After independence, in 1949 an Economic Committee
of the Cabinet was set up with its Secretariat at Ministry of
Finance. In 1950 this was transferred to Cabinet Secretariat and
designated as Economic Wing and ultimately merged with the
Secretariat in 1955. In 1954, the Organisation and Methods Division
was established under the Cabinet Secretariat which was later
transferred to Ministry of Home Affairs during 1964.
In 1957, the Defence
Committee of the Cabinet was constituted under Cabinet Secretariat
for which officers were drawn from the Defence services. This wing
was transferred during 1991 to the Ministry of Defence. Department
of Statistics was created in 1961 under Cabinet Secretariat which
was transferred to Ministry of Planning in Feb. 1973. Department of
Special Economic Coordination was set up under Cabinet Secretariat
in 1962 and later transferred to Ministry of Economic Defence
Coordination and at present the Department is not existing. The
Intelligence Wing was set up to provide secretarial assistance to
the Joint Intelligence Committee in 1965.
The Bureau of Public
Enterprises was brought under the Cabinet Secretariat for short
duration from Jan. 1966 to June, 1966 and later transferred to
Deptt. of Economic Affairs under Ministry of Finance and later
during 1985 to the Deptt. of Public Enterprises under Ministry of
Industry.
In June, 1970 three
departments namely:
1) Department of
Electronics
2) Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
and
3) Department of Personnel
were created under Cabinet
Secretariat and in July, 1970 Directorate General of Revenue
Intelligence-cum-Directorate of Enforcement was set up under Deptt.
of Cabinet Affairs under Cabinet Secretariat and later this
directorate was shifted to Department of Personnel in August, 1970.
Department of Scientific
and Industrial Research became independent department in May, 1971.
The Department of
Electronics became independept department in 1971 and the Department
of Personnel became independent.Department of Personnel and
Administrative Reforms was transferred to the Ministry of Home
Affairs from the Cabinet Secretariat. At present it is a part of
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension with a
bifurcation as Department of Personnel and training and Department
of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances.
Department of Ocean
Development was created in July 1981 under Cabinet Secretariat and
became independent department in Feb. 1982. The Directorate of Public
Grievances was set up in the Cabinet Secretariat in March, 1988.
This Directorate entertains grievances from the
public.
NATIONAL
AUTHORITY, CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (NA,CWC)
National
Authority, Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) was set up by a
resolution of Cabinet Secretariat dated 5th May 1997 to
fulfill the obligations enunciated in the Chemical Weapons
Convention initially signed by 130 countries in a conference which
concluded on 14th January 1993 for the purpose
prohibiting of the development, production, execution, transfer, use
and stockpiling of all chemical weapons by Member-States is a
non-discriminatory process. To fulfill its obligations, each State
Party has to designate or establish a National Authority to serve as
the national focal point for effective liaison with Organization for
Prohibition of the Chemical Weapons and other State Parties and
hence the NA,CWC under the administrative control of the Cabinet
Secretariat was set up.
The
National Authority is headed by the Chairperson who is in the rank
of Additional Secretary to the Government of India and is supported
by a suitable Technical Secretariat to look after the various
functions. A High Level Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of
the Cabinet Secretary with Secretary (Chemical and Petrochemicals),
Foreign Secretary, Secretary, Defence Research & Development,
Defence Secretary and Chairman, National Authority as its other
members would oversee the functions of the National Authority. The
National Authority, CWC is responsible for implementation of CWC
Act, liaison with CWC and other State parties, Collection of data
fulfilling of declaration obligations, negotiating facility
agreements, coordinating OPCW inspections, providing appropriate
facilities for training national inspectors and industry personnel,
ensuring protection of confidential business information, checking
declarations for consistency, accuracy and completeness,
registration of entitles engaged in activities related to CWC etc.
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