National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA)

National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA)

• Context (TH): The Delhi Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said that the National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA) has been reduced to a “complete farce” with bureaucrats “dictating” their own will and overturning the Chief Minister’s decisions.
• NCCSA is formed by the Union government’s Ordinance. The provisions in the ordinance mandate the formation of a “permanent” National Capital Civil Service Authority (NCCSA).
• Composition: Chief Minister is the chairperson, and the Chief Secretary and Principal Home Secretary as Member and Member-Secretary, respectively.

Authority of NCCSA

• The NCCSA exercises authority over civil service officers in all Delhi government departments except those in public order, police and land.
• The NCCSA would decide civil service officers’ transfers, postings, prosecution sanctions, disciplinary proceedings, vigilance issues, etc., deputed to Delhi government departments.
• NCCSA takes the decisions by the majority of votes of the members present and voting. In case of a difference of opinion, the Lieutenant Governor’s decision would be final.

• The dual governance scheme envisioned in Article 239AA is threatened as
  • the two bureaucrats in NCCSA can outvote the head of the elected government, the CM of Delhi.
  • L-G (appointed by the centre) has the final say in the case of a difference of opinion.