| Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | |
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| Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | Union Council of Ministers of India |
| Reports to | Prime minister |
| Residence | 7, Lok Kalyan Marg (as Prime minister) |
| Seat | South Block, Secretariat Building, New Delhi |
| Nominator | Prime minister |
| Appointer | President |
| Formation | 1 August 1970 |
| First holder | Indira Gandhi |
| Unofficial names | Personnel Minister, Minister of Personnel |
| Deputy | Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions |
The Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (IAST: Kārmika, Loka Śikāyata Aura Peṃśana Maṃtrī) is the cabinet minister in charge of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. The position is generally held by the prime minister, but sometimes it has been held by other senior members of the cabinet, such as the Minister of Home Affairs. The minister is generally assisted by a minister of state.
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As the Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, the prime minister exercises control over the Indian Administrative Service (IAS),[1] the country's premier civil service,[2][3] which staffs most of the senior civil service positions;[2][3] the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB);[4][5] and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI),[4][5] except for the selection of its director, who is chosen by a committee of: (a) the prime minister, as chairperson; (b) the leader of the opposition in Lok Sabha; (c) and the chief justice.[6]
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- ↑ Co-served with Arun Shourie from 22 November 1999 to 1 September 2001 (710 days).
- ↑ Co-served with Vasundhara Raje.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd ed.). Noida: McGraw-Hill Education (published 25 August 2014). p. 7.6. ISBN 978-9339204785.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Service Profile for the Indian Administrative Service" (PDF). Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Tummala, Krishna Kumar (1996). Public Administration in India. Mumbai: Allied Publishers. pp. 154–159. ISBN 978-8170235903. OCLC 313439426.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Laxmikanth, M. (2014). Governance in India (2nd ed.). Noida: McGraw-Hill Education (published 25 August 2014). p. 7.37. ISBN 978-9339204785.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Organisation Under DOPT". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ↑ "All about CBI director's appointment as PM Modi, CJI Kehar, Kharge meet to vet names". India Today. New Delhi: Aroon Purie. 16 January 2017. ISSN 0254-8399. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ↑ "Name of Cabinet Ministers who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ↑ "Name of Minister of States who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ↑ "Name of Cabinet Ministers who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ↑ "Name of Minister of States who have held the charge of this department/ministry since its inception in 1970" (PDF). Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved March 6, 2018.