what is a joint secretary?explain jn detail.
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Joint Secretary (often abbreviated as JS, GoI) is a post and a rank under the Central Staffing Scheme of the Government of India. The authority for creation of this post solely rests with Cabinet of India.
Joint Secretary is an ex-cadre post, that means can occupy it, but the position holder is mostly a career civil servant, generally from the Indian Administrative Service , and is a government official of high seniority. The civil servants who hold this rank are either from All India Services (Deputation; on tenure, after empanelment) or Central Civil Services (Group A; on empanelment). All promotions and appointments to this rank and post are directly made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet of India.
In the functioning of Government of India, Joint Secretary is the administrative head of a division in a department. At the international level, Joint Secretaries hold positions in the United Nations - such as Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO.
The post is somewhat analogous to a Secretary in a State government. But because of seniority, office-bearers can hold senior positions such as that of Principal Secretary of a state government department, and in Union Territories, they can hold the position of Chief Secretary of a UT government.