Principal Secretary to Chief Minister


The Sindh CM Secretariat is headed by the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, who is either a BPS-21 grade or BPS-20 Grade official. The Principal Secretary advises and assists the Chief Minister on all the official business routed through the CM Office, and because of this the PSCM is the most crucial aide to the Chief Minister. The current Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister is Sajid Jamal Abro, an Officer of the Secretariat Service and is in BPS-20 since August 2018.
Being the administrative head of the Chief Minister's Office, the Principal Secretary wields significant amount of power over the daily affairs of the Government of Sindh. The duties of the Principal Secretary include, but are not limited to; advising the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary on provincial policy and its implementation, dealing with official paperwork in the Chief Minister's Office, placing before the Chief Minister critical files for approval such as Summaries and transfers of Officials, coordinating activities in the Chief Minister's Office, and preparing notes on issues to be discussed by the CM with senior politicians, bureaucrats and other dignitaries.