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ePublishing of Terms and Conditions of service of Officers and employees of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team CERT In, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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**Executive Summary** The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued the "Information Technology, Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of officers and employees of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (except Director General) Rules, 2026." These rules, effective from July 14, 2026, establish the regulatory framework for recruitment, compensation, benefits, and disciplinary procedures for ICERT personnel. The document mandates the adoption of standard Central Civil Services rules for staff welfare and conduct. **Key Points / Main Content** **Recruitment and Scope** * The rules apply to all officers and employees of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT/CERT-In), excluding the Director General. * Recruitment for Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ posts is regulated according to the Ministry's 2017 Recruitment Rules. **Compensation and Allowances** * Salary, allowances, and benefits are governed by Central Government rules and orders as issued from time to time. * Staff are eligible for house rent allowance (HRA) based on their corresponding grade or pay level. * Personnel are liable for official tours within India or abroad, with eligibility for travel and daily allowances. **Health and Social Security** * Medical facilities are provided in accordance with the 2019 rules specifically for ICERT officers and employees. * Retirement benefits, including pension and gratuity, are governed by the Central Civil Services (National Pension System) Rules, 2021. **Deputation and Leave** * Officers on deputation from the Central Government continue under their parent cadre's pension and provident fund schemes. * ICERT is responsible for remitting pension contributions and must bear any interest losses resulting from late payments. * Leave provisions and encashment follow the 1972 CCS (Leave) Rules, while travel concessions follow the 1988 LTC rules. **Conduct and Governance** * Staff conduct and disciplinary matters are governed by the CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965. * Specific appointing and disciplinary authorities are designated: the Minister of IT for Group ‘A’, the Secretary of MeitY for Group ‘B’, and the Director General of ICERT for Group ‘C’ equivalents. * Any residual matters not explicitly covered in these rules must be referred to the Central Government for a final decision. **Impact Analysis** **ICERT Officers and Employees (Excluding DG)** **Impact** Staff receive formalized service conditions, including standardized pay scales, medical benefits, and a defined pension structure under the NPS. **Action Required** Must adhere to the CCS Conduct Rules and follow established procedures for leave, travel claims, and recruitment. **Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (ICERT) Administration** **Impact** The organization is now legally obligated to manage pension contributions for deputed staff and assumes financial liability for interest on delayed remittances. **Action Required** Implement the new service rules and refer any ambiguous service matters to the Central Government for final adjudication. **Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)** **Impact** The Ministry’s leadership (Minister and Secretary) assumes direct roles as appointing and disciplinary authorities for senior-level ICERT staff. **Action Required** Oversee the implementation of these rules and provide final decisions on any service conditions not expressly provided for in the document.

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Information Technology Act, 2000: The primary legislation under which the rules for service conditions of CERT-In personnel are formulated, specifically citing sections 70B and 87. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In): The national agency for cyber security incident response whose officers' and employees' salary, allowances, and service terms are defined by this policy. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology: The central ministry responsible for issuing the notification and acting as the primary administrative and regulatory authority over CERT-In. Central Civil Services Rules: A collection of referenced regulations (including Conduct, Pension, and Leave rules) that provide the governing framework for the benefits and disciplinary standards of the staff.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-20072026-274617 CG-DxLx-xEG-I2D0H0x7x2x0 26-274617 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 569] िई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िुलाई 14, 2026/आषाढ 23, 1948 No. 569] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026/ASHADHA 23, 1948 इलक्ट्े रॉजिकी और सचू िा प्रौद्योजगकी मत्रं ालय अजधसचू िा िई दिल्ली, 7 िलु ाई, 2026 सा.का.जि. 627(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजियम, 2000 (2000 का 21) की धारा 70ख की उपधारा (3) के साथ पठित धारा 87 की उपधारा (2) के खडं (यड़) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, एतद्द्वारा भारतीय कम्प्यूटर आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया िल (महाजििेिक के जसवाय) के अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों की सेवा की जिबंधिों और ितों को जवजियजमत करि े के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जियम बिाती ह,ै अथामत:् - 1. सजं िप्त िाम और प्रारंभ.- (1) इि जियमों का सजं िप्त िाम महाजििेिक के जसवाय, भारतीय कं्यटू र आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया िल के अजधकाठरयों और कमचम ाठरयों के सचू िा प्रौद्योजगकी, वते ि, भत्त ेऔर सवे ा की अन्य ित ेंजियम, 2026 है। (2) य े रािपत्र म ें इिके प्रकािि की तारीख स ेप्रवृत्त होंगे। 2. पठरभाषाए.ँ - इि जियमों म,ें िब तक दक सिं भ मस ेअन्यथा अपजे ित ि हो,- (क) "अजधजियम" स े सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी अजधजियम, 2000 (2000 का 21) (जिसे इसम ें इसके पश्चात ् उि अजधजियम कहा गया ह)ै अजभप्रेत ह;ै (ख) "केन्द्रीय सरकार" स े भारत सरकार के इलेक्ट्रॉजिकी और सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय या भारत सरकार का कोई अन्य मंत्रालय या जवभाग अजभप्रेत ह ै िो भारत सरकार के कारबार के आबंटि जियमों के अिसु ार समय-समय पर भारतीय कम्प्यूटर आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया िल के कायामलय के साथ प्रिासजिक रूप स ेसंबद्ध ह;ै 5380 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] (ग) "भारतीय कम्प्यूटर आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया िल" को आईसीईआरटी या सीईआरटी-इि के रूप म ें संिर्भमत दकया िा सकेगा, जिससे उि अजधजियम की धारा 70ख की उपधारा (1) के अधीि स्ट्थाजपत और जियुि सरकारी इकाई और उि अजधजियम की धारा 70ख की उपधारा (4) म ें जिर्िमष्ट साइबर सुरिा कायों का जिवमहि करि े के जलए घटिा प्रजतदिया के जलए राष्ट्रीय अजभकरण के रूप म ें उि अजधजियम की धारा 2 की उपधारा (1) के खंड (पक) के अधीि पठरभाजषत अजभप्रेत ह;ै (घ) "भारतीय कम्प्यूटर आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया िल के अजधकारी और कममचारी" स े उि अजधजियम की धारा 70ख की उपधारा (2) के अधीि जियिु अजधकारी और कममचारी (महाजििेिक के जसवाय) अजभप्रेत ह;ैं और (ङ) उि िब्िों और पिों म,ें िो इसम ें प्रयुि ह,ैं और पठरभाजषत िहीं ह ैं दकन्त ु अजधजियम म ें पठरभाजषत ह,ैं वही अथ म होंग े िो उस अजधजियम म ेंह।ैं 3. पिों की श्रणे ी और भती की रीजत.- आईसीईआरटी के अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों के पिों की अिुसूची और भती की रीजत, इलेक्ट्रॉजिकी और सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय, भारतीय कं्यूटर आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया िल (सीईआरटी-इि), समूह 'क' और 'ख' पि, भती जियम, 2017 के अिुसार जवजियजमत दकया िाएगा। 4. वते ि, भत्त े और िसू रे फायिे.- केंद्रीय सरकार के कममचाठरयों के वेति, भत्त े और िसू रे फायिों को जवजियजमत करि े के जलए केंद्रीय सरकार द्वारा समय-समय पर िारी दकए गए जियम और आिेि, आईसीईआरटी के अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों पर भी यथाआवश्यक पठरवतमि के साथ लाग ू होंगे। 5. आवासि और मकाि का दकराया भत्ता.- आईसीईआरटी के अजधकारी या कममचारी, ऐस े मकाि दकराया भत्ता िैसा दक केंद्रीय सरकार के कममचाठरयों के जलए समय-समय पर अिुज्ञये या लाग ू ह,ै संबंजधत श्रणे ी या वेति स्ट्तर के अिुसार लाग ू माििंड के जलए पात्र होंगे। 6. िासकीय िौरे, अतं रण आदि पर यात्रा.- आईसीईआरटी का कोई अजधकारी या कममचारी आईसीईआरटी द्वारा अपेजित होिे पर भारत म ें या जविेि म ें दकसी स्ट्थाि पर िासकीय ड्यूटी के जलए िौरे पर िा सकता ह,ै जिसके जलए उसे यात्रा भत्ता, िैजिक भत्ता और केन्द्रीय सरकार के समतल्ु य श्रेणी के कममचाठरयों को िये अन्य भत्त े दिए िाएँगे। 7. जचदकत्सीय सजु वधा.- आईसीईआरटी के अजधकारी और कममचारी, इलक्ट्े रॉजिकी और सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय, भारतीय कं्यूटर आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया टीम (अजधकारी और कममचाठरयों के जलए मेजडकल सुजवधाएं) जियम, 2019 के अिुसार प्रिाि की गई मेजडकल सुजवधाओं के हकिार होंगे। 8. पिें ि योििा.- केंद्रीय जसजवल सेवा (राष्ट्रीय पेंिि प्रणाली का कायामन्वयि) जियम, 2021 के उपबंध, यथाआवश्यक पठरवतमिों सजहत, आईसीईआरटी के उि अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों पर लाग ू होंग,े िो पहल े स े दकसी भी जपछली योििा के अधीि आच्छादित िहीं ह।ैं 9. उपिाि.- समय-समय पर संिोजधत केंद्रीय जसजवल सेवा (राष्ट्रीय पेंिि प्रणाली के अधीि उपिाि का भगु ताि) जियम, 2021 के उपबंध, यथाआवश्यक पठरवतिम ों सजहत, प्रजतजियुजि पर कायमरत अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों के अजतठरि आईसीईआरटी के अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों पर लाग ू होंगे।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 10. प्रजतजियजु ि पर आए लोगों का पिें ि योगिाि और भजवष्य जिजध.- (1) केन्द्रीय सरकार स े प्रजतजियुजि पर आईसीईआरटी म ें जियिु दकए गए अजधकारी और कममचारी, उिके मूल काडर या जवभाग म,ें िैसा भी मामला हो, उि पर लाग ू पेंिि और भजवष्य जिजध स्ट्कीम के अधीि आत े रहगें ,े और आईसीईआरटी ऐस े कममचारी स े पेंिि के जलए योगिाि करेगा और भजवष्य जिजध के जलए योगिाि वसलू करेगा और रकम तुरंत संबंजधत जवभाग को भेि िेगा, जवलंब संिाय के कारण ब्याि का कोई भी िुकसाि आईसीईआरटी उिाएगा। (2) केन्द्रीय सरकार के अजतठरि अन्य सगं ििों स े प्रजतजियुजि पर आईसीईआरटी म ें जियुि अजधकारी और कममचारी, उिके मूल सगं िि म ें उि पर लाग ू योििा के अिुसार पिें ि, अंििायी भजवष्य जिजध और सेवाजिवृजत्त लाभों के जलए अिं िाि के पात्र होंगे। 11. छुट्टी.- (1) अजधकारी और कममचारी केंद्रीय जसजवल सेवा (छुट्टी) जियम, 1972 के अधीि सरकारी सेवक को स्ट्वीकाय म छुठट्टयों का लाभ उिा सकत े ह,ैं उि जियमों के अधीि लाग ू ितों के अधीि, और इसम ें प्रिाि की गई अर्ितम छुट्टी के िकिीकरण के जलए पात्र होंगे। (2) अजधकारी और कममचारी उस सीमा तक आकजस्ट्मक अवकाि के हकिार होंग,े िैसा केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा िारी अिुििे ों के अधीि दकसी सरकारी कममचारी को स्ट्वीकाय म ह।ै 12. छुट्टी यात्रा ठरयायत.- केंद्रीय जसजवल सेवा (छुट्टी यात्रा ठरयायत) जियम, 1988, यथाआवश्यक पठरवतमिों सजहत, आईसीईआरटी के अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों पर लाग ू होंगे। 13. आचरण और अििु ासिात्मक मामल.े - (1) जसजवल सेवा (आचरण) जियम, 1964 के उपबंध, यथाआवश्यक पठरवतमिों सजहत, अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों पर उसी प्रकार लाग ू होंग,े िैस े व े उि जियमों के अधीि भारत संघ के कायमकलापों के संबंध म ें दकसी जसजवल सेवा या पि पर जियुि व्यजि पर लाग ू होते ह।ैं (2) केंद्रीय जसजवल सेवा (वगीकरण, जियंत्रण और अपील) जियम, 1965 के भाग 4 स े भाग 9 म ें अंतर्वमष्ट उपबंध, यथाआवश्यक पठरवतमिों सजहत, उि जियम 3 के अधीि जियिु अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों पर उसी प्रकार लागू होंगे, िैसे वे उि जियमों के अधीि सरकारी कममचारी पर लाग ू होते ह।ैं (3) उपजियम (2) के प्रयोिि के जलए जियुजि और अिुिासिात्मक प्राजधकारी जिम्नािुसार होगा: िम सख्ं या पिों का वगीकरण जियजु ि/अििु ासिात्मक प्राजधकारी (1) (2) (3) 1. केंद्रीय सरकार म ेंसमूह 'क' पि के समतुल्य। इलेक्ट्रॉजिकी और सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्री 2. केंद्रीय सरकार म ेंसमूह 'ख' पि के समतुल्य। सजचव, इलेक्ट्रॉजिकी और सूचिा प्रौद्योजगकी मंत्रालय 3. केंद्रीय सरकार म ेंसमूह 'ग' पि के समतुल्य। महाजििेिक, भारतीय कं्यूटर आपातकालीि प्रजतदिया िल 14. सवे ा की अन्य जिबधं ि और ित.ें- उपयिुम जियम 3 के अधीि जियिु अजधकाठरयों और कममचाठरयों की सेवा की ितों और जिबंधिों स े संबंजधत कोई मामला, जिसके संबंध म ें इि जियमों म ें कोई स्ट्पष्ट उपबंध िहीं दकया गया ह,ै केन्द्रीय सरकार को उसके जिणमय के जलए भेिा िाएगा और उस पर केन्द्रीय सरकार का जिणमय अंजतम होगा। [फा. सं. 01(02)/2026-पी.III] अजमतेि कुमार जसन्हा, अपर सजचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 7th July, 2026 G.S.R. 627(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (ze) of sub-section (2) of section 87, read with sub-section (3) of section 70B of the Information Technology Act 2000 (21 of 2000), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, regulating the terms and conditions of service of officers and employees of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (except Director General), namely:- 1. Short title and commencement- (1) These rules may be called the Information Technology, Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of officers and employees of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team except Director General Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions. - In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, - (a) “Act” means the Information Technology Act 2000, (21 of 2000) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act); (b) “Central Government” means the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India or any other Ministry or Department of Government of India which is administratively concerned with the office of Indian Computer Emergency Response Team from time to time, as per Allocation of Business rules of Government of India; (c) “Indian Computer Emergency Response Team” may be referred as ICERT or CERT-In means the Government entity established and appointed under sub-section (1) of section 70B of the said Act and defined under clause (ua) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the said act as a national agency for incident response to discharge the cyber security functions referred in sub-section(4) of section 70B of the saidAct; (d) “officers and employees of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team” means the officers and employees (except Director General) appointed under sub-section (2) of section 70B of the said Act; and (e) All other words and expression used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act; 3. Categories of Posts and Method of Recruitment.- The Schedule of posts and method of recruitment of the officers and employees of ICERT shall be regulated in accordance with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Group ‘A’ and ‘B’ Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2017. 4. Pay, allowances and other benefits.‒ The rules and orders issued by the Central Government, from time to time, to govern the pay, allowances and other benefits of employees of the Central Government shall mutatis mutandis apply to the officers and employees of the ICERT. 5. Accommodation and house rent allowance.‒ The officers or employees of the ICERT, shall be eligible for such house rent allowance as are admissible or applicable to the employees of the Central Government in the corresponding grade or pay level from time to time in accordance with the applicable norms. 6. Travel on official tours, transfer etc.‒An officer or employee of the ICERT shall be liable to proceed on tour for official duty to any place within India or abroad as and when so required by the ICERT for which he may be paid travelling allowance, daily allowance and such other allowances as admissible to the employees of the Central Government of corresponding grade.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 7. Medical Facility.- The officers and employees of the ICERT shall be entitled to medical facilities as provided in accordance with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (Medical Facilities for the officer and employees) Rules, 2019. 8. Pension scheme‒ The provisions of Central Civil Services (Implementation of National Pension System) Rules, 2021, shall, mutatis mutandis, be applicable on the officers and employees of the ICERT, other than those already covered under any previous scheme. 9. Gratuity.‒ The provisions of Central Civil Services (Payment of Gratuity under National Pension System) Rules, 2021, as amended from time to time, shall, mutatis mutandis, be applicable on the officers and employees of the ICERT, other than those on deputation. 10. Pension contribution and provident fund of persons on deputation.‒(1) The officers and employees appointed in ICERT on deputation from the Central Government shall continue to be governed by the pension and provident fund scheme as are applicable to them in their parent cadre or Department, as the case may be, and the ICERT shall make contribution towards pension and recover contribution towards provident fund from such employees and remit the amount immediately to the concerned Department, any loss of interest on account of late remittance shall be borne by the ICERT. (2) The officers and employees appointed in ICERT on deputation from organisations other than the Central Government shall be eligible for contribution towards pension, contributory provident fund and retirement benefits as per the scheme applicable to them in their parent organisation. 11. Leave.—(1) The officers and employees may avail of such kinds of leaves as are admissible to a Government servant under the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, subject to the conditions applicable under the said rules, and shall be eligible for encashment of earned leave as provided therein. (2) The officers and employees shall be entitled to casual leave to such extent as is admissible to a Government servant under instructions issued by the Central Government. 12. Leave travel concession.— The Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988, shall, mutatis mutandis, be applicable to the officers and employees of ICERT. 13. Conduct and Disciplinary matters.—(1) The provisions of the Civil Service (Conduct) Rules, 1964, shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the officers and employees in like manner as applicable to a person appointed to a civil service or post in connection with the affairs of the Union of India under the said rules. (2) The provisions contained in Part IV to Part IX of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the officers and employees appointed under rule 3 above, in like manner as applicable to a Government servant under the said rules. (3) The Appointing and Disciplinary Authority for the purpose of sub-rule (2) shall be as follows: Sl. No. Classification of Posts Appointing/Disciplinary Authority (1) (2) (3) 1. Equivalent to Group 'A' post in the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Central Government. 2. Equivalent to Group 'B' post in the Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Central Government. 3. Equivalent to Group 'C' post in the Director General, Indian Computer Emergency Response Team Central Government.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] 14. Other terms and conditions of service.- Any matter relating to the terms and conditions of service of the officers and employees appointed under rule 3 above, in respect of which no express provision has been made in these rules, shall be referred to the Central Government for its decision, and the decision of the Central Government on the same shall be final. [F. No. 01(02)/2026-P.III] AMITESH KUMAR SINHA, Addl. Secy. 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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