Cabinet Secretariat

The overwhelming number of officers in the CSS cadres are an indication of the clout it wields on key policy decisions across ministries

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a review meeting with secretaries of various ministries and departments on September 18, according to sources.

Senior IPS officer Sudhir Kumar Saxena was on Thursday appointed Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Saxena, a 1987 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, is currently Special Director General, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment as Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat, it said. The Secretary (Security) is the administrative head of the Special Protection Group (SPG) that provides security to the prime minister and members of his immediate family residing with him at his official residence. The SPG also provides security to any former prime minister and members of his immediate family residing with him at the residence allotted to him for a period of five years from the date he ceases to hold the office of the prime minister.

India must do what it takes to stay on that path, even if that means putting in place some critical groups and committees rather belatedly to set things right

Currently, the department shares such information with 50 agencies including the registrar of companies, the Securities and Exchange Board of India and the financial intelligence unit

Justify if there are no such details, and ensure details are specific and quantifiable and not perfunctory, says Cab Sec

The move comes after instances of delayed submission of notes by departments were noticed by Cabinet Secretariat