Indian Economic Service Rules, 2026: Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs Notification dated 17.04.2026
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Economic Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 17th April, 2026
G.S.R. 287(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Indian Economic Service rules, 2008 and its subsequent amendments, except with respect to things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to and conditions of service of the Indian Economic Service, namely:
1. Short title and commencement – (1) These rules may be called the Indian Economic Service rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Refer PDF for Rule 2 to Rule 15 of Service Rules – PDF is given below the Schedule-VI
SCHEDULE-1
[See rule 5(1)]
AUTHORISED STRENGTH OF THE VARIOUS GRADES IN THE SERVICE
| Sl. No. | Grade | Designation | STRENGTH |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| I. | Duty Posts | ||
| (1) | Apex Scale (level 17 in the pay matrix ₹2,25,000) | Principal Economic Adviser or equivalent- | 3 |
| (2) | Higher Administrative Grade (HAG) (level 15 in the pay matrix ₹1,82,200-2,24,100) | Senior Economic Adviser or Senior Adviser or equivalent | 20 |
| (3) | Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) (level 14 in the pay matrix ₹1,44,200-2,18,200) | Economic Adviser or equivalent | 82 |
| (4) | Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) (level 13 in the pay matrix ₹1,23,100-2,15,900)** | Director or equivalent | 146
|
| (5) | Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) (level 12 in the pay matrix ₹78,800-2,09,200) | Joint Director or equivalent | |
| (6) | Senior Time Scale (STS) (level 11 in the pay matrix ₹67,700-2,08,700) | Deputy Director or equivalent | 122 |
| (7) | Junior Time Scale (JTS) (level 10 in the pay matrix ₹56,100-1,77,500) | Assistant Director or equivalent | 115 |
| TOTAL DUTY POSTS | 488 | ||
| II | Reserves | 50 | |
| Total authorised strength | 538 |
** Note -The number of officers in Non-Functional Selection Grade in level 13 in the pay matrix shall be restricted to thirty per cent of Senior Duty Posts in the Cadre, that is, posts in level 11 and above in the Pay Matrix. There shall be no increase in the overall strength of the Cadre and the combined number of officers in Junior Administrative Grade (level 12) and the Non-functional selection grade (level-13) shall not exceed the number of posts available in the Junior Administrative Grade.
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