EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

EDUCATIONAL POLICIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many secretaries work under the Secretary of Education?
A
3
B
4
C
5
D
7
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the report of the Seventh Central Pay Commission of India, seventy-one out of ninety-one secretaries to the Government of India are from the Indian Administrative Service.

Detailed explanation-2: -(D) Under Secretary and Equivalent Officers– An Under Secretary is in charge of the Branch in a Ministry consisting of two or more Sections and in respect thereto exercises control both in regard to the dispatch of business and maintenance of discipline. Work comes to him from the sections under his charge.

Detailed explanation-3: -Non-IAS civil services have complained to Government of India because of lack of empanelment in the rank/post of joint secretary on numerous occasions. Still, According to the Seventh Central Pay Commission of India, IAS officers hold 249 out of 341 positions of Joint Secretary in the Government of India.

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