A significant update has been issued concerning the remuneration structure for high-ranking administrative positions within state governments. New amendments to the long-standing Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 1954, have been introduced, primarily affecting Schedule III-A posts. These revisions, made in consultation with state authorities, refine how certain senior roles are categorized for pay purposes. Specifically, for officials serving in states, the designation of “Financial Commissioner” is now being bifurcated into more specialized titles: “Financial Commissioner (Taxation)” and “Financial Commissioner (Revenue)”. This move aims to bring greater clarity and distinction to the responsibilities and corresponding pay scales for these critical administrative functions, ensuring a more precise alignment between roles and their compensation. These updated regulations are set to become effective immediately upon their official publication.
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No. 11030/20/78-AIS(II)
Government of India/ Bharat Sarkar
Ministry of Home Affairs/ Grik Mantralaya
Department of Personnel and Administrative
(Karmik Aur Prashasnik Sudhar Vibhag)
New Delhi, the 13 July, 1978
NOTIFICATION
G.S.R. ***** In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951) read with rule 11 of the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 1954, the Central Government, in consultation with the Government of Punjab hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 1954, namely:-
- (1) These rules may be called the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Sixth Amendment Rules, 1978.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
- In the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 1954,
(a) In: Schedule-III-A-Posts carrying pay above the time scale in the Indian Administrative Service under the State Governments in the Table, against “Punjab” occurring in the first column and the corresponding entries in the second and third columns, the entry “Financial Commissioner” shall be substituted for the entries “Financial Commissioner (Taxation)” and “Financial Commissioner (Revenue)”:
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
New Delhi, the 13 July, 1978
A copy such is forwarded for information to:-
- The Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Punjab, Chandigarh with reference to their No. 1/3/78-IAS(1) 20324 dated the 16th June, 1978.
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The Accountant General, Punjab, Chandigarh.
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
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AIS (III) Section (5 spare copies)