**Executive Summary**
This notification, issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions on April 2, 2026, introduces the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2026. The document amends Schedule II of the 2016 Rules to redefine pay levels and designations for IAS officers within the Government of Himachal Pradesh. These rules become effective immediately upon their publication in the official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Posts Above the Senior Scale (Part A)**
The following designations are assigned specific levels within the pay matrix for the Himachal Pradesh cadre:
* **Level 17:** Chief Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary.
* **Level 15:** Principal Secretary, Financial Commissioner (Appeals), Finance Commissioner cum-Principal Secretary (Revenue), and Principal Resident Commissioner (New Delhi).
* **Level 14:** Divisional Commissioners, Secretary to Government, Secretary (Lokayukta), Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Secretary (Election), Director of Industries, State Excise & Taxation Commissioner, Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Director of Tourism & Civil Aviation, Director of Vigilance, and Secretary to the Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
**Posts in the Senior Scale (Part B)**
The amendment lists various positions under the State Government that carry the Senior Scale of pay, some of which may include a Special Allowance:
* **Secretarial Roles:** Special Secretary, Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary to the Government, and Secretary for the Public Service Commission.
* **Directorate Roles:** Directors covering Food, Civil Supplies & CA; Rural Development & PR; Transport; Land Records; Urban Development; Digital Technologies & Governance; Energy; Ayurveda; and Town & Country Planning.
* **Specialized Directorates:** Director of Empowerment of Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities & the Specially Abled; and Director of Women & Child Development.
* **Commissioners and Officers:** Labour Commissioner-cum-Director (Employment & Trg), Settlement Officers, Deputy Commissioners, and Commissioner for Departmental Enquiries.
* **Regional and Institutional Leadership:** Additional Deputy Commissioners (including Pangi at Killar and Kaza), Mission Director (National Health Mission), and Director of the H.P. Dr. Manmohan Singh Institute of Public Administration.
* **Development Authorities:** Chief Executive Officer of the Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority.
**Impact Analysis**
**IAS Officers (Himachal Pradesh Cadre)**
**Impact**
Officers serving in the mentioned capacities are subject to the revised pay matrix levels (Level 14, 15, or 17) or designated senior scale classifications as per the updated schedule.
**Action Required**
Officers should ensure their pay and designations are aligned with the new matrix effective from April 2, 2026.
**Government of Himachal Pradesh**
**Impact**
The state government must update its administrative and financial records to reflect the amended designations and corresponding pay scales for the listed positions.
**Action Required**
The state administration must implement these changes in the payroll and personnel management systems for all affected IAS posts.
**Department of Personnel and Training (Central Government)**
**Impact**
As the issuing authority, the department has formalized these changes in consultation with the state government to maintain the standardized pay structure of the All India Services.
**Action Required**
The department must ensure the distribution and official recording of this amendment as the fifth update to the 2016 Rules for the year 2026.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2026: The specific regulatory update enacted to amend pay structures and official designations for IAS officers.
Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2016: The principal policy document governing the pay scales of IAS officers that is being modified by this notification.
All India Services Act, 1951: The parent legislation that empowers the Central Government to regulate service conditions and pay for All India Services.
Himachal Pradesh: The primary state jurisdiction for which the revised pay matrix and administrative post designations are specified.
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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.ं 230] नई ददल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतवार, अप्रलै 2, 2026/चत्रै 12, 1948 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 230] 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. 250(अ).—अजखल भारतीय सेवा अजधजनयम, 1951 (1951 का 61) की धारा 3 की उप-धारा (1)
द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केंद्र सरकार, जहमाचल प्रदेि सरकार के परामिश से एतदद्वारा भारतीय
प्रिासजनक सेवा (वेतन) जनयमावली, 2016 में आगे और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, नामत:-
1. (1) इन जनयमों को भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा (वेतन) पांचवां संिोधन जनयमावली, 2026 कहा जाएगा।
(2) ये जनयम राजपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख स े प्रवृत् त होंगे।
2. भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा (वेतन) जनयमावली, 2016 म,ें अनसु ूची II म,ें –
(क) ताजलका म ें राज्य सरकारों के अधीन भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा के वररष्ठ वेतनमान स े ऊपर के वेतन वाले पदों स े
संबंजधत भाग क में प्रथम कॉलम में आन े वाली जहमाचल प्रदिे ” प्रजवजि और दसू रे कॉलम म ें आने वाली तदनरूु पी प्रजवजियों
के जलए जनम्न जलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा, नामत: -
2425 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
"जहमाचल प्रदिे
मुख्य सजचव वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 17
अपर मुख्य सजचव वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 17
प्रधान सजचव वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 15
जवत्त आयुि (अपील) वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 15
जवत्त आयुि सह प्रधान सजचव (राजस्ट्व) वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 15
प्रधान स्ट्थ ाजनक (रेजजडें क कजमनर, नई ददल्ली वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 15
प्रभागीय आयुि वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14
सरकार के सजचव वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14
सजचव (लोकायुि) वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14
मुख्य जनवाशचन अजधकारी-सह-सजचव (चुनाव) वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14
जनदिे क, उद्योग वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14
राज्य आबकारी एवं कराधान आयुि वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14
रजजस्ट्रार, सहकारी सजमजतया ं वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14
जनदिे क, पयश न और नागररक उड्डयन वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14
जनदिे क, सतकशता वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14
राज्यपाल, जहमाचल प्रदिे के सजचव वेतन मैररक्स में स्ट्तर 14"
(ख) वेतन के अजतररि जविेष भत्त े वाले पदों सजहत राज्य सरकारों के अधीन भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा के वररष्ठ वेतनमान
म ेंवेतन वाल े पदों से संबंजधत भाग ख म,ें ताजलका में जनम्नजलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया जाएगा:-
‘’सरकार के जविेष सजचव/अपर सजचव/संयुि सजचव
सजचव, लोक सेवा आयोग
जनदिे क, खाद्य, नागररक आपूर्मत और सीए
जनदिे क ग्रामीण जवकास एवं जनसंपकश
श्रम आयुि-सह-जनदिे क रोजगार और प्रजिक्षण
जनदिे क, पररवहन
बंदोबस्ट्त अजधकारी
उपायुि[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3
आयुि, जवभागीय जांच
अपर उपायुि
जनदिे क, भूजम अजभलेख
जनदिे क, िहरी जवकास
जनदिे क, जडजज ल प्रौद्योजगकी और सुिासन
जनदिे क, अनुसूजचत जाजत, अन्य जपछडा वगश, अल्पसंख्यक और ददव यांग सिजिकरण
जनदिे क, ऊजाश, जहमाचल प्रदिे
जनदिे क, मजहला एवं बाल जवकास जवभाग, जहमाचल प्रदिे
जनदिे क, नागर और ग्राम योजनाकार, जहमाचल प्रदिे
जनदिे क, सावशजजनक जवत्त और सावशजजनक उद्यम
जनदिे क, डॉ. मनमोहन ससह लोक प्रिासन संस्ट्थान, जहमाचल प्रदिे
जनदिे क, आयुवेद
मुख्य कायशकारी अजधकारी, बद्दी बरो ीवाला नालागढ़ जवकास प्राजधकरण, बद्दी
जमिन जनदिे क, राष्ट्रीय स्ट्वास्ट््य जमिन, जहमाचल प्रदिे
अपर उपायुि, दकलाड, पांगी
अपर उपायुि, काजा
[फा. सं. 11031/07/2025-अ.भा.से.-II(ख)]
राजेि कुमार यादव, अवर सजचव
र प्प णी : प्रधान जनयम, भारत के राजपत्र, असाधारण में ददनांक 08 जसतंबर, 2016 के सा.का.जन. संख् या 870 (अक
के माध् यम से प्रकाजित और तत् पश् चात जनम्नजलजखत सा.का.जन. संख्या और तारीख द्वारा संिोजधत दकए गए : -
क्र.स.ं जीएसआर न.ं तारीख क्र.स.ं जीएसआर न.ं तारीख
1. 1062 (अ) 10.11.2016 21. 619 (अक 05.08.2022
2. 1178 (अ) 27.12.2016 22. 712 (अक 20.09.2022
3. 1194 (अ) 30.12.2016 23. 758 (अक 30.09.2022
4. 575 (अक 12.06.2017 24. 930 (अक 30.12.2022
5. 1382 (अ) 10.11.2017 25. 98 (अक 14.02.2023
6. 1429 (अक 17.11.2017 26. 879 (अक 06.12.2023
7. 1585 (अ) 22.12.2017 27. 368 (अ) 04.07.2024
8. 566 (अक 15.06.2018 28. 445 (अक 23.07.2024
9. 819 (अक 28.08.2018 29. 7 (अक 03.01.20254 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
10. 1124 (अ) 16.11.2018 30. 79 (अक 27.01.2025
11. 1222 (अ) 19.12.2018 31. 117 (अक 04.02.2025
12. 218 (अक 13.03.2019 32. 245 (अक 21.04.2025
13. 766 (अक 09.10.2019 33. 445 (अक 03.07.2025
14. 813 (अक 30.12.2020 34. 460 (अक 10.07.2025
15. 51 (अक 28.01.2021 35. 636 (अक 15.09.2025
16. 108 (अक 09.02.2021 36. 957 (अक 31.12.2025
17. 465 (अक 01.07.2021 37. 16 (अक 09.01.2026
18. 928 (अक 31.12.2021 38. 39 (अक 16.01.2026
19. 182 (अक 09.03.2022 39. 130 (अक 13.02.2026
20. 441 (अक 10.06.2022 40. 244 (अक 01.04.2026
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 2nd April 2026
G.S.R. 250(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 Government of Himachal
Pradesh hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules,
2016, namely:─
1. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fifth Amendment Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
2. In the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2016, in Schedule II, –
(a) in Part A relating to Posts carrying pay above the Senior Scale of pay of the Indian Administrative Service
under the State Governments, in the table, for the entry ―Himachal Pradesh‖ occurring in the first column and
corresponding entries in the second column, the following shall be substituted namely: ─
“Himachal Pradesh
Chief Secretary Level 17 in the pay matrix
Additional Chief Secretary Level 17 in the pay matrix
Principal Secretary Level 15 in the pay matrix
Financial Commissioner (Appeals) Level 15 in the pay matrix
Finance Commissioner cum-Principal Secretary (Revenue) Level 15 in the pay matrix
Principal Resident Commissioner, New Delhi Level 15 in the pay matrix
Divisional Commissioners Level 14 in the pay matrix
Secretary to Government Level 14 in the pay matrix
Secretary (Lokayukta) Level 14 in the pay matrix[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 5
Chief Electoral Officer-cum-Secretary (Election) Level 14 in the pay matrix
Director of Industries Level 14 in the pay matrix
State Excise & Taxation Commissioner Level 14 in the pay matrix
Registrar, Co-operative Societies Level 14 in the pay matrix
Director of Tourism & Civil Aviation Level 14 in the pay matrix
Director of Vigilance Level 14 in the pay matrix
Secretary to Governor, HP Level 14 in the pay matrix‖
(b) in Part B relating to Posts carrying pay in the Senior Scale of the Indian Administrative Service under the State
Governments including posts carrying Special Allowance in addition to pay, in the table for the entries occurring under
Himachal Pradesh the following shall be substituted, –
―Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/ Joint Secretary to the Government
Secretary, Public Service Commission
Director, Food, Civil Supplies & CA
Director Rural Development & PR
Labour Commissioner-cum-Director
Employment & Trg.
Director, Transport
Settlement Officers
Deputy Commissioners
Commissioner, Departmental Enquiries
Additional Deputy Commissioners
Director of Land Records
Director of Urban Development
Director, Digital Technologies & Governance
Director, Empowerment of Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities & the Specially Abled
Director, Energy, HP
Director, Women & Child Dev. Dept. HP
Director, Town & Country Planning, HP
Director, Public Finance & Public Enterprises
Director, H. P. Dr. Manmohan Singh Institute of Public Administration
Director, Ayurveda
Chief Executive Officer, Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Development Authority, Baddi
Mission Director, National Health Mission, Himachal Pradesh
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pangi at Killar
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kaza‖
[F. No. 11031/07/2025-AIS-II(B)]
RAJESH KUMAR YADAV, Under Secy.6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number GSR 870 (E)
dated the 08th September, 2016 and subsequently amended by the following GSR No. and date: -
S. No. GSR No. Date S. No. GSR No. Date
1. 1062 (E) 10.11.2016 21. 619(E) 05.08.2022
2. 1178 (E) 27.12.2016 22. 712(E) 20.09.2022
3. 1194 (E) 30.12.2016 23. 758(E) 30.09.2022
4. 575 (E) 12.06.2017 24. 930(E) 30.12.2022
5. 1382 (E) 10.11.2017 25. 98(E) 14.02.2023
6. 1429 (E) 17.11.2017 26. 879(E) 06.12.2023
7. 1585 (E) 22.12.2017 27. 368 (E) 04.07.2024
8. 566 (E) 15.06.2018 28. 445(E) 23.07.2024
9. 819 (E) 28.08.2018 29. 7(E) 03.01.2025
10. 1124 (E) 16.11.2018 30. 79 (E) 27.01.2025
11. 1222 (E) 19.12.2018 31. 117(E) 04.02.2025
12. 218 (E) 13.03.2019 32. 245(E) 21.04.2025
13. 766 (E) 09.10.2019 33. 445(E) 03.07.2025
14. 813(E) 30.12.2020 34. 460(E) 10.07.2025
15. 51(E) 28.01.2021 35. 636(E) 15.09.2025
16. 108(E) 09.02.2021 36. 957(E) 31.12.2025
17. 465(E) 01.07.2021 37. 16(E) 09.01.2026
18. 928(E) 31.12.2021 38. 39(E) 16.01.2026
19. 182(E) 09.03.2022 39. 130(E) 13.02.2026
20. 441(E) 10.06.2022 40. 244(E) 01.04.2026
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