PART II
CLASSIFICATION
4. Classification of Services
(1) the Civil Services of the Union shall be Classified as follows :-
(i) Central Civil Services, Group ‘A’;
(ii) Central Civil Services, Group ‘B’;
(iii) Central Civil Services, Group ‘C’;
(iv) Central Civil Services, Group ‘D’;
(2) If a Service consists of more than one grade, different grades of such Service may be included in different groups.
5. Constitution of Central Civil Services
The Central Civil Services, Group ‘A’, Group ‘B’, Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’, shall consist of the Services and grades of Services specified in the Schedule.
6. Classification of Posts
Civil Posts under the Union other than those ordinarily held by persons to whom these rules do not apply, shall, by a general or special order of the President, be Classified as follows :-
(i) Central Civil Posts, Group ‘A’;
(ii) Central Civil Posts, Group ‘B’;
(iii) Central Civil Posts, Group ‘C’;
(iv) Central Civil Posts, Group ‘D’;
Government of India’s orders/decisions :-
(1) Notification
In exercise of the powers conferred by Rule 6 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, as amended by the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Amendment Rules, 1975 and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby direct that with effect from the date of issue of this order, all civil posts under the Union, shall, (subject to such exceptions as Government may, by any general or special order, make from time to time), be reclassified as Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D, as the case may be, as indicated below :-
Existing Classification Revised Classification
Class I Group A
Class II Group B
Class III Group C
Class IV Group D
Provided that
(i) the classification of any posts created or deemed to have been created on or after 01.01.1973 in the revised scale but before the date of issue of this order, as specific additions to cadres existing prior to 01.01.1973 shall be the same as that of the posts in the cadres to which they have been added and
(ii) any other posts not covered by (i) above created or deemed to have been created in their revised scale of pay on or after 01.01.1973 but before the date of issue of this order having a classification higher than the one envisaged by para 2 of this order shall be reclassified in terms of that paragraph but without prejudice to the status of the existing incumbents of such posts.
[Deptt. Of Personnel & A.R. Notification No. 21/2/74-Estt. (D) dated 11.11.1975]
(2) Order
In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to article 309 and clause 5 of article 148 of the Constitution read with Rule 6 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, and in supersession of paragraph 2 of the notification of the Government of India in the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms number S.O. 5041 dated the 11th November, 1975 as amended by the notification of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) number S.O. 1752 dated the 30th June, 1987, and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to the persons serving in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department, the President hereby directs that with effect from the date of publication of this order in the Official Gazette, all civil posts under the Union, shall be classified as follows :-
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Sl.No. |
Description of Posts |
Classification of posts |
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1. |
A Central Civil post carrying a pay or a scale of pay with a maximum of not less than Rs. 13,500 |
Group A |
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2. |
A Central Civil post carrying a pay or a scale of pay with a maximum of not less than Rs. 9,000 but less than Rs. 13,500 |
Group B |
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3. |
A Central Civil post carrying a pay or a scale of pay with a maximum of over Rs. 4,000 but less than Rs. 9,000 |
Group C |
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4. |
A Central Civil post carrying a pay or a scale of pay the maximum of which is Rs. 4,000 or less |
Group D |
Explanation :- For the purpose of this order –
(i) ‘Pay’ has the same meaning as assigned to it in F.R. 9 (21) (a) (I);
(ii) ‘Pay or scale of pay’, in relation to a post, means the pay or the scale of pay of the post prescribed under the Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1997.
[Deptt. Of Personnel & Training Order No. 13012/1/98-Estt. (D) dated 20.04.1998]
