The Home Secretary (

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. This post is held by a senior IAS officer of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. The current Home Secretary is Govind Mohan. All Central Forces including the Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force,

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and Central Police Organizations are under the Union Home Secretary. As a

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

Powers, responsibilities and postings

Home Secretary is the administrative head of the

, and is the principal adviser to the

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on all matters of policy and administration within the Home Ministry. The role of Home Secretary is as follows: * To act as the administrative head of the

. 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 the

before the

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of the

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. * To act as the

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in the

Emolument, accommodation and perquisites

The Home Secretary is eligible for a

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. The official earmarked residence of the Union Home Secretary is 3, New Moti Bagh,

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, a Type-VIII

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. As the Home 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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List of Home Secretaries

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* * {{Union ministries of India Civil Services of India Indian government officials Indian Administrative Service officers Ministry of Home Affairs (India)

Powers, responsibilities and postings

Emolument, accommodation and perquisites

List of Home Secretaries

See also

References

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