Provincial Civil Service

Half of the recruitment to the service is made on the basis of an annual competitive examination conducted by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission called as direct PCS officers as they are directly appointed at Deputy Collector rank.[5][6][7] Half of the total strength of PCS officers is filled by promotion from Uttar Pradesh Lower Provincial Civil Service (Tehsildar cadre) who are known as promotee PCS officers.[5][6][7] PCS officers, regardless of their mode of entry, are appointed by the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.[5][6][7]

The typical functions performed by a PCS officer are:

• To collect land revenue and function as courts in matters of revenue and crime (revenue courts and criminal courts of executive magistrate), to maintain law and order, to implement Union and State Government policies at the grass-root level when posted at field positions i.e. as sub-divisional magistrate, additional city magistrate, city magistrate, additional district magistrate and additional divisional commissioner. And to act as the agent of the government on the field, i.e. to act as the intermediate between public and the government.[5][6][7]
• To handle the administration and daily proceedings of the government, including formulation and implementation of policy in consultation with the minister-in-charge, additional chief secretary/principal secretary and secretary of the concerned department.[5][6][7]

After completing their training, a PCS officer generally serves at the tehsil level as Tehsildar and after generally more than 10 year of service they promoted to Deputy Collector (SDMs). Further, they get promoted to city magistrate, and later, additional district magistrate. Most districts have two to three posts of ADMs, most common of them being ADM (City), ADM (Finance/Revenue) and ADM (Executive). After a few years of service as they are also promoted to chief development officer (CDO). A CDO looks after rural development, and enjoys general superintendence over most sectoral development in a district. At the divisional level, PCS officers are posted as additional divisional commissioners. Most divisions have two to three such posts, most common of them being Additional Commissioner (Development), Additional Commissioner (Revenue) and Additional Commissioner (Executive). At the state secretariat, PCS officers serve as special secretaries, joint secretaries and, in rare instances, as special secretaries grade (if not promoted to IAS).[5][6][7]

In municipal corporations administered by the Department of Urban Development, PCS officers serve as municipal commissioners and additional municipal commissioners. In development authorities administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Planning, PCS officers generally serve as secretaries and — in rare instances — as vice chairmen. PCS officers also serve as deputy CEOs and additional CEOs in Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway Authorities, which come under the Department of Infrastructure and Industrial Development. On a deputation, a PCS officer can be sent to one of the various directorates and state PSUs.[5][6][7]

After completion of two decades of service (generally till that period they reach up-to the level 13), those PCS officers who were directly recruited by Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) get promoted to the Indian Administrative Service, after confirmation by the Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India and the Union Public Service Commission.[5][6][7] One-third of the total IAS strength in Uttar Pradesh is reserved for PCS officers (SCS quota).[8]

Members of the service include:

• Sri Lal Sukla
• Hardeo Singh
• Shyam Singh Yadav
• Manoj Kumar Chauhan

• Provincial Finance and Accounts Service (Uttar Pradesh)
• Provincial Rural Development Service (Uttar Pradesh)
• Provincial Secretariat Service (Uttar Pradesh)
• Provincial Transport Service (Uttar Pradesh)