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Home Secretary (India)

Home Secretary (India)

Administrative head of the Ministry of Home Affairs of India

The home secretary (IAST: 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 Government of India. The current Home Secretary is Ajay Kumar Bhalla.[8] All Central Forces including the CRPF, CISF, BSF and Central Police Organizations are under the Union Home Secretary.

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As a Secretary to Government of India, the Home Secretary ranks 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence.[9][10][11][12]

Powers, responsibilities and postings

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.[13]

The role of Home Secretary is as follows:

Emolument, accommodation and perquisites

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[15] 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.[15]

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List of Home Secretaries

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See also

References

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    "Shri Rajiv Gauba takes over as Union Home Secretary". 31 August 2017.
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    "Rajiv Mehrishi takes over as Home Secretary". 31 August 2015.
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    "L.C. Goyal takes over as Home Secretary". 5 February 2015.
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    "Anil Goswami takes charge as new Home Secretary". 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
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    "Rajkumar Singh to be new Home Secretary". 2011-06-24.
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    "G S Pillai new home secretary". 2009-06-12.
  23. [23]
    "Dhirendra Singh takes over as Home Secretary". 2004-07-01.

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