Classes and Relationship Between Classes | Control of the Civil Service

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Structure of the Civil Service:

The Civil Service is organized into different classes:

(1) Administrative Class: They advise the minister on policy matters. They formulate policies and prepare the ministry’s or department’s budget. They provide leadership to the ministry, plan activities and programmes of the government, and coordinate activities of the civil servants. It is the highest class in the civil service. The administrative class includes the Permanent Secretary, Directors General, Directs, Deputy Directors, Assistant Directors, and other Principal officers.

(2) Professional Class: They offer Professional/Technical advice to the management on technical matters. It is the highest-ranked specialist class in the Civil Service. They are employed based on their professional knowledge and technical skills. It includes Doctors, Lawyers, Educationists, etc.

(3) ExecutiveThe executive, also referred to as the executive branch or executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law and has overall responsibility... More Class: They are responsible for the implementation of government policies. It includes The Senior Executive Officers.

(4) Clerical Class: They carry out clerical duties in the Ministry which include keeping official records in prescribed patterns such as files, and letters. They include Typists, Clerks, Messengers, Stenographers,