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{{Short description|Post in state governments of India}}
'''Principal secretary''' is a post and a rank in [[State governments of India|state governments]] of [[India]]. The position holder is generally an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]] and a government official of high seniority. Principal secretary ranked officers generally are the administrative heads of departments in a state government. The post is equivalent to that of an [[Additional secretary to Government of India]], but they can also be deputed to Government of India in the rank and post of a [[Joint secretary to Government of India]],{{efn|Joint secretary in Government of India is the administrative head of a wing in a department whereas the equivalent position of an administrative head in a state government is a Principal Secretary.}} because of seniority.<ref name="Principal Secretary UP CM">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/three-more-ias-officers-from-state-posted-as-joint-secretaries-in-modi-govt/|title=Three more IAS officers from state posted as joint secretaries in Modi govt|date=April 2, 2015|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name="PS UP">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/yogi-adiyanath-seeks-former-gorakhpur-district-magistrate-as-principal-secretary-4582617/|title=Yogi Adiyanath seeks former Gorakhpur DM as Principal Secretary|date=March 23, 2017|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Modi Gujarat JS">{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/awanish-kumar-awasthi-appointed-principal-secretary-to-up-cm-117041100998_1.html|title=Awanish Kumar Awasthi appointed Principal Secretary to UP CM|date=April 11, 2017|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref>

==Position==
===Principal secretary in a state government===
In the state governments, a principal secretary ranks above a secretary but it is below the designations of additional chief secretary and [[Chief secretary (India)|chief secretary]]. Principal Secretaries act as administrative heads of the department they are assigned to.

===Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister===
{{Main|Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India}}
The post of [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India]] was created during the tenure of [[Indira Gandhi]] as [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]].<ref name="PS PM IG">{{cite book|title=Handbook Of Public Relations In India|last=Mehta|first=Dalpat Singh|publisher=Allied Publishers|year=1968|isbn=978-8170233343|location=[[New Delhi]]|pages=135}}</ref> The Principal Secretary to PM is the head of the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]]. He/she holds the rank and status of [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]] to the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14061&PageId=|title=Nripendra Mishra - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=August 8, 2018}}</ref> Additionally, some prime ministers also appoint an [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India#Additional principal secretary|additional principal secretary]], who too holds the rank and status of [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]] to the Government of India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14061&PageId=|title=Dr. Pramod Kumar Misra - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, [[Government of India]]|access-date=August 14, 2017}}</ref>

==Courts==
In [[Jammu and Kashmir High Court]] there is a unique creation of Principal Secretary to the Chief Justice, he is of a senior district and sessions judge rank. He attends matters pertaining to the employees of subordinate judiciary such as appointments, transfers, promotions and leave. He is also ''ex officio'' secretary of Public Interest Litigation Cell. He also attends all other matters assigned by the chief justice. He is overall in charge of chief justice's secretariat.

== References ==
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==External links==
* [https://www.webcitation.org/65RWz9pkw?url=http://pmindia.nic.in/pmsoffice.php?showTab=officers PM Officers] PMO official website.

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[[Category:Indian government officials]]
[[Category:State governments of India]]
[[Category:Prime Minister's Office (India)]]
[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]

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