Organization of the Cabinet Secretariat:

1. The Cabinet Secretariat was created in 1947,after independence.

2. It was second or another administrative machinery of the centre.It can be understood in terms of organisation and function.It is led politically by the Prime Minister and administratively by the Cabinet Secretary.

3. Today,the Cabinet Secretariat has three wings:

(i) Civil Wing.

(ii) Military Wing. and

(iii) Intelligence Wing.

4. In 1988,the Directorate of Public grievance was set up as its organ.

5. The Cabinet Secretariat has subject related advisors to the Prime Minister.

6. The Cabinet Secretariat performs a number of functions.

7. The function of the Cabinet Secretariat is to provide secretarial assistance (help) to the Cabinet and its different committees.

8. The Cabinet Secretariat makes essential preparations for the ministers (or the Cabinet) for the meetings of the cabinet providing information and material necessary for its (cabinet's) deliberations.

9. The Cabinet Secretariat keeps a record of the discussions and decisions of the Cabinet.

10. Besides circulation of memorandum on issues awaiting cabinet approval and circulation of the cabinet decisions to all the ministries and preparation and submission of monthly summaries on a large number of specified subjects implementation of the Cabinet decisions by the concerned ministries and other executive agencies.

11. For administrative purposes, the Cabinet Secretariat calls for information from different ministries/departments.

12. In accordance with the instruction issued by the cabinet secretariat, each minister sends it a monthly statement showing the progress in the cases relating to cabinet decisions.