, an autonomous body not controlled by the Government, or a private body as same as under Rule 6 (2)(ii) of IAS (Cadre) Rules. [24]
T.V. Somanathan, IAS: 30 August 2024 [6] Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister: Pramod Kumar Mishra, IAS 11 September 2019 Home Secretary: Govind Mohan,IAS 22 August 2024 [7] Finance Secretary: Tuhin Kanta Pandey,IAS: 7 September 2024 [8] Defence Secretary: Rajesh Kumar Singh,IAS 1 November 2024 [9] Foreign Secretary: Vikram Misri,IFS 15 ...