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Date: 2026-07-17 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Promotion from the post of Foreign Trade Development Officer to the post of Assistant Director General of Foreign Trade Junior Time Scale of the Indian Trade Service ITS in the Pay Level 10

Issued by Ministry of Commerce and Industry · Directorate General of Foreign Trade

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**Executive Summary** This notification from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announces the presidential appointment of six officers to the post of Assistant Director General of Foreign Trade within the Indian Trade Service (ITS). The appointments transition the officers from their roles as Foreign Trade Development Officers into the Junior Time Scale, effective from June 3, 2026. The document specifies the assigned pay level and establishes the official record of these personnel changes. **Key Points / Main Content** **Official Appointments** * Six officers holding the post of Foreign Trade Development Officer are appointed as Assistant Director General of Foreign Trade. * The appointments are made to the Junior Time Scale of the Indian Trade Service (ITS). * All appointments are effective retrospectively from June 3, 2026. **Compensation and Classification** * The appointed officers are placed in Pay Level-10 of the pay matrix. * The applicable salary range for this level is defined as Rs. 56,100–1,77,500. **List of Appointed Officers** * Shri Pramod A. Taware * Shri Mahavir Nath * Shri Dinesh N. Chawda * Shri D. Johnson * Shri R.S. Rawat * Shri A.K. Srivastava **Impact Analysis** **Appointed Officers** **Impact** The six named individuals are promoted from Foreign Trade Development Officers to Assistant Director General of Foreign Trade, resulting in a change of rank to the Junior Time Scale and an adjustment to Pay Level-10. **Action Required** The officers must assume the responsibilities of their new roles within the Indian Trade Service effective from the specified date. **Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT)** **Impact** The department experiences a formal change in its administrative hierarchy with the promotion of six staff members to the Junior Time Scale. **Action Required** The department must update official personnel records and adjust payroll systems to reflect the new pay scale (Rs. 56,100–1,77,500) for the affected officers.

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Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT): The primary regulatory body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry responsible for the administration and regulation of foreign trade in India. Indian Trade Service (ITS): A specialized central civil service cadre under the Department of Commerce involved in managing India's international trade and commercial policy. Ministry of Commerce and Industry: The nodal ministry of the Government of India overseeing the Department of Commerce and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-20072026-274621 xxxGIDHxxx CG-DL-E-20072026-274621 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग I—खण्ड 2 PART I—Section 2 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 24, 1947 स.ं 44] िई ददल्ली, िुक्रवार, िुलाई 17, 2026/आषाढ 26, 1948 No. 44] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JULY 17, 2026/ASHADHA 26, 1948 ss24, 1947 वाजणज्य और उद्योग मत्रं ालय (वाजणज्य जवभाग) (जवदेि व्यापार महाजिदेिालय) अजधसचू िा िई ददल्ली, 13 िुलाई, 2026 स.ं 9/2026 फा. स.ं ए-32013/7/2025-मा. स. ं जव. 1.—राष्ट्रपजत जवदेि व्यापार जवकास अजधकारी के पद पर जियुक्त जिम्नजलजखत अजधकाररयों को वेति मैररक्स (56100-177500 रू.) के वेति स्ट्तर-10 म ें भारतीय व्यापार सेवा (आइटीएस) के कजिष्ठ समय माि म ें सहायक महाजिदेिक जवदिे व्यापार के पद पर उिके िाम के सामि े उजल्लजखत जतजि स े जियुक्त करत े ह:ैं क्रम स. ं अजधकारी का िाम पद पर जियजु क्त की जतजि 1. श्री प्रमोद ए .तावरे 03.06.2026 2. श्री महावीर िाि 03.06.2026 3. श्री ददिेि एि .चावडा 03.06.2026 4. श्री डी .िॉिसि 03.06.2026 5. श्री आर.एस .रावत 03.06.2026 6. श्री ए.के .श्रीवास्ट्तव 03.06.2026 संिीव श्रीवास्ट्तव, संयुक्त महाजिदेिक जवदेि व्यापार 5480 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART I—SEC.2] MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (Department of Commerce) (Directorate General of Foreign Trade) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 13th July, 2026 No. 9/2026 F. No. A-32013/7/2025-HRD 1.—The President is pleased to appoint the following officers holding the post of Foreign Trade Development Officer to the post of Assistant Director General of Foreign Trade, Junior Time Scale of the Indian Trade Service (ITS) in the Pay Level-10 of pay matrix (Rs. 56100-177500) with effect from the date mentioned against their names: S.No. Name of the Officer Date of Appointment to the post 1. Shri Pramod A. Taware 03.06.2026 2. Shri Mahavir Nath 03.06.2026 3. Shri Dinesh N. Chawda 03.06.2026 4. Shri D. Johnson 03.06.2026 5. Shri R.S. Rawat 03.06.2026 6. Shri A.K. Srivastava 03.06.2026 SANJEEV SHRIVASTAVA, Jt. Director General of Foreign Trade Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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