The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha is the administrative head of the

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. The secretary general is appointed by the

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. The post of secretary general is of the rank of the Cabinet Secretary in the

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, who is the senior most civil servant to the Indian government.

Role

In the discharge of his constitutional and statutory responsibilities, the

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of the

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is assisted by the secretary general of Lok Sabha, (whose pay scale, position and status etc. is equivalent to that of the highest-ranking official in the Government of India i.e. Cabinet Secretary), functionaries of the level of the Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary and other officers and staff of the Secretariat at various levels. The secretary general remains in office must retire at the age of 60. The secretary general is answerable only to the Speaker; actions cannot be discussed or criticised in or outside the Lok Sabha. On behalf of the

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, the secretary-general summons each Member of Lok Sabha to attend session of the

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and authenticates bills in the absence of the Speaker. The secretary general is the advisor to the speaker. The secretary general acts under the authority in the name of the speaker and passes orders in the name of the speaker. The secretary general does not work under the speaker with delegated authority.

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