State Civil Service posts number 492 after ‘reconstruction exercise’

GANGTOK, 07 Oct: The state government has come out with the total strength of cadre posts or posts under the State Civil Service as part of its ‘reconstruction of the Civil Service’ exercise. For purposes of definition Cadre posts is to mean any of the posts as specified under Schedule I, Schedule III, Schedule III A and Schedule III B under the Sikkim State Civil Service (Amendment) Rules, 2012.
Schedule I has the total strength of the civil service posts ranging from Under Secretary to Secretary including the reserve strength. Schedule III chalks out the total strength of the cadre posts in the various departments under the state government.
Schedule III A and III B defines the cadre poses of Secretary and Special Secretary under the State Civil Service reserved for posting on deputation to the various public sector undertakings and organizations.
The total authorized strength of the state civil service is now 492 which includes the reserve strength which includes deputation reserve, training reserve and leave reserve. Otherwise the total strength is 351.
There is a jump in the number of Under Secretary level posts from 96 to 130 and also an increase in the strength of Special Secretaries at Supertime Grade II to 25. The number of Secretary posts is at 12, Additional Secretaries in selection grade I is at 44, Joint Secretary level posts in selection grade II at 63 and Deputy Secretary level posts at senior grade at 77.
The number of each cadre posts in each of the departments has been allotted as per the function and requirements of the respective departments. Many departments have sanctioned strength of 1 Special or Additional Secretary along 1 Joint, Deputy and Under Secretary each.
However several departments have more than 1 such post. RMDD has the highest number of Under Secretaries at 40. This is due to the 29 Block Development Offices under it which will now have BDO of Under Secretary rank.
The RMDD also has 5 Additional Secretaries. The Land Revenue Department has total 14 Deputy Secretary ranked officials which includes the 12 SDMs in the 12 sub divisions.
Secretary level cadre posts reserved for posting on deputation in PSU and other organizations are 8 in number which include MD, SBS; Secretary, SERC; Secretary, SLA; MD, STCS; Secretary, Housing Board, Resident Commissioner, Sikkim House, New Delhi; Secretary, SEC and Secretary, SPCS.
Special Secretary  level cadre posts reserved for posting on deputation to PSUs and other organizations are 10 in number and include MD, SABCO; MD, SIDICO; MD, GFPF; Chief Administrator, SICB, Karfectar; Director, SIRD; MD, SIMFED; CEO, Khadi Board; Registrar, SMU and MD, Denzong Agriculture Cooperative Society.