राज्याच्या मुख्य सचिवा संबंधी खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या :
अ. ते राज्य सनदी सेवेचे प्रमुख म्हणून कार्यरत असतात.
ब. ते संकटकालीन प्रमुख प्रशासक म्हणून कार्यरत असतात.
क. ते विभागीय परिषदेचे (Zonal Council) मुख्य सचिव म्हणूनही कार्यरत असतात.
ड. ते राज्य आणि केन्द्र शासनातील संपर्क साधण्याचे प्रमुख साधन म्हणून कार्यरत असतात.
ई. ते उर्वरीत कार्याचा वारस (Residual Legatee) म्हणून कार्यरत असतात.

The correct answer is Option C (Statements a, b, d, e are correct).

Key Points:
• The Chief Secretary is the topmost executive civil servant in the state administrative apparatus:
• Statement a is correct: As head of the state civil services, he exercises disciplinary and administrative control over the entire bureaucratic cadre.
• Statement b is correct: During natural calamities, riots, or emergencies, the Chief Secretary serves as the Crisis Administrator-in-Chief.
• Statement c is incorrect: The Chief Secretaries of the member states of a Zonal Council act as Vice-Chairman/Secretary of the Zonal Council on a rotation basis for a period of one year at a time, not the permanent Chief Secretary of the Zonal Council.
• Statement d is correct: He acts as the chief liaison and principal channel of communication between the State Government and the Union Government.
• Statement e is correct: The Chief Secretary acts as the 'Residual Legatee'—meaning he handles all governmental matters that do not fall within the assigned portfolio of any specific department.
• Thus, statements a, b, d, and e are correct.
• Key Takeaway: The Chief Secretary is the head of state civil services, crisis administrator, residual legatee, and principal channel to the Centre.