______ plays the role of the head of the Indian Administrative Service.

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answered Feb 28, 2022 by Kratikaathwar (115k points)
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Correct Answer - Option 4 : Cabinet Secretary

The correct answer is Cabinet Secretary.

The Cabinet Secretariat is responsible for the administration of the Government of India (Transaction of Business) Rules, 1961 and the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules 1961. This includes administrative services.
It ensures that the President, the Vice President and Ministers are kept informed of the major activities of all Ministries/Departments.
Management of major crisis situations in the country and coordinating activities of various Ministries.
Rajiv Gauba is the current cabinet secretary.

This procedure was legalized by the Indian Councils Act, 1861 during the time of Lord Canning.
Lord Willingdon first started the practice of having his Private Secretary by his side at these meetings.
After independence, in 1949 an Economic Committee of the Cabinet was set up with its Secretariat at Ministry of Finance.
In 1950 this was transferred to Cabinet Secretariat and designated as Economic Wing and ultimately merged with the Secretariat in 1955.
In 1954, the Organisation and Methods Division was established under the Cabinet Secretariat which was later transferred to Ministry of Home Affairs during 1964.

Source : https://cabsec.gov.in/