Central Civil Services

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The Central Civil Services (CCS) is part of Civil Services of India and are concerned directly with the union non-political executive administration and is the permanent Executive body of the federal Government of India. Most of the specialized fields in civil services in India belong to the central services.

The highest personnel cadre strength among CCS is with Central Secretariat Service[a] and Indian Revenue Service (IT and C&CE).[b] The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions is the cadre controlling authority for the Central Secretariat Service, while the rest in CCS is controlled by respective Union Government ministries of India. The Central Civil Services are classified into Group A and Group B, both of which are gazetted.

The Government of India approved the formation of an Central Engineering Service cadre Indian Skill Development Service[1][2] in 2015, Indian Enterprise Development Service.[3] in 2016. Further, the Cabinet of India approved merging 04 railways civil services into a single as part of a structural reform in the sector in 2019.

History[]

British India[]

Main articles: Royal Commission on the Public Services in India and Imperial Secretariat Service

With the passing of the Government of India Act 1919, the Imperial Services headed by the Secretary of State for India, were split into two – All India Services and Central Services.[4]

The All India and Central Services (Group A) were designated as Central Superior Services as early as 1924.[5] From 1924 to 1934, Administration in India consisted of 10 All India Services (including Indian Education Service, Indian Medical Service) and 5 central departments, all under the control of Secretary of State for India, and 3 central departments under joint Provincial and Imperial Control.[5]

The Central Services was headed by the Viceroy and Governor-General of India.

Modern India[]

The Group A officers are appointed by the President of India and appointments to Group B are made by the authorities specified by a general or special order of the President.

Nature, rules and deputations[]

Rules and regulations[]

The Central Civil Services (CCS) is run as per Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rule and all service members work under restrictions and rules of Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules. The Indian Railway Services work under Railway Services (Conduct) Rules of 1966.

The Central Civil Services also follows CCS (Commutation of Pension) Rules and has its own Recognition of Service Associations Rules 1993 and Leave Travel Concession Rules 1988.

The University Grants Commission (UGC), in a circular released in October 2018, directed central universities to adopt the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules 1964 for professors of the university.

Deputations[]

The members of Central Civil Services are eligible for deputation to state governments either on personal grounds or official approval from both Government of India and state governments.

CCS also participates in Central Staffing Scheme of Government of India.

Performance review and dismissal[]

The employees performance review is conducted under the Fundamental Rule (FR) 56 (J) and 56 (I), and also under Rule 48 (1) (b) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972, that gives "absolute right" to the appropriate authority to retire a government servant, "if it is necessary to do so in public interest".[6]

A government servant can be retired "in public interest" under Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965, as a penalty for possession of assets disproportionate to known source of income or for accepting gratification as a reward for doing or forbearing to do an official act.[7]

Recruitment[]

The recruitment of the CCS (Group A) is made through Civil Services Examination, Engineering Services Examination, Combined Geo-Scientist and Geologist Examination, I.E.S./I.S.S. Examination, Combined Medical Services Examination, Central Armed Police Forces of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). All promotions or empanelment in the CCS are either by Civil Services Board or by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

Central Government Services (Group A)[]

The Central Services (Group A) are concerned with the administration of the Union Government.[8] All appointments to Central Civil Services (Group A) are made by the President of India.

Central Government Services (Group B)[]

For Group B civil service posts only, the Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) is conducted by the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).[c][9] All appointments to Group B are made by the authorities specified by a general or special order of the President. [d][9]

  • (Civil Service)
  • Botanical Survey of India, Group 'B' (Natural Resource)
  • Central Electrical Engineering Service, Group 'B' (Engineering)
  • Central Engineering Service, Group 'B' (Engineering)
  • Central Excise Service, Group 'B' (Civil Service)
  • Central Health Service, Group 'B' (Health Science)
  • Central Power Engineering Service, Group 'B' (Engineering)
  • Central Secretariat Official Language Service, Group 'B' (Civil Service)
  • Central Secretariat Service, Group 'B' (Section and Assistant Section Officers Grade only) (Civil Service)
  • Central Secretariat Stenographers Service, Group 'B' (Private Secretary and Personal Assistant Grade only) (Civil Service)
  • Customs Appraisers Service, Group 'B'- (Principal Appraisers and Head Appraisers) (Civil Service)
  • Customs Preventive Service, Group 'B' – (Chief Inspectors) (Civil Service)
  • Defence Secretariat Service (Civil Service)
  • DANICS (Civil Service)
  • DANIPS (Civil Service)
  • Geological Survey of India, Group 'B' (Natural Resource)
  • Indian Foreign Service, Group 'B' - (General Cadre, Grade I and General Cadre, Grade II only) (Civil Service)
  • Indian Posts and Telegraphs Accounts and Finance Service, Group 'B' Telecommunication Wing. (Civil Service)
  • Indian Posts & Telegraphs Accounts & Finance Service, Postal Wing, Group 'B' (Civil Service)
  • Income Tax Service, Group 'B' (Civil Service)
  • Indian Salt Service, Group 'B' (Engineering)
  • India Meteorological Service, Group 'B' (Natural Resource)
  • Survey of India, Group 'B' (Engineering)
  • Postal Superintendents’ Service, Group 'B' (Civil Service)
  • Postmasters’ Service, Group 'B' (Civil Service)
  • Railway Board Secretariat Service, Group 'B'(SO and ASO only) (Civil Service)
  • Telecommunication Engineering Service, Group 'B' (Engineering)
  • Telegraphs Traffic Service, Group 'B' (Engineering)
  • Zoological Survey of India, Group 'B' (Natural Resource)

Reforms and Challenges[]

In 2016, the Ministry of Finance for the first time, dismissed 72 and prematurely retired another 33 Indian Revenue Service officers for non-performance and on disciplinary grounds.[10][11][12][13][14] In 2019, Government of India dismissed 12 (IRS IT) and 15 (IRS Customs and Central Excise) officers for corruption and bribery charges.[15][16] In 2019, Department of Personnel and Training in Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions listed 284 Central Secretariat Service officers for performance audit by review panel headed by Cabinet Secretary of India.[17]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Government nod to raise new Group-A civil service cadre". Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Govt approves formation of Indian Skill Development Service". Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Cabinet approves enterprise development cadre". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. ^ Goel, S.L. (2008). Public Personnel Administration : Theory and Practice. Deep and Deep Publications, 2008. ISBN 9788176293952.
  5. ^ a b Maheshwari, Shriram (1992). Problems and Issues in Administrative Federalism. Allied Publishers. ISBN 9788170233428.
  6. ^ "Centre to weed out inefficient, corrupt employees, asks depts to review service records of staff". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Odisha asks Centre to compulsory retire Indian Forest Service officer for graft". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2017-05-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ a b Complete Civil Service Schedule of the Central Civil Services Group B of India." Central Civil Service Group B - Government of India, 20 April 2020.
  10. ^ "For good governance, Finance Ministry fires 72 tax officers, retires 33 more". Business Standard. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Government takes strict action against defaulting/non performing tax officials/officers". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  12. ^ "Absent for years, government sacks 11 IRS officers". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  13. ^ "108 IRS officers under CBI probe for alleged corruption: Government". The Economic Times. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  14. ^ "CBI seizes 2 crore in old currency from city residence of IRS officer". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Govt sacks 12 senior I-T officers including a senior officer for corruption". Business Standard. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Govt Sacks 15 Senior Customs, Central Excise Officers Over Corruption, Bribery Charges". Outlook. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Modi govt to retire Central Secretariat Service officers now, 284 of them under scanner". The Print. Retrieved 3 November 2019.

Notes

  1. ^ As on year 2021, CSS cadre has a total strength of 12,500 members and is controlled by DOPT, Ministry of Personnel GOI.
  2. ^ The Indian Revenue Service is not one entity and not one service. The two independent branches are controlled by two separate statutory bodies, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). The IT Aand C&CE also have two different independent service associations. The total members are 4192 (Income Tax) and 5583 (Customs and Indirect Taxes).
  3. ^ The Schedule of Central Civil Services for Group 'B'. The complete list as per Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Govt. of India
  4. ^ The Schedule of Central Civil Services for Group 'B'. The complete list as per Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Govt. of India

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