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REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 194] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1974/KARTIKA 24, 1896

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.

CABINET SECRETARIAT

(Department of Personal and Administrative Reforms)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 15th November 1974

G.S.R. 472(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the All India Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), the Central Government, after consultation with the Governments of the States concerned, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 1968, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rules, 1974.

(2) Save as otherwise provided, these rules shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of January, 1873,

2. In the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules 1968 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 3, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substi- tuted, namely:-

"(1) The time-scales of pay admissible to a member of the service shall bo as follows, namely:—

Junior Scale: Rs. 700—40—900—EB—40—1100—50—1300 (15 years); Senior Scale: Rs. 1100 (6th year or under)—50—1600 (16 years);

Provided that a member of the Service may elect to continue to draw pay in the scale applicable to him prior to the 1st day of January, 1973 until the date on

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which he earns his next or any subscequent Increment in that scale or until he vacates his post or ceasea to draw pay In that scale".

3, In the said rules, alter rule 4, the following rules shall be Inserted :^—

"4A. Option to the I.F.S. Officers drawing pay in the State FOrest Service Scales of pay.—A member of the Service recruited tinder sub-rule- (1), read with sub-rule (3A), of rule 4 of the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966, who ia drawing pay and annual increments in the State Forest Service scale of pay by virtue of clause (c) of aub-rule (1) of rule 4 of the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 1908, shall have the option to draw pay and increments In the revised scale of pay prescribed in sub-rule (1) of rule 3 with effect from the 1st day of January, 1973:

Provided that he exercises the option within six months from the date of issue of the Indian Forest Service (Pay) Second Amendment Rulse,. 1974:

Provided further that the option once exercised shall be final. 4B. Fixation of pay of an officer, who was a member of the Service on the 1st day of January, 1973.—Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 4, the pay of ari officer, who was a member of the Service on the 1st day of January, 1973 shall be reflxed, as from that date,, separately in respect of his pay drawn in a substantive or officiating, capacity In the following manner, namely:—

(a) in the case of an officer drawing pay upto and including Rs. 1800 in.

the existing scale—

(i) an amount representing five per cent of the basic pay (whether substantive, officiating or acting), subject to a minimum of Rs. 15/- and a maximum of Rs. 50/- should be added to the existing emoluments of the officer. If this results in a fraction of a rupee, the fractions of 50 paise and above shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee and those below 50 should be ignored.

(il) after the existing emoluments have been increased and computed aa specified in sub-clause (i), the pay shall toe fixed in the revised scale at the stage equal to the amount so computed or, if there is no such stage in the revised scale, at the stage next above the amount so computed:

Provided that if the amount as computed under sub-clause (i) is lesa than the minimum of the revised scale, the pay shall be fixed at the minimum of that scale:

Provided further that if the amount as computed under sub-clause (i) is more than the maximum of the revised scale the pay shall be fixed at the maximum of that scale;

Provided also that, except in cases where the pay is feed at the mini- mum of the revised scale, if the amount so computed under sub- clause (ii) exceeds the eixsting emoluments by more than Ra. 100, the initial pay shall be fixed at the highest stage in the revised scale at which the revised emoluments payable do not exceed the* existing emoluments by Rs. 100 and the difference, if any, between the existing emoluments plus Rs. 100, and the revised pay so payable shall be allowed as personal pay to be absorbed hi future Increases, in pay.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this rule, existing emoluments shall oom- prise the following, namely:—

(I) (1) Basic pay in the time scale

(ii) Deamess Allowance (ill) Dearness Pay (Iv) Interim reliefs;

(II) Dearness pay, dearness allowance and interim reliefs shall be those appropriate to the basic pay;

(III) 'Existing scale' in relation to an officer means the time scale applicable to the officer (or, as the case may toe, personal scale applicable to*

him) as on the 1st day of January, 1973, whether in a Bubstantive or officiating capacity;

(IVi) revised scale in relation to an officer means the appropriate time scale admissible under sub-rule (1) of rule 3;

(V) where the existing emoluments together with personal pay, if any, exceed the pay fixed in the revised scale in the case of an officer, the difference shall be allowed as personal pay to be absorbed in future increases in pay;

(VI) where in the fixation of pay under sub-clause (i), the pay of officers drawing pay at more than five consecutive stages in¹ an existing scale gets bunched, that is to say, gets fixed In the revised scale at the same stage, the pay in the revised scale of such of these officers who are drawing pay beyond the first five consecutive stages in the exist- ing scale shall be stepped up, upto the stage where such bunching occurs, as under, by the grant of increment(s) in' the revised scale in the following manner, namely:—

(a) for officers drawing pay from the 6th upto the 10th stage in the existing

scale, toy one Increment.

(b) for officers drawing pay from the eleventh upto the fifteenth stage in th© existing scale, if there is bunching beyond the tenth stage, by two increments,

(ci) foff tofflcers drawing pay from the 16th, upto the 20th stage in the existing scale, if these is bunching beyond the fifteenth stage, by three increments.

If by stepping up of the pay as above, the pay of an officer gets fixed at a stage in the revised scale which is higher than the stage In the revised scale at which the pay of an officer who was drawing pay at the next higher stage or stages in tho same existing scale is fixed, the pay of the latter shall also be stepped up only to the extent by which it falls short that of the former,

(VII) (a) where in the fixation of pay under sub-clause (i), the pay of art officer, who, in the existing scale, wag drawing immediately before the 1st day of January, 1973 more pay than another officer junior to him in the same cadre, gets fixed in the revised scale at a stage lower than that of such junior, his pay shall be stepped up to the same stage in the revised scale as that of the junior.

(b) in the case of ari officer drawing basic pay exceeding Rs. 1800 in the existing scale, the pay shall be fixed at the stage in the revised scale which is equal to his basic pay in the existing scale plus dearness allowance drawn by him at the rates In force on the 31st December, 1972, or if there is no such stage, the stage next below such aggregate pay plus personal pay equal to the difference to be absorbed in future increases in pay. But if the minimum pay of the revised scale is more than the pay admissible under this clause, the pay shall be fixed at the minimum of the revised scale.

fe) to clause (iii) after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be added, namely: —

"Provided further that the increments falling due after the 1st day of November, 1973, shall accrue on the first day of the month in which which they would have accrued.";

(2) to sub-rule (4), after the existing proviso, the following further proviso

shall be added, namely:—

•"Provided further that the increments falling due after the 1st day of November, 1973 shall accrue on the first day of t he month In which they would have accrued,";

(3) after sub-rule (4) as FO amended, the following sub-rule shall be Insert-

ed, namely:—

"(5) The next increment of a member of t he Service whose pay has been fixed under rule 4B shall accrue to him on the date on which it would have accrued in the time scale applicable to him immediately before the 1st day of January, 1973,

NOTE I.—Increment falling due after the 1st day of November, 1973 shall be drawn on the first day of the month in which they would have accrued.

NOTE 2.—In cases, where the pay of "r> officer is stepped up In terms of Explanation (Vi) below sub-clauso (ii) of clause (a) of rule 4Bj the next increment shall be granted on the completion of qualifying service of twelve months from the date of stepping up of the pay in the revised scale.

NOTE 3.—In cases other than those covered in Note 2, the next increment of a member of the Service whose pay infixed on the ist day of Ja nuary, 1973 at the same stage aa the one fixed for another officer junior to him in the same cadre and drawing pay at a lower stage than his in the existing scale, shall be granted on the same date as admissible to his junior, if the aato of increment of the junior happens to be earlier-

Explanation—For the purposes of this rule, increment shall be construed to mean Btages jn the time scale and not necessarily actual increases in pay (that is to say, where an increment iP any scale is not annual, the increment shall be construed as carrying as many stages as the number of years of service required to be rendered tor earning an increment)."

5. In the said rules, for Schedule I, the following Schedule shall be substituted, 11am ly:—

"SCHEDULE I

(See rules 4 and 5)

Scales of pay for the Indian Forest Service

Year of Service

Junior Senior Scale Scale

(Monthly rates of pay) Rs. Ra.

I 8t . . . . . . . . .. 7 00 I I OO and 3rd 4th 5th 6th

740 1106 780 iroo 820 1100 860 1100 900 1100

Efficiency Bar 940 1150 7th 8th . . . . . . . . .. 980 1200 9th 10th n th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th

1020 1250

1060 1300

1100 1350

1150 1400

1200 1450

1250 1500

1300 1550

1300 1600

NOTE I.—Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (5) of rule 5 and the Notes thereunder the increments in the junior and senior time scales in respect of a member of the

Service, whose pay is refixed ID the revised scale of pay une'er rule 4B shell be re- gulated in accordance with clause (il) of sub-rule (I) of rule 5.

NOTE 2.—A member of the Service who is appointed to the senior time scale after the 1st day of January, 1973, shell draw pay in the Henior timo scale at the stage cor- responding to the stage of pay he would have drawn in the junior time scale from time to time but for his appointment to the senior time scale:

Provided that the pay of any such member of the Service shell not, at any time, exceed the pay admissible to a member of tne Service appointed to the senior time scBle prior to the 1st day of January, 1973. In such a case the pay of the member of the Service appionted to the senior time scale after the 1st day of January, 1973, shall be fixed in the senior time scale at a stage next above the pay admis- sible to him in the junior time scale.".

6. In the said rules, in Schedule III—,

(i) for item 'A' and the entries thereunder, the following shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been so substituted in respect of each'post with effect from the date shown against each such poBt, namely:—

"A—Posts carrying pay above the time ecale pay of the Indian Forest Service under the State Governments.

State

Scple of pay

Particulars of posts

Date of effect

1

2

3

4

Rs.

2500—125/2—2750

Andhra Pradesh , Chief Conservator of Forests Additional Chief Conservator

1-1-1973 10-8-1973

2250—'125/2—250O

of Forests

1-1-1973 Deputy Chief Conservator of

2000 125/2—3250

Forests

Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests and

1300—60—1600—100—1800 1300—60—1600—100—1800

Special Officer, Coffee Plant- ation Project, Vishakapat-

nam.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, State Trading Circle, Hyderabad

1500—125/2—2750

1-1-1973 Assam and Megha - Chief Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests ' , , Ciief Conservator of Forests

1 aya Bihar .

IJ03)—60—1600— I 00—1800 25

I-I-I973 9-2-1974 Additional Chief Conservator

2250—125/2—2500

of Forests

1-1-1973

2000—125/2—2250

Deputy Chief Conservator of

Forests

1

—100— 1800 1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Deve-

lopment Circle

1300—60—I6OO--IOO~I8OO

1

1300—6o-~i6oo—100—1800

Conservptor of Forests, De- partmental Working Circle Conservator of Forrsts, Work- ing Plan and Resources Circle.

1

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Kendu

Leaf Circle,

Gujarat

Rt.

2500—125/2—2750

f 2000—125/2—2250

I-I-I973

23-6-1973

. Chief Conservator of Forests Deputy Chief Conservator o Forests, Plan and Utilise tion.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests, Wile I 1300—60—1600—100—I8OQ Life Wing

2500—125/2—2750

Haryana

1-1-1973

Chief Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests

1300—60—1600—100—1800

2500—125/2—2750

Hlmachal Pradesh . Chief Conservator of Forests Deputy Chief Conservator of 2000—125/2—2250

I-I-I973

I-1-I973

Forests.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests , Conservator of Forests, Pro- ject Formulation and Plan- tation.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Deve- lopment and Wild Life. Conservator of Forests, Soil 1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservation.

1300—60—1600—IOO—1800

Conservator of Forests, Work-

ing Plan.

1300—.60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Deve-

lopment.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Wild

Life.

1503—125/2—2750

J a - n i u a ai Kashmir

1-1-1973

1300—60—1600—too—1800

Ciief C 5 iservator of Forests ; Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests, Work- 1300—60—1600—100—1800

ing Plan and Research

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Soil Conservation and Flood Control.

Conservator of Forests, Tim-

1300—60—1600—100—1800

ber Utilisation Circle

1500—125/2—2750

Karnataka

2500—125/2—2750 ;

CMef Conservator of Forests ; Special Chief Conservator of

I-I-I973

[3-6-1973

Forests, Development

1300—60—1600—100—1800

[300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests, Head- i

quarters.

Conservator of Forests, Work- 1300—60—1600—100—1800

ing and Development.

[300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Suilia ; Rubber Plantation Circle, Mangalorc.

300—60—1600—100—1800

Director, Forest Industries , i Director, Wild Life Preserva- i [300—60—1600—100—1800

vation.

Rs.

. Chief Conservator of Forests

1-1-1973 Kerala .

2500—125/2—2750

2500—125/2—2750

Chief Conservator of Forests,

23-6-1973 Development.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests, Eva-

luation

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Wild

Life.

2500—125/2—2750

Miitiya Pradesh Chief Conservator of Forests Chief Conservator of Forests,

I-I-I973 23-6-1973

2500—125/2—2750

Nationalisation.

2000—125/2—2250

Deputy Chief Conservator

I-I-I973 of Forests.

1300—-60—i6co—100—1800

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests, Deve-

lopment Circle.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Dun-

butta

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Natio-

naisation.

1300—60—1600—IOO—1800

Conservator of Forests, Works

Plan.

Conservator of Forests, Works 1300—60—1600—100—1800

Scheme.

1-1-1973

2500—125/2—2750

Maharashtra

2250—125/2—2500

Chief Conservator of Forests Additional Chief Conservator

I-I-I973

of Forests.

1300—60- 1600—100—1800

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests, Work-

ing Plan Circle

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Head-

quarters.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests and Ex-officio Deputy Secretary to Govt., Revenue and Fo- rest Department.

130c—6c—160c—ice—18co

Conservator of Forests, Eva-

luation Unit

130c— 6c—160c—ioc—1 goo

Conservator of Forests, Water- shed Management Planning Circle.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

130c—60—1 £oc—ioc—1800

Conservator of Forests, Re- search & Education Circle. Conservator of Forests, Tendu

Leaves Circle.

1300—60—1600-^-ioc—1800

Director, Forest Development

Board.

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Special Officer, Revenue and

Forest Department.

ManipuT.

Manipur-Trlpura

9-2-1974

2500—125/2—2750

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Chief Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests

Rs.

9-2-1974

2500—125/2—2750

Tripwa Chief Conservator of Forests Coqaervator of Forests

1300—60—1600—100—1800

2500—125/2—2750

Nagaland

I-I-I973

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Chief Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests

2500—125/2—2750

Orima

i-r-i97J

1300—60—1600—100 —1 Eco

• 1300—60—1600-—IOC-~I8OO

Chief Conservator of Forests Conservatcr oj Forests Conservator of Forests, Affo-

restation

Conservator of Forests, Deve- 1300—60—1600—^100—1800

lopment Circle

Punjab

2500—125/2—2750

I-I-I973 Chief Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Rajasthan

Chief Conservator of Forests 2500—125/2—2750

1-1-1973

2000—125/2—2250

Dy. Chief Conservator of

9-2-1974

Forests

1300—60—1600—.100—1800

Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests, Soil 1300—60—1600— too—1800

Conservation

Conservator Forests,

1300—So—1600—100—1800

Departmental Operations

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests, Drought Prone Area

Tamil Nadu

2500—125/2—2750

I-I-I973

1300—6(3—1600—100—1800

Chief Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests | Conservator of Forests,

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Development and Working Plan

Conservator of Forests,

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Working Plan and Research

Conservator of Forests,

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Government Rubber Plantai ion

Conservator of Forests,

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Government Tea Plantations

Conservator of Forests,

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Development and Planning

Uttar Pradesh

2500—125/2—2750

Chief Conservator of Forests Additional Chief Conservator 2250—.125/2—2500 ;

I-I-I97J IO-8-I973 of Forests

Dy. Chief Conservator of

2000—125/2—2250

I-1-1973, Forests

1300—60—1600—100—1800

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests,, Working Plan Circle Conservator of Forests,

13OO—60—1600—100-—1800

Research and Development Circle

Conservator of Forests,

1300—60—1600—iioo—1800

Wild Life Preservation Organisation

Rs.

West Bengal

2500—125/2—27501

Chief Conservator of Forests Additional Chief

1-1-1973 5-7-1974

2250—125/2—25001

Conservator of Forests

1300—60—1600—100—1800

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests, Soil Conservation Conservator of Forests,

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Special Circle

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Conservator of Forests,

Wild Life

Union Territories

r Andaman and Nicoba

1-1-1973

2500—125/2—2750] 1300—60—1600—100—1800

Chief Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests j|

Arunachal Pradesh

10-8-1973 Chief Conservator of Forests Conservator of Forests J Conservator of Forests,

2500—125/2—2750] 1300—60—1600—100—1800 1300—60—1600—100—1800

Planning and Development

Conservator of Forests

1300—60—1600—100—1800

Goa, Daman and Diu

Mizoram

Conservator of Forests

1300—60—1600—100—1800

(ii) for item 'C and the entries thereunder, the following shall be substituted and shall be deemed to have been so substituted in respect of each post with effect from the date shown against each post, namely:—

"C—Post carrying pay above the time-scale or special pay in addition to pay in the time- scale under the Central Government when held by members of the Service.

Office

Scale of pay

Particulars of post

Special pay

Date of effect

¹

2

3

4

5

Rs.

Re.

3000—100—3500

1. Ministry of Agricul- Inspector General of

I-5-1974

2000—125/2—2250

Forests Deputy Inspector Ge-

300 1-1-1973 neral of Forests

ture & Irrigation (De- partment of Agricul- ture).

(subject to the con- dition that pay plus special pay shall not exceed Rs. 2450)

1300—60—1600—100

Secretary, Forestry

—1800

Commission

200 200

Deputy Advisor, soil 1300—60—160O—100

—1800

Conservation

200

Assistant Inspector

200

Rs.

s.

R

20c

>r Senior Scale

) 1-1-1973

Assistant Inspect* General of Forests (Forest Industries)]

1300—60—1600—100

Director Jl

—1800

r

2, Zoological Park, h New Delhi. $. Forest Research Ins-

11-I-I973 i

300

2500—125/11—3000

1300—50—1600—100

Prctident Director of Forests

—1800

Education

titute & Colleges, Dehra Dun.

200

1300—60—1600—IOO

Dean, Indian Forest

—1800

College

300

y 1300—60—1600—IOO

Director of Forestr

—-1800

 Research
Principal  &  Head  c f 1300—60—1600—100
 Biological  Researcl i —1800
 Southern      Fore* t
 Rangers      College
 Coimbatore

1300—60—1600—100

Editor

200

—1800 1 Senior Scale

1-1-1973 Principal, Northern

20O I-I-I9731

150 I I-I-I973

200 1-H973 ;

Senior Scale , Senior Scale . 1 Senior Scale

Forest Rangers College Lecturers . Instructors Publicity & Liaisor

Officer

150 Forest Utilisation

Senior Scale

1-1-1973

Officer

200 1-1-1973

150 ' 1-1-1973

150

Senior Scale Senior Scale t Senior Scale

Logging Officer Assistant Editor Assistant Silviculturis

II-I-I973

(Experimental)

Assistant Silviculturisi : Senior Scale

150 II-I-I973] (General)]

Assistant Silviculturist

150

Senior Scale

1-1-1973

(Plan Studies)

11-1-1973

Mensuration  Officer   ,  Senior  Scale                 150
Minor  Forest Product     Senior  Scale                150  ]

[ I-I-I973

Officer

150

Senior Scale

I-1-1973

Senior Research Officer (Silviculture and Soil Section)

Senior Research Officer

150

Senior Scale

1-1-1973

(Summarisation of Ledger Files)] Research Officer

IOO

Junior Scale

1-1-1973

(Logging)

1300—60—1600—100

200 Director

—1800

4. Regional Office, Lac Development, Ranchl.

Senior Scalen

150 1-1-1973 Deputy Director (De-

velopment)

1300—60—1600—100

300 Chief Executive Officer

—1800

5. Pre-Investment Survey of Forest Resources.

1300—60—1600—100

200 Zonal Co-ordinator

—1800

Rs.

R8.

1300—60—1600—'ioo

200

—1800

Senior Inventory and Photo-interpretation Officer

150 1-1-1973

Senior Scale

Deputy Conservator

of Forests

1 Senior Scale

150 I-I-I973

Inventory & Photo Interpretation Officer

Technical Officer Senior Scale

150 I-I-I973

(Forestry) j

Industrial Economist Senior Scale

150 1-1-1973

100 1-1-1973

Junior Scale

Assistant Conservator

of Forests

200

1300—60—1600—100

•6. Logging Training

Chief Executive Officer

—1800

Senior Scale

Chief of Dchra Dun

150 I-I-I973

Centre, Dehra Dun.

Centre

100 1-1-1973

Logging Instructor Junior Scale

150 I-W973

Soil Conservation

Officer

Senior Scale

100 I-I-I973

Assistant Soil Conser- 7. Soil Conservation Research and Training Centres.

vation Officer Junior Scale

NOTE.—.Ponding Government decision on the revised pay Bcale for the post of Conservator of Forests, the existing pay scale of the post, namely, Rs. 1300—1800 has been shown in items A&C of Schedule III. The officers holding the post of Conservator of Forests shall continue to draw pay In the existing scale of Rs. 1300—1800 and rule 4B shall not be applicable in their case till the revision of the scale of pay of the said post".

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

i'hs Central Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1973 were issued to implement the recom- msndations made by the Third C-ntral Pay Commission in respect of the pay scales of Class II, •Claw III and Class IV employees. They were given effect to from the 1st January, 1973- Government have since broadly accepted, with some modifications, the recommendations of the Third Central Pay Commission regarding the pay scales in Class I Services/posts and the All India Service and have decided that, except in respect of revision of pay, all scales of pay of posts which have been upgraded to Rs. 3000 (fixed) or above, the date of effect of revision of pay scales in Class I Services/posts and the All India Services shall be the same as for employees in Classes II to IV, namjly, the 1st January, 1073, The Indian Forest Service (Pay) Rules, 1968, are, therefore, being amended accordingly.

(No officer is Ufcely to be adversely affected by this Notification being given the retrospective effect).

[No- i6/i7(a)/74-AIS(IV)]

M. R. BHARDWAJ, Dy. Secy.

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