PART II - Central Civil Services, Group 'B'

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Serial Description of service Appointing Authority competent to impose penalties and penalties which it Number (2) Authority may impose (with reference to item numbers in Rule 11) (1) (3) Authority Penalties (4) (5)

1. Section Officer Grade of the Central President President All Secretariat Service excluding Section Officers with Group 'A' status. In respect of a member of the service serving in-

(a) a Ministry or Secretary, Cadre Authority (i) Department of Government participating in the service, other than a Ministry or Department hereinafter specified.

(b) a Ministry or Secretary in the Ministry or (i) Department of the Department Government not participating in the service.

(i) if such office is under Head of the Department (i) the control of a Head of the Department directly under Government.

(ii) in other cases Secretary, cadre Authority (i)

(d) a non-Secretariat Office other than an office hereinafter specified-

(i) if such office is under Head of the Department (i) the control of a Head of the Department directly under Government.

(ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (i)

(e) Ministry of Defence Financial Adviser, Defence (i) (Finance Division) Services

(f) Offices of the Union Secretary, Union Public (i) Public Service Service Commission. Commission 1-A Central Secretariat Official Language President President All Service, Group ‘B’ Secretary in Ministry or (i) Department

2. Assistants’ Grade of the Central President President All Secretariat Service In respect of a member of the service serving in-

(a) a Ministry or Secretary, Cadre Authority (i) to (iv) Department of the Government participating in the service, other than a Ministry or Department hereinafter specified.

(b) a Ministry or Secretary in the Ministry or (i) to (iv) Department of the Department Government not participating in the service.

2 (c) an attached office whether participating or not participating in the service-

(i) if such office is under Head of the Department (i) to (iv) the control of a Head of the Department directly under Government.

(ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (i) to (iv)

(d) a non-Secretariat Office other than an office hereinafter specified-

(i) if such office is under Head of the Department (i) to (iv) the control of a Head of the Department directly under Government.

(ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (i) to (iv)

(e) Ministry of Defence Financial Adviser, Defence (i) to (iv) (Finance Division) Services

(f) Office of the Union Secretary, Union Public (i) to (iv) Public Service Service Commission Commission

3. Central Secretariat Stenographers’ President President All Service, Grade I. In respect of a member of the service serving in-

3 (a) a Ministry or Secretary, Cadre Authority (i) Department of the Government participating in the service, other than a Ministry or Department hereinafter specified.

(b) a Ministry or Secretary in the Ministry or (i) Department of the Department Government not participating in the service.

(i) if such office is under Head of the Department (i) the control of a Head of the Department directly under Government.

(ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (i)

(d) a non-Secretariat Office other than an office hereinafter specified-

(i) if such office is under Head of the Department (i) the control of a Head of the Department directly under Government.

(ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (i)

(e) Ministry of Defence Financial Adviser, Defence (i) (Finance Division) Service

4 (f) Office of the Union Secretary, Union Public (i) Public Service Service Commission Commission

3-A Central Secretariat Stenographers’ _ President All Service, Selection Grade | | 4. Central Secretariat Stenographers’ | President In respect of a member Service, Grade II | of the service serving in- |

(a) a Ministry or Secretary, Cadre Authority (i) to (iv) Department of the Government participating in the service, other than a Ministry or Department hereinafter specified.

(b) a Ministry or Secretary in the Ministry or (i) to (iv) Department of the Department Government not participating in the service.

(i) if such office is under Head of the Department (i) to (iv) the control of a Head of the Department directly under Government.

(ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (i) to (iv)

(d) a non-Secretariat Office other than an office hereinafter specified-

5 (i) if such office is under Head of the Department (i) to (iv) the control of a Head of the Department directly under Government.

(ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (i) to (iv)

(e) Ministry of Defence Financial Adviser, Defence (i) to (iv) (Finance Division) Services.

(f) Office of the Union Secretary, Union Public (i) to (iv) Public Service Service Commission Commission

5. Central Health Service, Group ‘B’ Secretary, Secretary, Ministry of All Ministry of Health Health 6. India Meteorological Service, Group ‘B’ Director-General Director-General of All of Observatories. Observatories.

6-A. Labour Officers, Group ‘B’ Secretary, Secretary, Ministry of All Ministry of Labour. Labour. In respect of a member of the service serving in –

Posts & Telegraphs Head of the Circle; General (i) to (iv) Department Manager, Posts & Telegraphs Workshops

7. Postal Superintendents’ Service, Group Director-General Director General Posts All ‘B’ Posts

Head of Circle (i) to (iv)

8. Postmasters’ Service, Group ‘B’, Director- General Director-General Posts All Posts and Telegraphs Board

Head of Circle (i) to (iv)

6 9. Telecommunication Engineering Service, Member, Member, All Group ‘B’. Telecommunicati Telecommunications ons Commission Commission

10-A. Indian Posts & Telegraphs Accounts & Director-General Director-General, All Finance Service, Postal Wing, Group ‘B’ Posts Posts; Member (Finance) Postal Services Board; (i) to (iv) Head of Circle.

11. Telegraphs Traffic Service, Group ‘B’ Member Member, All Telecommunicati Telecommunications ons Commission Commission Head of Circle (i) to (iv)

12. Central Excise Service, Group ‘B’ – Collector of Collector of Central All Superintendents, Group ‘B’ (including Central Excise/Land Customs; Deputy Headquarters Assistant to the Excise/Land Director of Inspection; Collector) and District Opium Officers, Customs; Director of Revenue Group ‘B’. Narcotics Intelligence; Commissioner Narcotics Commissioner

In respect of –

(i) a member of the Deputy Collector (Statistics (i) to (iv) Service serving in and Intelligence Branch.) Statistics and Intelligence Branch. Branch (Central Excise).

(ii) any other member of Assistant Collector of Central (i) the service Excise, Group ‘A’

8 Assistant Narcotics (i) Commissioner

Deputy Collector of Central (i) to (iv) Excise

Deputy Narcotics (i) to (iv) Commissioner

Deputy Director, Revenue (i) to (iv) Intelligence.

13. Customs Appraisers Service, Group ‘B’- Collector of Collector of Customs All Principal Appraisers and Head Customs. Appraisers. Director of Inspection (i) to (iv) Director of Revenue, (i) to (iv) Intelligence. Collector of Central (i) to (iv) Excise, Delhi. 14. Customs Appraisers Service, Group ‘B’ - Collector of Collector of Customs All Appraisers Customs Director of Inspection (i) to (iv) Director of Revenue (i) to (iv) Intelligence Assistant Collector of (i) to (iv) Central Excise, Delhi Assistant Collector. (i) Assistant Director, (i) Inspection 15. Customs Preventive Service, Group ‘B’ – Collector of Collector of Customs All Chief Inspectors Customs Director of Inspection All Director of Revenue All Intelligence 16. Customs Preventive Service, Group ‘B’ – Collector of Collector of Customs All Inspectors Customs Director of Inspection All Director of Revenue (i) to (iv) Intelligence Assistant Collector (i) to (iv) (Preventive)

9 Assistant Director of (i) to (iv) Inspection 17. Income Tax Service, Group ‘B’ Commissioner of Commissioner of Income All Income Tax Tax Director of Inspection All Assistant Commissioner (i) 18. Botanical Survey of India, Group ‘B’. Chief Botanist, Chief Botanist, Botanical All Botanical Survey Survey of India of India 19. Geological Survey of India, Group ‘B’. Director-General, Director-General, All Geological Geological Survey of Survey of India India 20. Survey of India, Group ‘B’ Surveyor General Surveyor-General of All of India India 21. Zoological Survey of India, Group ‘B’ Director Director Zoological All Zoological Survey of India Survey of India 22. Central Electrical Engineering Service Director General (i) Director General All Group ‘B’ (Works), Central (Works), Central Public Public Works Works Department Department. (ii) Chief Vigilance (i) to (iv) Officer, Central Public Works Department.

23. Central Engineering Service Group ‘B’ Director General (i) Director General All (Works), Central (Works), Central Public Public Works Works Department Department (ii) Chief Vigilance Officer, Central Public (i) to (iv) Works Department. 24. Central Engineering Service, Group ‘B’ : (i) Posts in the Ministry of Irrigation Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, All and Power.

(ii) Posts in the Central Water and Chairman, Chairman, Central Water All Power Commission Central Water and Power Commission and Power Commission

10 (iii) Posts in the Chambal Control Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, Ministry All Board. Ministry of of Irrigation and Power Irrigation and Power (iv) Posts in the Farakka Barrage Commissioner Commissioner (Ganga All Control Board. (Ganga Basin), Basin), Ministry of Ministry of Irrigation and Power Irrigation and Power (v) Posts in the Ganga Discharge Commissioner Commissioner (Ganga All Circle. (Ganga Basin), Basin), Ministry of Ministry of Irrigation and Power Irrigation and Power 25. Central Power Engineering Service, Group ‘B’ : (i) Posts in the Ministry of Irrigation Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, All and Power (ii) Posts in the Central Water and Chairman, Chairman, Central Water All Power Commission. Central Water and Power Commission and Power Commission

26. Indian Salt Service, Group ‘B’ Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, Ministry All Ministry of of Production Production

27. Indian Foreign Service (B) : (i) General Cadre Integrated Grades II _ and III (excluding Section Officers with | President All Group ‘A’ status). | | In respect of a member | President of the service serving in- | (ii) Cypher-Sub-Cadre, Grade I | (i) Ministry of External Secretary in the Ministry of (i) | Affairs External Affairs. (iii) Stenographers, Sub-cadre, Grade I | (ii) An Indian Head of Mission/Otherwise (i) | Mission/Post abroad. Secretary in the Ministry of | External Affairs | President All

11 (iv) General Cadre, Grade IV. | In respect of a member | of the service serving in – | President | (v) Cypher-Sub-cadre, Grade II | (i) Ministry of External Secretary in the Ministry of (i) to (iv) | Affairs External Affairs. (vi) Stenographers, Sub-cadre, Grade | (ii) An Indian Head of Mission/Otherwise (i) II. | Mission/Post abroad. Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs 28. Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, Ministry All Civil Service, Grade II. Ministry of Home of Home Affairs Affairs In respect of a member Chief Secretary, Delhi (i) to (iv) of the Service, serving Administration under Delhi Administration. In respect of a member Chief Secretary, Andaman (i) to (iv) of the Service, serving and Nicobar Administration under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration 29. Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, Ministry All Police Service, Grade II. Ministry of Home of Home Affairs Affairs In respect of a member Chief Secretary, Delhi (i) to (iv) of the Service, serving Administration under Delhi Administration.

In respect of a member Chief Secretary, Andaman (i) to (iv) of the Service, serving and Nicobar Administration under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration

30. Central Information Service, Grades III Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, Ministry All and IV Ministry of of Information and Information and Broadcasting Broadcasting In respect of a member of the service in-

12 (a) an office under the Head of Department (i) to (iv) control of Head of Department.

(b) Research and Director, Research and (i) to (iv) Reference Division Reference Division

31. Central Engineering Service (Roads), Secretary, Secretary, Ministry of All Group ‘B’ Ministry of Shipping and Transport Shipping and Transport Director-General (Road (i) to (iv) Development) and ex- officio Additional Secretary, Ministry of Shipping and Transport (Road Wing) 32. General Central Service, Group ‘B’ –

(i) Post in any Ministry of Department Secretary in the Secretary in the Ministry All of Government of India, other Ministry or or Department than the post in respect of which Department specific provision has been made by a general or special order of the President.

(i-a) Posts outside a Ministry or In respect of Head of the Department All Department of Government of posts in an office India, other than the posts in under the control respect of which specific provision of a Head of has been made by a general or Department special order of the President. directly under the Government.

-Head of the Department

13 In respect of Secretary in the Ministry All other posts – or Department Secretary in the Ministry or Department

(ii) Posts in Union Territories other than Administrator Administrator / Head of All Delhi Administration, the the Department Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Laccadive, Minicoy and In the Union Territory of Head of the Department (i) to (iv) Amindive Islands. Himachal Pradesh

(iii) Delhi Administration – All posts Chief Secretary Chief Secretary All

(iv) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands – Chief Chief Commissioner All All posts Commissioner In respect of posts in the Chief Conservator of Forests (i) to (iv) Forest Department (v) The Lakshadweep Administration – Administrator Administrator All All posts

14 Authority competent to impose penalties and penalties which it may impose (with reference to item numbers in Rule 11) Appellate Authority Serial Description of service Appointing Number Authority Authority Penalties (6) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

33. All Group ‘B’ posts of the Chief Controller Chief Controller of Accounts or Joint (i) to (iv) Additional Controller- Departmentalised Accounts of Accounts or Controller General of Accounts in a General of Accounts or Offices of the Government of Joint Controller Ministry or Department where there is no Principal Chief Controller India. General of Chief Controller of Accounts. of Accounts in Central Accounts in a Board of Direct Taxes Ministry or and Central Board of Department Excise and Customs. where there is no Chief Controller of Accounts. Additional Controller-General of Accounts All Controller General of or Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in Accounts”, Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Excise and Customs.