Indian Economic Service
| Service Overview | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | I.E.S. |
| Formed | 1961 |
| Country |
 India |
| Civil Service academy | Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi |
| Controlling authority | Ministry of Finance |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government service |
| General nature |
Policy Formulation Policy Implementation Economic Analysis Advisors to Ministers |
| Cadre Size | 511 (2011) |
| Service Chief | |
| Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India | Current: Arvind Subramanian |
| Head of the Civil Services | |
| Current Cabinet Secretary | Pradeep Kumar Sinha |
The Indian Economic Service (IES) is the administrative civil service under Grade A[1] of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Government of India.
The IES was constituted in 1961 with the objective of institutionalizing a core professional capacity within the Government to undertake economic analysis and render advice for designing and formulating development policies, strengthening delivery systems, and monitoring and evaluating the public programmes. With the initiation of large-scale economic reforms in 1991 and the proliferation of the regulatory role of the government, such analysis and advice within the domain of the service has increased manifold. The Cadre strength of IES is periodically reviewed by the IES Board chaired by the Cabinet Secretary and the final Cadre strength is approved by the Cabinet. A review of the IES Cadre was undertaken in 1991. Subsequently, Cadre reviews were undertaken in 2000 and 2005. The present Cadre strength of IES at various grades was approved by the Cabinet in its meeting held on 4.8.2005. The sanctioned strength of the IES Cadre at present is 501, consisting of 461 duty posts and 40 leave reserves. The duty posts are spread over 35 Ministries/Departments of the Government of India.
The civil list details the authorised numbers of posts, and their utilization.
References
- ↑ Complete Civil Service Schedule of the Civil Services Group A of India." Civil Service Group A - Government of India 1 January 2011.