Central Civil Services of India

The Central Civil Services (CCS) are concerned directly with the administration and permanent bureaucracy of the Government of India. Most of all the specialized fields in civil services in India belong to the central services.

The recruitment of the CCS is made through Civil Services Examination, Engineering Services Examination of Union Public Service Commission and Combined Graduate Level Examination of Staff Selection Commission. All promotions or empanelment in the CCS are either by Civil Services Board or by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

The Central Civil Services are classified into Group A and Group B, both of which are gazetted. The Group A officers are appointed by the President of India and appointments to Group B are made by the authorities specified by a general or special order of the President. However, appointment of officers of Central Secretariat Service is made by the President of India himself.

Currently, the largest number of cadre officers in the CCS belong to the Central Secretariat Service and Indian Revenue Service.

In October 2015, the Government of India approved the formation of "new" Indian Skill Development Service-Group A.^[1][2]

History

With the passing of the Government of India Act 1919, the Imperial Services were split into two – All India Services and Central Services. The Central Services was headed by the Governor-General of India.

Power, purpose and responsibilities

The CCS covers both technical as well as non-technical services meant for implementing the policies of the Union in areas which fall directly under Central Government’s list or in Concurrent List.

The officers of the Central Civil Services work under Central Staffing Scheme. They can be deputed to any state in India as well.

Construction of the Central Civil Services

Group A^[3]

Botanical Survey of India, Group A Central Engineering (Civil) Service, Group A Geological Survey of India, Group A Central Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical) Service, Group A Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group A Central Health Service, Group A Central Information Service Central Legal Service (Grades I) Central Labour Service, Group A Central Power Engineering Service, Group A Central Revenues Chemical Service, Group A Central Secretariat Service, Group A Central Secretariat Official Language Service, Group A Central Trade Service, Group A Central Water Engineering Service, Group A Company Law Board Service, Group A Defence Research & Development Service, Group A [4] Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Group A Directorate General of Mines Safety, Group A General Central Service, Group A Indian Archaeological & Heritage Service Indian Audits and Accounts Service, Group A Indian Broadcasting Service Indian Corporate Law Service,Group A[5][6] Indian Civil Accounts Service, Group A Indian Cost Accounts Service, Group A Indian Defense Accounts Service, Group A Indian Defence Estates Service, Group A Indian Defense Service of Engineers, Group A Indian Economic Service, Group A Indian Engineering Services, Group A Indian Foreign Service, Group A

Indian Frontier Administrative Service, Group A Indian Information Service, Group A Indian Meteorological Service, Group A Indian Ordnance Factories Service (IOFS), Group A Indian Ordnance Factories Health Service (IOFHS), Group A Indian Postal Service, Group A Indian Posts and Telegraphs Accounts and Finance Service, Group A Indian Radio Regulatory Service, Group A Indian Railway Medical Services, Group A Indian Railway Service of Engineers, Group A Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers, Group A Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers, Group A Indian Railway Service of Signal Engineers, Group A Indian Railway Stores Service, Group A Indian Railway Accounts Service, Group A Indian Railway Personnel Service, Group A Indian Railway Traffic Service, Group A Indian Revenue Service Indian Salt Service, Group A Indian Skill Development Service, Group A Indian Statistical Service, Group A Indian Telecommunication Service, Group A Indian Trade Service, Group A Mercantile Marine Training Ship Service, Group A Railway Protection Force, Group A Survey of India, Group A Telegraph Traffic Service, Group A Zoological Survey of India, Group A

Group B^[7]

Central Secretariat Service, Group 'B' (Section and Assistant Section Grade officers only) Income Tax Service, Group ‘B’ Indian Foreign Service, Group ‘B’ - (General Cadre, Grade I and General Cadre, Grade II only) Indian Posts and Telegraphs Accounts and Finance Service, Group ‘B’ Telecommunication Wing. Indian Posts & Telegraphs Accounts & Finance Service, Postal Wing, Group ‘B’ Indian Salt Service, Group ‘B’ India Meteorological Service, Group ‘B' Central Secretariat Official Language Service, Group ‘B’ Central Secretariat Stenographers’ Service, (Grade I, Grade II and Selection Grade officers only) Central Health Service, Group ‘B’ Botanical Survey of India, Group 'B'. Geological Survey of India, Group 'B'. Geological Survey of India, Group 'B'. Survey of India, Group 'B'. Zoological Survey of India, Group 'B'.

Central Electrical Engineering Service, Group 'B'. Central Engineering Service, Group 'B'. Central Power Engineering Service, Group ‘B’ Postal Superintendents’ Service, Group ‘B’ Postmasters’ Service, Group ‘B’ Telecommunication Engineering Service, Group ‘B’ Telegraphs Traffic Service, Group ‘B Central Excise Service, Group ‘B’ Customs Appraisers Service, Group ‘B’- (Principal Appraisers and Head Appraisers) Customs Preventive Service, Group ‘B’ – (Chief Inspectors) Defence Secretariat Service Union Territories Administrative Service Union Territories Police Service

References

1. "Government nod to raise new Group-A civil service cadre". Retrieved 8 October 2011.
2. "Govt approves formation of Indian Skill Development Service". Retrieved 8 October 2015.
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20150923162949/http://www.persmin.nic.in/DOPT/EmployeesCorner/Acts_Rules/ccs(cca)/SCHEDULE-27. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "DRDO Scientist Job - DRDO Scientist B recruitment- Scientist recruitment DRDO". Drdo.gov.in. 2015-08-08. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
5. "Indian Corporate Law Services (ICLS) How to apply ? ICLS Academy Manesar Campus Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), recruitment of ICLS officers through Civil Service Examination by UPSC". Civilservice.in. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
6. "Rebuilding of Indian Corporate Law Service (ICLS)" (PDF). Mca.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
7. "Part II _ Central Civil Services, Group 'B'" (PDF). Persmin.gov.in. Retrieved 2015-08-20.

External links

• CCS (CONDUCT) RULES, 1964, CCS Rules-1964
• Central Secretariat Manual of Office Procedure 12th edition
• Prime Minister instructs DoPT for speedy empanelment of officers from all central services by The Times of India