**Executive Summary**
This report summarizes the "Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2026," issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. These rules amend the pay structures and post designations for IAS officers within the Kerala state cadre under the Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2016. The amendment is effective as of its publication date in the Official Gazette, April 1, 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**High-Level Administrative Pay Scales (Part A)**
The document substitutes entries for Kerala in Part A of Schedule II, assigning specific pay matrix levels to top-tier administrative positions:
* **Level 17 in the Pay Matrix:** Assigned to the Chief Secretary to Government and Additional Chief Secretary.
* **Level 15 in the Pay Matrix:** Assigned to Principal Secretaries to Government, the Principal Secretary to Government & Agricultural Production Commissioner, the Resident Commissioner (New Delhi), and the Director General of the Institute of Management in Government.
* **Level 14 in the Pay Matrix:** Assigned to various senior roles including Commissioners, Secretaries to the Government/Chief Minister/Governor, and Managing Directors of major state entities (Electricity Board, Financial Corporation, Road Transport, etc.).
**Senior Scale and Special Allowance Posts (Part B)**
The amendment updates the list of posts carrying pay in the Senior Scale of the IAS, including those designated for Special Allowance. Key inclusions are:
* **Secretariat and District Administration:** Special/Additional/Joint/Deputy Secretaries to Government, District Collectors, and Sub Collectors Grade-I.
* **Departmental Heads:** Directors of various sectors including Fisheries, Tourism, Social Justice, Agriculture Development, and Women and Child Development.
* **Statutory and Mission Roles:** Commissioner of Food Safety, State Mission Director (National Health Mission), and Executive Director (State Poverty Eradication Mission/Kudumbashree).
**Regulatory Framework**
* **Authority:** The rules are made under Section 3(1) of the All India Services Act, 1951.
* **Consultation:** These changes were enacted by the Central Government in consultation with the Government of Kerala.
* **Amendment History:** The document includes a comprehensive table of 39 previous amendments made to the principal rules since September 2016.
**Impact Analysis**
**IAS Officers (Kerala Cadre)**
**Impact**
Officers are affected by the formalization of pay matrix levels (14, 15, and 17) and the designation of specific posts that qualify for senior scale pay and special allowances.
**Action Required**
Officers should review the updated Schedule II to ensure their current designations and pay levels align with the revised statutory requirements.
**Government of Kerala (Administrative/Finance Departments)**
**Impact**
The state government must recognize the updated hierarchy and pay scales for senior administrative positions to ensure compliance with federal standards.
**Action Required**
Administrative departments must update payroll systems and service records to reflect the revised pay matrix levels and post titles effective April 1, 2026.
**State-Owned Corporations and Missions (Kerala)**
**Impact**
Entities such as the Kerala State Electricity Board, Water Authority, and various Development Corporations now have clearly defined pay levels for their Managing Directors and General Managers.
**Action Required**
These organizations must ensure their executive compensation structures are consistent with the levels (predominantly Level 14) stipulated in the amendment.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Fourth Amendment Rules, 2026: The specific amendment rules introduced to modify the pay scales and designated posts for IAS officers in the Kerala cadre.
Indian Administrative Service (Pay) Rules, 2016: The principal policy document governing the remuneration structure, pay matrices, and schedules of posts for the Indian Administrative Service.
All India Services Act, 1951: The primary legislation that empowers the Central Government to regulate recruitment and service conditions for All India Services.
Kerala: The specific state cadre for which the schedule of posts and corresponding pay levels (Level 14 to Level 17) are being revised.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: The primary central ministry responsible for formulating and notifying rules related to the personnel management of All India Services.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 225] नई ददल्ली, बधु वार, अप्रलै 1, 2026/चत्रै 11, 1948 26/पौष 17, 1947
No. 225] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2026/CHAITRA 11, 1948 /PAUSHA 17, 1947
कार्ममक, लोक जिकायत एव ंपेंिन मंत्रालय
(कार्ममक और प्रजिक्षण जवभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 1 अप्रैल, 2026
सा.का.जन. 244(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, केरल सरकार के परामिश स े भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा (वेतन)
जनयमावली, 2016 में आगे और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती ह,ै नामत:
1. (1) इन जनयमों को भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा (वेतन) पांचवा ंसंिोधन जनयमावली, 2026 कहा िा सकेगा।
(2) ये जनयम रािपत्र म ें इनके प्रकािन की तारीख का प्रवत्ृ त होंगे।
2. भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा (वेतन) जनयमावली, 2016 में, अनुसचू ी II म,ें –
(क) ताजलका म ें राज्य सरकारों के अधीन भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा के वररष्ठ वेतनमान स े ऊपर के वेतन वाले पदों से
संबंजधत भाग क म ें प्रथम कॉलम में आने वाली ‘’केरल” प्रजवजि और दसू रे कॉलम म ें आने वाली तदनुरूपी प्रजवजियों के जलए
जनम्न जलजखत को प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, नामत : -
2372 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
"केरल
सरकार के मख्ु य सजचव वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 17
अपर मख्ु य सजचव वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 17
सरकार के प्रधान सजचव वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 15
सरकार के प्रधान सजचव और कृजष उत्पादन आयिु वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 15
स्ट्थाजनक (रेिीडटें ) आयुि, नई ददल्ली वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 15
महाजनदिे क, सरकार में प्रबंधन सबं ंधी सस्ट्ं थान वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 15
आयुि वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
सरकार के सजचव वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
मुख्यमंत्री के सजचव वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
राज्यपाल के सजचव वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
आयुि, भू-रािस्ट्व वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
आपदा प्रबधं न आयुि वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
अपर स्ट्थ ाजनक (रेिीडटें ) आयुक् त, केरल हाउस, नई ददल्ली वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
प्रधान जनदिे क, स्ट्थानीय स्ट्विासन जवभाग वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
अध्यक्ष और प्रबंध जनदिे क, केरल राज्य नागररक आपूर्मत जनगम वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
अध्यक्ष और प्रबंध जनदिे क, केरल राज्य जवद्यतु बोड श वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
प्रबंध जनदिे क, केरल राज्य औद्योजगक जवकास जनगम वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
प्रबंध जनदिे क, केरल जवत्तीय जनगम वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14
प्रबंध जनदिे क, केरल राज्य सड़क पररवहन जनगम वेतन मैररक्स म ेंस्ट्तर 14"
(ख) अनुसचू ी-।।ख म,ें केरल के अंतगशत होने वाली प्रजवजियों के जलए समय-मान वेतन के अजतररि जविेष भत्त े वाले पदों
सजहत राज्य सरकारों के अधीन भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेवा के वररष्ठ वेतनमान म ें वेतन वाले पदों के जलए जनम्नजलजखत को
प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, -
सरकार के जविषे सजचव/अपर सजचव/संयुि सजचव/उप सजचव
जविेष/अपर/संयुि/उप-आयुक् त
सजचव, भूजम बोड श
पंिीयन महाजनरीक्षक[भाग II—खण्ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
मत्स्ट्य पालन जनदिे क
जनदिे क, एलएसिीडी (ग्रामीण)
जनदिे क, एलएसिीडी (िहरी)
जनदिे क, सूचना एवं िनसपं कश
पयशटन जनदिे क
जनदिे क, खले और युवा मामल े
जनदिे क, सामाजिक न्याय
जनदिे क, अनुसूजचत िाजत जवकास जवभाग
श्रम आयुि
रोिगार और प्रजिक्षण जनदिे क
आयुि, नागररक आपूर्मत एव ंउपभोिा मामल े
जिला कलेक्टर
जनदिे क, सवक्षे ण और भूजम अजभलखे
जनदिे क, अनुसूजचत िनिाजत जवकास जवभाग
उप समाहताश (सब कलेक्टर) ग्रेड-I
आयुि, प्रविे परीक्षा
आयुि, आवास
जनदिे क, कॉलेजिएट जिक्षा
जनदिे क, सामान्य जिक्षा
जनदिे क, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी जमिन
जनदिे क, एनओआरकेए (अजनवासी केरलवासी मामल)े
अपर महाजनदिे क (सामान्य), पयशटन
मुख्य सजचव के स्ट्टाफ अजधकारी
जनदिे क, कृजष जवकास एवं दकसान कल्याण जवभाग
जनदिे क, उद्योग और वाजणज्य
रजिस्ट्रार, सहकारी सजमजत
कायशकारी जनदिे क, राज्य गरीबी उन्मलू न जमिन (कुडुम्बश्री)
जनदिे क, मजहला एवं बाल जवकास
जनदिे क, राज्य लॉटररि
कायशकारी जनदिे क, सुजचतवा जमिन
जविेष आयुि, िीएसटी4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
जनदिे क, पयाशवरण और िलवायु पररवतनश
जनदिे क, खनन और भूजवज्ञान
जनदिे क, कॉयर जवकास
आयुि, खाद्य सुरक्षा
राज्य जमिन जनदिे क, राष्ट्रीय स्ट्वास्ट््य जमिन
जमिन जनदिे क, एमिीएनआरईिीएस
जनदिे क, डये री जवकास जवभाग
जनदिे क, पिुपालन जवभाग
प्रबंध जनदिे क, केरल िल प्राजधकरण
महाप्रबधं क, केरल राज्य नागररक आपूर्मत जनगम
प्रबंध जनदिे क, केरल पयशटन जवकास जनगम
[फा.स.ं 11031/05/2025-अ.भा.से.-II(ख)]
रािेि कुमार यादव, अवर सजचव
रटप्प णी: प्रधान जनयम, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण में ददनांक 08 जसतंबर, 2016 के सा.का.जन. 870 (अ) के
माध् यम से प्रकाजित और बाद में जनम्नजलजखत सा.का.जन. और तारीख द्वारा संिोजधत दकया गया था: -
क्र.स.ं िीएसआर न.ं तारीख क्र.स.ं िीएसआर न.ं तारीख
1. 1062 (अ) 10.11.2016 21. 619 (अ) 05.08.2022
2. 1178 (अ) 27.12.2016 22. 712 (अ) 20.09.2022
3. 1194 (अ) 30.12.2016 23. 758 (अ) 30.09.2022
4. 575 (अ) 12.06.2017 24. 930 (अ) 30.12.2022
5. 1382 (अ) 10.11.2017 25. 98 (अ) 14.02.2023
6. 1429 (अ) 17.11.2017 26. 879 (अ) 06.12.2023
7. 1585 (अ) 22.12.2017 27. 368 (अ) 04.07.2024
8. 566 (अ) 15.06.2018 28. 445 (अ) 23.07.2024
9. 819 (अ) 28.08.2018 29. 7 (अ) 03.01.2025
10. 1124 (अ) 16.11.2018 30. 79 (अ) 27.01.2025
11. 1222 (अ) 19.12.2018 31. 117 (अ) 04.02.2025
12. 218 (अ) 13.03.2019 32. 245 (अ) 21.04.2025
13. 766 (अ) 09.10.2019 33. 445 (अ) 03.07.2025[भाग II—खण्ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
14. 813 (अ) 30.12.2020 34. 460 (अ) 10.07.2025
15. 51 (अ) 28.01.2021 35. 636 (अ) 15.09.2025
16. 108 (अ) 09.02.2021 36. 957 (अ) 31.12.2025
17. 465 (अ) 01.07.2021 37. 16 (अ) 09.01.2026
18. 928 (अ) 31.12.2021 38. 39 (अ) 16.01.2026
19. 182 (अ) 09.03.2022 39. 130 (अ) 13.02.2026
20. 441 (अ) 10.06.2022
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st April, 2026
G.S.R. 244(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 kerala 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) Fourth 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 ―Kerala‖ occurring in the first column and corresponding
entries in the second column, the following shall be substituted namely: ─
“Kerala
Chief Secretary to Government Level 17 in the pay matrix
Additional Chief Secretary Level 17 in the pay matrix
Principal Secretary to Government Level 15 in the pay matrix
Principal Secretary to Government & Agricultural Production Level 15 in the pay matrix
Commissioner
Resident Commissioner, New Delhi Level 15 in the pay matrix
Director General, Institute of Management in Government Level 15 in the pay matrix
Commissioners Level 14 in the pay matrix
Secretary to Government Level 14 in the pay matrix
Secretary to Chief Minister Level 14 in the pay matrix
Secretary to Governor Level 14 in the pay matrix
Commissioner, Land Revenue Level 14 in the pay matrix
Commissioner of Disaster Management Level 14 in the pay matrix
Additional Resident Commissioner, Kerala House, New Delhi Level 14 in the pay matrix
Principal Director, Local Self Government Department Level 14 in the pay matrix
Chairman and Managing Director, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation Level 14 in the pay matrix6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Chairman and Managing Director, Kerala State Electricity Board Level 14 in the pay matrix
Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation Level 14 in the pay matrix
Managing Director, Kerala Financial Corporation Level 14 in the pay matrix
Managing Director, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation 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
Kerala the following shall be substituted, –
―Special Secretary/Additional Secretary/Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary to Government
Special/Additional/Joint/Deputy Commissioner
Secretary, Land Board
Inspector General of Registrations
Director of Fisheries
Director, LSGD (Rural)
Director, LSGD (Urban)
Director, Information and Public Relations
Director of Tourism
Director of Sports and Youth Affairs
Director of Social Justice
Director, Scheduled Castes Development Department
Labour Commissioner
Director of Employment and Training
Commissioner, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
District Collectors
Director of Survey and Land Records
Director, Scheduled Tribe Development Department
Sub Collectors Grade-I
Commissioner, Entrance Examination
Commissioner, Housing
Director, Collegiate Education
Director of General Education
Director, Information Technology Mission
Director, NORKA (Non Resident Keralites Affairs)
Additional Director (General), Tourism
Staff Officer to Chief Secretary
Director, Agriculture Development and Farmers’ Welfare Department
Director, Industries and Commerce
Registrar of Co-operative Societies
Executive Director, State Poverty Eradication Mission (Kudumbashree)
Director, Women and Child Development[भाग II—खण्ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
Director of State Lotteries
Executive Director, Suchitwa Mission
Special Commissioner, GST
Director, Environment and Climate Change
Director, Mining and Geology
Director of Coir Development
Commissioner, Food Safety
State Mission Director, National Health Mission
Mission Director, MGNREGS
Director, Dairy Development Department
Director, Animal Husbandry Department
Managing Director, Kerala Water Authority
General Manager, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation
Managing Director, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation‖
[F. No. 11031/05/2025-AIS-II(B)]
RAJESH KUMAR YADAV, Under Secy.
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
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