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Home Secretary (India)

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The Home Secretary (ISO: Gṛha Saciva) is the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs. This post is held by a senior IAS officer of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. The current Home Secretary is Ajay Kumar Bhalla. All Central Forces including the Central Reserve Police Force, Central Industrial Security Force, Border Security Force and Central Police Organizations are under the Union Home Secretary.

Home Secretary
Gṛha Saciva
Emblem of India
Flag of India
Incumbent
Ajay Kumar Bhalla, IAS
since 22 August 2019[1]
Ministry of Home Affairs
Member ofStrategic Policy Group
Committee of secretaries on Administration
Reports to
Residence3, New Moti Bagh, New Delhi[2]
SeatMinistry of Home Affairs
North Block, Cabinet Secretariat
Raisina Hill
New Delhi
AppointerAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Term lengthTwo years, term can be extended.[3][4][5]
Formation1947; 77 years ago (1947)
Salary₹225,000 (US$2,700) monthly[6][7]
WebsiteOfficial Website

As a Secretary to Government of India, the Home Secretary ranks 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence.[8][9][10][11]

Powers, responsibilities and postings

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Home Secretary is the administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and is the principal adviser to the Home Minister on all matters of policy and administration within the Home Ministry.[12]

The role of Home Secretary is as follows:

Emolument, accommodation and perquisites

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The Home Secretary is eligible for a Diplomatic passport. The official earmarked residence of the Union Home Secretary is 3, New Moti Bagh, New Delhi, a Type-VIII bungalow.[2]

As the Home Secretary is of the rank of Secretary to Government of India, his/her salary is equivalent[14] to Chief Secretaries of State Governments and to Vice Chief of Army Staff/Commanders, in the rank of Lieutenant General and equivalent ranks in Indian Armed Forces.[14]

Home Secretary monthly pay and allowances
Base Salary as per 7th Pay Commission (Per month)Pay Matrix LevelSources
₹225,000 (US$2,700)Pay Level 17[6][7]

List of Home Secretaries

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NameAssumed officeLeft officeRef
Ajay Kumar Bhalla22 August 2019Incumbent[15][16]
Rajiv Gauba31 August 201722 August 2019[17]
Rajiv Mehrishi31 August 201530 August 2017[18]
L. C. Goyal5 February 201531 August 2015[19]
Anil Goswami30 June 20134 February 2015[20]
R. K. Singh30 June 201130 June 2013[21]
Gopal Krishna Pillai30 June 200930 June 2011[22]
Madhukar Gupta31 March 200730 June 2009
Vinod Kumar Duggal31 March 200531 March 2007
Dhirendra Singh1 July 200431 March 2005[23]
Anil Baijal8 February 20041 July 2004
N. Gopalaswami15 October 20028 February 2004
Kamal Pande5 May 199915 October 2002
Balmiki Prasad Singh1 November 19974 May 1999
K. Padmanabhaiah1 June 199431 October 1997
N. N. Vohra6 April 199331 May 1994
Madhav Godbole4 October 199123 March 1993
R. K. Bhargava12 December 19903 October 1991
Naresh Chandra21 March 199011 December 1990
Shiromani Sharma29 December 198920 March 1990
J. A. Kalyankrishnan17 October 198829 December 1989
C. G. Somiah1 July 198616 October 1988
R. D. Pradhan15 January 198530 June 1986
Prem Kumar6 November 198415 January 1985
M. M. K. Wali1 March 19844 November 1984
T. N. Chaturvedi12 August 198129 February 1984
S. M. H. Burney29 February 198012 August 1981
T. C. A. Srinivasavaradan31 March 197729 February 1980
S. L. Khurana23 June 197530 March 1977
Nirmal Kumar Mukarji4 July 197323 June 1975
Govind Narain1 January 197118 May 1973
L. P. Singh18 September 19641 January 1971
V. Vishwanathan27 November 196118 September 1964
B. N. Jha15 January 195826 November 1961
A. V. Pai1 March 195314 January 1958
H. V. R. Iyengar1 August 194828 February 1953
R. N. Banerjee5 May 19472 July 1948

See also

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References

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  1. ^ @PIBHomeAffairs (22 August 2019). "Shri Ajay KumarI.A.S. (AM:1984) taking charge as Union Home Secretary, from Shri Rajiv Gauba I.A.S. (JH:1982)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Singh, Vijaita (September 16, 2015). "Home Secretary gives the miss to fortified bungalow". The Hindu. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Khare, Harish (February 8, 2005). "Fixed tenure planned for Home, Defence Secretaries". The Hindu. Retrieved January 10, 2018.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Fixed tenure for defence, home secretaries". Rediff.com. September 22, 2005. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Fixed tenure for Defence, Home Secretaries". Outlook. September 22, 2005. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India" (PDF). Seventh Central Pay Commission, Government of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 20, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  7. ^ a b Biswas, Shreya, ed. (June 29, 2016). "7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?". India Today. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  8. ^ "Order of Precedence" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. President's Secretariat. July 26, 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  9. ^ "Table of Precedence" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. President's Secretariat. July 26, 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Table of Precedence". Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. President's Secretariat. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  11. ^ Maheshwari, S.R. (2000). Indian Administration (6th Edition). New Delhi: Orient Blackswan Private Ltd. ISBN 9788125019886.
  12. ^ "Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure - 14th Edition (2015)" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension. p. 6. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  13. ^ a b c Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd Edition). Noida: McGraw Hill Education. pp. 3.1–3.10. ISBN 978-9339204785.
  14. ^ a b "Army Pay Rules, 2017" (PDF). Ministry of Defence, Government of India. May 3, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
  15. ^ @PIBHomeAffairs (22 August 2019). "Shri Ajay Kumar Bhalla I.A.S. (AM:1984) taking charge as Union Home Secretary, from Shri Rajiv Gauba I.A.S. (JH:1982)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "ajay-bhalla-to-be-new-home-secretary". thehindu. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Shri Rajiv Gauba takes over as Union Home Secretary". 31 August 2017.
  18. ^ "Rajiv Mehrishi takes over as Home Secretary". 31 August 2015.
  19. ^ "L.C. Goyal takes over as Home Secretary". 5 February 2015.
  20. ^ "Anil Goswami takes charge as new Home Secretary". 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  21. ^ "Rajkumar Singh to be new Home Secretary". 2011-06-24.
  22. ^ "G S Pillai new home secretary". 2009-06-12.
  23. ^ "Dhirendra Singh takes over as Home Secretary". 2004-07-01.

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