The Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha is the administrative head of the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The secretary general is appointed by the

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(Vice President of India). In

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, the post of secretary general is of the rank of Cabinet Secretary, who is the senior most bureaucrat in the

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Role

As the administrative head of the

Rajya Sabha The Rajya Sabha, constitutionally the Council of States, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of India. , it has a maximum membership of 245, of which 233 are elected by the legislatures of the states and union territories using si ...

secretariat, the secretary general exercises the power vested in the

, including the determination of the strength, method of recruitment and of qualifications for various categories of post. The secretary general exercises financial powers and initiates budget proposals relating to the Rajya Sabha. The secretary general is assisted by a hierarchy of officers as Secretary, Joint Secretaries and Directors, who with the help of subordinate officers perform the entire functions of the Secretariat. It is the responsibility of the secretary general to summon each Member of Rajya Sabha to attend session of

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. When the

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arrives to address Parliament, the secretary general along with

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, Lok Sabha Speaker, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs receive the President at the gate of Parliament House and escorts the President to the Central Hall of the Parliament. The secretary general prepares a list of business for each day of the session in

. The secretary general signs messages to be sent from Rajya Sabha to

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and reports to the house messages received from the Lok Sabha. For the elections of President and Vice President, Secretary General of Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha is appointed as returning officer along with one or more assistant returning officers.

List of Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha

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Role

List of Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha

See also

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