Joint secretary to the Government of India
Joint Secretary to the Government of India (often abbreviated as JS, GoI or Union Joint Secretary or Joint Secretary to Union of India) is a post under the Central Staffing Scheme and the third highest non-political executive rank in the Government of India. The authority for creation of this post solely rests with the Cabinet of India.
| Union Joint Secretary | |
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| Kendrīya Sanyukt Sachiv | |
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| Government of India | |
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| Appointer | Appointments Committee of the Cabinet |
| Term length | (Term can be extended). |
| Formation | 1920 |
| Succession | 26th (on the Indian order of precedence.) |
| Salary | ₹144,200 (US$1,800) - ₹218,200 (US$2,700) monthly |
| Website | Official Website |
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Joint secretary is mostly a career civil servant and is a government official of high seniority. The civil servants who hold this rank and post are either from All India Services (on 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.
In the functioning of the Government of India, a joint secretary is the administrative head of a wing in a department. Joint secretaries in the Union Government is analogous to Major General and equivalent ranks in the Indian Armed Forces and are listed as such in the Order of Precedence. In the Department of Military Affairs of the Ministry of Defence, an officer from all the three armed forces of the rank of Major General and equivalent is currently designated as Joint Secretary (Army/Navy/AirForce).
The Special Protection Group is sometimes headed by a Inspector General rank holder, who is designated as Joint Secretary (Security) in the Cabinet Secretariat. Joint secretaries (GOI) rank 26th on Order of Precedence of India.