In India’s federal system the States have a major role in governance. They have their own political and administrative institutions. The governance of the state is carried out through a wide range of state services apart from the all India services like the IAS, IPS and IFS which are present throughout the country.
Technical and specialised services like engineering and medical, have their own recruitment examinations. However a State civil services examination is conducted for recruitment to the general services.
The structure and names of the State Services may vary from state to state. However there are a core group of services which are present in almost every state.
These include:
State Civil Service
State Police Service
State Accounts Service
State Commercial Taxes Service
However the range of state government’s functions being very wide and diverse, there are a very large number of services and posts for which recruitment is carried out through the State Civil Services Examination..
An indicative list for the state of Uttar Pradesh is given as an illustration.
Accounts Officer (Treasury) (Lekhadhikari) ,
Treasury officer/Account officer (Treasury),
Commercial Tax Officer,
District Minority Welfare Officer DMWO,
District Food Marketing Officer DFMO,
Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Tax) ACCT,
Executive Officer (Panchayati Raj) EOPR,
Deputy Secretary (Housing and Urban Planning),
Area Rationing Officer ARO,
District Backward Class Welfare Officer DBCWO,
Naib Tehsildar,
District Commandant Home guards,
Deputy Superintendent Of Police (DSP)
Deputy Collector,
District Savings Officer,
District Panchayat Raj Officer DPRO,
Assistant Regional Transport Officer ARTO,
District Social welfare Officer DSWO,
Cane Inspector and Assistant,
Sugar Commissioner,
Executive Officer (Nagar Vikas),
Block Development Officer BDO ,
Accounts Officer (Nagar Vikas),
Supply Officer Grade-2,
Additional District Development Officer (Sw) ADDO,
Superintendent Jail. Passenger/Goods Tax Officer,
Manager (Credit) Small Industries,
Manager (Marketing and Economic Survey) Small Industries,
District Handicapped Welfare Officer,
Assistant Employment Officer,
Executive Officer Grade-l/Assistant Nagar Ayukta,
Accounts Officer (Local Bodies),
Regional Employment Officer,
Assistant Registrar (Cooperative) AR Cooperative,
Sub Registrar,
Assistant Prosecuting Officer (Transport),
District Probation Officer,
District Horticulture Officer Grade-2,
District Horticulture Officer Grade-1/Supdt. Govt. Garden,
District Cane Officer, U.P. Ag. Service Group “B” (Dev. Branch),
District Basic Education Officer BSA /Associate DIOS ADIOS ,
District Administrative Officer,
District Audit Officer (Rev. Audit),
Assistant Controller (Legal Measurement) (Grade-1),
Assistant Director Industries (Marketing),
Assistant Labor Commissioner,
District Programme Officer,
Assistant Commissioner (Commercial Tax),
Jail Superintendent,
District Commandant Home guards,
Commercial Tax Officer,
District Backward Class Welfare Officer,
District Youth Welfare and Pradesh Vikas Dal Officer,
District Handicapped Welfare Officer,
Statistical Officer,
Deputy Secretary Madhyamik Shiksha ,
Assistant Sugar Commissioner,
District Food Marketing officer,
Assistant Employment Officer.
Other states have their own lists which vary according to local conditions. In general the state civil service and the state police service are akin to the All India Services while the other services would resemble the Central Services in that they deal with particular areas of governance.
Officers of the state services, particularly the Civil and Police services, are eligible for promotion to the All India Service, although they will continue to serve in their state.