No. 13012/1/98-Estt.(D)
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
(Department of Personnel and Training)

New Delhi, the 20^th April, 1998.

ORDER

Subject:-

Classification of Posts.

 S.O.332(E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 and clause (5) of article 148 of the Constitution read with the rule 6 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 and in suppression 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 11^th 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 30^th June, 1987, and after consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in relation to 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:-

Sl. No.	Description of Posts	Classification of posts
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
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
3.	A Central Civil post carrying a pay or a scale of pay with a maximum of over Rs.4,000 but not less than Rs.9,000	Group C
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 –

1. ‘Pay’ has the same meaning as assigned to it in F.R.9(21)(a)(I);

2. ‘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.

[F.No.13012/1/98-Estt.(D)]
HARINDER SINGH, Jt. Secy.

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