Central Secretariat Service
| CSS | |
Emblem of The Government of India | |
Logo of CSS | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1 October 1946; 79 years ago |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | CSS Forum, Sanchar Bhawan, Delhi,New Delhi |
| Employees | 11,550 members (2017) (Group A - 2471; Group B - 9079) |
| Parent department | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions |
| Parent agency | Union Public Service Commission |
| Child agency | |
| Website | https://cssofficers.in/ |
| Service overview | |||||||||||
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| Abbreviation | CSS | ||||||||||
| Formerly known as | ISS | ||||||||||
| Formed | 1 October 1946 | ||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||
| Training Ground | Institute of Secretariat Training and Management, New Delhi | ||||||||||
| Cadre controlling authority | Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, Department of Personnel and Training (CS-I Division) | ||||||||||
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government service | ||||||||||
| General nature | Policy Formulation Civil administration Advisors to Ministers Continuity of administration in the Cabinet Secretariat | ||||||||||
| Preceding service | Imperial Secretariat Service (1919–1946) | ||||||||||
| Cadre Size | 11,550 members (2017) (Group A - 2471; Group B - 9079) | ||||||||||
| Selection | UPSC Civil Services Examination (1946–2003) UPSC Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (2003–present) | ||||||||||
| Association | CSS Group A Officers Association | ||||||||||
| Head of the Civil Services | |||||||||||
| Cabinet Secretary Current: T.V.Somanathan | |||||||||||
Central Secretariat Service (Hindi: केंद्रीय सचिवालय सेवा; abbreviated as CSS) is the administrative civil service under Group A and Group B of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India. They are governed by Central Secretariat Service Rules of 1962, which has been issued under the powers of Article 309 of the Constitution of India. The service members work under restrictions and rules of Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules.
The service serves as the backbone of administrative work and provides permanent bureaucracy and functionary staff in the Union Government ministries, Cabinet Secretariat, Central Secretariat and other offices of Government of India.
On October 1 every year, the service celebrates CSS day, which marks the anniversary of its establishment.