Amendments to Indian Forest Service Pay Rules for Retrospective Pay Protection

(TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA PART II SECTION 3 SUB-SECTION (1))

No.20011/2/93-AIS(II)-C
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training)

New Delhi, dated the 14 July, 1995.

NOTIFICATION

GSR— In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951) and in consultation with the State Governments concerned, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendments to the Notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions No.GSR 438(E) published in the Gazette of India Part-II, Section 3, Sub-Section (1), dated the 9th May, 1994, namely:

In the said Notification, for sub-rule (2) of rule, 1 the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:

“1. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. National benefits on account of these amendments shall, however, be admissible from the 1st day of January, 1986.”

(Y.P. Dhingra)
Desk Officer

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

The State Forest Service Officers appointed in the Indian Forest Service under the Indian Forest Service (Appointment by Promotion) Regulations, 1965 had been demanding protection of pay drawn by them in the State Government, on their appointment in this Service. Such protection was earlier available to the extent of the maximum of the Senior Time Scale of this Service and Personal Pay with the conditions that pay plus personal pay would not exceed Rs.5300/- per month and the personal pay would be absorbed in future increments/increases in pay. The Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 1968 were accordingly amended vide this Department’s Notification number G.S.R.438(E), dated 9th May, 1994 so as to provide for the protection of their State pay to the extent of Rs.5300/- i.e., the maximum of the Selection Grade which is the third and the last component of the Senior Scale of the Indian Forest Service, and the concept of ‘Personal Pay’ was done away with. These amendments were made effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette which was 9th May, 1994. As the date of effect of the said Notification is still causing hardship to the State Forest Service Officers appointed in the I.F.S., it has been decided to make these amendments notionally effective from 1.1.86 from when the revised pay scales in respect of the All India Services came into being on the recommendations made by the Fourth Central Pay Commission. Whereas the promoted IFS Officers would get their pay refixed on this basis from 1.1.86, no arrears of pay on account of this amendment for the period from 1.1.86 to 5.5.94 would be admissible.2. It is certified that no member of the Indian Forest Service is likely to be adversely affected by this Notification being given retrospective effect from 1.1.86 on national basis.

To
The Manager,
Govt. of India Press,
Mayapuri,
New Delhi# NOTE

The Principal Rules a were notifled vide Notification No. 2/31/56AIS(IV) dated 2.3.1968 as G.S.R. No. 482 dated 16.3.60 and rren’en vide Notifications given below:-

(Y.P. Dhingra)
Desk Officer

To
The Manager,
Govt. of India Press,
Mayapuri Press, Ring Road,
New Delhi.
No.20011/2/93-AIS(II)-C New Delhi, the 14 July, 1995.

Copy forwarded for information to:

1. All State Governments and Union Territories.
2. The Ministry of Environment & Forests (Department of Environment, Forests & Wildlife, New Delhi (with 20 spare copies.))
3. All Accountant Generals.
4. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India, New Delhi.
5. The Inspector General of Forests, Department of Environment, Forests & Wildlife, New Delhi (with 2 spare copies.)
6. The Secretary, U.P.S.C. New Delhi (5 spare copies.)
7. The Lok Sabha Sectt., New Delhi (Committee Branch).
8. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi reference to their Memo No.12(4)/67-Com., dated the 11th Sept., 1967 and O.M.No.7(21)/69-Com., dated the 27th Jan., 1969 for the use of Committee on Subordinate Legislation (with one spare copy).
9. The President, Forest Research Institute & College, Dehradun (with 2 spare copies)

(Y.P. Dhingra)
Desk Officer

Copy also to:

AIS(I)/AIS(III)/EO(CM) Sections and 200 spare copies.