Powers
Secretary (Coordination and Public Grievances) exercises all Administrative powers as Secretary of the Ministry/Department as per the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules - 1964, Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 and Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972.
Secretary (Coordination and Public Grievances) exercises all financial powers delegated to Secretary, as per the General Financial Rules 2005 and Delegation of Financial Powers issued by Ministry of Finance and any other financial powers delegated by the competent authority by a special or general order from time to time.
Responsibilities
Secretary(C&PG) take up the meetings of Committee of Secretaries (COS), Group of Ministers (GOMs) which need not be taken by Cabinet Secretary himself and assist Cabinet Secretary in these meetings and also chairs the Committee of Secretaries (COS) meetings. He looks after the work relating to administration of Cabinet Secretariat and those relating to other organizations serviced by Cabinet Secretariat and other matters of overall coordination.
As the head of the DPG, if Secretary(C&PG) is prima facie satisfied that the matter has not been dealt with by the concerned Department/Organization in a fair and objective manner or has been unduly delayed, he shall take up the grievance for investigation with the concerned Department/Organization.
For general duties of Secretary please refer to the Manual of Office Procedure (MOP) at Para 5.9(a) of Chapter III http://www.persmin.nic.in D/o Personnel and Training> Acts& Rule
