## Report on the Indian Administrative Service Fixation of Cadre Strength Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2025
**1. Executive Summary:**
This report analyzes the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Fixation of Cadre Strength Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2025, as published in the Gazette of India. This amendment modifies the Indian Administrative Service Fixation of Cadre Strength Regulations, 1955, specifically concerning the cadre strength for the state of Punjab. The key change involves a revised structure of Senior Duty Posts within the Punjab government, outlining the number and designation of positions, thus altering the overall cadre distribution. The report details these changes, identifies affected stakeholders, and infers the potential impact of these adjustments on governance and administration in Punjab.
**2. Introduction:**
This report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Indian Administrative Service Fixation of Cadre Strength Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2025, based solely on the information presented in the provided policy text. The analysis focuses on understanding the changes introduced by this amendment, its implications for the Punjab cadre, and its potential impact on various stakeholders.
**3. Policy Overview:**
* This report concerns an **Amendment** to the Indian Administrative Service Fixation of Cadre Strength Regulations, 1955.
* **Core Objective(s):** The primary objective, as inferred from the text, is to revise and update the cadre strength and composition of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) for the state of Punjab. This involves specifying the number and designation of Senior Duty Posts within the Punjab State Government.
**4. Background and Rationale:**
As an amendment to the 1955 regulations, the likely reason for this specific amendment is to address potential imbalances or inefficiencies in the existing cadre structure for Punjab. The provided text suggests a need to adjust the allocation of IAS officers across various departments and levels within the state government. This could be driven by factors such as evolving administrative needs, changes in departmental priorities, or a need for optimized resource allocation within the IAS cadre in Punjab.
**5. Key Provisions / Changes:**
This section focuses specifically on the changes introduced by the 2025 amendment:
* **What is being changed:** The amendment directly substitutes the "Punjab" section within the Schedule of the Indian Administrative Service Fixation of Cadre Strength Regulations, 1955.
* **What the *new* rule/provision is:** The new rule establishes a detailed list of "Senior Duty Posts under the State Government of Punjab," specifying the designation and number of posts for each. This includes positions such as:
* Chief Secretary to the Government (1)
* Additional/Special Chief Secretary Agriculture and Farmers welfare cum Financial Commissioner Agriculture and Farmers welfare (1)
* Additional Deputy Commissioners/General (23)
* Central Deputation Reserve not exceeding 40% of item 1 above (52)
* TOTAL AUTHORISED STRENGTH (242)
* **Difference/Effect of this Change:** The amendment replaces the previous cadre structure for Punjab with a newly defined structure. This likely reflects a redistribution of IAS officers across different departments, potentially leading to changes in the operational capacity and focus of those departments. The revised list provides a clear and updated overview of the sanctioned IAS positions within the Punjab government. Specifically, the "Total Authorized Strength" is noted to change from 231 to 242.
**6. Target Audience and Stakeholders:**
The primary target audience and stakeholders directly affected by this amendment are:
* IAS officers currently serving or planning to serve in the Punjab cadre.
* The Government of Punjab, particularly the departments and positions listed in the amended schedule.
* The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), responsible for managing the IAS cadre.
* Citizens of Punjab, who may experience indirect effects through changes in governance and public service delivery.
**7. Implementation Aspects (Inferred):**
Based on the text, the following implementation aspects can be inferred:
* **Responsible Agency/Bodies:** The Central Government (through the Department of Personnel and Training) is the primary responsible agency, acting in consultation with the Government of Punjab.
* **Timelines/Procedures:** The amendment came into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (April 21, 2025). No specific procedures are outlined in the provided text, but it can be assumed that the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) will be responsible for implementing the revised cadre structure and ensuring appropriate postings of IAS officers.
* **Changes:** The implementation of the change specifically requires that transfers and postings within the Punjab government adhere to the revised distribution of Senior Duty Posts.
**8. Expected Outcomes / Impact of Changes:**
The likely intended outcome of these specific changes introduced by the amendment is to:
* Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Punjab administration by aligning the cadre strength with current needs and priorities.
* Ensure a more balanced distribution of IAS officers across different departments and levels of government.
* Provide clarity and transparency regarding the sanctioned positions within the Punjab IAS cadre.
* Optimize the utilization of IAS officers' expertise and skills to enhance public service delivery.
* Lead to a change in Total Authorized Strength from 231 to 242.
**9. Conclusion:**
The Indian Administrative Service Fixation of Cadre Strength Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2025, represents a significant update to the cadre structure for the state of Punjab. By revising the distribution of Senior Duty Posts, this amendment aims to improve administrative efficiency, optimize resource allocation, and enhance public service delivery. The changes outlined in the provided text directly affect IAS officers in the Punjab cadre and have potential implications for the overall governance and administration of the state. This amendment is important as it reflects the evolving needs of the Punjab administration and signifies an effort to adapt the IAS cadre to meet these challenges.
Key Entities Referenced
All India Services Act, 1951: Act mentioned as the source of power for the regulations.
61 of 1951: Reference number of the All India Services Act, 1951.
Indian Administrative Service Cadre Rules, 1954: Rules amended by the current regulation.
Indian Administrative Service Fixation of Cadre Strength Regulations, 1955: Regulations being amended.
Indian Administrative Service Fixation of Cadre Strength Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2025: The name of the new regulation being introduced.
Punjab: The state to which the cadre strength regulations apply.
Central Government: The governing body issuing the notification.
Government of Punjab: The state government consulted in making the regulations.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: The ministry responsible for the Department of Personnel and Training.
Department of Personnel and Training: The department issuing the notification.
Official Gazette: The official publication where the regulation will be published.
Rule 8 of the Indian Administrative Service Recruitment Rules, 1954: Rule related to posts filled by promotion.
242: Total authorized strength after amendment.
231: Total authorized strength of Punjab Cadre prior to the issue of the notification.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
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स.ं 205] नई दिल्ली, सोमिार, अप्रैल 21, 2025/ििै ाख 1, 1947
No. 205] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025/VAISAKHA 1, 1947
कार्मिक, लोक जिकायत तथा पिें न मंत्रालय
(कार्मिक और प्रजिक्षण जिभाग)
अधिसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 21 अप्रलै , 2025
सा.का.जन. 244(अ).— भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेिा (संिगि) जनयमािली, 1954 के जनयम 4 के उप-जनयम (1) और
(2) के साथ पठित अजखल भारतीय सेिाएं अजधजनयम, 1951 (1951 का 61) की धारा 3 की उप-धारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त
िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, केन्द रीय सरकार पंिाब सरकार के परामि ि स े भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेिा (संिग ि पि संख् या का
जनयतन) जिजनयमन, 1955 मआें ग ेऔर संिोधन करने के जलए एतद्द्वारा जनम्न जलजखत जिजनयम बनाती ह,ै अथाित ् :-
1. (1) इन जिजनयमों का नाम भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेिा (संिग िपि सख्ं य ा का जनयतन) चौथी संिोधन जिजनयमन,
2025 कहा िा सकेगा।
(2) ये जिजनयम िासकीय रािपत्रम ेंइनके प्रकािन की तारीखको प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. भारतीय प्रिासजनक सेिा (संिग ि पि संख् या का जनयतन) जिजनयमन, 1955 की अनुसूची म ें “पंिाब” िीर्िक तथा
उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजियों के जलए जनम् नजलजखत प्रजतस्ट्थ ाजपत दकया िाएगा, नामत:-
2654 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
“पिं ाब
राज्य सरकार के तहत िठरष्ठ ड्यटू ी पोस्ट्ट 132
सरकार के मुख्य सजचि 1
अपर/जििेर् मख्ु य सजचि, कृजर् और दकसान कल्याण -सह-जित्त आयुि कृजर् और दकसान 1
कल्याण
अपर/जििेर् मख्ु य सजचि-सह-जित्त आयुि रािस्ट्ि 1
अपर/जििेर् मख्ु य सजचि, गृह और न्दयाय 1
अपर/जििेर् मख्ु य सजचि-सह-जित्त आयुि, सहयोग 1
जित्त आयुि / प्रधान सजचि 11
जित्त आयुि कराधान 1
मुख्य जनिािचन अजधकारी और प्रधान सजचि, जनिािचन जिभाग 1
मुख्यमंत्री के प्रधान सजचि 1
मण् डल आयुक् त 5
आबकारी आयिु 1
कराधान आयुि 1
राज्यपाल के सजचि 1
सरकार के सजचि 25
आयुि, राज्य पठरिहन 1
जनिेिक, महात्मा गांधी राज्य लोक प्रिासन संस्ट्थान 1
पंिीयक, सहकारी सजमजत 1
सजचि, संस्ट्थागत जित्त एिं बैंककंग और लोक उद्यम ब्यूरो-सह-सरकार के सजचि 1
रेिीडेंट आयुि, पंिाब सरकार, नई दिल्ली 1
पंिाब सरकार के जििेर् / अपर / संयुि सजचि 17
जनिेिक, सूचना और िन संपकि 1
जनिेिक, राज्य पठरिहन 1
जनिेिक, ग्रामीण जिकास एिं पंचायत 1
जनिेिक, भ-ू अजभलेख और बंिोबस्ट् त और समेकन और भूजम अजधग्रहण 1
जनिेिक, स्ट्थानीय सरकार 1
श्रम आयिु 1
महाजनिेिक, रोिगार सृिन 1
जनिेिक, सामाजिक न्दयाय सिजिकरण और अल्पसंख्यक 1
जनिेिक, सामाजिक सुरक्षा तथा मजहला एिं बाल जिकास 1[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
जनिेिक, सूचना प्रौद्योजगकी 1
महाजनिेिक, स्ट्कूल जिक्षा 1
जनिेिक, खाद्य आपूर्त ि और उपभोगता मामल े 1
जनिेिक, तकनीकी जिक्षा और औद्योजगक प्रजिक्षण 1
जनिेिक, पयिटन और सांस्ट्कृजतक मामल े 1
जनिेिक, उद्योग और िाजणज्य 1
अपर रजिस्ट्रार, सहकारी सजमजत 1
जििेर् आयिु , आबकारी 1
उपायुि 23
अपर उपायुि (सामान्दय)/अपर उपायुि (ग्रामीण जिकास)/अपर आयुि (िहरी जिकास) 14
आयुि, ग्रामीण जिकास 1
अपर मुख्य जनिािचन अजधकारी 1
जनिेिक, खनन 1
जनिेिक, रािकोर् और लेखा 1
1 कुल िठरष्ि ड्यटू ी पि 132
2 केन्द रीय प्रजतजनयुजि ठरििि,उपयुििमि 1 के 40 प्रजतितसे अजधक नहीं 52
3 राज्य प्रजतजनयजु ि ठरिि,ि उपयिुि मि 1 के 25 प्रजतितस ेअजधक नहीं 33
4 प्रजिक्षणठरिि,ि उपयिुि मि 1 के 3.5 प्रजतितस ेअजधक नहीं 04
5 छुट्टी ठरििऔि र कजनष्ि पि ठरिि,ि उपयिुि मि 1 का 16.5 प्रजतित स ेअजधक नहीं 21
6 भारतीय प्रिासजनक सिे ा (भती) जनयमािली, 1954 के जनयम 8 के अधीनपिोन्दन जत द्वारा भरे 73
िान ेिाल ेपि
उपयक्ुि त मि 1,2,3 और 4 के 33 1/3 प्रजतितसेअजधकनहीं
7 सीधी भती द्वारा भरे िान ेिाल ेपि (1+2+3+4+5-6) 169
कुल प्राजधकृत सख्ं य ा 242”
[फा. स.ं 11031/01/2025-अ.भा.स.े -II (क)]
कजिता चौहान, अिर सजचि
ठटप्प णी (1): इस अजधसूचना के िारी होन े स े पूिि, पंिाब आईएएससंिगि की कुल प्राजधकृत पि संख् या 231 थी।
ठटप्प णी (2): मुख्य जिजनयम, दिनांक 22 अक्त ूबर, 1955 की एस आर ओ स.ं 3350 के तहत भारत के रािपत्रम ें
प्रकाजित दकए गए थे। तत्पश्च ात, इन्द ह ें पंिाब संिग ि के सबं ंध म ें जनम्न जलजखत सा.का.जन. संख् याओं तथा जतजथयों द्वारा
संिोजधत दकया गया :4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
क्र.स.ं सा.का.जन. स.ं दिनाकं क्र.स.ं सा.का.जन. स.ं दिनाकं
1. 1251 29.10.1960 15. 1371 17.11.1979
2. 1417 03.12.1960 16. 202 23.02.1980
3. 78 21.01.1961 17. 808 05.09.1981
4. 629 05.05.1962 18. 203 12.03.1983
5. 926 14.07.1962 19. 249 09.03.1985
6. 279 16.02.1963 20. 901 05.12.1987
7. 1637 21.11.1964 21. 1043अ 06.12.1989
8. 59 08.01.1966 22. 223 16.05.1992
9. 1364 10.09.1966 23. 404 12.09.1992
10. 261 04.03.1967 24. 319अ 31.03.1995
11. 385 25.03.1967 25. 739अ 31.12.1997
12. 227 22.02.1975 26. 188अ 24.03.2009
13. 416अ 22.06.1976 27. 396अ 11.05.2010
14. 155 05.02.1977 28. 217 (अ) 13.03.2019
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st April, 2025
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), 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 Punjab, 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) Fourth
Amendment Regulations, 2025.
(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
“Punjab” and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted namely:─
“Punjab
Senior Duty Posts under the State Government of Punjab 132
Chief Secretary to the Government 1
Additional/Special Chief Secretary Agriculture and Farmer’s welfare cum-Financial 1
Commissioner Agriculture and Farmers welfare
Additional/Special Chief Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner, Revenue 1
Additional/Special Chief Secretary, Home Affairs and Justice 1
Additional/Special Chief Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner, Cooperation. 1
Financial Commissioner/ Principal Secretary 11
Financial Commissioner Taxation 1
Chief Electoral Officer and Principal Secretary, Department of Election 1
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister 1
Commissioner of Divisions 5
Excise Commissioner 1
Taxation Commissioner 1[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Secretary to Governor 1
Secretary to Government 25
Commissioner, State Transport 1
Director, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration 1
Registrar of Cooperative Societies 1
Secretary, Institutional Finance & Banking & Bureau of Public Enterprises-cum-Secretary to 1
Govt.
Resident Commissioner, Government of Punjab, New Delhi 1
Special/Additional/Joint Secretary to Government of Punjab 17
Director of Information and Public Relation 1
Director of State Transport 1
Director of Rural Development and Panchayats 1
Director of Land Records and Settlement and Consolidation and Land Acquisition 1
Director of Local Government 1
Labour Commissioner 1
Director General, Employment Generation 1
Director, Social Justice Empowerment & Minorities 1
Director Social Security and Women & Child Development 1
Director, Information Technology 1
Director General, School Education 1
Director Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs 1
Director Technical Education and Industrial Training 1
Director Tourism and Cultural Affairs 1
Director, Industries and Commerce 1
Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies 1
Special Commissioner, Excise 1
Deputy Commissioners 23
Additional Deputy Commissioners(General)/ Additional Deputy Commissioners (Rural 14
Development)/Additional Deputy Commissioners(Urban Development)
Commissioner, Rural Development 1
Additional Chief Electoral Officer 1
Director Mining 1
Director, Treasury and Accounts 1
1 Total Senior Duty Posts 132
2 Central Deputation Reserve not exceeding 40% of item 1 above 52
3 State Deputation Reserve not exceeding 25% of item 1 above 33
4 Training Reserve not exceeding 3.5% of item 1 above 04
5 Leave Reserve and Junior Posts Reserve not exceeding 16.5% of Item 1 above 21
6 Posts to be filled by promotion under Rule 8 of the Indian Administrative Service 73
(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) 169
TOTAL AUTHORISED STRENGTH 242”
[F. No. 11031/01/2025- AIS-II (A)]
KAVITA CHAUHAN, Under Secy.
Note (1): Prior to issue of this notification, the Total Authorized Strength of Punjab Cadre was 231.
Note (2): The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India vide SRO No. 3350 dated 22nd October 1955.
These were subsequently amended in respect of the Punjab Cadre by the following GSR No. and date:-6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
S.No. G.S.R. No. Date S.No. G.S.R. No. Date
1. 1251 29.10.1960 15. 1371 17.11.1979
2. 1417 03.12.1960 16. 202 23.02.1980
3. 78 21.01.1961 17 808 05.09.1981
4. 629 05.05.1962 18 203 12.03.1983
5. 926 14.07.1962 19 249 09.03.1985
6. 279 16.02.1963 20 901 05.12.1987
7. 1637 21.11.1964 21 1043E 06.12.1989
8. 59 08.01.1966 22 223 16.05.1992
9. 1364 10.09.1966 23 404 12.09.1992
10. 261 04.03.1967 24 319E 31.03.1995
11. 385 25.03.1967 25 739E 31.12.1997
12. 227 22.02.1975 26 188E 24.03.2009
13. 416E 22.06.1976 27 396E 11.05.2010
14. 155 05.02.1977 28 217 (E) 13.03.2019
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