Central Secretariat Service (abbreviated as CSS) (Hindi: ???????? ??????? ????) is a Group B civil service of the executive branch of the Government 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.
The service serves as the backbone of clerical work and provides permanent bureaucracy and functionary staff in the Central Government of India.
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History
In the year 1919, the Imperial Secretariat Service came into being as one of the offshoots of the Lewllyn-Smith Committee which had been set up on the eve of the introduction of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms. The posts of Assistant and Assistant Secretary/Under Secretary were filled by officers drawn from the Imperial Secretariat Service during the British Raj.
In 1946, after India gained independence from Britain, the Imperial Secretariat Service was replaced by Central Secretariat Service in India. However, in Pakistan, a Central Secretariat Service was formed in Central Superior Services of Pakistan, which was later replaced and renamed to Office Management Group (OMG).
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Recruitment
Through the Combined Graduate Level Examination of the Staff Selection Commission.
Allocation and placement
After appointment, the officers (Entry grade/Probationers) are allocated to different Ministries/Departments under Government of India. The Group B officers work in the levels of Assistant Section Officer and Section Officer/Assistant Director (For Directorate). The Group A officers work in the levels of Under Secretary/Deputy Director (For Directorate), Deputy Secretary/Joint Director (For Directorate), Director, Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary under Central Staffing Scheme of Government of India. The officers are generally posted in various Ministries and Departments, intelligence agencies, Apex /Autonomous organizations of Government of India located at different places in the Secretariat in New Delhi.
They are also appointed in personal staff of Union Council of Ministers of India.
Deputations
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.
In 2016, Government of India has approved officers to be posted on non-cadre posts in the secretariat of Northeastern states of India.
Designations and Pay grade
Mandatory Training Program for CSS Officers
In addition to these, the Government has also introduced mandatory training programs at every level of promotion. The CSS officers are trained both in India and abroad in various institutions starting at Level E onwards.
Major concerns
Corruption
Recently, some CSS officers have been in the list of corrupt bureaucrats and have come under the CBI scanner for alleged involvement in a few corruption cases.
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