October 8, 1977 cess had started, may be seen from the paragraphs quoted below from a communication dated March 29, 1974 from the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance to the Assistant Representative in India of a UN agency. The communication was in response to a query from the latter whether the recruitment by the UN agency of a person employed in the Indian Statistical Institute would be covered by the regulations governing such recruitment of those working in the 'government sector'. The paragraphs in question read :