The Personnel Secretary (

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: ''Kārmik Saciv'') popularly called as Secretary (P), is the administrative head of the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) under

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is a ministry of the Government of India in personnel matters specially issues concerning recruitment, training, career development, staff welfare as well as the post-retirement dispens ...

. This post is held by senior

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of the rank of

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. The current Personnel Secretary is Rachna Shah , a 1991 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre. As a

, the Personnel Secretary ranks 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence.

Powers, responsibilities and postings

Personnel Secretary is the administrative head of DoPT, and is the principal adviser to the

Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions The Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (IAST: ) is the cabinet minister in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The position is generally held by the prime minister, but sometimes it has been held ...

on all matters of policy and administration within DoPT. The role of Personnel Secretary is as follows: * To act as the administrative head of DoPT. The responsibility in this regard is complete and undivided. * To act as the chief adviser to the

on all aspects of policy and administrative affairs. * To represent DoPT before the

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of the

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Emolument, accommodation and perquisites

As the Personnel Secretary is of the rank of

, his/her salary is equivalent to Chief Secretaries of State Governments and to Vice Chief of Army Staff/Commanders, in the rank of

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and equivalent ranks in

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. The officer is also eligible for a

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List of Personnel Secretaries

References

External links

DoPT Official website
{{Union ministries of India Government finances in India Indian government officials Ministry of Finance (India)

Powers, responsibilities and postings

Emolument, accommodation and perquisites

List of Personnel Secretaries

See also

References

External links