DELEGATION MADE UNDER FUNDAMENTAL RULE 6

(Appendix 3 of FR & SR – Part I)

FR-6: The Central Government may delegate to any of its officers, subject to any conditions which it
may think fit to impose, any power conferred upon it by these rules with the following exceptions:-
(a) All powers to make rules;
(b) The other powers conferred by Rules 6, 9(6)(b), 44, 45-A, 45-B, 45-C, 83, 108-A, 119,121 and
127(c).

FR Nature of Power Authority to which the power Extent of power delegated

No. is delegated
9(19) Power to appoint a Govt. All Heads of Departments. Full power in the case of non-
servant to officiate in a Gazetted Government
vacant post servants.
Note: The Heads of Circles in
P&T Department who have
been declared as Heads of
Departments under SR-2(10)
shall be competent to
suspend the liens of Groups
‘C’ and ‘D’ officials who they
or some authority
subordinate to them are
competent to appoint.
14-B Power to transfer a lien All Heads of Departments. Full power, provided that
they are authorised to make
appointments to both the
posts concerned.
15 Power to transfer a GS All Heads of Departments. Full power.
from one post to another
20 Power to fix the pay and Any authority which has Full power.
allowances of a GS treated power to make a substantive
as on duty. appointment to the post with
reference to which the pay
and allowances of the GS are
to be fixed
24 Power to withhold Any authority which has Full power.
increments. power to make a substantive
appointment to the post
which the GS holds or an
authority empowered under
the CCS (CCA) Rules to
withhold increments.
30 Power to issue declaration Ministries of the Govt. of Full powers subject to the
under second proviso to FR India. conditions laid down in GoI,
30(1) for the purpose of MoF (DoE) OM No.F.6 (23)-
grant of promotion under E.III/62 dt.22-06-1962.
‘Next Below Rule’. (Incorporated as GIO (35)
[Now FR 22 (II)] below FR 22.
35 Power to reduce the pay of Any authority which has Full power.
an officiating GS. power to make an officiating
appointment to the post
concerned.
36 Power to issue general or DG, P&T. Full power, provided that the
special orders allowing officials in whose place acting
acting promotions to be promotions are made are not
made in the place of Govt. officials directly appointed by
servants treated as on duty. the President.
40 Power to fix the pay of a Any authority which has Full power.
temporary post which will power to create a temporary
probably be filled by a GS. post on the pay fixed.
46(b) Power to sanction the All Heads of Departments. Full power up to a maximum
under taking of work for of Rs.2500 in each case. In
which an honorarium is the case of recurring
offered and the grant or honoraria, this limit applies to
acceptance of an the total of the recurring
honorarium. payments to an individual in a
year.
49 Power to appoint a GS to All Heads of Departments. Full power, provided that
hold temporarily or to they have power to appoint
officiate in more than one GS permanently to each of
post and to fix the pay of the post concerned.
subsidiary posts and the
amount of compensatory
allowances to be drawn.
110(c) Power to sanction transfer All Heads of Departments. Full power, subject to the
Now to foreign service in India. conditions (under FR 114), in
(b) the case of non-Gazetted GS.
114 Power to fix pay in foreign Authorities to whom power is Full power, provided that-
service. delegated under FR 110(c) (a) The pay in FS shall be
subject to general or
special orders of
President regulating
terms of Foreign service.
(b) No concessions are
sanctioned in addition to
pay except-
 (a) Travelling allowance
under the rules of
the foreign
employer,
(b) Payment by the
foreign employer of
leave and pension
contributions, and
(c) Grant of travelling
allowance under
Division VI of these
rules.
125 Power to decide the date of Departments of the Govt. of Full power.
reversion of GS returning India.
after leave from foreign
service.