Nothing in these rules shall operate to deprive any Government servant of any right or privilege to which he is entitled by or under any law for the time being in force.
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PART - II CLASSIFICATION 1[5. Classification of Services.-
(1) The Civil Services of the State of Karnataka shall be classified as follows:-
(i) State Civil Services, Group A
(ii) State Civil Services, Group B
(iii) State Civil Services, Group C and
(iv) State Civil Services, Group D
(2) If a service consists of more than one grade, different grades may be included in different groups.
2[3(a) State Civil Services Group “A” shall consist of posts carrying the scales of pay of Rs. 7400-200-8800-260-10880-320-13120 and above.
(b) State Civil Services Group ‘B’ shall consist of posts carrying the scales of pay of Rs. 5575-125-5700-150-7200-200-8800-260-10620 and above but below the scale of pay of Rs. 7400-200-8800-260-10880- 320-13120.
(c) State Civil Services Group ‘C’ shall consist of the posts carrying the scales of pay above the scale of pay of Rs. 2500-50-2700- 75-3450-100-3850 but below the scales of pay of Rs. 5575-125-5700- 150-7200-200-8800-260-10620, but other than the posts specified in Schedule-IV, and
(d) State Civil Services Group ‘D’ shall consist of posts specified in Schedule-IV and the posts carrying the scale of pay of Rs. 2500-50- 2700-75-3450-100-3850”.
Explanation:- For the purposes of this sub-rule “scale of pay” means the revised scales of pay specified in respect of various posts in the Karnataka Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 1999 and related orders.]2
1. Substituted by Notification No. DPAR 70 SSR 79 dated 15-6-19871 (GSR No. 149, dated 15-6-1981 (w.e.f. 25-6-1981).
2. Substituted by Notification No. DPAR 2 SDE 99, Dated 17-6-1999 (w.e.f. 1-4-1998) 5 Note.- All references to State Civil Services Class I, Class II, Class III and Class IV in these rules and in all other rules, orders, schedules, notifications, regulations, or instructions in force, immediately before the commencement of these Rules, shall be construed as reference to the State Civil Services Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D, respectively and any reference to “Class or Classes” therein in this context shall be construed as reference to “Group or Groups” as the case may be.