Provincial Secretariat Service

Provincial Secretariat Service
*Prāntīya Sacivālaya Sevā*
Service Overview
Also known as	Uttar Pradesh Secretariat Service
Founded	1986
State	Uttar Pradesh
Staff College	Secretariat Training and Management Institute, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Cadre Controlling Authority	Department of Secretariat Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Minister Responsible	Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Minister of Secretariat Administration
Legal personality	Governmental: Government service
Duties	State Policy Formulation; State Secretarial assistance
Current Cadre Strength	357 members (238 officers directly recruited by UP-PSC and 119 officers promoted from Section Officers' cadre)
Selection	State Civil Services Examination
Association	Uttar Pradesh PSS Association
Head of the State Civil Services
Chief Secretary	Dr. Anup Chandra Pandey, IAS
Additional Chief Secretary (DoSA)	Mahesh Kumar Gupta, IAS

Provincial Secretariat Service (IAST: Prāntīya Sacivālaya Sevā), often abbreviated to as PSS, is the civil service under Group A and Group B state service of Government of Uttar Pradesh responsible for providing a permanent bureaucratic set up which assists in establishment and administration, policy formulation and monitoring and review of the implementation of policies/schemes of various departments.

Recruitment

The recruitment to the service is made on the basis of an annual competitive examination conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission. One-third of PSS quota is filled by promotion from Section Officers' cadre. PSS officers, regardless of their mode of entry, are appointed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Responsibilities of PSS officer

The typical functions performed by a PSS officer are:

To handle the administration and daily proceedings of the government, including formulation and implementation of policy in consultation with the minister-in-charge, additional chief secretary/principal secretary and secretary of the concerned department.

Career progression

After completing their training, a PSS officer generally serves as under secretary in state secretariat in all departments. After that, they get promoted as deputy secretary. Later they get further promotion as joint secretary. Subsequently, they get promoted and retire as special secretary.^[3]

Salary structure

The salary structure of the Provincial Secretariat Service
Grade/level on pay matrix	Grade Pay	Position in the Government of Uttar Pradesh	Years of Service
Super time scale (pay level 13A)	8900	Special Secretary	30th year
Selection grade (pay level 13)	8700	Joint Secretary	24th year
Junior administrative grade (pay level 12)	7600	Deputy Secretary	16th year
Senior time scale (pay level 11)	6600	Under Secretary	10th year
Junior time scale (pay level 10)	5400	Section Officer	5th year
Entry Grade (pay level 8)	4800	Review Officer	Initial year

References

^ "Secretariat Training and Management Institute" (PDF). Department of Secretariat Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^ "Gradation List of PSS officers 2016". Department of Secretariat Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
^ "Posts reserved for IAS, PCS and PSS officers in UP Secretariat". Department of Secretariat Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[Secretariat_Training_and_Management_Institute-1] "Secretariat Training and Management Institute" (PDF). Department of Secretariat Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[Gradation_List_of_PSS_officers_2016-2] "Gradation List of PSS officers 2016". Department of Secretariat Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

[Posts_reserved_for_IAS,_PCS_and_PSS_officers_in_UP_Secretariat-3] "Posts reserved for IAS, PCS and PSS officers in UP Secretariat". Department of Secretariat Administration, Government of Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 16 October 2018.

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