Gazetted officer (India)
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In India, gazetted officers are government officials whose appointments are officially published in The Gazette of India or in the gazette of any of the state governments.[1][2]
Military ranks[edit]
The Indian Armed Forces does not fall under the Central Civil Services. Indian military ranks are broadly classified into commissioned officers, junior commissioned officer (JCO), and other ranks. All ranks from JCO level and above are gazetted officers.[3][4][5]
Civil services[edit]
The civil services of India falls under two categories—All India Services (AIS) and Central Civil Services (CCS). All officers of AIS are gazetted, while the CCS are classified into four—Group A, B, C, and D. All Group A officers are gazetted, while Group B has gazetted and non-gazetted levels, Group C and Group D are non-gazetted. Earlier, the four Groups were known as Class I, II, III, and IV.[citation needed]
Notary public[edit]
A notary public is a gazetted officer as per Section 6 of the Notaries Act, 1952, whose appointments are published in the Gazette by the central and state governments.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Gazetted officer | Meanings & Definitions of English Words". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Gazetted officer definition". Law Insider. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Peri, Dinakar (13 August 2018). "JCOs are gazetted officers, says Defence Ministry". The Hindu.
- ^ "JCOs are Gazetted Officers". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ "MoD drops use of term pbor in armed forces". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "The Notaries Act of 1952" (PDF). Government of India.