The Chief secretary is the Head of the Cabinet Secretariat Department.

The functions include providing secretarial assistance to the cabinet, ensuring the implementation of decisions, acting as the policy coordination centre, serving as a data bank of information, organizing conferences.

The Chief Secretary is an officer of Indian Administrative Service and is a member of the executive branch of the Government of Assam.

The Chief Secretary ranks 23rd on the Indian order of precedence.

[1] Dr. Ravi Kota is the incumbent Chief Secretary of Assam from 1 April 2024.