Chief secretary (India)

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{{Short description|List of Chief Secretaries in the Indian states}}
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{{Infobox official post
| post = Chief Secretary of the State
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| flagsize = 100px
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| insignia = Emblem_of_India.svg
| insigniasize = 150px
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of India]]
| reports_to = {{hlist ||[[List of current Indian governors|Governor of the State]]|[[List of current Indian chief ministers|Chief Minister of the State]]|State Cabinet|[[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assembly]]}}
| image = IAS Anil Kumar Khachi taking charge of Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh.jpg
| imagecaption = Anil Kumar Khachi as Chief Secretary of [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| imagesize = 250px
| residence =
| seat = State Secretariat
| appointer = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| appointer_qualified = {{raise|0.3em|The Chief Secretary is usually the senior most IAS officer of the senior most batch in the state. The appointee for the office is approved by state Chief Minister, based on appointee's ability and strong confidence with him or her.}}
| termlength = {{raise|0.0em|No fixed tenure is imposed on the office but term can be extended.}}
| abbreviation = CS
| status = Head of Permanent Executive
| incumbent =
| succession = 23rd {{small|(on the [[Indian order of precedence]])}}
| inaugural =
| member_of = [[Civil Services of India|State Civil Services Board]]{{efn|name=":cHAIRMAN"|As chairman.}}<br />Committee of [[Secretary to Government of India|Secretaries of the state]] on Administration{{efn|name=":cHAIRMAN"}}<br />[[National Crisis Management Committee|State Crisis Management Committee]]{{efn|name=":cHAIRMAN"}}<br />Senior Selection Board{{efn|name=":cHAIRMAN"}}
| formation =
| salary = {{INRConvert|225000}} monthly<ref name="7 Pay Commission Report">{{Cite web|url=http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|title=Report of the 7th Central Pay Commission of India|publisher=Seventh Central [[Pay Commission]], [[Government of India]]|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf|archive-date=20 November 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=August 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=7th Pay Commission cleared: What is the Pay Commission? How does it affect salaries?|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/7th-pay-commission-cleared-what-is-pay-commission-how-does-it-effect-our-pockets-16980-2016-06-29|access-date=2021-06-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
| department = [[Secretariat (administrative office)|State Secretariat]]
| website =
}}
{{Politics of India}}
The '''Chief Secretary''' is the top-most executive official and [[Civil Services of India|senior-most civil servant]] of the [[State governments of India|state government]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.preservearticles.com/2011100514615/what-are-the-roles-and-functions-of-chief-secretary-of-a-state.html|title=What are the Roles and Functions of Chief Secretary of a State?|website=Preserve Articles|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> The Chief Secretary is the ''[[ex-officio]]'' head of the state Civil Services Board, the State Secretariat, the state cadre [[Indian Administrative Service]] and all civil services under the rules of business of the state government. The Chief Secretary acts as the principal advisor to the [[chief minister (India)|chief minister]] on all matters of state administration.

The Chief Secretary is an officer of the [[Indian Administrative Service]]. The Chief Secretary is the senior-most cadre post in the state administration, ranking 23rd on the [[Indian order of precedence]]. The Chief Secretary acts as an ''[[ex-officio]]'' secretary to the state cabinet, therefore called ''"Secretary to the Cabinet"''. The status of this post is equal to that of a [[Secretary to the Government of India]].

==History==
The salary of Chief Secretary of [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]] and [[British rule in Burma|Burma]] was fixed and was same to [[Joint Secretary to Government of India]] during the [[British Raj]].{{efn|name=fn1|As per published records and the book named "The India List and India Office List 1905" as published by [[India Office]] and [[India Office Records]].}} As per Warrant or Precedence of 1905,{{efn|name=fn1}} [[Secretary to Government of India]] was listed together with [[Joint Secretary to Government of India]] and was ranked above the rank of Chief Secretary.{{efn|name=fn1}}

== States ==
Chief Secretaries are members of the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) who are the administrative head of state governments.<ref name=":6" /> A Chief Secretary functions as the central point of interdepartmental coordination at the departmental level and is classified as being in the [[Indian Administrative Service#Major concerns and reforms|Apex Grade]].<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://iksa.in/gs2/describe-the-role-and-importance-of-chief-secretary-in-state-government/2591/|title=Describe the role and importance of Chief Secretary in State government|website=Parivarthan|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref> Chief Secretary is considered to be 'a linchpin' in the administration.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book|title=Governance in India (2nd Edition)|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]|pages=4.3-4.5}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/more-constitutional-than-political/article7236281.ece|title=More constitutional than political|last=Saikumar|first=Rajgopal|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/chief-secretary-can-be-shifted-but-not-dgp-supreme-court/articleshow/58352972.cms|title=Chief secretary can be shifted, but not DGP: Supreme Court|last=Choudhary|first=Amit Anand|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/Centres-stand-on-giving-Najeeb-Jung-final-say-on-transfer-postings-is-illegal-Venugopal/articleshow/47403678.cms?from=mdr|title=Centre’s stand on giving Najeeb Jung final say on transfer-postings is illegal: Venugopal|website=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> Chief Secretary of the state also acts as the ''ex-officio'' Chairman of the State Civil Service Board, which recommends transfer/postings of officers of [[All India Services]] and State Civil Services in the state.<ref name=":6" /><ref name="DNA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-pm-cms-final-authority-to-decide-premature-transfer-of-civil-servants-2204328|title=PM, CMs final authority to decide premature transfer of civil servants|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/now-civil-services-boards-recommend-transfers-ias-ips-ifs-officers-jk/|title=Now, Civil Services Boards to recommend transfers of IAS, IPS, IFS officers in J&K|website=[[Daily Excelsior]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/civil-services-board-to-oversee-officers-postings/article5964867.ece|title=Civil services board to oversee officers’ postings|website=[[The Hindu]]|publication-place=[[Thiruvananthapuram]]|issn=0971-751X|oclc=13119119|access-date=February 21, 2018|agency=Special Correspondent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/2-year-fixed-postings-for-IAS-IPS-and-forest-service/articleshow/29623556.cms|title=2-year fixed postings for IAS, IPS and forest service|last=Jain|first=Bharti|website=[[Times of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=23379369|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Indian Express2">{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/centre-notifies-2-yr-tenure-for-ias-ips-forest-service-officers/|title=Centre notifies 2-yr tenure for IAS, IPS, Forest Service officers|last=Chhibber|first=Maneesh|website=[[The Indian Express]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|oclc=70274541|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/fixed-2year-tenure-for-ias-ips-ifos-officers/article5634762.ece|title=Fixed 2-year tenure for IAS, IPS, IFoS officers|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>

Traditionally, the most senior IAS officer within a state is chosen as the Chief Secretary;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/pk-gupta-is-new-haryana-chief-secretary/story-mw40mL8GtgoYayaDYmZexM.html|title=PK Gupta is new Haryana chief secretary|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/meghalaya-senior-most-ias-officer-y-tsering-appointed-as-chief-secretary-of-meghalaya/|title=Meghalaya: Senior most IAS officer Y Tsering appointed as Chief Secretary of Meghalaya|website=The Northeast Today|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/Raghotham-Rao-is-new-Chief-Secretary/article15175438.ece|title=Raghotham Rao is new Chief Secretary|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/maharashtra/sumit-mullick-appointed-as-maharashtra-chief-secretary_1981920.html|title=Sumit Mullick appointed as Maharashtra Chief Secretary|website=[[Zee News]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/news/kerala/2017/04/02/nalini-netto-takes-charge-as-chief-secretary-kerala.html|title=Nalini Netto assumes charge as Kerala chief secretary|website=[[Malayala Manorama]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/dr-k-m-abraham-new-kerala-chief-secretary/articleshow/60300962.cms|title=Dr K M Abraham, new Kerala Chief Secretary|website=[[Times of India]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref> however, there are exceptions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-shakuntla-jakhu-takes-over-as-new-haryana-chief-secretary-2006867|title=Shakuntla Jakhu takes over as new Haryana Chief Secretary|website=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/d-j-pandian-is-new-gujarat-chief-secretary-114103001053_1.html|title=D J Pandian is new Gujarat chief secretary|website=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/b-r-sharma-is-jk-s-new-chief-secretary/196129.html|title=B R Sharma is JK’s new Chief Secretary|last=Ali|first=Muddasir|website=[[Greater Kashmir]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/Subhash-Chandra-Khuntia-is-new-Chief-Secretary-of-Karnataka/article15003940.ece|title=Subhash Chandra Khuntia is new Chief Secretary of Karnataka|website=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>

Chief Secretaries are assisted by '''Additional Chief Secretaries''' or '''Special Chief Secretaries''', depending on the state, and '''Principal Secretaries''', who are the administrative heads of departments they are assigned to.

Chief Secretaries are chosen by the state's [[Chief Minister (India)|Chief Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://himachal.nic.in/WriteReadData/personnel/pdfs/CSMar2012_A1b.pdf|title=Appointment of Harinder Hira as Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh|website=Department of Personnel, [[Government of Himachal Pradesh]]|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wbpar.gov.in/writereaddata/1886-PAR(IAS).pdf|title=Appointment of Basudev Banerjee as Chief Secretary of West Bengal|website=Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, [[Government of West Bengal]]|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gaodisha.gov.in/sites/default/files/appointment%20of%20Chief%20Secretary.pdf|title=Appointment of Aditya Prasad Padhi as Chief Secretary of Odisha|website=Department of General Administration, [[Government of Odisha]]|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://assam.gov.in/documents/1046212/1483747/Appointment%20of%20Shri%20Vinod%20Kumar%20Pipersenia%2C%20IAS%28RR-1980%29%20as%20Chief%20Secretary.pdf?version=1.0&t=1432284970000|title=Appointment of Vinod Kumar Pipersenia as Chief Secretary of Assam|website=Department of Personnel, [[Government of Assam]]|url-status=dead|access-date=September 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912233807/http://assam.gov.in/documents/1046212/1483747/Appointment%20of%20Shri%20Vinod%20Kumar%20Pipersenia%2C%20IAS%28RR-1980%29%20as%20Chief%20Secretary.pdf?version=1.0&t=1432284970000|archive-date=12 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gad.gujarat.gov.in/personnel/Portal/News/213_1_1_img-730121623.pdf|title=Appointment of J.N. Singh as Chief Secretary of Gujarat|website=Department of General Administration, [[Government of Gujarat]]|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref> State Chief Secretaries are IAS officers generally equivalent in rank to a [[Secretary to Government of India]] and are placed 23rd on [[Indian order of precedence|Indian Order of Precedence]].<ref name="rajyasabha">{{Cite web|url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/guidline_govt_mp/chap11.pdf|title=President's Secretariat|work=Secretariat of the [[President of India]]|publisher=[[Rajya Sabha]]|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="Maheshwari 2001 666">{{Cite book|title=Indian Administration (6th Edition)|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2001|isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=666}}</ref>

The post of Chief Secretary of a State Government is equivalent to [[Vice Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Vice Chief of the Army Staff]]/Commanders and officers in the rank of full [[General officer|General]] and its equivalents in the [[Indian Armed Forces]], and are listed as such in the [[Indian order of precedence|Order of Precedence]].<ref name="rajyasabha" /><ref name="Maheshwari 2001 666" />

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+<big>List of current Chief Secretaries in the States of India</big><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://documents.doptcirculars.nic.in/D2/D02eod/cs%20list%20jan%20rCZnU.PDF|title=Chief Secretaries of States and Union Territories (as on 9 January 2022)|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=2 February 2022}}</ref>
!style="padding-center:15px;"|S.No.
!style="padding-center:15px;"|State
!style="padding-center:15px;"|Capital
!style="padding-center:15px;"|Chief Secretary
!style="padding-center:15px;"|Batch
|-
|1
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Amaravati]]
|align=center|Dr. K. S. Jawahar Reddy, IAS
|align=right|1990
|-
|2
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|[[Itanagar]]
|align=center|Dharmendra, IAS
|align=right|1989
|-
|3
|[[Assam]]
|[[Dispur]]
|align=center|Pabon Kumar Borthakur, IAS
|align=right|1989
|-
|4
|[[Bihar]]
|[[Patna]]
|align=center|Amir Subhani, IAS
|align=right|1987
|-
|5
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Raipur]]
|align=center|Amitabh Jain, IAS
|align=right|1989
|-
|6
|[[Goa]]
|[[Panaji]]
|align=center|Puneet Kumar Goel, IAS
|align=right|1991
|-
|7
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Gandhinagar]]
|align=center|Raj Kumar, IAS<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pankaj Kumar appointed new chief secy of Gujarat|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/pankaj-kumar-is-new-gujarat-chief-secretary-7473545/|access-date=2021-08-31|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|align=right|1987
|-
|8
|[[Haryana]]
|[[Chandigarh]]
|align=center|Sanjeev Kaushal, IAS
|align=right|1986
|-
|9
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Shimla]]
|align=center|Ram Dass Dhiman, IAS
|align=right|1988
|-
|10
|[[Jharkhand]]
|[[Ranchi]]
|align=center|Sukhdev Singh, IAS
|align=right|1987
|-
|11
|[[Karnataka]]
|[[Bengaluru]]
|align=center|Vandita Sharma, IAS <ref>{{Cite web|title=CM Bommai names Vandita Sharma as Karnataka's new chief secretary|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/cm-bommai-names-vandita-sharma-as-karnataka-s-new-chief-secretary-101653713222662.html|access-date=2021-05-31|website=The Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|align=right|1986
|-
|12
|[[Kerala]]
|[[Thiruvananthapuram]]
|align=center|[[V. Venu]], IAS <ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. V Venu New Chief Secretary, Shaik Darvesh Sahib Next DGP |url=https://www.deshabhimani.com/english/news/kerala/dr-v-venu-chief-secretary-shaik-darvesh-sahib-new-dgp/8476 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Deshabhimani |language=en}}</ref>
|align=right|1987
|-
|13
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Bhopal]]
|align=center|Iqbal Singh Bains, IAS
|align=right|1985
|-
|14
|[[Maharashtra]]
|[[Mumbai]]
|align=center|Manu Kumar Srivastava IAS
|align=right|1987
|-
|15
|[[Manipur]]
|[[Imphal]]
|align=center|Rajesh Kumar, IAS
|align=right|1988
|-
|16
|[[Meghalaya]]
|[[Shillong]]
|align=center|Donald Philips Wahlang, IAS
|align=right|1993
|-
|17
|[[Mizoram]]
|[[Aizawl]]
|align=center|Dr Renu Sharma, IAS
|align=right|1988
|-
|18
|[[Nagaland]]
|[[Kohima]]
|align=center|J. Alam, IAS
|align=right|1991
|-
|19
|[[Odisha]]
|[[Bhubaneswar]]
|align=center|Pradeep Kumar Jena, IAS
|align=right|1989
|-
|20
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Chandigarh]]
|align=center|Anurag Verma IAS<ref>{{Cite web|title=Breaking News Live Updates Sept 23: Anirudh Tewari is new Punjab Chief Secretary, Vini Mahajan shunted|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/breaking-news-live-updates-pm-modi-us-narendra-giri-covid-vaccine-quad-1856003-2021-09-23|access-date=2021-09-23|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
|align=right|1989
|-
|21
|[[Rajasthan]]
|[[Jaipur]]
|align=center|Usha Sharma, IAS<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/senior-bureaucrat-usha-sharma-becomes-rajasthans-2nd-woman-chief-secretary-2739578|title=Senior Bureaucrat Usha Sharma Appointed Rajasthan's 2nd Woman Chief Secretary|agency=Press Trust of India|work=NDTV}}</ref>
|align=right|1985
|-
|22
|[[Sikkim]]
|[[Gangtok]]
|align=center|Vijay Bhushan Pathak, IAS
|align=right|1990
|-
|23
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Chennai]]
|align=center|[[V. Irai Anbu]], IAS<ref>{{Cite web|title=Irai Anbu is the new Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/irai-anbu-is-the-new-tamil-nadu-chief-secretary/article34506959.ece|access-date=2022-05-31|website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>
|align=right|1988
|-
|24
|[[Telangana]]
|[[Hyderabad]]
|align=center|Shanthi Kumari, IAS
|align=right|1989
|-
|25
|[[Tripura]]
|[[Agartala]]
|align=center|Jitendra Kumar Sinha, IAS
|align=right|1996
|-
|26
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|[[Lucknow]]
|align=center|[[Durga Shanker Mishra|Durga Shankar Mishra]], IAS
|align=right|1984
|-
|27
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|[[Dehradun]]
|align=center|Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, IAS
|align=right|1988
|-
|28
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|align=center|Hari Krishna Dwivedi, IAS
|align=right|1988
|}

== Union territories ==
In the [[Union territory|union territories]], which are governed by [[Administrator of the government|Administrators]], Chief Secretaries are absent. In these territories an Adviser to the Administrator is appointed by the [[Government of India|Union Government]]. However, the [[Union territory|union territories]] of [[Delhi]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], which have been granted partial statehood, do have Chief Secretaries. In [[Delhi]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], the Chief Minister chooses the Chief Secretary and is appointed by the [[Governor (India)|Lieutenant Governor]].<ref name=":0" />

Chief Secretaries and Advisers to the Administrators of Union territories, in general, are junior in rank compared to the Chief Secretaries of the States. The office bearers generally are of the rank [[Joint Secretary to Government of India]] and its equivalents. However, in [[Delhi]] and [[Chandigarh]], the topmost civil servant is either of the ranks of [[Secretary to Government of India]] and its equivalents or [[Additional Secretary to Government of India]] and its equivalents.

{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+<big>List of current Chief Secretaries/Advisor to Administrators of Union territories</big><ref name=":1" />
! style="padding-center:15px;" |S. no
! style="padding-center:15px;" |Union territory
! style="padding-center:15px;" |Capital
! style="padding-center:15px;" |Chief Secretary/Advisor to Administrator
! style="padding-center:15px;" |Batch
|-
|1
|[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|[[Port Blair]]
| align="center" |Keshav Chandra, IAS
| align="right" |1995
|-
|2
|[[Chandigarh]]
|[[Chandigarh]]
| align="center" |Dharam Pal, IAS
| align="right" |1988
|-
|3
|[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
|[[Daman, India|Daman]]
| align="center" |Gaurav Singh Rajawat, IAS
| align="right" |2011
|-
|4
|[[Delhi]]
|[[New Delhi]]
| align="center"|Naresh Kumar, IAS<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naresh Kumar, 1987-batch IAS officer, to be Delhi's new chief secretary |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/naresh-kumar-1987-batch-ias-officer-to-be-delhi-s-new-chief-secretary-101650388387901.html |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>
| align="right" |1987
|-
|5
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|[[Srinagar]] ''(May–Oct)''<br/>and [[Jammu]] ''(Nov–Apr)''
|align=center|Arun Kumar Mehta, IAS
|align=right|1986
|-
|6
|[[Ladakh]]
|[[Leh]]
| align="center" |Umang Narula, IAS
| align="right"| 1989
|-
|7
|[[Lakshadweep]]
|[[Kavaratti]]
| align="center" |A. Anbarasu, IAS
| align="right" | 1996
|-
|8
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|[[Pondicherry]]
| align="center" |Rajeev Verma, IAS
| align="right" |1992
|}

==See also==
* [[List of chief secretaries of Assam]]
* [[List of chief secretaries of Maharashtra]]
* [[Cabinet Secretary of India]]
* [[Secretary to Government of India]]
* [[Joint Secretary to Government of India]]
* [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]]
* [[Head of Forest Forces]]
* [[Director General of Police]]
* [[Advocate general (India)|Advocate General]]
* [[Indian Forest Service]]
* [[Indian Administrative Service]]
* [[Indian Police Service]]

==References==
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;''Notes''
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== Bibliography ==
{{Refbegin|30em}}
* {{Cite book|title=Governance in India (2nd Edition)|last=Laxmikanth|first=M.|publisher=McGraw Hill Education|year=2014|isbn=978-9339204785|location=[[Noida]]}}
* {{cite book|title=Indian Administration (6th Edition)|last=Maheshwari|first=S.R.|publisher=Orient Blackswan Private Ltd.|year=2001|isbn=9788125019886|location=[[New Delhi]]}}
{{Refend}}

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