the post of joint secretary in the government of india was created in the 1920s. the salary of a member in this rank and post was fixed at rs. 36,000 per annum in the 1930s. the salaries of joint secretary in government of india during the british raj was same to the chief secretary of united provinces of agra and oudh, punjab and burma. as per warrant of precedence of 1905, joint secretaries in the government of india were listed together with secretaries to the government of india and ranked above of chief secretaries of provincial governments. before the creation of post/rank of additional secretary to the government of india, joint secretary was the second highest post/rank in indian civil service (british india).