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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-07042026-271609
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III-Section 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 239]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026/CHAITRA 16, 1948
AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd April, 2026
F.No. A.60011/34/2016/HRPC.-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with clause (b)
of sub-section (2) of section 42 of the Airports Authority of India Act, 1994 (55 of 1994), the Airports Authority of
India, with the approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations to amend the Airports
Authority of India (Recruitment and Promotion) Regulations, 2020, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement:
1.1. These may be called the Airports Authority of India (Recruitment and Promotion) (Second) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2026.
1.2 They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Airports Authority of India (Recruitment and Promotion) Regulations, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the
said regulations),
in regulation 2, for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
"(c) "Appointing Authority" in relation to a post means the Authority as specified in column (3) of Regulation 5 of
Airports Authority of India (Recruitment and Promotion) (Second) (Amendment) Regulations, 2026".;
3. In the said regulations, in regulation 4,-
(A) for sub-regulation 4.1, the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
"4.1 The posts in Authority shall be categorised as Executive and Non-Executive as per the following groups or
levels:
(i) Executives:
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| Level or | Designation | Pay Scales w.e.f. 01.01.2017 (₹) | Group |
| Grade | | | |
+============+===========================================+===================================+=========+
| E-1 | Junior Executive and equivalent | 40000 - 3% - 140000 | "B" |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| E-2 | Assistant Manager and equivalent | 50000 - 3% - 160000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| E-3 | Manager and equivalent | 60000 - 3% - 180000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| E-4 | Senior Manager and equivalent | 70000 - 3% - 200000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| E-5 | Assistant General Manager and equivalent | 80000 - 3% - 220000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| E-6 | Deputy General Manager and equivalent | 90000 - 3% - 240000 | "A" |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| E-7 | Joint General Manager and equivalent | 100000 - 3% - 260000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| E-8 | General Manager and equivalent | 120000 - 3% - 280000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| E-9 | Executive Director and equivalent | 150000 - 3% - 300000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
(ii) Non-Executives:
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| Level or | Designation | Pay Scales w.e.f. 01.01.2017 (₹) | Group |
| Grade | | | |
+============+===========================================+===================================+=========+
| NE-1 | Junior Attendant and equivalent | 25000 - 3% - 74500 | "D" |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| NE -2 | Attendant and equivalent | 27000 - 3% - 80500 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| NE -3 | Senior Attendant and equivalent | 28000 - 3% - 85000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| NE -4 | Junior Assistant and equivalent | 31000 - 3% - 92000 | "C" |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| NE -5 | Assistant and equivalent | 33000 - 3% - 99000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| NE -6 | Senior Assistant and equivalent | 36000 - 3% - 110000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| NE -7 | Supervisor and equivalent | 37000 - 3% - 115000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| NE -8 | Superintendent and equivalent | 39000 - 3% - 120000 | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| NE -9 | Senior Superintendent and equivalent | 39500 - 3% - 138000 | "B" "; |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
| NE-10 | Senior Superintendent (Selection Grade) | 40000 - 3% - 139000 | |
| | and equivalent. | | |
+------------+-------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+---------+
(B) for sub-regulation 4.2, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"4.2 The pay scales as amended from time to time with the approval of Central Government shall be applicable.".
4. In the said regulations, for regulation 5, the following Regulation shall be substituted, namely:-
"5. Appointing Authorities: The Appointing Authorities of various posts of Airports Authority of India shall be as
under, namely:-
Appointing Authority
+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Sl. No. | Name of the Post | Appointing Authority |
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
+===========+=============================================================+===================================+
| 1 | All employees (Group 'A', 'B', 'C' and 'D') | Chairperson |
+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 2 | All executives of the level of Assistant General Manager | Member (Human Resource) |
| | including Group 'B' and below. | |
+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 3 | All Group 'B' (Non-Executive), 'C' and 'D' Employees at | Executive Director (Human |
| | Corporate Headquarters and those appointed on all India basis. | Resource) |
+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 4 | Employees of Group 'B' (Non-Executive), 'C' and 'D' | Regional Executive |
| | categories other than mentioned in 3 above at Regional | Director at Regional |
| | Offices and Airports or stations or units or incharge of | Offices". |
| | airport or station or unit; International Airports | |
+-----------+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
5. In the said regulations, in regulation 18, in sub-regulation 18.3, for clause (x), the following clause shall be
substituted, namely:-
"(x) The eligibility of applicant shall be counted as on the 31st December of the current year."
6. In the said regulations, in regulation 25,-
(A) for clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-
"(ii) The vacancies for the period from the 1st January to the 31st December of the current year shall be considered.
(iii) The crucial date of eligibility shall be the 31st December of the current year. Performance Appraisal Reports upto
previous year shall be considered.
(iv) The promotion orders against the anticipated vacancies upto December every year shall be issued on completion
of Departmental Promotion Committee proceedings and requisite service.";
(B) After clause (vi), for the entry, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"The aforesaid provisions are implemented in all Departmental Promotion Committees across all cadres and levels.".
7. In the said regulations, in Annexure - IV.-
(A) in paragraph 6, under the heading 'crucial date for determining eligibility', for clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (viii), the
following clauses shall be substituted, namely:-
"(iii) The vacancies for the period from the 1st January to the 31st December of the current year shall be considered.
(iv) The crucial date of eligibility shall be the 31st December of the current year. Performance Appraisal Reports upto
previous year shall be considered.
(v) The promotion orders against the anticipated vacancies upto December every year shall be issued on completion
of Departmental Promotion Committee proceedings and requisite service.
(viii)The aforesaid provisions under clause (iii), (iv) and (v) shall be applicable in all Departmental Promotion
Committees across all cadres and levels."
(B) for paragraph 8, following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-
"8 Waitlist Panel in Departmental Promotion Committee:
(i) to prepare wait-list or select panel by 25% beyond the number of vacancies so identified as on the cut-off date
(31st December).
(ii) the wait-list or select panel shall have the validity up to 31st December of the Departmental Promotion Committee
year.
(iii) the extended panel be utilized only to the extent of vacancies identified up-to the cut-off date i.e. 31st December
of the year.
(iv) the select panel shall contain only those names who are eligible for promotion as on cut-off date (31st
December).
(v) the waitlist panel shall be operated under following circumstances:
(a) when the persons included in the promotion list are already posted as Airport Directors on Ex-cadre
basis or to any other Ex-cadre appointment and are required to continue to be deputed on ex-cadre post
for more than one year;
(b) the persons in the promotion list have refused promotion and are debarred; and
(c) the persons included in the promotion list are retiring before the 31st December of the same year;
(d) the wait list panel shall not be used for filling up the vacancies which have arisen subsequently to the
Departmental Promotion Committee or during currency of panel, which requires change in the zone of
consideration".
VIPIN KUMAR, Chairman
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./09/2026-27]
Note: (1) The principal Regulation was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide
Notification number A.60011/67/2011-PP (Pt-1) dated the 16th January, 2020.
(2) The amendment regulation was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4 vide
Notification number A.60011/34/2016/HRPC dated the 11th February, 2026.
Explanatory Memorandum: (1) The incumbents holding posts in the Authority on a regular basis immediately
before the commencement of these regulations shall be deemed to have been appointed in accordance with the
provisions of these regulations.
(2) The continuous service rendered by such incumbents in the respective grades immediately before the
commencement of these regulations shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining the period of
probation, seniority, qualifying service for promotion, confirmation, etc.
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