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The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is considered one of the top services in the country. Every year millions of youth dream of becoming IAS by passing UPSC exam. Once a candidate becomes an IAS officer, there is a process of promotion in front of him. Through these promotions, he reaches a big position such as Principal Secretary. But the question is, how many years does an IAS officer take to become Principal Secretary? When he reaches this post, how much does his salary increase? Let’s know ….
When are the principal secretary formed?
The IAS officer gets promotion after a fixed time, which depends on his performance, service and government approval. Usually, an officer takes a service of 30 to 33 years to become Principal Secretary. That is, if an officer becomes an IAS at the age of 25, then he reaches the post of Principal Secretary at the age of 55-58 years. This post is one of the highest positions in the state government and the officer works to advise the Chief Minister or Council of Ministers in it.
What is the salary of Principal Secretary?
The post of Principal Secretary comes in Level 17, which is at the highest level among the pay scales set by the central government. IAS officers posted in this post get 2,25,000 per month salary. Apart from this, they also get many allowances and facilities like government housing, staff, vehicle, medical and travel allowance.
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How much difference does it make from the initial salary?
When an IAS officer starts his service, he starts getting salary from about 56,100 (Level 10). That is, till the beginning of a career and becoming Principal Secretary, his salary increases by about four times.
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