Indian Economic Service
is an inter-ministerial[2] and inter-departmental central civil service under Group A[3] of the executive branch of the Government of India.The unique aspect of the service is that the cadre posts are spread across various departments and ministries of central government numbering more than 55.It is a highly specialised and professional service within the Government of India catering to economic analysis and policy advice.[2] On the contrary, Prasanta Mahalanobis did not favour the idea of a combined Statistical and Economic Advisory Service.The minimum eligibility criterion is a post graduate degree in Economics and allied subjects.
AbbreviationFormedCountryInstitute of Economic GrowthMinistry of FinanceGovernmentalcivil serviceCadre SizeChief Economic Adviser to Government of IndiaV. Anantha NageswaranCabinet SecretaryT. V. Somanathancentral civil serviceexecutive branchGovernment of IndiaC. RangarajanPrime MinisterJawaharlal NehruV. T. KrishnamachariPrasanta MahalanobisChief Economic Advisor to the Government of IndiaUnion Public Service CommissionMinister of FinanceArun JaitleyI. G. PatelReserve Bank of IndiaManmohan SinghMontek Singh AhluwaliaP. N. DharPrime Minister's SecretariatSamar Ranjan SenWorld BankCompetition Commission of IndiaPrivate secretaryAndimuthu Raja2G spectrum caseWayback MachineBusiness StandardFinancial TimesThe TelegraphThe HinduRediff.comBusiness LineAll India ServicesIndian Administrative ServiceIndian Forest ServiceIndian Police ServiceCentral Civil ServicesIndian Foreign ServiceIndian Audit and Accounts ServiceIndian Civil Accounts ServiceIndian Corporate Law ServiceIndian Defence Accounts ServiceIndian Defence Estates ServiceIndian Information ServiceIndian Postal ServiceIndian Post and Telecommunication Accounts and Finance ServiceIndian Railway Protection Force ServiceIndian Railway Management ServiceIndian Revenue Service (Custom and Indirect Taxes)Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)Delhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (Civil) ServicesDelhi, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (Police) ServicesBihar Administrative ServiceGujarat Administrative ServiceJammu and Kashmir Administrative ServiceKarnataka Administrative ServiceKerala Administrative ServiceProvincial Civil Service (Jharkhand)Provincial Civil Service (Uttar Pradesh)Provincial Civil Service (Uttarakhand)Rajasthan Administrative ServiceTamil Nadu Civil ServiceWest Bengal Civil ServiceProvincial Forest Service (Uttar Pradesh)Provincial Forest Service (Uttarakhand)Provincial Police Service (Uttar Pradesh)Provincial Police Service (Uttarakhand)West Bengal Police ServiceProvincial Development ServiceProvincial Finance and Accounts ServiceProvincial Secretariat ServiceProvincial Transport ServiceRajasthan Accounts ServiceWest Bengal Judicial ServiceWest Bengal Legal ServiceCivil Services of IndiaPublic sectorGovernment agencyBureaucracyBureaucratTechnocracyMerit systemSpoils systemDiplomatPublic administrationPublic policyPublic serviceRegulatory agencyAustraliaBangladeshBrazilCanadaHong KongFranceGermanyGreeceIrelandMalaysiaNigeriaPakistanRussiaSingaporeSri LankaUnited KingdomNorthern IrelandUnited StatesEuropean UnionCivil service reform in developing countries