Cabinet Secretary (for administrative matters)

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The Cabinet Secretary (for administrative matters) is India’s senior-most civil servant who heads the Cabinet Secretariat and oversees the coordination and administration of central government ministries and departments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil service position
public office
advises Cabinet of India
surface form: Council of Ministers (India)

Prime Minister of India
alsoKnownAs Cabinet Secretary of India
Cabinet Secretary of India
surface form: Cabinet Secretary to the Government of India
appointedBy Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
appointmentApprovedBy Prime Minister of India
associatedWith Cabinet committees
surface form: Cabinet Committees of the Government of India

Union Council of Ministers
belongsToSystem civil services of India
surface form: Union civil services of India
civilServiceCadre Indian Administrative Service
country India
ensures adherence to rules of business of the Government of India
inter-departmental coordination
hasAuthorityOver senior officials of the Cabinet Secretariat
heads Cabinet Secretariat of India
surface form: Cabinet Secretariat (India)
jurisdiction Government of India
memberOf Indian Administrative Service
officeHolderRank senior-most civil servant of India
officeLocation Cabinet Secretariat of India
surface form: Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi
officeType secretary-level post
oversees implementation of decisions of the Cabinet of India
playsRoleIn crisis management coordination
inter-ministerial coordination
precedesInSeniority all other secretaries to the Government of India
primaryFunction administrative coordination across ministries
support to Cabinet decision-making process
rankEquivalence ex-officio head of the civil services
reportsTo Prime Minister of India
responsibleFor administration of central government departments
coordination of central government ministries
ensuring smooth transaction of business in the Government of India
preparation of agenda for Cabinet meetings
recording and communication of Cabinet decisions
roleScope administrative matters at the Union government level
seat New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
status top-most executive official in the Indian civil service hierarchy
termDefinedBy Government of India rules and notifications
worksUnder political executive of the Government of India
worksWith secretaries to the Government of India

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Cabinet Secretary of India predecessorOffice Cabinet Secretary (for administrative matters)
this entity surface form: Secretary to the Cabinet (pre-independence and early post-independence usage)