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The post and rank of Joint Secretary (abbreviated as JS) in India denotes a government official from the civil service of high seniority and is only found in the federal Government of India. All promotions and appointments to this rank and post are directly made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. The members who hold this rank are either from the All India Services (Deputation on tenure) or Central Civil Services (Group A; on empanelment). In the Order of precedence of India the members are listed with rank "and pay" equivalent to Major-General (MajGen) and Inspector General (IGP). In the federal government, the members head department wings in the departments and ministries in federal government and hold positions such as Chief Vigilance Officer (CVO), Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), emissaries in the foreign missions/embassies (Ambassadors and Ministers), Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Director General of Civil Aviation of India, Director General of National Literacy Mission Authority, Economic Advisers, Advisors of TRAI, Joint Directors of CBI, Additional Director Generals (AIR and Doordarshan), Board members of Staff Selection Commission of India Commissioner of Taxes and Police, Chief Engineers in Federal Government departments (Railways, CPWD etc), Chairman, managing director, full-time functional Director/Member of the Board of Management of various Public Sector Undertakings/ Enterprises, Corporations, Banks and financial institutions. They also hold the post of Social Secretary and Press Secretary to President of India. In the Cabinet Secretariat, the Military wing is headed by an officer from one of the three services with the rank of Major General or equivalent. He is given the status of this rank and is designated as Joint Secretary (Military). In the state government, the members hold positions such as Secretary, Chief Conservator of Forests (CCFs), Divisional Commissioners and in all north eastern states and few other states like Karnataka, Bihar they also hold the post of Principal Secretary and Additional Principal Secretary. An OSD (Officer on Special Duty) is considered equivalent to the Joint secretary level. He / she is usually an IAS oficer on central deputation to a particular ministry. ==History== Until the year 1946, there were only 25 Joint Secretaries in Government of India. However, the number has increased enormously in view of the increase in the volume and complexities of work. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joint Secretary to Government of India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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