Executive Summary:
This notification, dated May 5, 2016, amends the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Regulation of Seniority Rules, 1987. The amendment is applicable to officers appointed to the IAS based on select lists prepared for the selection of Non-State Civil Service Officers. The amended rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Details:**
* Amends the Indian Administrative Service Regulation of Seniority Rules, 1987.
* Specifically modifies rule 3, sub-rule 3, and clause iii of the aforementioned rules.
* **Weightage Criteria:**
* Revises the weightage given for service rendered by officers.
* For service up to 12 years, a weightage of one year is given for every completed four years of service, with a minimum of three years.
* For service beyond 12 years and up to 21 years, a weightage of one year is given for every completed three years.
* For service beyond 21 years, a weightage of one year is given for every completed two years of service, with a maximum of three years.
* **Applicability:**
* Applicable to officers appointed to the IAS based on select lists prepared for the selection of Non-State Civil Service Officers.
* Takes into account the ratio laid down by the Punjab and Haryana High Court and confirmed by the Supreme Court in Praveen Kumar's case.
* Considers the provisions in Department's Office Memorandum No. 22012992009AISI dated 17th March, 2015.
* **Effective Date:**
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Impact Analysis:
* **Non-State Civil Service Officers appointed to the IAS:**
Impact: Their seniority within the IAS will be determined based on the revised weightage criteria for service rendered.
Action Required: Understand how the new weightage rules affect their seniority calculation.
* **Central Government (Department of Personnel and Training):**
Impact: Responsible for implementing and administering the amended rules.
Action Required: Ensure the revised seniority rules are applied correctly and consistently when determining the seniority of relevant IAS officers.
* **State Governments:**
Impact: Involved in the consultation process for amending the rules.
Action Required: Be aware of the changes and their implications for officers appointed to the IAS from the State Civil Service.
Key Entities Referenced
All India Services Act, 1951: A law enacted by the Parliament of India that governs the recruitment, conditions of service, and other aspects of the All India Services.
Indian Administrative Service: One of the premier civil services of India, responsible for the administration of the country.
Indian Administrative Service Regulation of Seniority Rules, 1987: A set of rules governing the determination of seniority for officers in the Indian Administrative Service.
Indian Administrative Service Regulation of Seniority Amendment Rules, 2016: Amendments made in 2016 to the Indian Administrative Service Regulation of Seniority Rules, 1987.
Punjab and Haryana High Court: The High Court of the states of Punjab and Haryana, which gave a judgement on the appointment by selection of Non-State Civil Service Officers.
Supreme Court: The highest judicial body of India, which confirmed the judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
Praveen Kumars case: A legal case related to the appointment by selection of Non-State Civil Service Officers.
Department of Personnel and Training: The department under the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions responsible for personnel management in the Government of India.
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(का(cid:7414)मक और (cid:7079)िश(cid:6979)ण िवभाग)
अिधसचू ना
नई (cid:7408)द(cid:7016)ली, 5 मई, 2016
सा.का.िन. 495(अ).—अिखल भारतीय सेवा अिधिनयम, 1951 (1951 का 61) क(cid:7409) धारा 3 क(cid:7409) उप-धारा (1) (cid:7367)ारा
(cid:7079)द(cid:7275) शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते (cid:7263)ए, के(cid:7008)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, संबंिधत रा(cid:6996)य(cid:7298) क(cid:7409) सरकार(cid:7298) से परामश(cid:6981) प(cid:7391)ात भारतीय (cid:7079)शासिनक सवे ा
(व(cid:7407)र(cid:7399)ता का िविनयमन) िनयमावली, 1987 म(cid:7286) और सुधार करने के िलए एत(cid:7375)ारा िन(cid:7388)िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा(cid:6981)त ् :-
1. (1) इन िनयम(cid:7298) को भारतीय (cid:7079)शासिनक सेवा (व(cid:7407)र(cid:7399)ता का िविनयमन) संशोधन िनयमावली, 2016 कहा जाएगा।
(2) य ेसरकारी राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) उनके (cid:7079)काशन क(cid:7409) ितिथ स ेलागू ह(cid:7298)गे।
(3) यह संशोधन उन सभी अिधका(cid:7407)रय(cid:7298) के िलए लाग ू होगी िज(cid:7008)ह (cid:7286) उन चयन सूची (सूिचय(cid:7298)) के आधार पर भारतीय
(cid:7079)शासिनक सेवा म(cid:7286) िनय(cid:7334)ु (cid:7408)कया गया ह,ै िज(cid:7008)ह (cid:7286) माननीय पजं ाब एवं ह(cid:7407)रयाणा उ(cid:7340) (cid:7008)यायालय (cid:7367)ारा िनधा(cid:6981)(cid:7407)रत और
(cid:7079)वीण कुमार केस संबंधी मामल े म (cid:7286) माननीय उ(cid:7340)तम (cid:7008)यायालय (cid:7367)ारा पुि(cid:7397) (cid:7408)कए गए अनपु ात के अनुसार और इस
िवभाग के (cid:7408)दनांक 17.03.2015 के काया(cid:6981)लय (cid:6980)ापन स.ं 22012/99/2009-अ.भा.से.-I म(cid:7286) समािव(cid:7397) (cid:7079)ावधान(cid:7298) को
(cid:7007)यान म (cid:7286) रखते (cid:7263)ए गैर-रा(cid:6996)य िसिवल सेवा के अिधका(cid:7407)रय(cid:7298) का चयन (cid:7367)ारा िनयुि(cid:7334) के िलए तैयार (cid:7408)कया गया ह ै अथवा
तैयार (cid:7408)कया जाएगा।
2. भारतीय (cid:7079)शासिनक सेवा (व(cid:7407)र(cid:7399)ता का िविनयमन) िनयमावली, 1987 म,(cid:7286) िनयम 3 म,(cid:7286) उप-िनयम (3) म(cid:7286) खडं (iii)
के िलए;
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(क) “वष(cid:6981) से त(cid:7004)काल पूव(cid:6981) वष (cid:6981) के 31 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013)बर तक, िड(cid:7009)टी कल(cid:6989)ै टर के पद अथवा (cid:7408)कसी उ(cid:7340)तर पद के समक(cid:6979)” श(cid:7011)द(cid:7298), आंकड़(cid:7298)
एवं अ(cid:6979)र(cid:7298) के िलए, को “वष(cid:6981) के 31 (cid:7408)दस(cid:7013)बर तक, िड(cid:7009)टी कल(cid:6989)ै टर के पद अथवा (cid:7408)कसी उ(cid:7340)तर पद के समक(cid:6979)” श(cid:7011)द(cid:7298), आंकड़(cid:7298)
एवं अ(cid:6979)र(cid:7298) से (cid:7079)ित(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा;
(ख) उप-खंड(cid:7298) (क) एवं (ख) के िलए, िन(cid:7388)िलिखत उप-खंड(cid:7298) को (cid:7079)ित(cid:7021)थािपत (cid:7408)कया जाएगा, अथा(cid:6981)त ् :-
“(क) बारह वष(cid:7300) तक उसके (cid:7367)ारा क(cid:7409) गई सेवा के िलए, उसे सवे ा के (cid:7079)(cid:7004)येक पूरे (cid:7408)कए गए चार वष(cid:7300) के िलए एक वष(cid:6981) का मह(cid:7004)व
(वेटेज) (cid:7408)दया जाएगा, जो (cid:7008)यूनतम तीन वष(cid:7300) के अ(cid:7007)यधीन होगा;
(ख) उसके (cid:7367)ारा 12 वष(cid:7300) स े अिधक क(cid:7409) गई सेवा के िलए, उप-खंड (क) म (cid:7286) यथा-उि(cid:7016)लिखत तथा 21 वष(cid:7300) तक, उसे सेवा के
(cid:7079)(cid:7004)येक पूरे (cid:7408)कए गए तीन वष(cid:7300) के िलए एक वष(cid:6981) का मह(cid:7004)व (cid:7408)दया जाएगा;
(ग) उसके (cid:7367)ारा 21 वष(cid:7300) से अिधक क(cid:7409) गई सेवा के िलए, उप-खंड (ख) म(cid:7286) यथा-उि(cid:7016)लिखत, उसे सेवा के (cid:7079)(cid:7004)येक पूरे दो वष(cid:7300) के
िलए एक वष (cid:6981)का मह(cid:7004)व (cid:7408)दया जाएगा, जो अिधकतम तीन वष(cid:7300) के अधीन होगा।”
[फा.सं. 14014/4/2011-अभासे-I]
टी. जैकब, अपर सिचव
(cid:7407)ट(cid:7009)पणः- (cid:7079)धान िनयम(cid:7298) को भारत के असाधारण राजप(cid:7074) के भाग II, खडं 3, उपखंड (i) म(cid:7286) सं.सा.का.िन. 896(अ) (cid:7408)दनांक
6 नव(cid:7013)बर, 1987 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)कािशत (cid:7408)कया गया था तथा और आगे संशोधन संबंिधत ितिथय(cid:7298) सिहत िन(cid:7388)िलिखत सा.का.िन.
सं(cid:6990)या(cid:7312) के (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7408)कया गया थाः
(cid:7059)म स.ं स(cid:6990)ं या सा.का.िन. (cid:7408)दनाकं
1. 42(अ) 18/01/1988
2. 77(अ) 03/02/1989
3. 736(अ) 31/12/1997
4. 549(अ) 30/08/2005
5. 300(अ) 18/04/2012
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th May, 2016
G. S. R. 495(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, after consultation with the Governments of the
States concerned, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Administrative Service
(Regulation of Seniority) Rules,1987, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Administrative Service (Regulation of Seniority) Amendment
Rules, 2016.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
(3) The amendment will be applicable to all the officers who have been appointed to Indian Administrative
Service on the basis of the Select List(s) which has/have been prepared or shall be prepared for the
appointment by selection of the Non-State Civil Service Officers as per the ratio laid down by Hon’ble
Punjab and Haryana High Court and confirmed by Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Praveen
Kumar’s case and keeping in view the provisions contained in this Department’s Office Memorandum
No.22012/99/2009-AIS-I dated 17th March, 2015.
2. In the Indian Administrative Service (Regulation of Seniority) Rules, 1987, in rule 3, in sub-rule (3), in
clause (iii):-
(A)(cid:32) for the words, figures and letters “equivalent to the post of Deputy Collector or a higher post, up to the
31st December of the year “immediately before the year”, the words, figures and letters “equivalent to
the post of Deputy Collector or a higher post, upto the 31st December of the year” shall be substituted;
(B)(cid:32) for sub-clauses (a) and (b) the following sub-clauses shall be substituted namely:-
“(a) for the service rendered by him up to twelve years, he shall be given a weightage of one year for every
completed four years of service, subject to a minimum of three years;
(c) for the service rendered by him beyond twelve years, as referred to in sub-clause (a) and upto 21 years,
he shall be given a weightage of one year for every completed three years;
(d) for the service rendered by him beyond 21 years, as referred to in sub-clause (b), he shall be given a
weightage of one year for every completed two years of service, subject to a maximum of three years.”
[F. No. 14014/4/2011-AIS-I]
T. JACOB, Additional Secy.
Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 896(E), dated the 6th November, 1987 and further amended vide
the following G.S.R. numbers with respective dates :
Sl. No. GSR No. Date
1. 42(E) 18/01/1988
2. 77(E) 03/02/1989
3. 736(E) 31/12/1997
4. 549(E) 30/08/2005
5. 300(E) 18/04/2012
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