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This notification introduces the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2026, to further amend the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2016.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) issued Notification G.S.R. 250(E) on April 2, 2026, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), in consultation with the Government of Himachal Pradesh. This notification introduces the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2026, which come into force upon publication in the official Gazette. The rules amend Schedule II of the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2016. Specifically, in Part A, relating to posts carrying pay above the Senior Scale in State Governments, the pay matrix levels for various positions under Himachal Pradesh are revised: Chief Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary to Level 17; Principal Secretary, Financial Commissioner (Appeals), Finance Commissioner cum-Principal Secretary (Revenue), and Principal Resident Commissioner, New Delhi to Level 15; and Divisional Commissioners, Secretary to Government, and Secretary (Lokayukta) to Level 14. In Part B, concerning posts carrying pay in the Senior Scale, the list of specific posts under Himachal Pradesh is entirely substituted, including roles such as Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary to the Government, Secretary of Public Service Commission, various Directors (e.g., Food, Civil Supplies & CA, Rural Development & PR, Transport, Digital Technologies & Governance), Settlement Officers, Deputy Commissioners, Commissioner, Departmental Enquiries, and Mission Director, National Health Mission, Himachal Pradesh. The principal rules were initially published as GSR 870(E) on September 8, 2016, and have undergone forty prior amendments.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-02042026-271544 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 230] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026/CHAITRA 12, 1948 2425 GI/2026 MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (Department of Personnel and Training) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 2nd April 2026 G.S.R. 250(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), the Central Government, in consultation with the Government of Himachal Pradesh hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2016, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. In the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2016, in Schedule II, – (a) in Part A relating to Posts carrying pay above the Senior Scale of pay of the Indian Administrative Service under the State Governments, in the table, for the entry “Himachal Pradesh" occurring in the first column and corresponding entries in the second column, the following shall be substituted namely: – "Himachal Pradesh +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Chief Secretary | Level 17 in the pay matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Additional Chief Secretary | Level 17 in the pay matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Principal Secretary | Level 15 in the pay matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Financial Commissioner (Appeals) | Level 15 in the pay matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Finance Commissioner cum-Principal Secretary (Revenue) | Level 15 in the pay matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Principal Resident Commissioner, New Delhi | Level 15 in the pay matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Divisional Commissioners | Level 14 in the pay matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Secretary to Government | Level 14 in the pay matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ | Secretary (Lokayukta) | Level 14 in the pay matrix | +-------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------------+ (b) in Part B relating to Posts carrying pay in the Senior Scale of the Indian Administrative Service under the State Governments including posts carrying Special Allowance in addition to pay, in the table for the entries occurring under Himachal Pradesh the following shall be substituted, – "Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary to the Government +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary to the Government | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Secretary, Public Service Commission | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Food, Civil Supplies & CA | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director Rural Development & PR | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Labour Commissioner-cum-Director | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Employment & Trg. | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Transport | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Settlement Officers | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Deputy Commissioners | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Commissioner, Departmental Enquiries | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Additional Deputy Commissioners | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director of Land Records | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director of Urban Development | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Digital Technologies & Governance | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Empowerment of Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities & the Specially Abled | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Energy, HP | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Women & Child Dev. Dept. HP | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Town & Country Planning, HP | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Public Finance & Public Enterprises | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, H. P. Dr. Manmohan Singh Institute of Public Administration | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Director, Ayurveda | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Chief Executive Officer, Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority, Baddi | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Mission Director, National Health Mission, Himachal Pradesh | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pangi at Killar | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kaza" | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ [F. No. 11031/07/2025-AIS-II(B)] RAJESH KUMAR YADAV, Under Secy. Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number GSR 870 (E) dated the 08th September, 2016 and subsequently amended by the following GSR No. and date: - +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | S. No. | GSR No. | Date | S. No. | GSR No. | Date | +========+===========+============+========+==========+============+ | 1. | 1062 (E) | 10.11.2016 | 21. | 619(E) | 05.08.2022 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 2. | 1178 (E) | 27.12.2016 | 22. | 712(E) | 20.09.2022 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 3. | 1194 (E) | 30.12.2016 | 23. | 758(E) | 30.09.2022 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 4. | 575 (Ε) | 12.06.2017 | 24. | 930(E) | 30.12.2022 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 5. | 1382 (Ε) | 10.11.2017 | 25. | 98(E) | 14.02.2023 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 6. | 1429 (Ε) | 17.11.2017 | 26. | 879(E) | 06.12.2023 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 7. | 1585 (Ε) | 22.12.2017 | 27. | 368 (Ε) | 04.07.2024 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 8. | 566 (E) | 15.06.2018 | 28. | 445(E) | 23.07.2024 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 9. | 819 (Ε) | 28.08.2018 | 29. | 7(E) | 03.01.2025 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 10. | 1124 (Ε) | 16.11.2018 | 30. | 79 (Ε) | 27.01.2025 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 11. | 1222 (E) | 19.12.2018 | 31. | 117(E) | 04.02.2025 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 12. | 218 (E) | 13.03.2019 | 32. | 245(E) | 21.04.2025 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 13. | 766 (E) | 09.10.2019 | 33. | 445(E) | 03.07.2025 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 14. | 813(E) | 30.12.2020 | 34. | 460(E) | 10.07.2025 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 15. | 51(E) | 28.01.2021 | 35. | 636(E) | 15.09.2025 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 16. | 108(E) | 09.02.2021 | 36. | 957(E) | 31.12.2025 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 17. | 465(E) | 01.07.2021 | 37. | 16(E) | 09.01.2026 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 18. | 928(E) | 31.12.2021 | 38. | 39(E) | 16.01.2026 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 19. | 182(E) | 09.03.2022 | 39. | 130(E) | 13.02.2026 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ | 20. | 441(E) | 10.06.2022 | 40. | 244(E) | 01.04.2026 | +--------+-----------+------------+--------+----------+------------+ Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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