Rajasthan Administrative Service
Rajasthan Administrative Service, popularly known as RAS, is a state civil service of state Rajasthan along with Rajasthan Accounts Service, Rajasthan Police Service and other services. The officers are included in the state cadre of civil service officers. RAS officers undergo two years training at HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration.Cadre controlling authority for this service is Department of Personnel, Government of Rajasthan. The head of this service is Chief Secretary.
| Service Overview | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | R.A.S. |
| Founded | 1950 |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Staff College | HCM Rajasthan State Institute of Public Administration, Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| Cadre Controlling Authority | Department of Personnel, Government of Rajasthan |
| Minister Responsible | Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan and Minister of Personnel |
| Legal personality | Governmental; Civil service |
| Duties | State Policy Formulation State Policy Implementation State Public Administration State Bureaucratic Governance State Secretarial Assistance |
| Current Cadre Strength | 816 members (479 officers directly recruited by RPSC and 337 officers promoted from Tehsildars) |
| Selection | Rajasthan State and Subordinate Combined Services Competitive Examination |
| Association | RAS Association |
| Head of the State Civil Services | |
| Chief Secretary | Devendra Bhushan Gupta, IAS |
Posts
RAS officers start service as assistant collector and executive magistrate in training period. After training they usually serve as Sub-Divisional Magistrate for some years. After that they are posted as additional district collector and additional district magistrate or additional Divisional Commissioner till their induction in Indian Administrative Service by promotion. Beside these posts they also hold various other posts like Deputy Secretary to Rajasthan Government, Joint Secretary to Rajasthan Government, Deputy Inspector General Stamp and Registration, Special Assistant to State Minister, Commissioner to Municipal Corporation, Additional Chief Executive Officer to Zila Parishad, Chief Executive Officer to Zila Parishad,District Supply Officer,Secretary to Urban Improvement Trust, Registrar to State University, District Excise Officer, Member of Board of Revenue, Deputy and additional Commissioner to Colonisation and many other posts to different departments.
Functions
The RAS officers hold various posts at sub-district level and district level while delivering various government services apart from conducting revenue administration and maintenance of law and order. They work at grass-root level of administration for policy implementation and policy formulation. They also work in secretariat at different posts.
Promotion
The cadres usually start from a designation lower in rank than Indian Administrative Service (IAS) (one of the All India Services). However, promoted RAS officers gradually can take posts equivalent to IAS officers. Usually it takes 25–30 years of service for promotion in IAS. Promotee IAS officers usually reach up to post of Divisional Commissioner before retirement. Promoted IAS officers are allotted a year of selection or batch on the basis of equivalent service of RAS to IAS.