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| Also known as | Uttarakhand Civil Service |
| Founded | 15 May 2001[1] |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Staff college | Dr. Raghunandan Singh Tolia Academy of Administration,Nainital, Uttarakhand |
| Cadre controlling authority | Department of General Administration,Government of Uttarakhand |
| Minister responsible | Pushkar Singh Dhami,Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and Minister of Home Affairs |
| Legal personality | Governmental:Civil service |
| Selection | State Civil Services Examination conducted by theUttarakhand Public Service Commission |
| Association | Uttarakhand PCS Association |
| Head of the Provincial Civil Service | |
| Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand | Anand Bardhan,IAS |
Provincial Civil Service (IAST:Prāntīya Sivila Sevā, often abbreviated to asPCS, is theadministrativecivil service of the Government of Uttarakhand comprising Group A and Group B posts. It is also the feeder service forIndian Administrative Service in the state.
PCS officers hold various posts at sub-divisional, district, divisional and state level from conducting revenue administration and maintenance of law and order. The Department of General Administration of the Government of Uttarakhand is the cadre-controlling authority of the service. Along with theProvincial Police Service (PPS) and theProvincial Forest Service (PFS), the PCS is one of the three feeder services to its respectiveAll India Services.[2]
Half of the recruitment to the service is made on the basis of an annual competitive examination conducted byUttarakhand Public Service Commission called as direct PCS officers as they are directly appointed at Deputy Collector rank.[3] Half of the total strength of PCS officers is filled by promotion from Uttarakhand Lower Provincial Civil Service (tehsildar cadre) who are known as promotee PCS officers.[3] PCS officers, regardless of their mode of entry, are appointed by theGovernor of Uttarakhand.[3]
The typical functions performed by a PCS officer are: