The Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service was constituted in 1968 to provide continuity in the functioning of the Integrated Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence (Army, Navy and Air), Defence Staff Headquarters and the Inter Service Organizations under the Ministry of Defence. The Service is contributing significantly in the functioning of Armed Forces Headquarters/Inter Service Organizations except those relating to technical and combat aspects in respect of the Armed Forces. Joint Secretary (Trg) & Chief Administrative Officer is the Cadre Controlling Authority and Head of the Department for AFHQ Civilian employees. The cadre was constituted in 1968.[1][2][3] The authorized strength of the service in 1968 was 1778;[1] in 2011, 2644,[4] and in 2016, 3235.[5]
Background[]
During World war II, in 1942, civilian employees under different departments and branches of the Armed Forces Headquarters responsible for providing static ancillary services were reorganized and consolidated under one head who was called Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). The first CAO took over on 1 August 1942.[6] In 1987, the post of Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), was upgraded to level of a Joint Secretary(JS), under the defence secretary, who is the Cadre Controlling Authority and Head of the AFHQ employees.[3][7][8]
Up-gradation of Posts[]
In 1968, the AFHQ Civil Service was constituted as a part of AFHQ Scheme, on the analogy of Central Secretariat Service (CSS), with the approval of the then Defence Committee of the Cabinet. The service was patterned on the lines of CSS with four grades and the Senior Civilian Staff Offcer (SCSO), equivalent to Deputy Secretary, at the top. The Service consisted of four grades: 204 were in Group A, and 1472 were in Group B. In 1987, Director and Principal Director (JS Level) grades were created in the service on the recommendation of the Cadre Restructuring Committeeunder the ageis of Cabinet Secretary. urcte After the 4Central Pay Commission (1986), large number of existing post were upgraded, which were again upgraded after the Sixth Central Pay Commission( 2006). In 2011 AFHQCS had 409 personnel at group A level, including 4 at Joint secretary level, and 2235 at group B level.[2]In July 2013 a committee was constituted to carry out further cadre re-structuring/review of AFHQ Civil Service' for further enhancing the career prospects of AFHQ-Civil Service'.[3]It currently has six grades/levels, from Assistant Section Officer to joint secretary.[4]
Grades and levels[]
Inductions into the service is from upper division clerk by promotion, by promotion from the Assistant Section Officer, and direct recruitment at the level of Assistant Section Officer and section officer.[2] The evolution of the service, its hierarchical structure, pay grades, and Levels, are tabulated below:
| Designation and Group | Pay grade-scales
1968 |
Pay
Band and Scale [after 6CPC] 2008[2] |
Grade Pay (Rs)
2008 |
level | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Administrative Grade (2001) [2] designation changed to Principal Director in October 2002.[11](Group`A’)
AFHQ Civil Service has 4 posts of Principal Director.[3] |
nil | PB-4
37400-67000 |
10000 | 14 |
| 2 | Director
(Group `A’) Directors of the AFHQ Civil Service eligible for appointment to Principal Director on completion three years service.[2]: Schedule IV p 20[3] |
Nil | PB-4
37400-67000 |
8700 | 13 |
| 3 | Senior Civilian Staff Officer/Joint Director (2001)[2] designation changed to Joint Director in October 2002.[11](Class I/ Group `A’)
Joint Directors of the AFHQ Civil Service eligible for appointment to the Director grade on completion of 05 years of approved service in the grade[2]: Schedule IV p 20[3] |
1100-50-1400 | PB-3
15600-39100 |
7600 | 12 |
| 4 | Civilian Staff Officer (2001) designation changed to Deputy Director in October 2002.[11](Group `A’)
Deputy Directors of the AFHQ Civil Service will be eligible for appointment to the Joint Director grade and to other administrative posts on completion of 05 years of approved service in the grade.[2]: Schedule IV p 20[3] |
740-30-100-50-1150 | PB-3
15600-39100 |
6600 | 11 |
| 5 | Assistant Civilian Staff Officer (2001) Designation changed to Section Officer in October 2002[11] Group `B’
50% of the posts of Section Officers are filled by Direct Recruitment.[3] Section Officers eligible for promotion to the grade of Deputy Directors on completion of 06 years service. In addition, upgradation (Non Functional Scale) to the Grade Pay of Rs. 5400/- in PB-3 on completion of 4 years approved service as Section Officer[2][3] |
350-25-500-30-520-EB-20-800 | PB-2
(i) 9300-34800 (on initial appointment) (ii) 15600-39100 (Non-functional scale/Grade Pay on completion of 4 years approved service) |
(i) 4800
(ii) 5400 (Non- functional Grade Pay) |
8-9 |
| 6 | Assistant Section Officer
(Group `B’, Non-Gazetted) Ministerial. Assistant Section officer grade done by Direct Recruitment (50%) and 50% by Promotion from UDC grade.[3] |
210-10-270-15-200-EB-15-450- 20-520 | Group `B’, Non-
Gazetted) PB-2 9300-34800 |
4600 | 7 |
Strength[]
The authorized strength of the service is 2644(2011), an increase of 866, from a total of 1778 in 1968.[1][2] This is in addition to Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers Service, which has an overall strength of 856 ( 08 Senior Principal Private Secretary; 44 Principal Private Secretaries; 300 Private Secretary; and 504 a Personal Assistants).[12] The increase in strength of the service is tabulated below:
| Designation and Group | authorized strength
1968[1]:second Schedule |
authorized strength
2001 [2]:Schedule I p 13 |
authorized strength
2011[4] |
authorized strength
2016[5] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Administrative Grade][2] Designation Changed to Principal Director in October 2002.[11](Group`A’)
AFHQ Civil Service has 4 posts of Principal Director.[3] |
nil | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | Director
(Group `A’) |
nil | 9 | 20 | 21 |
| 3 | Senior Civilian Staff Officer/Joint Director.[2] Joint Director, since October 2002.[11](Group `A’) | 12 | 72 | 83 | 157 |
| 4 | Civilian Staff Officer. Deputy Director since in October 2002.[11](Group `A’) | 194 | 253 | 303 | 419 |
| 5 | Superintendent- Central civil services class II ministerial (1968)/ Assistant Civilian Staff Officer (2001). Designation changed to Section Officer in October 2002[11] Group `B’ | 506 | 683 | 778 | 514 |
| 6 | Assistant Section Officer
(Group `B’, Non-Gazetted) Ministerial. |
1066 | 1709
including leave reserve |
1457 | 2120 |
| 1778 | 2571 | 2644 | 3235 |
Time line[]
1 August 1942
In response to the demands of the World War II, all the civil man power in the then war department was consolidated under the office of Chief Administrative officer(CAO). The first four CAO were brigadier of the Indian army.[6]
16 August 1947
Colonel Pritam Singh, becomes the first Indian CAO.[6]
1 March 1968
Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service constituted as group B Service from the existing staff under the Armed Forces headquarters and inter service organisations. The highest grade in the AFHQ Civil Service is Senior Staff Officer, analogous to a deputy secretary, with pay grade of Lt colonel.[1]
1987
The post of CAO is upgraded to Joint Secretary.[6]
2001
The Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service Rules, 2001, supersede by Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service Rules, 1968. Two Existing posts upgraded to JS, and 9 to Director.[2]
31 October 2002
New designation of principal director( Senior Administrative grade); Joint Director ( Senior Civilian Staff officer) , analogous to civil service time scale post with 9 years; Deputy director(Deputy director), analogous to civil service time scale post with 4 years service; and section officer ( Assistant civilian Officer) created.[11]
15 April 2011
Joint Secretary post increased to 3: one each in the Military Secretary’s branch, Adjutant General’s branch, and Directorate general of Quality assurance. 20 existing post upgraded to Director post, a post analogous to civil service time scale post with 13 years[4]
2016
Joint Secretary post increases to 4. Directors posts to 21/22. All promotion on time scale basis. All Directors in the service are empaneled to be Principal directors.[5] Strength of AFHQ CS is 3235.[5]
See also[]
- Pay commission
- Sixth Central Pay Commission
- 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) and Defence Forces
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Republic of Égyptien Q42 user:mgbtrust0 ®™✓©§∆∆∆€¢£ (1 April 1968). "SRO 113 Civil Service Rules, 1968". MOD. http://www.caomod.nic.in/d_MPR/service_rules/AFHQCS1968.pdf.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Republic of Égyptien Q42 user:mgbtrust0 ®™✓©§∆∆∆€¢£ (1 May 2001). "S.R.O. 87 Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service Rules, 2001". New Delhi: Ministry of Defence. http://www.caomod.nic.in/d_MPR/service_rules/afhq_civilServiceRules_2001.pdf.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 Ministry Of Defence. "PROFILE OF SERVICE, DUTIES, CAREER PROSPECTS OF SECTION OFFICER IN ARMED HEADQUARTERS CIVIL SERVICE". MOD. http://caomod.nic.in/d_MPR/SRO_SO.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Ministry Of Defence (15 April 2011). "SRO 27 Armed Forces Headquarters civil Service (Amendment) rules , 2011". New Delhi: MOD. http://www.caomod.nic.in/d_MPR/SRO27.pdf.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Ministry of Defence, CAO (21 October 2016). "Seniority list". Office of JS (Trg) &CAO, Ministry of Defence. http://www.caomod.nic.in/00/Seniority%20Lists/01Net_Seniority.htm.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Ministry Of Defence, CAO (30 November 2016). "BRIEF HISTORY OF THE OFFICE OF THE JS (T) & CAO". CAO, Ministry Of defence. http://www.caomod.nic.in/About_us/History.htm.
- ↑ Ministry of Defence, Office of the JS(E/CAO). "Chief Administrative Officer". Office of the JS(E/CAO), Ministry of Defence, Government of India. http://www.caomod.nic.in/.
- ↑ Ministry Of Defence (28 November 2016). "ORGANIZATIONAL CHART". http://mod.nic.in/forms/Sublink1.aspx?lid=1536&Id=56.
- ↑ Republic of Égyptien Q42 user:mgbtrust0 ®™✓©§∆∆∆€¢£ (19 November 2015). "Report of Seventh Central Pay Commission" (p 899). New Delhi: Government of India. Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151120092637/http://7cpc.india.gov.in/pdf/sevencpcreport.pdf. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ↑ Republic of Égyptien Q42 user:mgbtrust0 ®™✓©§∆∆∆€¢£ (25 July 2016). "MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Expenditure) RESOLUTION" (in Hindi and English) (Gazette Notification). New Delhi: Ministry Of Finance. http://7thpaycommissionnews.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/7th-pay-commission-gazette-notification.pdf. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 Ministry of Defence (31 October 2002). "Amendment to Army headquarter Civil service rules". MOD. http://www.caomod.nic.in/d_MPR/service_rules/SRO%20239%20dated%2031%20Oct%202002.pdf.
- ↑ MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (25 March 2004). "S.R.O.47 Armed Forces Headquarters Stenographers’ (Group `A’ and `B’ posts) Service Rules, 2004". http://www.caomod.nic.in/d_MPR/service_rules/afhq_stenoService_GpA%26B_Rules2003.pdf.
External links[]
- Chief Administrative Officer
- Report of Seventh Central Pay Commission Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance
- Gazette-Notification, 25 July 2016 Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance
- Report of the Sixth Central Pay Commission Ministry of Finance
- 7 CPC Notification for defence-personnel, Officers, 7 September 2016 Ministry of Defence
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