MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

(PORTS WING)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 7th December. 2001

G.S.R. 885(E).— in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of

the Minor Ports Dredging and Survey Organisation ( Survey Wing) ( Class III and Class IV posts ) Recruitment

Rules, 1967, in so far as they relate to the post of Field Assistant , except as respects things done or omitted to be

done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment

to the posts of Field Assistants, in the Ministry of Shipping, Minor Ports Survey Organisation, namely:-

Short title and commencement: (1) These Rules may be called the Minor Ports Survey Organisation (Field

Assistants ) Posts Recruitment Rules, 2001.

(2)

They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Number of posts, classification and scale of pay. - The number of posts, their Classification and the scales

of pay attached thereto shall be as specified in columns 2 to 4 of the Schedule annexed to these rules.

Method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications, etc. - The method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications

and other matters relating to the said posts shall be as specified in columns 5 to 14 of the said Schedule.

Disqualification. - No person -

(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or

(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person

shall be eligible for appointment to the said posts:

Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriages is permissible under the personal

law applicable to such person and other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt

any person from the operation of this rule.

Service under Territorial Army/Signal unit. - The Field Assistants shall, if so required, be liable to serve in

the Territorial Army/Signal units as provided in the Territorial Army Act. 1948 ( 56 of |948)and the rules made

thereunder.

Power to relax.- Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do. it'

may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any

class or category of persons.

Saving. - Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other concessions

required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Ex-servicemen and other special categories of

persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government.

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THE GAZETTE OF TNDIA EXTRAORDINARY

|PARI II—SK* 3(I)|

SCHEDULE

Name of post

Field Assistant,

Grade I

Number of

post.

11* (2001)

* Subject to

variation

dependent on

workload.

Classification

General Central

Service Group

C Non-

Gazetted, Non-

Ministerial

Scale of Pay

Rs.5500-175-

9000

Whether selection

by merit or selection

-cum-seniority or

non-selection post.

Selection-cum-

seniority

Age limit for

direct recruits.

Not applicable.

Whether benefit of

added years of service

is admissible under

Rule 30 of the Central

Civil Pension Rules

1972

Educational and other qualification

required for direct recruits

Not applicable.

Whether age

and educational

qualification

prescribed for

direct recruits

will apply in the

case of

promotees

Not applicable.

Period of

probation, if

any

Two years.

Method

recruitment.

Whether by direct

recruitment or by

promotion or by

deputation/absorpt

ion, grades from

which

promotion/

deputation/

absorption to be

made and

percentage of the

posts to be filled

by various

methods

Promotion

failing which by

deputation/

absorption.

In case of recruitment by promotion or deputation or

absorption,

grades from which promotion, deputation or

absorption to be made.

Promotion : From amongst Field Assistant Grade II with

six years regular service in the grade.

Deputation / Absorption:

Officers

of the Central

Government or State Governments or Union territory

Administrations or Naval Hydrographic Organisation —

(a) (i) holding analogous posts on a regular basis, or

(ii) with 6 years' regular service in the post in the

scale of Rs. 4500-7000, and

(b) (i) possessing educational qualifications ofMatric,

and

(ii) should have passed Surveyor course from ITI or

Ex-Navj personnel with survey Recorder-II with 3

years experience or diploma in Civil Fngineering or

hiuher Qualifications.

If, a Departmental

Promotion

Committee exists, what is its

composition.

Group

Departmental

Promotion Committee consisting

of:

1. Administrative Officer,

Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour

Works - Chairman.

2. Senior Hydrographic Surveyor,

Minor Ports Survey Organisation

- Member

3. A Gazetted

Officer of the

Central

Government

having

experience in the field - Member.

Circumstances in which

Union Public Service

Commission is to be

consulted

in making

recruitment.

Not applicable.

2. Field

Assistant,

Grade II

10*(2001)

* Subject

to variation

dependent

workload.

General Central

Service Group C

Non-Gazetted,

Non-Ministerial

Rs.4500-125-

7000

Selction-cum-

seniority

Not applicable.

10.

Two years.

11.

promotion

railing which by

deputation/

absorption.

12.

Promotion: From amoncst Field Assistant Grade

III with five years regular service in the grade.

Deputation/absorption: Officers of the Central

Government

or State Governments or Union

territory Administrations or Naval Hydrographic

Organisation —

(a) (i)

holding analogous posts on a

regular basis, or

(ii) with 3 years' regular service in the

post in the scale of Rs. 4000-6000 or

equivalent, and

(b)

(i)

possessing

educational

qualification of Matric or equivalent, and

(ii) should have passed Surveyor course

from ITI or Ex-Navy personnel with

survey

Recorder-II

with

years'

experience or diploma in Civil Engineering

or higher qualifications.

13.

Group

Departmental

Promotion Committee consisting

of:

1. Administrative Officer,

Andaman Lakshadweep Harbour

Works - Chairman.

2. Senior Hydrographic Surveyor,

Minor Ports Survey Organisation

- Member

3.A Gazetted

Officer of the

Central

Government

having

experience in the field

Member.

14.

Not applicable.

THE GAZETTE OF TNDIA: EXTRAORDINARY

[PAR I U—SRC. 3(i)]

3. Field

Assistant,

Grade III

10*(2001)

* Subject

to variation

dependent

workload.

General Central

Service Group C

Non-Gazetted,

Non-Ministerial

Rs.4000-100-

6000

Selection by merit

Not exceeding 30

years

(i)

Matriculation

equivalent

qualification.

(ii)

should have passed Surveyor

Course from the Industrial Training

Institute or Ex-Navy personnel with

Survey Recorder 11 with three years

experience

Diploma

Civil

Engineering.

Not applicable.

Two years.

100% by

direct

recruitment.

Not applicable.

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R K JAIN. Jt. Scc\

Note. T n e Principal Recruitment Rules were published in the Gazette of India, in the Ministry of Transport &

Aviation, Department of Transport & Shipping ( Transport Wing), vide G.S.R.No.366 dated 4.3.67

and

lastly amended vide Notification dated 29^lh August 1968.

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