Question

Explain the relationship between Secretariat department and Executive

department at the State level.

Answer 1

The relation between the Secretary to the Government and Head of Department is based on the following principles.

(1) Policy making is the primary responsibility of the Secretariat, implementation of policy is that of the Department, and

(2) The Head of the Department subject to the rules governing the conditions of service, is given fullest control over the personnel under him.

Head of the Department is a specialist and the Secretary who supervises his work is a generalist civil servant. The Secretaries are the administrative advisers and assistants of the Ministers; Heads of Departments are their executive instruments.

The Secretaries are the "ears and eyes" of the Ministers, the Heads of Departments are their "Hands".

Answer 2

Explanation:

The execution of the policy is the responsibility of the Executive Department. The secretariat department is normally headed by a generalist civil servant (IAS). Each secretariat department is in-charge of a number of executive departments. It depends upon the nature of the work of the secretariat department.

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