INDIAN INFORMATION SERVICE (IIS)

The Central Information Service (CIS) was renamed as Indian Information Service (IIS) during the year 1987 and the cadre controlling authority is Ministry of Information & Broadcasting with a cadre size of 489 posts. Originally this cadre was formed in 1960. The source of recruitment (in percentage) was by direct recruitment, 50% (through Civil Services examination conducted by UPSC) and by promotion, 50% (by promotion from eligible officers of senior grade of IIS Group B). There was no lateral entry.

Service hierarchy:

Grade	Pay scales	Designations in field	Designations in headquarters	Any other Designation
Junior time scale	8000-275-13500	*As detailed below	Assistant Director, PIB	NIL
Senior time scale	10000-325-15200	*As detailed below	Deputy Director, PIB	NIL
Junior administrative grade	12000-375-16500	*As detailed below	Joint Director, PIB	NIL
JAG (NFSG)	14300-400-18300	*As detailed below	Director	NIL
Senior administrative grade	18400-500-22400	*As detailed below	Deputy Director General, PIB	NIL
Higher administrative grade	22400-525-24500	*As detailed below	Additional Director General, PIB	NIL
	26000 (fixed)	*As detailed below	Director General, PIB	NIL

Grade	Pay scales	Designations in field
Junior time scale	8000-275-13500	Assistant Director, Inspector of Exhibition, Assistant News Editor, New Reporter/ Correspondent, Assistant Director (Monitoring), Field Publicity Officer, Assistant Regional Officer, Assistant Research Officer
Senior time scale	10000-325-15200	Assistant Press registrar, Campaign Officer, Public Relations Officer, deputy Director, Editor, Copy Tester, Research Officer, Senior Correspondent-cum-Editor, Regional Officer, Officer on Special duty, Talks officers, Senior correspondent, Public Relations Officer, Special Correspondent (abroad)
Junior administrative grade	12000-375-16500	Joint Director (News), Chief (Media), Director (Media), Deputy Press Registrar, editor-in-Chief, Special correspondent (abroad), Joint Director
JAG (NFSG)	14300-400-18300	Director
Senior administrative grade	18400-500-22400	18400-500-22400 Director, Registrar of Newspapers for India, Additional Director General (News), Special correspondent (abroad)
Selection grade	22400-525-24500	Director General (News)
Higher administrative Grade	26000 (fixed)	Director General / Principal Information Officer

Brief write up on the service outlining the main functions etc. including areas where interaction and coordination with other services is essential:

The IIS, a central service, was earlier known as Central Information Service (CIS). The Central Information Service was established as an organised service with effect from 1/3/1960. It comprised of Grade IV, III, II, I, Junior administrative grade, senior administrative grade and higher grade. Prior to 1960, these posts were manned by officers recruited separately for each media unit through the UPSC from open market. In 1967, the service was bifurcated into Indian Information Service group A and Group B. IIS Group A comprises mainly of posts in various media unit viz., Press Information Bureau (PIB) , News Services Division of All India Radio, Doordarshan (News), Directorate of Field Publicity, Directorate of Advertising & Visual Publicity, Registrar of Newspapers for India, Publications Division etc. The service is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

The Officers of IIS have been entrusted with the task of dissemination of information on government policies, programmes and activities through print, electronic, audio and visual media and providing feedback on the reactions of people to the programmes and policies and of advising the government on its information policy.