Role of Officials in Official Hierarchy : The State Government discharges its functions and responsibilities related to education through the Ministry of Education. Education Secretariat and Directorate of Education. The role of different officials in official hierarchy in Karnataka State is Briefly discussed below : The Governor : The Governor is the Constitutional head of the state Karnataka. He is the representative of the Central Govt. appointed by the President of India. Responsible : He works like a link in the chain between state and central. He has to watch all the activities of state machinery of administration and report to central Govt. He has Council of secretaries who guide, advices him in all manner of state educational administration. The Chief Minister : The Chief Minister is the chief of council of ministers. He presides over the council of ministers. He is responsible for all the educational administration. He has to report all the activities of the state to the Governor. Minister of Education : The education minister is the chief authority of education ministry. The minister of primary and Secondary education is responsible for the entire School education of the state. The minister is responsible for formulation of educational policies. Plane and Introducing new programmes in the state. Some important policy matters discussed in state legislature and needs its approval. The minister of education is answerable to the legislature. The minister of education performs his duties through the department of instruction and secretariat. Education Secretary : Secretary is the administrative head of secretariat. The Secretariat is directly attached to the ministry of eduction. The secretary is a senior IAS officer. He keeps a liaison between directorate of education and the ministry of education. All the policies related to education are hammer out in the secretariat. The education secretary clears every day matters. All the govt. orders related to education will be declared in the name of the secretary. The education secretary assists the minister of education in day to day matters pertaining to educational administration. He is assisted by a deputy secretary and few under secretaries. Director of Public Instruction (DPI) : The different Directorates function under the perview of the deportment. Each headed by the Director of Public instruction. At present there are few Directorates , each in-charge of one of the following areas : Director of Primary education. Director of Secondary education. Director of minorities education. Director of vocational education. Director of KSEEB. Director of Text book. Director of DSERT. Director of Adult education. Director of SSA. Directors are the executive heads of their respective wing.