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Section 3 in The Indian Foreign Service Branch 'B' Rules, 2017
3. Composition of the Service.
| (1) | (2) | (3) |
| Grade/Classification | Sanctioned Strength 2015 | Level in the Pay Matrix |
| Grade - I (Under Secretary at Hqrs. FirstSecretaries and Second Secretaries in Missions or Postsabroad.)Central Civil Service Group `A' Ministerial,Gazetted. | 249 | Level 11(Rs.67700-208700) |
| Attaches and Section Officers at Hqrs. ViceConsuls and Registrars in Missions or Posts abroad.CentralCivil Service Group `B' Ministerial, Gazetted. | 635 | Level 8(Rs.47600-151100)Level10(Rs.56100-177500)The non-functional Level 10 in thepay matrix (Rs.56100-177500) is admissible to the SectionOfficers of the Service on completion of 4 years of approvedservice in that Grade. The Section Officers, who are granted thisnon-functional level will continue to remain in Group 'B'(Gazetted) and their eligibility for promotion to Grade I (UnderSecretary) of the service will be reckoned on the basis of totalperiod, spent in both the levels of Section Officer, countedtogether. |
| Assistants at Hqrs. and in Missions or Postabroad.Central Civil Service Group `B' Ministerial. | 829 | Level 7(Rs.44900-142400) |
| Upper Division Clerks at Hqrs. and in Missionsor Posts abroadCentral Civil Service Group `C' Ministerial. | 67 | Level 4(Rs.25500-81100) |
| Lower Division Clerks at or Posts abroadCentralCivil Service Group `C' Ministerial. | 215 | Level 2(Rs.19900-63200) |
| (ii) Cypher Sub-Cadre | ||
| Cypher AssistantCentral Civil Service Group`B' Ministerial. | 99* | Level 7(Rs.44900-142400) |
| Grade/Classification | Sanctioned Strength | Level in the Pay Matrix |
| Principal Staff OfficerCentral Civil ServiceGroup `A' Ministerial, Gazetted | 12**Note: There would, however, beflexibility that these posts would be operated at the level ofPrincipal Staff Officer as and when Senior Principal PrivateSecretary become eligible for consideration for promotion againstthese posts and till such time these posts would continue to beoperated at the level of Senior Principal Private Secretary. | Level 13(Rs.118500-214100) |
| Senior Principal Private SecretaryCentralCivil Service Group `A' Ministerial, Gazetted | 25 | Level 12 (Rs.78800-209200) |
| Principal Private SecretaryCentral CivilService Group `A' Ministerial, Gazetted | 134 | Level11(Rs.67700-208700) |
| Private SecretaryCentral Civil Service Group`B' Ministerial, Gazetted | 376 | Level 8(Rs.47600-151100) Level10(Rs.56100-177500) The non-functional Level 10 in the paymatrix (Rs. 56100-177500) is admissible to the Section Officersof the Service on completion of 4 years of approved service inthat Grade. The Section Officers, who are granted thisnon-functional level will continue to remain in Group 'B'(Gazetted) and their eligibility for promotion to Grade I (UnderSecretary) of the service will be reckoned on the basis of totalperiod, spent in both the levels of Section Officer, countedtogether. |
| Personal AssistantCentral Civil ServiceGroup `B' Ministerial | 355 | Level 7(Rs.44900-142400) |
| Stenographer Grade "D"CentralCivil Service Group `C' Ministerial, | 66 | Level 4(Rs.25500-81100) |