QuestionPolity / civil services
Who among the following is the ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board?
- (a) Cabinet Secretary
- (b) Chairman, UPSC
- (c) Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training
- (d) Prime Minister of India
Answer: (a) Cabinet Secretary
The Civil Services Board (for transfers and postings of senior officers) at the Centre is headed by the Cabinet Secretary; in states, the Chief Secretary heads the state CSB (as directed in T.S.R. Subramanian v. UoI, 2013).