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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Civil_Services_of_India" title="Civil Services of India">State Civil Services Board</a><sup id="cite_ref-:cHAIRMAN_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:cHAIRMAN-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Committee of <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to Government of India">Secretaries of the state</a> on Administration<sup id="cite_ref-:cHAIRMAN_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:cHAIRMAN-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/National_Crisis_Management_Committee" title="National Crisis Management Committee">State Crisis Management Committee</a><sup id="cite_ref-:cHAIRMAN_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:cHAIRMAN-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />Senior Selection Board<sup id="cite_ref-:cHAIRMAN_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:cHAIRMAN-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reports to</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_governors" title="List of current Indian governors">Governor of the State</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Indian_chief_ministers" title="List of current Indian chief ministers">Chief Minister of the State</a></li><li>State Cabinet</li><li><a href="/wiki/State_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="State Legislative Assembly (India)">State Legislative Assembly</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seat_(legal_entity)" title="Seat (legal entity)">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data">State Secretariat</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Appointments_Committee_of_the_Cabinet" title="Appointments Committee of the Cabinet">Appointments Committee of the Cabinet</a><br /><span style="position:relative; bottom:0.3em;">The Chief Secretary is usually the senior most IAS officer of the senior most batch in the state. The appointee for the office is approved by state Chief Minister, based on appointee's ability and strong confidence with him or her.</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="position:relative; bottom:0.0em;">No fixed tenure is imposed on the office but term can be extended.</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succession</th><td class="infobox-data">23rd <span style="font-size:85%;">(on the <a href="/wiki/Indian_order_of_precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian order of precedence">Indian order of precedence</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>225,000</span> (US$2,600) monthly<sup id="cite_ref-7_Pay_Commission_Report_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7_Pay_Commission_Report-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1246091330">.mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:22em;float:right;clear:right;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);padding:0.2em;text-align:center;line-height:1.4em;font-size:88%;border-collapse:collapse;display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:table!important;float:right!important;margin:0.5em 0 1em 1em!important}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-subgroup{width:100%;margin:0;border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-none{float:none;clear:both;margin:0.5em 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-outer-title{padding:0 0.4em 0.2em;font-size:125%;line-height:1.2em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-image{padding:0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-top-caption,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle-with-top-image,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-caption{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-pretitle{padding:0.4em 0.4em 0;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.2em 0.8em;font-size:145%;line-height:1.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-image{padding:0.2em 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-heading{padding:0.1em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content{padding:0 0.5em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-content-with-subgroup{padding:0.1em 0.4em 0.2em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-below{padding:0.3em 0.8em;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-above,.mw-parser-output .sidebar-collapse .sidebar-below{border-top:1px solid #aaa;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-navbar{text-align:right;font-size:115%;padding:0 0.4em 0.4em}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:left;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6em;font-size:105%}.mw-parser-output .sidebar-list-title-c{padding:0 0.4em;text-align:center;margin:0 3.3em}@media(max-width:640px){body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .sidebar a>img{max-width:none!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><table class="sidebar sidebar-collapse nomobile nowraplinks vcard hlist" style="width:20em; 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The Chief Secretary acts as the principal advisor to the <a href="/wiki/Chief_minister_(India)" title="Chief minister (India)">chief minister</a> on all matters of state administration. </p><p>The Chief Secretary is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service. The Chief Secretary is the senior-most cadre post in the state administration, ranking 23rd on the <a href="/wiki/Indian_order_of_precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian order of precedence">Indian order of precedence</a>. The Chief Secretary acts as an <i>ex-officio</i> secretary to the state cabinet, therefore called <i>"Secretary to the Cabinet"</i>. The status of this post is equal to that of a <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_the_Government_of_India" title="Secretary to the Government of India">Secretary to the Government of India</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_secretary_(India)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The salary of Chief Secretary of <a href="/wiki/United_Provinces_of_Agra_and_Oudh" title="United Provinces of Agra and Oudh">United Provinces of Agra and Oudh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Punjab_Province_(British_India)" title="Punjab Province (British India)">Punjab</a> and <a href="/wiki/British_rule_in_Burma" title="British rule in Burma">Burma</a> was fixed and was same to <a href="/wiki/Joint_Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Secretary to Government of India">Joint Secretary to Government of India</a> during the <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Raj</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fn1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As per Warrant or Precedence of 1905,<sup id="cite_ref-fn1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to Government of India">Secretary to Government of India</a> was listed together with <a href="/wiki/Joint_Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Secretary to Government of India">Joint Secretary to Government of India</a> and was ranked above the rank of Chief Secretary.<sup id="cite_ref-fn1_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fn1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="States">States</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_secretary_(India)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chief Secretaries are members of the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">Indian Administrative Service</a> (IAS) who are the administrative head of state governments.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Chief Secretary functions as the central point of interdepartmental coordination at the departmental level and is classified as being in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service#Major_concerns_and_reforms" title="Indian Administrative Service">Apex Grade</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chief Secretary is considered to be 'a linchpin' in the administration.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chief Secretary of the state also acts as the <i>ex-officio</i> Chairman of the State Civil Service Board, which recommends transfer/postings of officers of <a href="/wiki/All_India_Services" title="All India Services">All India Services</a> and State Civil Services in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DNA_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DNA-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indian_Express2_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_Express2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-The_Hindu_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Hindu-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Traditionally, the most senior IAS officer within a state is chosen as the Chief Secretary;<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, there are exceptions.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chief Secretaries are assisted by <b>Additional Chief Secretaries</b> or <b>Special Chief Secretaries</b>, depending on the state, and <b>Principal Secretaries</b>, who are the administrative heads of departments they are assigned to. </p><p>Chief Secretaries are chosen by the state's <a href="/wiki/Chief_Minister_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Minister (India)">Chief Minister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> State Chief Secretaries are IAS officers generally equivalent in rank to a <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to Government of India">Secretary to Government of India</a> and are placed 23rd on <a href="/wiki/Indian_order_of_precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian order of precedence">Indian Order of Precedence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rajyasabha_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rajyasabha-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Maheshwari_2001_666_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maheshwari_2001_666-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The post of Chief Secretary of a State Government is equivalent to senior <a href="/wiki/Three-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-star rank">three-star rank</a> officers in the armed forces who are in the C-in-C (Commanding-in-Chief) grade or vice chiefs of staff, holding the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(India)" title="Lieutenant general (India)">Lieutenant General</a> or equivalent rank in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_Armed_Forces" title="Indian Armed Forces">Indian Armed Forces</a>, and are listed as such in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_order_of_precedence" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian order of precedence">Order of Precedence</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-rajyasabha_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rajyasabha-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Maheshwari_2001_666_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maheshwari_2001_666-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"> <caption><big>List of current Chief Secretaries in the States of India</big><sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="padding-center:15px;">S.No. </th> <th style="padding-center:15px;">State </th> <th style="padding-center:15px;">Capital </th> <th style="padding-center:15px;">Chief Secretary </th> <th style="padding-center:15px;">Batch </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Amaravati" title="Amaravati">Amaravati</a> </td> <td align="center">K.Vijayanand, IAS </td> <td align="right">1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arunachal_Pradesh" title="Arunachal Pradesh">Arunachal Pradesh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Itanagar" title="Itanagar">Itanagar</a> </td> <td align="center">Manish Kumar Gupta, IAS </td> <td align="right">1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dispur" title="Dispur">Dispur</a> </td> <td align="center">Ravi Kota, IAS<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patna" title="Patna">Patna</a> </td> <td align="center">Amrit Lal Meena, IAS </td> <td align="right">1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chhattisgarh" title="Chhattisgarh">Chhattisgarh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raipur" title="Raipur">Raipur</a> </td> <td align="center">Amitabh Jain, IAS </td> <td align="right">1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Goa" title="Goa">Goa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Panaji" title="Panaji">Panaji</a> </td> <td align="center">V. Candavelou, IAS </td> <td align="right">1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gandhinagar" title="Gandhinagar">Gandhinagar</a> </td> <td align="center">Pankaj Joshi, IAS </td> <td align="right">1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haryana" title="Haryana">Haryana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Vivek_Joshi" title="Vivek Joshi">Vivek Joshi</a>, IAS </td> <td align="right">1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shimla" title="Shimla">Shimla</a> </td> <td align="center">Prabodh Saxena, IAS </td> <td align="right">1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ranchi" title="Ranchi">Ranchi</a> </td> <td align="center">Alka Tiwari, IAS </td> <td align="right">1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bengaluru" title="Bengaluru">Bengaluru</a> </td> <td align="center">Shalini Rajneesh, IAS </td> <td align="right">1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram" title="Thiruvananthapuram">Thiruvananthapuram</a> </td> <td align="center">Sarada Muraleedharan, IAS </td> <td align="right">1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhopal" title="Bhopal">Bhopal</a> </td> <td align="center">Anurag Jain, IAS </td> <td align="right">1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_secretaries_of_Maharashtra" title="List of chief secretaries of Maharashtra">List</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mumbai" title="Mumbai">Mumbai</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Sujata_Saunik" title="Sujata Saunik">Sujata Saunik</a>, IAS </td> <td align="right">1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Manipur" title="Manipur">Manipur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Imphal" title="Imphal">Imphal</a> </td> <td align="center">Prashant Kumar Singh,IAS </td> <td align="right">1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meghalaya" title="Meghalaya">Meghalaya</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shillong" title="Shillong">Shillong</a> </td> <td align="center">Donald Philips Wahlang, IAS </td> <td align="right">1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mizoram" title="Mizoram">Mizoram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aizawl" title="Aizawl">Aizawl</a> </td> <td align="center">Khilli Ram Meena, IAS<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagaland" title="Nagaland">Nagaland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kohima" title="Kohima">Kohima</a> </td> <td align="center">J. Alam, IAS </td> <td align="right">1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhubaneswar" title="Bhubaneswar">Bhubaneswar</a> </td> <td align="center">Manoj Ahuja, IAS </td> <td align="right">1990 </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_India" title="Punjab, India">Punjab</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> </td> <td align="center">K. A. Prasad Sinha, IAS </td> <td align="right">1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_secretaries_of_Rajasthan" title="List of chief secretaries of Rajasthan">List</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaipur" title="Jaipur">Jaipur</a> </td> <td align="center"><a href="/wiki/Sudhansh_Pant" title="Sudhansh Pant">Sudhansh Pant</a>, IAS </td> <td align="right">1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sikkim" title="Sikkim">Sikkim</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gangtok" title="Gangtok">Gangtok</a> </td> <td align="center">Ravindra Telang, IAS </td> <td align="right">1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chennai" title="Chennai">Chennai</a> </td> <td align="center">N. Muruganandam, IAS </td> <td align="right">1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hyderabad" title="Hyderabad">Hyderabad</a> </td> <td align="center">Shanthi Kumari, IAS </td> <td align="right">1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tripura" title="Tripura">Tripura</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Agartala" title="Agartala">Agartala</a> </td> <td align="center">Jitendra Kumar Sinha, IAS </td> <td align="right">1996 </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lucknow" title="Lucknow">Lucknow</a> </td> <td align="center">Manoj Kumar Singh, IAS </td> <td align="right">1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_secretaries_of_Uttarakhand" title="List of chief secretaries of Uttarakhand">List</a>)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dehradun" title="Dehradun">Dehradun</a> </td> <td align="center">Radha Raturi, IAS<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a> </td> <td align="center">Dr. Manoj Pant, IAS </td> <td align="right">1991 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Union_territories">Union territories</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_secretary_(India)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Union territories"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Union_territory" title="Union territory">union territories</a>, which are governed by <a href="/wiki/Administrator_of_the_government" title="Administrator of the government">Administrators</a>, Chief Secretaries are absent. In these territories an Adviser to the Administrator is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Union Government</a>. However, the <a href="/wiki/Union_territory" title="Union territory">union territories</a> of <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)" title="Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)">Jammu and Kashmir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a>, which have been granted partial statehood, do have Chief Secretaries. In Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Puducherry, the Chief Minister chooses the Chief Secretary and is appointed by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_(India)" title="Governor (India)">Lieutenant Governor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chief Secretaries and Advisers to the Administrators of Union territories, in general, are junior in rank compared to the Chief Secretaries of the States. The office bearers generally are of the rank <a href="/wiki/Joint_Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Secretary to Government of India">Joint Secretary to Government of India</a> and its equivalents. However, in <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a>, the topmost civil servant is either of the ranks of <a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to Government of India">Secretary to Government of India</a> and its equivalents or <a href="/wiki/Additional_Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Additional Secretary to Government of India">Additional Secretary to Government of India</a> and its equivalents. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"> <caption><big>List of current Chief Secretaries/Advisor to Administrators of Union territories</big><sup id="cite_ref-:1_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="padding-center:15px;">S. no </th> <th style="padding-center:15px;">Union territory </th> <th style="padding-center:15px;">Capital </th> <th style="padding-center:15px;">Chief Secretary/Advisor to Administrator </th> <th style="padding-center:15px;">Batch </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands" title="Andaman and Nicobar Islands">Andaman and Nicobar Islands</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Blair" title="Port Blair">Port Blair</a> </td> <td align="center">Chandra Bhushan Kumar ,IAS </td> <td align="right">1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chandigarh" title="Chandigarh">Chandigarh</a> </td> <td align="center">Rajeev Verma, IAS </td> <td align="right">1992 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dadra_and_Nagar_Haveli_and_Daman_and_Diu" title="Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daman,_India" title="Daman, India">Daman</a> </td> <td align="center">Amit Singla, IAS </td> <td align="right">2003 </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a> </td> <td align="center">Dharmendra, IAS </td> <td align="right">1989 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)" title="Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)">Jammu and Kashmir</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Srinagar" title="Srinagar">Srinagar</a> <i>(May–Oct)</i><br />and <a href="/wiki/Jammu" title="Jammu">Jammu</a> <i>(Nov–Apr)</i> </td> <td align="center">Atal Dulloo, IAS<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="right">1988 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ladakh" title="Ladakh">Ladakh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leh" title="Leh">Leh</a> </td> <td align="center">Pawan Kotwal, IAS </td> <td align="right">1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakshadweep" title="Lakshadweep">Lakshadweep</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kavaratti" title="Kavaratti">Kavaratti</a> </td> <td align="center">Sandeep Kumar, IAS </td> <td align="right">1997 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Puducherry_(union_territory)" title="Puducherry (union territory)">Puducherry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pondicherry" title="Pondicherry">Pondicherry</a> </td> <td align="center">Sharat Chauhan, IAS </td> <td align="right">1994 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_secretary_(India)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_secretaries_of_Assam" title="List of chief secretaries of Assam">List of chief secretaries of Assam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_secretaries_of_Maharashtra" title="List of chief secretaries of Maharashtra">List of chief secretaries of Maharashtra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Secretary_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet Secretary of India">Cabinet Secretary of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary to Government of India">Secretary to Government of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Secretary_to_Government_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Joint Secretary to Government of India">Joint Secretary to Government of India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principal_Secretary_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Principal Secretary (India)">Principal Secretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Head_of_Forest_Forces" title="Head of Forest Forces">Head of Forest Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Director_General_of_Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Director General of Police">Director General of Police</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advocate_general_(India)" title="Advocate general (India)">Advocate General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Forest_Service" title="Indian Forest Service">Indian Forest Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Administrative_Service" title="Indian Administrative Service">Indian Administrative Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Police_Service" title="Indian Police Service">Indian Police Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_chief_secretaries_of_Uttarakhand" title="List of chief secretaries of Uttarakhand">List of chief secretaries of Uttarakhand</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chief_secretary_(India)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Explanatory_notes">Explanatory 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