Question

Prepare a List of hierarchy of state secretariat official

Answer 1

SECRETARIAT

 

In India, every state has its own secretariat. It is the nerve centre of the state administration. It comprises of several departments of the government. The political head of a department is the minister and the administrative head of the department is the secretary. The Chief Secretary is the head of the entire secretariat while a Secretary is the head of one or two departments. The Secretary is usually a senior IAS officer, a generalist. An exception to this rule is the public works department which is headed by the Chief Engineer, a specialist. In Tamil Nadu, the secretariat is called as the chief secretariat which is situated at St.George Fort, Chennai.

 

Departments

 

Generally, the number of departments in secretariat differs from state to state. It ranges from 15 to 35 departments. The departments which are included in the Chief Secretariat in Tamil Nadu, are following.

 

1.     General Administration

 

2.     Home

 

3.     Finance

 

4.     Personnel and Administrative Reforms

 

5.     Revenue

 

6.     Jail

 

7.     Forest

 

8.     Agriculture

 

9.     Labour and Employment

10.    Panchayat Raj

 

11.   Public works

 

12.    Education

 

13.    Planning

 

14.    Irrigation and Power

 

15.    Law

 

16.    Social Welfare

 

17.    Housing

 

18.    Civil supplies

 

19.    Transport

 

20.    Local Government

 

21.    Excise and Taxation

 

22.    Industries

 

23.    Publicity and information

 

24.    Cooperation

 

25.    Health

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