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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-01042026-271495
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 224]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026/CHAITRA 11, 1948
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st April, 2026
G.S.R. 243(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the All India Services
Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), read with sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 4 of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954,
the Central Government, in consultation with the Government of Kerala, hereby makes the following regulations further
to amend the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955, namely:-
1. (1) These Regulations may be called the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre
Strength) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955, in the Schedule,
for the heading “Kerala” and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted namely:
"KERALA
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| POST / RESERVE CATEGORY | NUMBER |
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| Senior Duty Posts under the State Government | 132 |
| Chief Secretary to Government | 1 |
| Additional Chief Secretary | 3 |
| Principal Secretary to Government | 9 |
| Principal Secretary to Government & Agricultural Production Commissioner | 1 |
| Resident Commissioner, New Delhi | 1 |
| Director General, Institute of Management in Government | 1 |
| Commissioners | 5 |
| Secretary to Government | 23 |
| Secretary to Chief Minister | 1 |
| Secretary to Governor | 1 |
| Commissioner, Land Revenue | 1 |
| Commissioner of Disaster Management | 1 |
| Additional Resident Commissioner, Kerala House, New Delhi | 1 |
| Principal Director, Local Self Government Department | 1 |
| Chairman and Managing Director, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation | 1 |
| Chairman and Managing Director, Kerala State Electricity Board | 1 |
| Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation | 1 |
| Managing Director, Kerala Financial Corporation | 1 |
| Managing Director, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation | 1 |
| Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary to Government | 15 |
| Special/Additional/Joint/Deputy Commissioner | 4 |
| Secretary, Land Board | 1 |
| Inspector General of Registrations | 1 |
| Director of Fisheries | 1 |
| Director, LSGD (Rural) | 1 |
| Director, LSGD (Urban) | 1 |
| Director, Information and Public Relations | 1 |
| Director of Tourism | 1 |
| Director of Sports and Youth Affairs | 1 |
| Director of Social Justice | 1 |
| Director, Scheduled Castes Development Department | 1 |
| Labour Commissioner | 1 |
| Director of Employment and Training | 1 |
| Commissioner, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs | 1 |
| District Collectors | 14 |
| Director of Survey and Land Records | 1 |
| Director, Scheduled Tribe Development Department | 1 |
| Sub Collectors Grade-I | 2 |
| Commissioner, Entrance Examination | 1 |
| Commissioner, Housing | 1 |
| Director, Collegiate Education | 1 |
| Director of General Education | 1 |
| Director, Information Technology Mission | 1 |
| Director, NORKA (Non Resident Keralites Affairs) | 1 |
| Additional Director (General), Tourism | 1 |
| Staff Officer to Chief Secretary | 1 |
| Director, Agriculture Development and Farmers' Welfare Department | 1 |
| Director, Industries and Commerce | 1 |
| Registrar of Co-operative Societies | 1 |
| Executive Director, State Poverty Eradication Mission (Kudumbashree) | 1 |
| Director, Women and Child Development | 1 |
| Director of State Lotteries | 1 |
| Executive Director, Suchitwa Mission | 1 |
| Special Commissioner, GST | 1 |
| Director, Environment and Climate Change | 1 |
| Director, Mining and Geology | 1 |
| Director of Coir Development | 1 |
| Commissioner, Food Safety | 1 |
| State Mission Director, National Health Mission | 1 |
| Mission Director, MGNREGS | 1 |
| Director, Dairy Development Department | 1 |
| Director, Animal Husbandry Department | 1 |
| Managing Director, Kerala Water Authority | 1 |
| General Manager, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation | 1 |
| Managing Director, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation | 1 |
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| Total Senior Duty Posts | 132 |
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| 2 Central Deputation Reserve not exceeding 40% of item 1 above | 52 |
| 3 State Deputation Reserve not exceeding 25% of item 1 above | 33 |
| 4 Training Reserve not exceeding 3.5% of item 1 above | 04 |
| 5 Leave Reserve and Junior Posts Reserve not exceeding 16.5% of Item 1 above | 21 |
| 6 Posts to be filled by promotion under Rule 8 of the Indian Administrative Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1954 not exceeding 33 | 73 |
| 1/3% of Item 1, 2, 3 & 4 above | |
| 7 Posts to be filled up by Direct Recruitment (Items 1+2+3+4+5-6) | 169 |
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| Total Authorised Strength | 242" |
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[F. No. 11031/05/2025-AIS-II(A)
RAJESH KUMAR YADAV, Under Secy.
Note 1: Prior to the issue of this notification, the Total Authorized Strength of Kerala IAS Cadre was 231.
Note 2: The principal Regulations were published in the Gazette of India vide SRO No. 3350, dated 22.10.1955.
Subsequently, they were amended in respect of the Kerala Cadre of Indian Administrative Service vide
following G.S.R. numbers and dates: -
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| Sl. No. | GSR No. | DATE | Sl. No. | GSR No. | DATE |
+========+===========+============+========+===========+============+
| 1. | 269 | 16.03.1974 | 10. | 506 | 18.08.1990 |
| 2. | 344E | 25.06.1975 | 11. | 27 | 08.01.1994 |
| 3. | 505 | 10.04.1976 | 12. | 319E | 31.03.1995 |
| 4. | 436 | 02.04.1977 | 13. | 739E | 31.12.1997 |
| 5. | 596E | 30.10.1979 | 14. | 426E | 10.06.1999 |
| 6. | 487 | 23.05.1981 | 15. | 471E | 05.07.2007 |
| 7. | 630E | 29.10.1982 | 16. | 553E | 16.08.2007 |
| 8. | 509 | 16.03.1983 | 17. | 188E | 24.03.2009 |
| 9. | 884 | 18.10.1986 | 18. | 103E | 18.02.2013 |
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