{{short description|Governing body of the lower house of the Parliament of India}} {{Infobox government agency | name = Lok Sabha Secretariat | native_name_r = {{lang|hi|Lok Sabhā Sacivālaya}} | type = Secretariat | seal = Emblem_of_India.svg | seal_size = 70px | seal_caption = Emblem of India | logo = | logo_caption = | image = Glimpses of the new Parliament Building, in New Delhi (2).jpg | image_caption = Sansad Bhavan, the meeting place of Parliament of India | formed = | preceding1 = | jurisdiction = {{flagicon|India}}Republic of India | headquarters = Sansad Bhavan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India | coordinates = | employees = | budget = | minister1_name = Om Birla | minister1_pfo = Speaker | chief1_name = Utpal Kumar Singh, IAS | chief1_position = Secretary General | chief5_name = | chief5_position = | chief6_name = | chief6_position = | chief7_name = | chief7_position = | chief8_name = | chief8_position = | chief9_name = | chief9_position = | parent_department = Parliament of India | secuerity_agency = | child2_agency = | child3_agency = | website = {{URL|http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Secretariat/OfficersOfSecretariat.aspx|Lok Sabha Secretariat}} }}
The '''Lok Sabha Secretariat''' is the governing body of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, which functions under the advice of the Speaker of Lok Sabha.
In the discharge of his constitutional and statutory responsibilities, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is assisted by a Secretary-General, (whose pay scale, position and status etc. is equivalent to that of the highest-ranking official in the Government of India i.e. Cabinet Secretary), functionaries of the level of the Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary and other officers and staff of the Secretariat at various levels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/Secretariat/functioning.htm|title=Brief on functioning of Lok Sabha Secretariat|website=164.100.47.194|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>
The Secretary-General remains in office till his/her retirement at the age of 60. He/she is answerable only to the Speaker, his action cannot be discussed or criticised in or outside the Lok Sabha.
On behalf of the President of India, Secretary-General summons members to attend sessions of Parliament and authenticates bills in the absence of the Speaker.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/essay/the-lok-sabha-function-control-of-parliament-and-other-details/24897|title=The Lok Sabha : Function, Control of Parliament and Other Details|date=2014-02-05|website=Your Article Library|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>
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