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Rule 14: Salary and allowances of Director General and Financial Commissioner

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Rule 14 — Governs salary and allowances of director general and financial commissioner and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1)The Director General and the Financial Commissioner appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 24 shall receive such pay and allowances and other benefits as are admissible to officers of the…

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026
Rule status

Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.

Official Gazette

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

  • (1)The Director General and the Financial Commissioner appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 24 shall receive such pay and allowances and other benefits as are admissible to officers of the Central Government drawing corresponding level of pay:
  • Provided that where the Director General or the Financial Commissioner is a person already in the service of the Corporation, he shall be entitled to pension, gratuity and other superannuation benefits to which he would have been otherwise entitled but for his appointment as the Director General or the Financial Commissioner.
  • (2) (a) The powers and duties of the Director General of the Corporation shall be — (i) to act as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation;
  • (iv) to furnish all returns and documents required by the Code or the rules made thereunder by the Central Government, to the Central Government and to correspond with the Central Government and the State Governments upon all matters concerning the Corporation;
  • (v) to undertake such other duties and to exercise such other powers as may from time to time, be entrusted to him under the Code and the Central Rules and Regulations made thereunder.

Provisos / explanations

  • Provided that where the Director General or the Financial Commissioner is a person already in the service of the Corporation, he shall be entitled to pension, gratuity and other superannuation benefits to which he would have been otherwise entitled but for his appointment as the Director General or the Financial Commissioner.

Thresholds & timelines

  • No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Mapped Code sections

Full notified text — Rule 14

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.
14. Salary and allowances of Director General and Financial Commissioner.–(1)The Director
General and the Financial Commissioner appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (1)
of section 24 shall receive such pay and allowances and other benefits as are admissible to officers of
the Central Government drawing corresponding level of pay:

        Provided that where the Director General or the Financial Commissioner is a person already
in the service of the Corporation, he shall be entitled to pension, gratuity and other superannuation
benefits to which he would have been otherwise entitled but for his appointment as the Director
General or the Financial Commissioner.

(2) (a) The powers and duties of the Director General of the Corporation shall be —

      (i) to act as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation;
      (ii) to convene, under the orders of the Chairperson of the Corporation, meetings of the
            Corporation, the standing committee and the medical benefit committee thereof in accordance
            with the Code and the rules made thereunder by the Central Government and to implement
            the decisions reached at the meetings;
      (iii) to enter into contracts on behalf of the Corporation in accordance with the Code or the rules
            made by the Central Government thereunder or regulations made thereunder, or the general or
            special instructions of the Corporation or the Standing Committee thereof;
      (iv) to furnish all returns and documents required by the Code or the rules made thereunder by the
            Central Government, to the Central Government and to correspond with the Central
            Government and the State Governments upon all matters concerning the Corporation;
      (v) to undertake such other duties and to exercise such other powers as may from time to time, be
            entrusted to him under the Code and the Central Rules and Regulations made thereunder.

   (b) The Director General may, with the approval of the Standing Committee, by general or special
order, delegate any of his powers or duties under the Central rules or the regulations or under any
resolution of the Corporation or the Standing Committee thereof, as the case may be, to any person
subordinate to him and the exercise or discharge of any of the powers or duties so delegated shall be
subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions, if any, as the Director General may, with the
approval of the Standing Committee of the Corporation, impose.

(3) The powers and duties of the Financial Commissioner of the Corporation shall, subject to the
control of the Director General, be —

    (i) to maintain the accounts of the Corporation and to arrange for the compilation of accounts by
          the collection of returns from the centres and the regions of the Corporation;
    (ii) to prepare the budget of the Corporation;
    (iii) to arrange for internal audit of the accounts of the centres and the regionsof the Corporation
          and of the receipts and payments thereat;
    (iv) to make recommendations for the investment of the funds of the Corporation; and
    (v) to undertake such other duties and to exercise such other powers as may, from time to time,
          be entrusted or delegated to him for executive convenience.

(4) The powers of the Corporation under sub-section (7) of section 24 for employing such officers and
employees shall be exercised by the Corporation in relation to posts carrying maximum of level 14 in
the pay matrix as per the Seventh Central Pay Commission.

Application and evidence

  1. Primary statutory test — (1)The Director General and the Financial Commissioner appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 24 shall receive such pay and allowances and other benefits as are admissible to officers of the Central Government drawing corresponding level of pay:
  2. Additional operative limb — Provided that where the Director General or the Financial Commissioner is a person already in the service of the Corporation, he shall be entitled to pension, gratuity and other superannuation benefits to which he would have been otherwise entitled but for his appointment as the Director General or the Financial Commissioner.
  3. Qualification / exception to test — Provided that where the Director General or the Financial Commissioner is a person already in the service of the Corporation, he shall be entitled to pension, gratuity and other superannuation benefits to which he would have been otherwise entitled but for his appointment as the Director General or the Financial Commissioner.
  4. Code Section mapping — 24. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
  5. Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employee / worker, Central Government, State Government, Corporation / EPFO / Board.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Sections cited/mapped

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

For a worker/member seeking a benefit connected with salary and allowances of director general and financial commissioner, the file should show coverage, service/contribution facts, the rule/scheme and prescribed form, and the calculation/payment. One statutory point to test is: “(1)The Director General and the Financial Commissioner appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 24 shall receive such pay and allowances and other benefits as are admissible to officers of the Central Government drawing corresponding level of pay:” Also test the express qualification/proviso before concluding the result. Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 24.

Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.

Q&A — Rule 14

What is Rule 14 of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026?

Rule 14 — Governs salary and allowances of director general and financial commissioner and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1)The Director General and the Financial Commissioner appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 24 shall receive such pay and allowances and other benefits as are admissible to officers of the…

What does Rule 14 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1)The Director General and the Financial Commissioner appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 24 shall receive such pay and allowances and other benefits as are admissible to officers of the Central Government drawing corresponding level of pay:” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 14 contain a proviso or explanation?

Yes. One extracted qualification is: “Provided that where the Director General or the Financial Commissioner is a person already in the service of the Corporation, he shall be entitled to pension, gratuity and other superannuation benefits to which he would have been otherwise entitled but for his appointment as the Director General or the Financial Commissioner.”

What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 14?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 14?

The current concordance maps Rule 14 to Section(s) 24.

When did Rule 14 come into force?

The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 344(E), 8 May 2026; Rule 1 states that the Rules come into force on publication. Check any later amendment or corrigendum before reliance.

Primary sources

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Editorial owner: CA Nikhil Gupta · Official-source set checked 20 August 2026; provision-level professional review remains matter-specific
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