Indian Economic Service
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| Service Overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | I.E.S. |
| Formed | 1961 |
| Country |  India |
| Civil Service academy | Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi |
| Controlling authority | Department of Economic Affairs (Economic Division), Ministry of Finance |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government service |
| General nature | Economic Analysis |
| Cadre Size | 477 (2015)[1] |
| Service Chief | |
| Chief Economic Adviser to Government of India | Arvind Subramanian |
| Head of the Civil Services | |
| Cabinet Secretary | Pradeep Kumar Sinha |
The Indian Economic Service (Hindi: भारतीय आर्थिक सेवा) (abbreviated as IES) is the administrative inter-ministerial[2] civil service under Group A[3] of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India.
History
The Indian Economic Service was introduced by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru[2] for formulating and implementing economic policies and programmes in India. The initial steps towards formation of service can be traced to 1952.[2] A Committee under V. T. Krishnamachari submitted a report in September 1953, recommending the formation of a service to be known as the Statistical and Economic Advisory Service.[2] On the contrary, Prasanta Mahalanobis did not favour the idea of a combined Statistical and Economic Advisory Service.[2]
The Cabinet in its meeting held on 12th Feb 1958 decided that two separate services should be formed; a Statistical Service and other an Economic Service.[2] The Indian Economic Service was constituted on 1st November 1961 and the Service Rules were notified on the same date. The actual operationalization of service took place in 1964.[2]
References
- ^ "Final Seniority List of IES officers: Ministry of Finance, Government of India" (PDF). Indian Economic Service. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "History of the Indian Economic Service". Indian Economic Service. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
- ^ Complete Civil Service Schedule of the Civil Services Group A of India." Civil Service Group A - Government of India 1 January 2011.