All appointments to Central Civil Services Group 'A' and Central Civil

All appointments to Central Civil Services Group ‘A’ and Central Civil Posts Group ‘A’ shall be made by ;

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Chairman, UPSC

The Prime Minister of India

The President of India

Authorities specified in this behalf in the Schedule

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UPSC CISF-AC-EXE – 2023

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The correct answer is D) Authorities specified in this behalf in the Schedule. While the President is the constitutional head of the executive and the ultimate source of authority for appointments to Union services and posts, the actual ‘Appointing Authority’ for Central Civil Services Group ‘A’ and Central Civil Posts Group ‘A’ is defined in the relevant recruitment rules, schedules, or by specific orders issued by the President. This authority can be the President or another designated authority. Rule 9(1) of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, explicitly states that the Appointing Authority is as specified in the relevant recruitment rules or the President or an authority specified by the President. This aligns with option D which refers to authorities specified in this behalf in the Schedule (or related documents).

The Appointing Authority for Group ‘A’ posts/services under the Union government is determined by specific rules and schedules, which may designate the President or other authorities acting under the President’s power.

Although appointment letters for Central Services Group ‘A’ are issued ‘by order and in the name of the President’, the specific authority empowered to make the appointment (the Appointing Authority as defined in service law) is as laid down in recruitment rules or the Schedule to the CCS (CCA) Rules or other specific orders. This designated authority is often the President, but the mechanism for identification is through these rules/schedules, making option D a more accurate description of the formal basis for the appointment authority.

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