The Indian government has amended the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, through the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Second Amendment Rules, 2016. These amendments clarify the authority of the Competent Authority to amend, modify, or reject recommendations from the Civil Services Board, requiring written justification for any such actions. The rules also detail the process for the Civil Services Board to gather information during officer transfers and to submit annual reports regarding their meetings, including public accessibility of this information. The notification outlines specific changes to sub-rule (5) of rule 7 and serial number 3 in the Schedule of the existing rules, impacting transfer procedures and reporting requirements for the Civil Services Board.
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[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, $\quad \stackrel{\rightharpoonup}{3}$ April, 2016.
G.S.R. ……(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 Governments of States concerned, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954, namely:-
- (1) These rules may be called the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Second Amendment Rules, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. - In the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954,-
(a) in sub-rule (5) of rule 7 , for the proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“Provided that the Competent Authority may amend, modify or reject the recommendation of the Civil Services Board by recording the reasons in writing therefor.”
(b) In the Schedule, for serial number 3, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“3. Procedure.-(1) (a) The Civil Services Board may obtain the information from the Administrative Department of the State concerned or any other relevant sources while considering the transfer of an officer before completion of specified tenure.
(b) The Civil Services Board shall submit annual report on $1^{\text {st }}$ January to the Central Government about the date of the Civil Services Board meetings in the prescribed Form annexed to the Schedule and also upload the same on the website of the concerned State Government or Union territory in public domain.
(2) The Competent Authority may amend, modify or reject the recommendation of the Civil Services Board for the reasons to be recorded in writing.# Form
| SI.No. | Dates of the CSB meeting. |
Number of officers transferred. | Whether provisions of rule 7 of IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954 have been complied with. | Details of the period of tenure. | Remarks, if any.” |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[F.No.11033/1(A)/2014-AIS-II]
(Kavitha Padmanabhan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
Note.-The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 152, dated the $8^{\text {th }}$ September, 1954 and subsequently amended by, –
| SI.No. | G.S.R. No. | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 115 | $28^{\text {th }}$ February, 1958 | |
| 2. | 1717 | $05^{\text {th }}$ December, 1964 | |
| 3. | 1718 | $05^{\text {th }}$ December, 1964 | |
| 4. | 279 | $22^{\text {nd }}$ March, 1973 | |
| 5. | 524 | $01^{\text {st }}$ May, 1974 | |
| 6. | 56 | $18^{\text {th }}$ January, 1975 | |
| 7. | 899 | $26^{\text {th }}$ July, 1975 | |
| 8. | 1464 | $16^{\text {th }}$ October, 1975 | |
| 9. | 213 E | $14^{\text {th }}$ March 1984 | |
| 10. | 909 E | $11^{\text {th }}$ November, 1987 | |
| 11. | 128 E | $10^{\text {th }}$ March 1995 | |
| 12. | 289 | $05^{\text {th }}$ August, 2000 | |
| 13. | 502 E | $24^{\text {th }}$ August, 2006 | |
| 14. | 67 E | $28^{\text {th }}$ January, 2014 |
To: The Manager, Government of India Press, Mayapuri.