With an aim to ensure a structured approach to cadre management, the Maharashtra government has established its Civil Services Board. Its main purpose is to guide transfers and postings of IAS officers of the state cadre.
The General Administration Department (GAD) issued a Government Resolution (GR) to this effect on Monday. According to the resolution, the board has been constituted in pursuance of a notification issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on January 28, 2014, in accordance with the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Amendment Rules, 2014.
According to the GR, the state’s Chief Secretary will be the chairman of the board, with the senior-most Additional Chief Secretary, or the Chairman of the Board of Revenue, or the Financial Commissioner, or an officer of equivalent rank and status, serving as a member.
The Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, or Secretary (Personnel) in the General Administration Department will function as the Member Secretary of the board.
As per the resolution, the senior-most officer holding the post of Additional Chief Secretary in a ministerial administrative department in Mantralaya shall be nominated as a member of the Board.
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