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{{Infobox
| title = Indian Economic Service
| headerstyle = background:#78866B; color:#FFFFFF;
| image =
|imagesize = 200px
| header1 = Service Overview
| label2 = [[Abbreviation]]
| data2 = I.E.S.
| label3 = [[Date of establishment|Formed]]
| data3 = 1961
| label4 = [[Country]]
| data4 = {{Flag|India}}
| label5 = Civil Service academy
| data5 = [[Institute of Economic Growth]], Delhi
| label6 = Controlling authority
| data6 = Department of Economic Affairs (Economic Division), [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]]
| label7 = Legal personality
| data7 = [[Governmental]]: [[civil service]]
| label8 = General nature
| data8 =
*[[Applied Economics|Economic Analysis]]
*[[Economics|Economic Administration]]
*[[Econometrics]]
| label9 = Preceding service
| data9 =
| label10 = [[en cadre|Cadre Size]]
| data10 = 477 (2015)<ref name="IES 2015">{{cite web|title=Final Seniority List of IES officers: Ministry of Finance, Government of India|url=http://www.ies.gov.in/images/circulars/150616132736-Final-Seniority-list-as-on-01.01.2015.pdf|publisher=Indian Economic Service|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>
| header12 = Service Chief
| label13 = [[Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India|Chief Economic Adviser to Government of India]]
| data13 = K Subramaniam
| header15 = Head of the Civil Services
| label16 = [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]]
| data16 = [[Rajiv Gauba]] , [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
}}
The '''Indian Economic Service''' ({{lang-hi|भारतीय आर्थिक सेवा}}) (abbreviated as '''IES, I.E.S.''') is the [[Public administration|administrative]] inter-ministerial<ref name="IES History">{{cite web|title=History of the Indian Economic Service|url=http://www.ies.gov.in/about-ies-history.php|publisher=Indian Economic Service|access-date=23 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906235232/http://www.ies.gov.in/about-ies-history.php|archive-date=6 September 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and inter-departmental [[civil service]] under Group A<ref>[http://www.persmin.nic.in/DOPT/EmployeesCorner/Acts_Rules/ccs(cca)/SCHEDULE-1.PDF "Complete Civil Service Schedule of the Civil Services Group A of India"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041434/http://www.persmin.nic.in/DOPT/EmployeesCorner/Acts_Rules/ccs(cca)/SCHEDULE-1.PDF |date=4 March 2016 }}. '' Civil Service Group A – Government of India'' 1 January 2011.</ref> of the [[Central Civil Services of India|Central Civil Services]] of the [[executive branch]] of the [[Government of India]]. The unique aspect of the service is that the cadre posts are spread across various departments and ministries of central government numbering more than 55. It is a highly specialised and professional service within the government of India catering to economic analysis and policy advice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ies.gov.in/about-ies.php|title=About IES}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:The Chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Dr. C. Rangarajan addressing at the Distinguished Lectures function on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Economic Service.jpg|thumb|[[C. Rangarajan]] addressing at the Distinguished Lectures function on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Indian Economic Service in 2011.]]
The Indian Economic Service was introduced by [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<ref name="IES History"/> for formulating and implementing economic policies and programmes in India. The initial steps towards formation of service can be traced to 1952.<ref name="IES History"/> A Committee under [[V. T. Krishnamachari]] submitted a report in September 1953, recommending the formation of a service to be known as the Statistical and Economic Advisory Service.<ref name="IES History"/> On the contrary, [[Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis|Prasanta Mahalanobis]] did not favour the idea of a combined Statistical and Economic Advisory Service.<ref name="IES History"/>

The Cabinet in its meeting held on 12 February 1958 decided that two separate services should be formed; a Statistical Service and other an Economic Service.<ref name="IES History"/> The Indian Economic Service was constituted on 1 November 1961 and the Service Rules were notified on the same date. The actual operationalization of service took place in 1964.<ref name="IES History"/>

Until 2009, the post of [[Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India]] was a [[Union Public Service Commission]] appointment and until the 1970s almost all CEAs were members of the Indian Economic Service.

==Recruitment==
[[File:The Indian Economic Service (IES) probationers calls on the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting, Shri Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi on April 09, 2015.jpg|thumb|[[Minister of Finance (India)|Minister of Finance]] [[Arun Jaitley]] interacting with probationers of IES in 2015.]]
The UPSC conducts a separate Economics Service exam. The minimum eligibility criteria is a post graduate degree in Economics and allied subjects.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notice-IES-ISS-Exam-2018-Engl.pdf|title=IES - UPSC}}</ref>

== Various Grades in the IES ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Authorised strength of various grades in the IES
!Grade
!Strength
|-
|Higher Administrative Grade + (HAG +)/ Principal Adviser (Apex)
|5
|-
|Higher Administrative Grade (HAG)/ Senior Economic Adviser/ Senior Adviser
|15
|-
|Senior Administrative Grade (SAG)/ Economic Adviser/ Adviser
|89
|-
|Junior Administrative Grade (JAG)/ Joint Director/ Deputy Economic Adviser<br />{including Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG)/ Director/ Additional Economic Adviser}
|148
|-
|Senior Time Scale (STS)/ Deputy Director/ Assistant Economic Adviser/ Senior Research Officer
|114
|-
|Junior Time Scale (JTS)/ Assistant Director/ Research Officer
|107
|-
|Reserves
|40
|-
|Total authorised strength
|518
|}

== Training ==
The direct recruits undergo a comprehensive probationary training comprising various phases ranging from Foundation Course (along with All India Services and Central Civil Services) to Applied Economics at the [[Institute of Economic Growth]] (IEG). The training programme also comprises various attachments with institutions of repute all across the country. The training course also has international attachment with Civil Service College, Singapore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ies.gov.in/images/training/160108182352-probationary-training-calendar-of-IES-2014-II-batch.pdf|title=Probationary Training}}</ref>

== Notable members ==
* [[I. G. Patel]] – 14th Governor of [[Reserve Bank of India]]<ref name="IES Modi">{{cite web|title=Modi and economics|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/t-c-a-srinivasa-raghavan-modi-and-economics-115122500656_1.html|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="Patel IES">{{cite web|title=Obituary: Dr I.G. Patel|url=https://www.ft.com/content/14f491aa-039a-11da-b54a-00000e2511c8|publisher=[[Financial Times]]|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>
* [[Manmohan Singh]] - Economic Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Trade, India (1971–1972){{efn|Manmohan Singh was appointed as a lateral entry to the civil services. The post and rank of Economic Advisor is only present in Indian Economic Service cadre.}}
* [[Montek Singh Ahluwalia]] - Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance (1979){{efn|Montek Singh Ahluwalia was appointed as a lateral entry to the civil services. The post and rank of Economic Advisor is only present in Indian Economic Service cadre.}}
* [[P. N. Dhar]] - Economic Adviser in [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Secretariat]] (1970){{efn|Professor Dhar was appointed as a lateral entry to the civil services. The post and rank of Economic Advisor is only present in Indian Economic Service cadre.}}<ref name="IES Knives">{{cite web|title=The Night of the Long Knives|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/7-days/the-night-nbsp-of-the-nbsp-long-nbsp-knives/cid/1313962|publisher=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref>
* Samar Ranjan Sen – Former Executive Director of the [[World Bank]] for India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.<ref name="IES SR Sen">{{cite web|title=Samar Ranjan Sen dead|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/07/30/stories/2004073002601200.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-07-30|access-date=7 June 2017}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="IES SR Sen2">{{cite web|title=Noted economist Samar Sen dead|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/2004/jul/29sen.htm|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref>
* R. M. Honavar – 6th [[Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India|Chief Economic Adviser to Government of India]]<ref name="IES Han">{{cite web|title=From deficits to dividends|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/from-deficits-to-dividends/article23070905.ece|publisher=[[Business Line]]|access-date=12 December 2018}}</ref>
* R.K. Chandolia - [[Private Secretary]] to [[Andimuthu Raja]] and accused in [[2G spectrum case]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Hussain|first=Yasir|title=Corruption Free India: Fight to Finish|publisher=readworthy, 2012|isbn=9789380297248}}</ref><ref name="IES SAG">{{cite web|title=Transfer/Posting of SAG officer of IES|url=http://ies.gov.in/images/circulars/180502172908-posting%20order%20Chandolia.pdf|publisher=Indian Economic Service|access-date=22 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="IES CBI">{{cite web|title=2G scam: A Raja, Siddharth Behura & R K Chandolia are core sector of conspiracy, says CBI|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/telecom/2g-scam-a-raja-siddharth-behura-r-k-chandolia-are-core-sector-of-conspiracy-says-cbi/articleshow/10933188.cms?from=mdr|access-date=22 August 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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''Notes''
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==External links==
* [http://www.ies.gov.in/ Indian Economic Service]

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