Cabinet Secretary (India)

Cabinet Secretary of India
Mantrimandal Saciva
since 30 August 2024
Cabinet Secretariat
StatusHead of Permanent Executive
AbbreviationCSI
Member ofCivil Services Board[a]
NCMC[a]
SPG
Space Commission
AEC
Reports toPresident of India
Prime Minister of India
Residence32, Prithviraj Road, New Delhi[1]
SeatCabinet Secretariat, New Delhi
AppointerACC
Term length4 years[2][3]
Extension may be granted up to 1 year[4]
Inaugural holderN. R. Pillai, ICS
Formation6 February 1950; 74 years ago (1950-02-06)
Succession11th (on the Indian order of precedence)
Salary250,000 (US$3,000) monthly[5][6]
Websitecabsec.gov.in

The Cabinet Secretary (ISO: Kaibinēṭa Saciva) is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the Government of India. The Cabinet Secretary is the ex-officio head of the Civil Services Board, the Cabinet Secretariat, the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and all Civil Services of India work under the rules of business of the government.

The Cabinet Secretary is the senior most cadre post of the Indian Administrative Service,[7] ranking eleventh on the Indian order of precedence.[8][9][10][11] The Cabinet Secretary is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister. Since 2010, the Cabinet Secretary's term length was extended to a maximum of four years. Thereafter, amended in 2019 for further extension up to 1 year. In, total up to 5 years.[2][3]


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  8. ^ "Order of Precedence" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. President's Secretariat. 26 July 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Table of Precedence" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. President's Secretariat. 26 July 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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