Central Secretariat Service
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| Abbreviation | CSS | ||||||||||
| Formerly known as | ISS | ||||||||||
| Formed | 1946 | ||||||||||
| Country |
 India
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| Training Ground | Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, New Delhi | ||||||||||
| Controlling authority | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training | ||||||||||
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government service | ||||||||||
| General nature | Policy Formulation Policy Implementation Civil administration Advisors to Ministers Continuity of administration in the Cabinet Secretariat |
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| Preceding service | Imperial Secretariat Service (1919-1946) | ||||||||||
| Cadre Size | 11,550 members (2017) (Group A - 2471; Group B - 9079) |
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| Selection | Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (2003 to Current) | ||||||||||
| Association | CSS Group A Officers Association | ||||||||||
| Head of the Civil Services | |||||||||||
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Cabinet Secretary Current: Pradeep Kumar Sinha |
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Central Secretariat Service (Hindi: केंद्रीय सचिवालय सेवा) (abbreviated as CSS) is the administrative civil service under Group A and Group B of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India. They are governed by Central Secretariat Service Rules of 1962, which has been issued under the powers of Article 309 of the Constitution of India.
In the year 1919, the Imperial Secretariat Service came into being as one of the offshoots of the Lewllyn-Smith Committee which had been set up on the eve of the introduction of the Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms. The posts of Assistant and Assistant Secretary/Under Secretary were filled by officers drawn from the Imperial Secretariat Service during the British Raj.
In 1946, after India gained independence from Britain, the Imperial Secretariat Service was replaced by Central Secretariat Service in India. However, in Pakistan, a Central Secretariat Service was formed in Central Superior Services of Pakistan, which was later replaced and renamed to Office Management Group (OMG).
The mode of recruitment was changed to the grade of Section Officer by way of 50% through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination by Union Public Service Commission and 50% by seniority.
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