PART II - Central Civil Services, Group 'B' (Except for Civilians in Defence Services) Serial Number (1) Description service (2) Appointing Authority (3) Authority competent to impose penalties and penalties which it may impose (with reference to item numbers in Rule 11) Authority Penalties (4) (5) 1. Section Officer Grade the Central Secretariat Service excluding Section Officers with Group 'A' status. President President the service serving in- (a) a Ministry or Government participating in the service, other than a Ministry or hereinafter specified. (b) a Ministry or the Government not participating in the service. (c) an attached fice whether participating or not participating in the service- if such fice is under the control a Head the directly Secretary, Cadre Authority Secretary in the Ministry or Head the (ii) in other cases Secretary, cadre Authority
(d) a non-secretariat Office other than an fice hereinafter specified- if such fice is under the control a Head the directly Head the (ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (e) Ministry Defence (Finance Division) Financial Adviser, Defence Services 1-A Central Secretariat Official Language Service, Group B President (f) Offices the Union Public Service President Secretary in Ministry or Secretary, Union Public Service. 2. Assistants Grade the Central Secretariat Service President President the service serving in- (a) a Ministry or the Government participating in the service, other than a Ministry or hereinafter specified. (b) a Ministry or the Government not participating in the service. Secretary, Cadre Authority Secretary in the Ministry or 2
(c) an attached fice whether participating or not participating in the service- if such fice is under the control a Head the directly Head the (ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (d) a non-secretariat Office other than an fice hereinafter specified- if such fice is under the control a Head the directly Head the (ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (e) Ministry Defence (Finance Division) (f) Office the Union Public Service Financial Adviser, Defence Services Secretary, Union Public Service 3. Central Secretariat Stenographers Service, Grade I. President President the service serving in- 3
(a) a Ministry or the Government participating in the service, other than a Ministry or hereinafter specified. (b) a Ministry or the Government not participating in the service. (c) an attached fice whether participating or not participating in the service- if such fice is under the control a Head the directly Secretary, Cadre Authority Secretary in the Ministry or Head the (ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (d) a non-secretariat Office other than an fice hereinafter specified- if such fice is under the control a Head the directly Head the (ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (e) Ministry Defence (Finance Division) Financial Adviser, Defence Service 4
(f) Office the Union Public Service Secretary, Union Public Service 3-A Central Secretariat Stenographers Service, Selection Grade 4. Central Secretariat Stenographers Service, Grade II _ President President the service serving in- (a) a Ministry or the Government participating in the service, other than a Ministry or hereinafter specified. (b) a Ministry or the Government not participating in the service. (c) an attached fice whether participating or not participating in the service- if such fice is under the control a Head the directly Secretary, Cadre Authority Secretary in the Ministry or Head the (ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (d) a non-secretariat Office other than an fice hereinafter specified- 5
if such fice is under the control a Head the directly Head the (ii) in other cases Secretary, Cadre Authority (e) Ministry Defence (Finance Division) (f) Office the Union Public Service Financial Adviser, Defence Services. Secretary, Union Public Service 5. Central Health Service, Group B Secretary, Ministry Health 6. India Meteorological Service, Group B Director-General Observatories. Secretary, Ministry Health Director-General Observatories. 6-A. Labour Officers, Group B Secretary, Ministry Labour. Secretary, Ministry Labour. the service serving in Posts & Telegraphs Head the Circle; General Manager, Posts & Telegraphs Workshops 7. Postal Superintendents Service, Group B Director-General Posts Director General Posts Head Circle 8. Postmasters Service, Group B, Director- General Posts Director-General Posts and Telegraphs Board Head Circle 6
9. Telecommunication Engineering Service, Group B. Member, Telecommunicati ons Member, Telecommunications 10. Indian Posts and Telegraphs Accounts and Finance Service, Group B Telecommunication Wing. Member, Telecommunicati ons Adviser (Human _ Resources Development) Telecommunications; Head Circle; General Manager; Telecommunication Factories; Head Telephone District; Head Telecommunication District/Telecommunicati ons Area Senior Administrative Grade; General Manager, Maintenance, Senior Administrative Grade, General Manager, Projects Member, Telecommunications Adviser (Human Resources Development) Telecommunications. _ Head Circle; Head Telephone District; 7
General Manager; Telecommunication Stores; General Projects; Manager; General Manager; Telecommunication Factories; 10-A. Indian Posts & Telegraphs Accounts & Finance Service, Postal Wing, Group B Director-General Posts Director-General, Posts; Member (Finance) Postal Services Board; Head Circle. 11. Telegraphs Traffic Service, Group B Member Telecommunicati ons Member, Telecommunications Head Circle 12. Central Excise Service, Group B Superintendents, Group B (including Deputy Headquarters Assistant to the Collector) and District Opium Officers, Group B. Collector Central Excise/Land Customs; Narcotics er Collector Central Excise/Land Customs; Director Inspection; Director Revenue Intelligence; Narcotics er In respect a member the Service serving in Statistics and Intelligence Branch. Branch (Central Excise). (ii) any other member the service Deputy Collector (Statistics and Intelligence Branch.) Assistant Collector Central Excise, Group A 8
Assistant er Narcotics Deputy Collector Central Excise Deputy er Narcotics Deputy Director, Revenue Intelligence. 13. Customs Appraisers Service, Group B - Principal Appraisers and Head Appraisers. 14. Customs Appraisers Service, Group B - Appraisers 15. Customs Preventive Service, Group B Chief Inspectors 16. Customs Preventive Service, Group B Inspectors Collector Customs. Collector Customs Collector Customs Collector Customs Collector Customs Director Inspection Director Revenue, Intelligence. Collector Central Excise, Delhi. Collector Customs Director Inspection Director Revenue Intelligence Assistant Collector Central Excise, Delhi Assistant Collector. Assistant Director, Inspection Collector Customs Director Inspection Director Revenue Intelligence Collector Customs Director Inspection Director Revenue Intelligence Assistant Collector (Preventive) 9
17. Income Tax Service, Group B er Income Tax 18. Botanical Survey India, Group B. Chief Botanist, Botanical Survey India 19. Geological Survey India, Group B. Director-General, Geological Survey India 20. Survey India, Group B Surveyor General India 21. Zoological Survey India, Group B Director Zoological 22. Central Electrical Engineering Service Group B Survey India Director General (Works), Central Public Works. Assistant Director Inspection er Income Tax Director Inspection Assistant er Chief Botanist, Botanical Survey India Director-General, Geological Survey India Surveyor-General India Director Zoological Survey India Director General (Works), Central Public Works (ii) Chief Vigilance Officer, Central Public Works. 23. Central Engineering Service Group B Director General (Works), Central Public Works 24. Central Engineering Service, Group B : Posts in the Ministry Irrigation and Power. Director General (Works), Central Public Works (ii) Chief Vigilance Officer, Central Public Works. Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, (ii) Posts in the Central Water and Power Chairman, Central Water and Power Chairman, Central Water and Power 10
(iii) Posts in the Chambal Control Board. (iv) Posts in the Farakka Barrage Control Board. (v) Posts in the Ganga Discharge Circle. 25. Central Power Engineering Service, Group B : Posts in the Ministry Irrigation and Power (ii) Posts in the Central Water and Power. Joint Secretary, Ministry Irrigation and Power er (Ganga Basin), Ministry Irrigation and Power er (Ganga Basin), Ministry Irrigation and Power Joint Secretary, Ministry Irrigation and Power er (Ganga Basin), Ministry Irrigation and Power er (Ganga Basin), Ministry Irrigation and Power Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, Chairman, Central Water and Power Chairman, Central Water and Power 26. Indian Salt Service, Group B Joint Secretary, Ministry Production Joint Secretary, Ministry Production 27. Indian Foreign Service (B) : General Cadre Integrated Grades II and III (excluding Section Officers with Group A status). _ President President the service serving in- (ii) Cypher-Sub-Cadre, Grade I Ministry External Secretary in the Ministry Affairs External Affairs. (iii) Stenographers, Sub-cadre, Grade I (ii) An Indian Head Mission/Otherwise Mission/Post abroad. Secretary in the Ministry External Affairs President 11
(iv) General Cadre, Grade IV. President (v) Cypher-Sub-cadre, Grade II (vi) Stenographers, Sub-cadre, Grade II. 28. Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Service, Grade II. 29. Delhi and Andaman and Nicobar Islands Police Service, Grade II. Joint Secretary, Ministry Home Affairs Joint Secretary, Ministry Home Affairs the service serving in Ministry External Affairs (ii) An Indian Mission/Post abroad. Joint Secretary, Ministry Home Affairs the Service, serving under Delhi Administration. the Service, serving under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration Joint Secretary, Ministry Home Affairs the Service, serving under Delhi Administration. Secretary in the Ministry External Affairs. Head Mission/Otherwise Secretary in the Ministry External Affairs Chief Secretary, Delhi Administration Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Administration Chief Secretary, Delhi Administration the Service, serving under the Andaman and Nicobar Administration Chief Secretary, Andaman and Nicobar Administration 30. Central Information Service, Grades III and IV Joint Secretary, Ministry Information and Broadcasting Joint Secretary, Ministry Information and Broadcasting the service in- 12
(a) an fice under the control Head. (b) Research and Reference Division Head Director, Research and Reference Division 31. Central Engineering Service (Roads), Group B 32. General Central Service, Group B Secretary, Ministry Shipping Transport and Secretary, Ministry Shipping and Transport Director-General (Road Development) and exficio Additional Secretary, Ministry Shipping and Transport (Road Wing) Post in any Ministry Government India, other than the post in respect which specific provision has been made by a general or special order the President. Secretary in the Ministry or Secretary in the Ministry or (i-a) Posts outside a Ministry or Government India, other than the posts in respect which specific provision has been made by a general or special order the President. In respect posts in an fice under the control a Head directly under the Government. -Head the Head the 13
In respect other posts Secretary in the Ministry or Secretary in the Ministry or (ii) Posts in Union Territories other than Delhi Administration, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindive Islands. Administrator Administrator / Head the In the Union Territory Himachal Pradesh Head the (iii) Delhi Administration posts Chief Secretary Chief Secretary (iv) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands posts (v) The Lakshadweep Administration posts Chief Chief er er In respect posts in the Forest Chief Conservator Forests Administrator Administrator 14
Serial Number (1) Description service (2) Appointing Authority (3) Authority competent to impose penalties and penalties which it may impose (with reference to item numbers in Rule 11) Authority (4) Penalties (5) Appellate Authority (6) 33. Group B posts the alised Accounts Offices the Government India. Chief Controller Accounts or Joint Controller General Accounts in a Ministry or where there is no Chief Controller Accounts. Chief Controller Accounts or Joint Controller General Accounts in a Ministry or where there is no Chief Controller Accounts. Additional Controller-General Accounts or Principal Chief Controller Accounts in Central Board Direct Taxes and Central Board Excise and Customs. Additional Controller- General Accounts or Principal Chief Controller Accounts in Central Board Direct Taxes and Central Board Excise and Customs. Controller General Accounts, 15