Provincial Secretariat Service
# Provincial Secretariat Service

State Secretariat Service (IAST: Prāntīya Sacivalaya Sevā), often abbreviated to as SSS, is the civil service under Group A and Group B state service of Government of Uttar Pradesh responsible for providing a permanent bureaucratic set up which assists in establishment and administration, policy formulation and monitoring and review of the implementation of policies/schemes of various departments.

## Recruitment

The recruitment to the service is made on the basis of an annual competitive examination conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission. One-third of PSS quota is filled by promotion from Section Officers' cadre. PSS officers, regardless of their mode of entry, are appointed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

## Responsibilities of PSS officer

The typical functions performed by a PSS officer are:

* To handle the administration and daily proceedings of the government, including formulation and implementation of policy in consultation with the minister-in-charge, additional chief secretary/principal secretary and secretary of the concerned department.

## Career progression

After completing their training, a PSS officer generally serves as under secretary in state secretariat in all departments. After that, they get promoted as deputy secretary. Later they get further promotion as joint secretary. Subsequently, they get promoted and retire as special secretary.

### Salary structure

The salary structure of the Provincial Secretariat Service :

| Grade/level on pay matrix | Grade Pay | Position in the Government of Uttar Pradesh | Years of Service |
| - | - | - | - |
| Super time scale (pay level 13A) | 8900 | Special Secretary | 30th year |
| Selection grade (pay level 13) | 8700 | Joint Secretary | 24th year |
| Junior administrative grade (pay level 12) | 7600 | Deputy Secretary | 16th year |
| Senior time scale (pay level 11) | 6600 | Under Secretary | 10th year |
| Junior time scale (pay level 10) | 5400 | Section Officer | 5th year |
| Entry Grade (pay level 8) | 4800 | Review Officer | Initial year |
