Q: Consider the following statements:
- The Chief Secretary in a State is appointed by the Governor of that State.
- The Chief Secretary in a State has a fixed tenure.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
The correct answer is Neither 1 nor 2.
The Chief Secretary
- It is ‘chosen’ by the Chief Minister.
- The appointment of the Chief Secretary is made in the name of the State Governor because it is an executive decision made by the Chief Minister. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
- It is the highest administrative position in states.
- There is no set term limit for the position of chief secretary of state, who also serves as the Council of Ministers’ ex officio secretary.
- The Administrative Reforms Commission, in its report on State Administration in 1969, had recommended that a Chief Secretary should have a minimum tenure of three to four years. Hence statement 2 is incorrect.
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