Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha

Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha
State Emblem of India
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since 12 November 2021
TypeHead of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat
AppointerChairman of Rajya Sabha (Vice President of India)
Inaugural holderS. N. Mukherjee (1952–1963)
FormationMay 1952 (72 years ago) (1952-05)
Websiterajyasabha.nic.in

The Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha is the administrative head of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The secretary general is appointed by the Chairman of Rajya Sabha (Vice President of India). In Indian order of precedence, the post of secretary general is of the rank of Cabinet Secretary, who is the senior most bureaucrat in the Government of India.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. August 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Introduction: Rajya Sabha Secretariat". rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-03-06.