Question

Distinguish between the following:
Company Secretary and Secretary of a Government department

Answer 1

Company Secretary	Secretary of a Government department
According to the Companies Act 1956, any individual possessing the prescribed qualifications and appointed to perform the duties of a Secretary under the Act and any other ministerial or administrative duties, is called a Company Secretary.	An officer whose business is to work under the guidance and direction of minister to carry out the administrative affairs of a particular ministry is called secretary of Government department.
A company secretary is appointed by the Board of Directors of the company.	A secretary of a Government department is appointed by the Prime Minister (Central Government) and the Chief Minister (State Government).
He must be an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).	He must have passed the (IAS) Indian Administrative Service examination.
He is the chief administrative (executive) officer of the company and one Key Managerial Personnel (KMP). He assists the Board of Directors.	He is administrative and executive officer of the Government department. He is a government servant. He assists the minister.
Main purpose is to assist the Board of Directors in formulating policies taking decisions and carrying out executive functions.	Main purpose is to assist the minister in taking right policy decisions, formulating policies and in carrying out administrative work of the concerned Government department.
His post is fixed for a particular company and hence he cannot be transferred from one company to other company.	Being a government servant, he can be transfer from one Government department to another as per the government policy.