PRESIDENT’S SECRETARIAT

 

          The President of India is the Head of the State and exercises powers as defined in the Constitution of India.  The President’s Secretariat provides secretarial assistance to the President in discharging constitutional, ceremonial and other State responsibilities.  The President’s Secretariat is located at

 

Rashtrapati Bhavan,

New Delhi,

India – 110 004.

Telephone : 91-11-23015321

Fax : 91-11-23017290 / 91-11-23017824

 

 

The President’s Secretariat is headed by the Secretary to the President who is assisted by a team of officers as per details available on President’s Secretariat website.  The President’s Secretariat includes Secretariat, Household and Garden workcharged establishments.  These wings perform tasks relating to constitutional, administrative, hospitality of State guests, petitions on wide ranging subjects from general public and maintenance of Rashtrapati Bhavan, President’s Estate and gardens.

 

All matters requiring attention of the President in matters relating to executive power and powers under statutes or relating to appointments of constitutional authorities are received in the President’s Secretariat from the nodal Ministries concerned and submitted to the President through the Secretary to the President.  Once the President has assented to the proposed course of action, the files go back to the concerned Ministries.

Work Distribution in President’s Secretariat

Military Secretary

Maj.Gen. A.K. Bakshi, SM, VSM

Ceremonial functions, tours and medical cover

DMSP

CPH

Joint Secretary-cum-Social Secretary to the President

Smt. Vijay Thakur Singh

Aesthetics, credentials, coordination with MEA

Joint  Secretary

Shri Barun Mitra

Administrartion  and Constitutional matters

IFA

DS

Internal Financial Adviser

Smt Rasika Chaube

Finance

PAO

Officer on Special Duty(PR)

Smt. Archana Datta

Matters relating to Press

DPS

Deputy Military Secretary to the President

Air Commodore Praveen Bhatt

Ceremonial functions and tours

Private Secretaries to the President

Shri R.J. Jadhav

Shri G.K. Das

Secretarial Assistance

Director

Shri Faiz Ahmad Kidwai

Administration

US(Admn), US(Tpt), US(Estate & Estt.)

Physician to the President

Dr Parvati Singh Bais

Medical coverage to the President, VVIPs in Rashtrapati Bhavan and the staff

Dy Physician to the President

Comptroller, President's Household

Capt (IN) Suraj Prakash Malhotra

President's Household

Dy Press Secy to the President

Shri Nitin D. Wakankar

Matters relating to Press and Estate Officer

Dy Physician to the President

Dr N.K. Kashyap

Medical coverage to the President, VVIPs in Rashtrapati Bhavan and the staff

Addl. Comptroller P's Household

Shri K.C. Jayarajan

Petitions received from public

US(DDO), US(Welfare)

OSD(Hindi)

Shri N.S. Rawat

Looks after the work in Hindi

OSD(Horticulture)

Shri N.P. Semwal

Horiculture and Gardens

Officer on Special Duty(Accounts)

Shri Sharad Mehra

Accounts

Executive Housekeeper

Smt. Sheba Samuel

Housekeeping

Executive Chef

Shri M.U. Kasture

Household

Under secretaries    

Shri S.K. Khanna

US (DDO)

Smt. H.R. Kohli

US (Welfare & Transport)

Shri G.S. Pathania

US (Admn & Estt.)

Shri. J.S. Lalringum

US(EBA)

Keeper (Art)

Shri K.K. Sharma

Artistic works

Supdt., President’s Gardens

Shri R.S. Tomar

Horticulture and Gardens


Shri Sqr.Ldr.Vikrant Dataa

Executive Manager, PSOI

*The list of officers is not as per seniority.  

Telephone Directory(EPABX NO: 2301532)

Designation   

Name

Office 

E-mail

Residence

Residential address
Secretary  to  the President Dr. Christy Fernandez

23013324               

23014930               

4211, 4387             

23017290 (FAX)             

23017824 (FAX)             

9871006688

christylfernandez@rb.nic.in

23014055

4369, 4545

3, President's Estate, (Mother Teresa Crescent), New Delhi-4.

Military Secretary               

to the President 

Maj. Gen. A.K. Bakshi, SM, VSM

   

23016754               

4222       

9818157069

msp@rb.nic.in

23015995               

 4495      

4, President's Estate, (Mother Teresa Crescent) New Delhi

Joint Secretary-cum-Social Secretary to the President Smt. Vijay Thakur Singh

23792199               

4505, 4600       

23013380 (FAX) 9818559004

jsvs@rb.nic.in

2301334               

4286       

19, Mother Teresa Crescent, New Delhi-1

Joint Secretary to           

the President      
Shri Barun Mitra

23793302               

4380       

23011949 (FAX)

9810185490
baurnmitra@rb.nic.in 24638676 D-I/33, Rabindra Nagar,New Delhi-3.

Internal Financial

Adviser 
Smt. Rasika Chaube

23014816               

4224       

23010813 FAX

9818119454
ifa@rb.nic.in                23012812               

4357

C-II/14,

Sch 'B', President's Estate-4.

Officer on Special Duty (Public Relations)           

      
Smt. Archana Datta

23016535               

4322       

23794498 (FAX)

9818772396

osdad@rb.nic.in

23093993

      

6, President's Estate, New Delhi - 110 001

       

Dy. Mily. Secy.      

to the President 

Air Commodore Praveen Bhatt      

     

23012959               

4230       

9810007529

dmsp@rb.nic.in               

23016956               

10, President's Estate, New Delhi-4

Private Secretary to the President(RJJ)               

  

Shri R.J. Jadhav  

   

23013488           

4476, 4218           

9818995161   

pstopresident@rb.nic.in

23013313

4555       
C-II/15, Sch 'B', President's Estate, New Delhi - 110 004

Director         

      
Shri Faiz Ahmad Kidwai

23016767               

4444       

23014580 (FAX)

9871322244


fa.kidwai@rb.nic.in

23092549                4337

1, Guru Dwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi-1.
Physician to the President Dr. (Mrs.) Parvati Singh Bais

23092781

4321, 4311

9971101523

physician@rb.nic.in

23016727                4281

C-II/13, Sch 'B', President's Estate, New Delhi-4

Comptroller,                    President’s Household    

Capt (IN) Suraj Prakash Malhotra

   

23014522               

4223       

23017055 FAX

9650900882

cph@rb.nic.in               

23016164

4367       

C-II/12, Sch 'B', President's

Estate-4.

Private Secretary to           

the President      
Shri G.K. Das

23014507           

4556        9810980808

pstopresident@rb.nic.in

23016320               

  

Type VA/21, Sch.A, President's Estate New Delhi-4

Dy  Press Secretary             

to  the  President   
Shri Nitin D. Wakankar IIS

23793528               

4442       

23010252 (FAX)

9810118019 

dps@rb.nic.in               

23381936

4393
D-II/3, Pandara Road, New Delhi-3.

Dy Physician to the President               

  
Dr. N.K. Kashyap

23093527               

4274       

dyphy@rb.nic.in               

23093237 14, Park Street, New Delhi.

Addl. Comptroller P's Household               

  
Shri K.C. Jayarajan

23015321               

4261        9958363617

acph-rb@rb.nic.in

23016398 29, Sch 'B', President's Estate, New Delhi-4

Officer on Special               

Duty (Hindi)  
Shri N.S. Rawat

23019852               

4261       

netra.rawat@rb.nic.in

26117809 293, Laxmi Bai Nagar, New Delhi-23

Officer on Special               

Duty (Horiculture)  
Shri N.P. Semwal

23010543               

4227/4241        9717006578

nigam.prakash@rb.nic.in

- 18, Sch 'B', President's Estate, New Delhi-4.

Officer on Special Duty (Accounts)

Shri Sharad Mehra 4556, 9560455386

sharad.mehra@rb.nic.in

23384302

C-II/28, Tilak Lane New Delhi-1

Officer on Special Duty (Research)

Smt. Snehal Pratap Bhosale 4450,9910895408

sp.bhosale@rb.nic.in

23016058

21, Sch-B, President's Estate, New Delhi-4.

Executive Housekeeper       Smt. Sheba Samuel 4221, 9971101524

-               

23013546

1-4, Sch 'B', President's Estate, New Delhi-4

Executive Chef       Shri M.U. Kasture 4616

-               

4550, 23013547

Type-IV/5, Sch 'B', President's Estate, New Delhi-4

Under Secretary (Admn & Estt.)       Shri G.S. Pathania 4285

usadmn@rb.nic.in

4498

52, Kalibari Apartments, Udyog Marg

New Delhi-1

Under Secretary

(DDO)              
Shri S.K. Khanna 4275

usddo-rb@nic.in

4457

Type-VA/22, Sch 'A'

President’s Estate, New Delhi-4.

Under Secretary

(EBA)      
Shri J.S. Lalringum 4313, 9818634426

useba@rb.nic.in

4287

34, Sch 'B', President's Estate, New Delhi-4.

Under Secretary

(Welfare & Transport)      
Smt. H.R. Kohli 4625

us-wrb@rb.nic.in

42133238

EC-161, Tagore Garden, New Delhi.

Keeper (Art)   

    
Shri K.K. Sharma

               

4507       

-               

26968949

110/2, 2nd Floor, Gautam Nagar, New Delhi-49

Superintendent        

President’s Gardens
Shri R.S. Tomar

4227       

9810505365

-              

4434

29, Kalibari Apartment, New Delhi-1.

Executive Manager        

PSOI
Sqr. Ldr. Vikrant Datta

4292       

-               

24101804

D-II/49, Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi.

* The list of officers is not as per seniority.

Ø      Assistant Public Information Officer

Smt Hamsa Rai Kohli,

Assistant Public Information Officer

President’s Secretariat,

Rashtrapati Bhavan,

New Delhi-110004

Telephone: 011-23015321 Extn: 4625(O)

 

Ø      Central Public Information Officer

Shri Faiz Ahmad Kidwai,

Central Public Information Officer

President’s Secretariat

Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi-110004

Telephones:      011-23016767

011-23015321 Extn:4444(O)

 

 

Ø      Appellate Officer

Smt. Rasika Chaube

Appellate Officer

President’s Secretariat

Rashtrapati Bhavan,

New Delhi-110004

Telephones: 011-23014816(O)

                  011-23015321 Extn: 4224(O)

STATEMENT SHOWING THE POSTS AND SCALES OF OFFICERS  OF

PRESIDENT'S SECRETARIAT

SL

NO

   NAME OF POST

APPLICALBLE

PAY BAND

SCALE OF PAY

GRADE PAY

NAME

1

2

3

4

5

6

1.

Secretary to the President

Appex. Scale

80000/-(fixed)

 

Dr. Christy Fernandez

2

Military Secretary to the President

PB-4

37400-67000

10000

Maj. Gen. A.K. Bakshi, SM, VSM

3

JS-Cum-Social Secretary to the President

PB-4

37400-67000

10000

Smt. Vijay Thakur Singh

4

Joint Secretary to the President

PB-4

37400-67000

10000

Shri Barun Mitra

5

Internal Financial Adviser

PB-4

37400-67000

10000

Smt. Rasika Chaube

6

Officer Special Duty(PR)

PB-4

37400-67000

10000

Smt. Archana Datta

7

Dy Military Secretary to the President

PB-4

37400-67000

8700

Air Commodore Praveen Bhatt

8

Private Secretary to the President

PB-4

37400-67000

8700

Shri R.J. Jadhav

9

Director

PB-4

37400-67000

8700

Shri Faiz Ahmad Kidwai

10

Physician to the President

36037

Dr. Parvati Singh Bais

11

Comptroller, President’s Household

PB-4

37400-67000

8700

Capt (IN) Suraj Prakash Malhotra

12

Private Secretary to the President

PB-3

15600-39100

7600

Shri G.K. Das

13

Dy Press Secretary to the President

PB-4

37400-67000

8700

Shri N.D. Wakankar

14

Dy Physician to the President

PB-4

37400-67000

8700

Dr. N.K. Kashyap

15

ACPH

PB-3

15600-39100

7600

Shri K.C. Jayarajan

16

OSD(Hindi)

PB-3

15600-39100

7600

Shri N.S. Rawat

17

OSD(Horticulture)

PB-3

15600-39100

6600

Shri N.P. Semwal

18

Office on Special Duty(Accounts)

PB-3

15600-39100

7600

Shri Sharad Mehra

19

Executive Housekeeper

PB-3

15600-39100

6600

Smt. Sheba Samuel

20

Executive Chef

PB-3

15600-39100

6600

Shri M.U. Kasture

21

Under Secretary (Admn & Estt.)

PB-3

15600-39100

6600

Shri Shri G.S. Pathania

22

Under Secretary (DDO )

PB-3

15600-39100

6600

Shri S.K. Khanna

23

Under Secretary (Estate & Transport)

PB-3

15600-39100

6600

Shri J.S. Lalringum

24

Under Secretary (Welfare )

PB-3

15600-39100

6600

Smt. H.R. Kohli

25

Keeper Art

PB-3

15600-39100

6600

Shri K.K. Sharma

26

Supdt. President’s Garden

PB-3

15600-39100

6600

Shri R.S. Tomar

27

OfficerSpecial Duty (Research)

PB-3

15600-39100

5400

Smt. Snehal Pratap Bhosale

 

*The list of officers is not as per seniority.

Right to Information Act

                         

The President’s Secretariat has been receiving applications seeking information on various subjects, most of them being dealt with by the Ministries and Departments, and such applications, as per the RTI act, are being duly forwarded to the concerned public authority.

 

The RTI Act 2005, provides that if any information sought by any person is held by or is primarily the function of another public authority such applications will be transferred to that other public authority.

 

To Prevent delay - It is requested that the applications for information on subjects pertaining to Ministries or Departments may be sent directly to the Public Information Officer of the concerned public authority so that the requests can be attended to directly by the concerned authorities.

 

Fee - Applications seeking information held by the President’s Secretariat should include -

 

            a) Demand draft / bankers cheque for Rs 10/- ( the application fee). The draft may be drawn in favour of the PAO, President’s Secretariat.

 

Or

b) A receipt for the fee deposited in cash with the Section Officer, Central Registry, Brassey Avenue, Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi.

         

INFORMATION UNDER SECTION 4(1)(B) OF RIGHT TO INFORMATION (RTI) ACT IN RESPECT OF

 PRESIDENT’S SECRETARIAT

 

Sl.No

Provision in the Act

Information in respect of President’s Secretariat

(i)

Particulars of its organization, functions and duties

The information is available in the President’s Secretariat’s website.

(ii)

Powers and duties of its officers and employees

A chart showing work allocation of all the officers of the President’s Secretariat is posted on the website

(iii)

Procedure followed in its decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability

The work allocation on the website gives the procedure followed in decision making process.  The work allocation also covers the accountability part.

(iv)

Norms set by it for the discharge of its functions.

There are no specific norms for the President’s Secretariat.  General norms/instructions as applicable to Ministries/Departments of Govt of India apply to the President’s Secretariat also.

(v)

Rules, regulations, instructions, manual and records used by its employees for discharging its functions.

President’s Secretariat follows the general rules/regulations,  as applicable to other Central Ministries/ Departments

(vi)

Statements of the categories of documents held by it or

under its control

 

Under Article 77(3), the President had made rules for the Transaction of Business of the Government of India and for allocation of such business amongst Ministries.  Concerned Ministries are the custodian of the original files and papers.

(vii)

Particulars of any arrangements that exists for consultation with or representation by the members of the public, in relation to the formulation of policy or implementation thereof

Since the policies are formulated and implemented by respective Ministries and Departments, there is no arrangement specific to the President’s Secretariat for consultation with members of public.

 

 

(viii)

Statement of boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted by it.  Additionally, information as to whether the meetings of these are open to the public, or the minutes’ of such meetings are accessible to the public

Not applicable

(ix)

Directory of its officers and employees

The names with designation of  the officers are posted on the website.

(x)

Monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations

The information is posted on the website.

 

 

(xi)

Budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditure and reports on disbursements made.

Plans and policies are implemented by the Ministries concerned.

(xii)

Manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details and beneficiaries of such programme.

Not applicable.

(xiii)

Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by it.

Not applicable.

(xiv)

Details of the information available to, or held by it, reduced in an electronic form.

The information is posted on the website.

(xv)

Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use.

There is no library or reading room maintained for the public by the President’s Secretariat

(xvi)

Names, designations and other particulars of the Public Information Officers.

Names and designations of the  Public Information Officers for the President’s Secretariat are posted on the website.