General Studies · Tenure System and Administrative Committees

Which of the following statements are correct regarding the operational principles and staffing systems of the Indian Secretariat? A. A Secretary's duty is mandated to the government as a collective whole, rather than being exclusively tied to an individual minister. B. Lord Curzon introduced the tenure system under the belief that India is administered from the plains, despite being governed from Simla or Calcutta. C. Under the tenure system of staffing, the fixed period of service for a Deputy Secretary is four years. D. The Wheeler Committee (1936) and Maxwell Committee (1937) strongly opposed the implementation of the tenure system. Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: