**Executive Summary**
This notification, titled the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Fifth Amendment Regulations, 2026, amends the 1955 regulations specifically for the Himachal Pradesh cadre. Issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on April 2, 2026, it fixes the total authorized strength of the cadre at 153 posts. These regulations come into force immediately upon their publication in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Administrative Structure and Senior Posts**
* **Total Senior Duty Posts:** Fixed at 84 posts under the State Government.
* **Top Leadership:** Includes one Chief Secretary, two Additional Chief Secretaries, and seven Principal Secretaries.
* **Key Commissioners:** Includes three Divisional Commissioners, one Financial Commissioner (Appeals), and one State Excise & Taxation Commissioner.
* **Secretariat and Field Roles:** Includes 10 Secretaries to Government, 12 Deputy Commissioners, and 13 Special/Additional/Joint Secretaries to the Government.
* **Specialized Directorates:** Allocates specific Director positions for departments including Industries, Vigilance, Transport, Land Records, Urban Development, and Energy.
**Cadre Reserves and Limits**
* **Central Deputation Reserve:** Set at a maximum of 40% of senior duty posts, totaling 33.
* **State Deputation Reserve:** Set at a maximum of 25% of senior duty posts, totaling 21.
* **Training and Leave Reserves:** Training Reserve is capped at 2 posts (3.5%), while Leave and Junior Posts Reserves are capped at 13 posts (16.5%).
**Recruitment and Promotion**
* **Promotion Quota:** Posts to be filled by promotion under Rule 8 of the IAS (Recruitment) Rules, 1954, are capped at 33 1/3% of specific senior and reserve items, totaling 46.
* **Direct Recruitment:** A total of 107 posts are designated to be filled through Direct Recruitment.
* **Total Strength:** The total authorized strength of the Himachal Pradesh IAS cadre is confirmed at 153.
**Impact Analysis**
**Central Government (Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions)**
**Impact**
The Central Government exercise its statutory powers to regulate the size and composition of the Himachal Pradesh IAS cadre.
**Action Required**
The Ministry must record and implement these amendments to ensure the national IAS cadre records are updated according to the 2026 regulations.
**Government of Himachal Pradesh**
**Impact**
The State Government is provided with a revised and structured framework for staffing senior administrative positions and managing reserves.
**Action Required**
The state administration must ensure that appointments, deputations, and recruitment requests align strictly with the updated post-allocations and percentage-based caps for reserves.
**IAS Officers (Himachal Pradesh Cadre)**
**Impact**
Officers are affected by the defined limits on promotion (46 posts) and the availability of senior duty posts for career advancement.
**Action Required**
No specific action is required from individual officers, but they are subject to the revised promotion and deputation limits established by these regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955: The principal regulation being amended to redefine the number of senior duty posts and the total authorized strength for the IAS cadre.
All India Services Act, 1951: The primary legislation that empowers the Central Government to make rules and regulations for the recruitment and conditions of service of All India Services.
Himachal Pradesh: The specific state cadre to which these amendment regulations apply, involving a restructuring of administrative posts and reserves.
Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954: The foundational rules governing the constitution and strength of the IAS cadre, referenced as the basis for exercising regulatory power.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: The primary central ministry responsible for issuing this notification and managing the administrative service regulations.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 229] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अप्रलै 2, 2026/चत्रै 12, 1948 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 229] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026/CHAITRA 12, 1948 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
कार्ममक, लोक जिकायत एव ंपिें न मत्रं ालय
कार्ममक( और प्रजिक्षण जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 2 अप्रैल, 2026
सा.का.जन. 249(अ).—भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा (संवगग) जनयमावली, 1954 के जनयम 4 के उप-जनयमों (1) और
(2) के साथ पठित, अजखल भारतीय सेवा अजधजनयम, 1951 (1951 का 61) की धारा 3 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रदत्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, केंद्र सरकार, जहमाचल प्रदेि सरकार के परामि ग स,े भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा (संवगग पद
संख्या का जनयतन) जवजनयमन,5511 में आगे और संिोधन करन े के जलए एतद्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत जवजनयम बनाती ह,ै
नामत: ─
5. (1) इन जवजनयमों को भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा (संवगग पद संख्य ा का जनयतन) पांचवां संिोधन जवजनयमन,
2026 कहा जा सकेगा।
(2) ये जनयम, राजपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख से प्रवृत् त होंगे।
2424 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
2. भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा (संवगग पद सख्ं या का जनयतन) जवजनयम, 1955 में, अनुसूची म,ें “जहमाचल प्रदेि" िीषगक
और उससे संबंजधत प्रजवजियों के जलए जनम्नजलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा नामत : -
"जहमाचल प्रदेि
राज्य सरकार के अधीन वठरष्ठ ड्यटू ी पद 84
मुख्य सजचव 1
अपर मुख्य सजचव 2
प्रधान सजचव 7
जवत्त आयुि (अपील) 1
जवत्त आयुि सह प्रधान सजचव (राजस्ट्व) 1
प्रधान स्ट्थ ाजनक कजममर )रेजजडेंट(, नई ददल्ली 1
प्रभागीय आयुि 3
सरकार के सजचव 10
सजचव (लोकायुि) 1
मुख्य जनवागचन अजधकारी-सह-सजचव (चुनाव) 1
जनदिे क, उद्योग 1
राज्य आबकारी एवं कराधान आयुि 1
रजजस्ट्रार, सहकारी सजमजतया ं 1
जनदिे क, पयगटन और नागठरक उड्डयन 1
जनदिे क, सतकगता 1
राज्यपाल, जहमाचल प्रदिे के सजचव 1
सरकार के जविेष सजचव/अपर सजचव/संयुि सजचव 13
सजचव, लोक सेवा आयोग 1
जनदिे क, खाद्य, नागठरक आपूर्मत और सीए 1
जनदिे क ग्रामीण जवकास एवं जनसंपकग 1
श्रम आयुि-सह-जनदिे क रोजगार और प्रजिक्षण 1
जनदिे क, पठरवहन 1[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
बंदोबस्ट्त अजधकारी 2
उपायुि 12
आयुि, जवभागीय जांच 1
अपर उपायुि 3
जनदिे क, भूजम अजभलेख 1
जनदिे क, िहरी जवकास 1
जनदिे क, जडजजटल प्रौद्योजगकी और सुिासन 1
जनदिे क, अनुसूजचत जाजत, अन्य जपछडा वगग, अल्पसंख्यक और ददव यांग सिजिकरण 1
जनदिे क, ऊजाग, जहमाचल प्रदिे 1
जनदिे क, मजहला एवं बाल जवकास जवभाग, जहमाचल प्रदिे 1
जनदिे क, नागर और ग्राम योजनाकार, जहमाचल प्रदिे 1
जनदिे क, सावगजजनक जवत्त और सावगजजनक उद्यम 1
जनदिे क, डॉ. मनमोहन ससह लोक प्रिासन संस्ट्थान, जहमाचल प्रदिे 1
जनदिे क, आयुवेद 1
मुख्य कायगकारी अजधकारी, बद्दी बरोटीवाला नालागढ़ जवकास प्राजधकरण, बद्दी 1
जमिन जनदिे क, राष्ट्रीय स्ट्वास्ट््य जमिन, जहमाचल प्रदिे 1
अपर उपायुि, दकलाड, पांगी 1
अपर उपायुि, काजा 1
1 कुल वठरष्ठ ड्यटू ी पद 84
2 केंद्रीय प्रजतजनयजु ि ठरजवग, जो उपयुगक्त मद 1 के 40% स ेअजधक नहीं होंगे। 33
3 राज्य प्रजतजनयजु ि ठरजवग, जो उपयक्ुग त मद 1 के 25% स ेअजधक नहीं होंग े। 21
4 प्रजिक्षण ठरजव,ग जो उपयक्ुग त मद 1 के 3.5% स ेअजधक नहीं होंगे। 2
5 छुट्टी ठरजव गऔर कजनष्ठ पद ठरजवग, जो उपयक्ुग त मद 1 के 16.5% स ेअजधक नहीं होंग।े 13
6 भारतीय प्रिासजनक सवे ा (भती) जनयम, 1954 के जनयम 8 के अधीन पदोन्नजत द्वारा भरे जान ेवाल ेपद, 46
जो उपयक्ुग त मद 1, 2, 3 और 4 के 33 1/3% से अजधक नहीं होंगे।
7 सीधी भती द्वारा भरे जान ेवाल ेपद (मद 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5-6) 107
कुल प्राजधकृत पद सख्ं या 153”
[फा.सं. 11031/07/2025-अ.भा.से.-II(क(]
राजेि कुमार यादव, अवर सजचव4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
ठटप्प णी 1: इस अजधसूचना के जारी होने स े पूवग, जहमाचल प्रदेि आईएएस संवगग की कुल प्राजधकृत संख्या 153 थी।
ठटप्प णी 2: प्रमुख जवजनयम, ददनांक 22.10.1955 की एसआरओ संख्या 3350 के माध्यम स े भारत के राजपत्र में प्रकाजित
दकए गए थे। तत्प श् चात, भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा के जहमाचल प्रदेि संवगग के संबंध में उनम ें जनम्नजलजखत
जीएसआर संख्या और जतजथयों के माध्यम स े संिोधन दकए गए थ:े -
क्रम सख्ं या जीएसआर न.ं तारीख क्रम सख्ं या जीएसआर न.ं तारीख
1. 457 (अ) 22.08.1975 13. 190 26.03.1988
2. 788 (अ) 07.09.1976 14. 732 07.10.1989
3. 940 23.07.1977 15. 597 (अ) 08.09.1993
4. 289 (अ) 05.06.1980 16. 319 (अ) 31.03.1995
5. 951 20.09.1980 17. 234 08.06.1996
6. 528 06.06.1981 18. 739 31.12.1997
7. 944 24.10.1981 19. 206 (अ) 15.03.1999
8. 27 09.01.1982 20. 391 (अ) 23.05.2007
9. 917 (अ) 24.12.1983 21. 438 (अ) 18.06.2007
10. 638 06.071985 22. 188 (अ) 24.03.2009
11. 51 23.01.1988 23. 940 (अ) 28.12.2012
12. 873 12.11.1988 24. 765 (अ) 09.10.2019
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd April 2026
G.S.R. 249(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the All India Services
Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), read with sub-rules (1) and (2) of rule 4 of the Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules,
1954, the Central Government, in consultation with the Government of Himachal Pradesh, hereby makes the following
regulations further to amend the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955,
namely:─
1. (1) These Regulations may be called the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Fifth
Amendment Regulations, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Indian Administrative Service (Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 1955, in the Schedule, for the
heading “Himachal Pradesh” and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted namely: ─[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 5
“Himachal Pradesh
Senior Duty Posts under the State Government 84
Chief Secretary 1
Additional Chief Secretary 2
Principal Secretary 7
Financial Commissioner (Appeals) 1
Finance Commissioner cum-Principal Secretary (Revenue) 1
Principal Resident Commissioner, New Delhi 1
Divisional Commissioners 3
Secretary to Government 10
Secretary (Lokayukta) 1
Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Secretary (Election) 1
Director of Industries 1
State Excise & Taxation Commissioner 1
Registrar, Co-operative Societies 1
Director of Tourism & Civil Aviation 1
Director of Vigilance 1
Secretary to Governor, HP 1
Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary to the Government 13
Secretary, Public Service Commission 1
Director, Food, Civil Supplies & CA 1
Director Rural Development & PR 1
Labour Commissioner-cum-Director 1
Employment & Trg.
Director, Transport 1
Settlement Officers 2
Deputy Commissioners 12
Commissioner, Departmental Enquiries 1
Additional Deputy Commissioners 3
Director of Land Records 1
Director of Urban Development 1
Director, Digital Technologies & Governance 1
Director, Empowerment of Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities & the 1
Specially Abled
Director, Energy, HP 1
Director, Women & Child Dev. Dept. HP 16 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Director, Town & Country Planning, HP 1
Director, Public Finance & Public Enterprises 1
Director, H. P. Dr. Manmohan Singh Institute of Public Administration 1
Director, Ayurveda 1
Chief Executive Officer, Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority, Baddi 1
Mission Director, National Health Mission, Himachal Pradesh 1
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pangi at Killar 1
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kaza 1
1 Total Senior Duty Posts 84
2 Central Deputation Reserve not exceeding 40% of item 1 above 33
3 State Deputation Reserve not exceeding 25% of item 1 above 21
4 Training Reserve not exceeding 3.5% of item 1 above 2
5 Leave Reserve and Junior Posts Reserve not exceeding 16.5% of Item 1 above 13
6 Posts to be filled by promotion under Rule 8 of the Indian Administrative Service 46
(Recruitment) Rules, 1954 not exceeding 33 1/3% of Item 1, 2, 3 & 4 above
7 Posts to be filled up by Direct Recruitment (Items 1+2+3+4+5-6) 107
Total Authorised Strength 153”
[F. No. 11031/07/2025-AIS-II(A)]
RAJESH KUMAR YADAV, Under Secy.
Note 1: Prior to the issue of this notification, the Total Authorized Strength of Himachal Pradesh IAS Cadre
was 153.
Note 2: The principal Regulations were published in the Gazette of India vide SRO No. 3350, dated 22.10.1955.
Subsequently, they were amended in respect of the Himachal Pradesh Cadre of Indian Administrative
Service vide following G.S.R. numbers and dates: -
Sl. No. GSR No. DATE Sl. No. GSR No. DATE
1. 457(E) 22.08.1975 13. 190 26.03.1988
2. 788(E) 07.09.1976 14. 732 07.10.1989
3. 940 23.07.1977 15. 597(E) 08.09.1993
4. 289(E) 05.06.1980 16. 319(E) 31.03.1995
5. 951 20.09.1980 17. 234 08.06.1996
6. 528 06.06.1981 18. 739 31.12.1997
7. 944 24.10.1981 19. 206(E) 15.03.1999
8. 27 09.01.1982 20. 391(E) 23.05.2007
9. 917(E) 24.12.1983 21. 438(E) 18.06.2007
10. 638 06.071985 22. 188(E) 24.03.2009
11. 51 23.01.1988 23. 940(E) 28.12.2012
12. 873 12.11.1988 24. 765(E) 09.10.2019
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