What is an Under Secretary in the government?

What is an Under Secretary in the government?

In the United States executive branch, an undersecretary is a senior official in a government department, junior to a departmental Secretary such as the Secretary of State and usually junior to a Deputy Secretary as well. An Undersecretary is typically a political appointee.

Who is parliamentary secretary in India?

List of current secretaries to the Government of India

Ministry Designation Name of secretary
Prime Minister’s Office Special Secretary to the Prime Minister of India (Parliamentary Affairs) A.K Gupta
Cabinet Secretariat Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba
Secretary (Coordination) Praveen K. Srivastava
Secretary (R) Samant Goel

What does the Under Secretary of the executive department do?

Under Secretaries often manage extensive portfolios within a Cabinet Department. Under Secretaries are generally Level III positions within the Executive Schedule, ranking below the position of Deputy Secretary and above the position of Assistant Secretary.

What do you call an Under Secretary?

You will be greeted by Deputy Secretary (Name)’. —-The media will frequently use the job before the name to clarify to their readers/viewers who this person is: ‘According to Under Secretary of State (Name) …’. They may even call the person Under Secretary (Name) during an interview.

Is Under Secretary higher than assistant secretary?

Assistant secretaries are generally Level IV positions within the Executive Schedule, ranking below the position of under secretary.

How do you address an Under Secretary?

Who appointed parliamentary secretary?

5.1 The Parliamentary secretary is appointed entirely at the discretion of the Prime Minister who will decide when and who should be appointed as Parliamentary Secretaries.

Who is the present parliamentary secretary?

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)

Agency overview
Headquarters New Delhi
Annual budget ₹18.86 crore (US$2.5 million) (2018-19 est.)
Agency executives Pralhad Joshi, Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State V. Muraleedharan, Minister of State Dr. R.S Shukla, Secretary (Parliamentary Affairs)
Website mpa.nic.in

Is there a vice Secretary?

The current deputy Secretary of State is Wendy Ruth Sherman, serving since April 2021 under secretary of state Antony Blinken. If the secretary of state resigns or dies, the deputy secretary of state becomes acting secretary of state until the President nominates and the Senate confirms a replacement.

Who is senior under secretary or Deputy Secretary?

Designations and Pay grade

4 Senior Time Scale Under Secretary or Deputy Director (to the Directorate)
5 Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) Deputy Secretary or Joint Director (to the Directorate)
6 Selection Grade Director
7 Super Time Scale Joint Secretary to Government of India
Notes