Mumbai, February 17 The state government has established a Civil Services Board to recommend postings and transfers of IAS officers of the Maharashtra cadre.
A Government Resolution (GR) was issued by the General Administration Department on Monday, stating that the board has been formed in accordance with a notification issued by the Union government's Department of Personnel and Training on January 28, 2014, and in accordance with the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Amendment Rules, 2014.
According to the GR, the Chief Secretary to the Government of Maharashtra will serve as the chairman of the board. The most senior Additional Chief Secretary, or the Chairman of the Board of Revenue, or the Financial Commissioner, or an officer of equivalent rank and status, will be 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.
The resolution further states that the most senior officer holding the position of Additional Chief Secretary in a ministerial administrative department in Mantralaya shall be nominated as a member of the Civil Services Board.
