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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 171] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 1972/ASADHA 3,1894

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(Railway Board)

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 21st June 1972

G.S.R. 333 (E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Railway Board Secretariat Service Rules, 1969, namely: —

1. (1) These rules may be called the Railway Board Secretariat Service (Amendment) Rules, 1972.

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

2. In the Schedule to the Railway Board Secretariat Service Rules, 1969, under the heading "A—Section Officers' Grade", in sub-regulation (1) of regulation 2, in clause (c), for the words "the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)", the words "the Commission" shall be substituted.

[No. E(RB) I-71/10/13.]

(837)

The Railway Board Secretariat Service (Section Officers' Grade Departmental

Competitive Examination) Regulations, 1972

G.S.B. 324(E).—In pursuance of the provisions in sub-paragraph (2) of para- graph 2 of the Schedule to the Railway Board Secretariat Service Rules, 1969, the Central Government in the Ministry of Railways, in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission, hereby makes the following regulations, namely: —

1. Short title,—These regulations may be called the Railway Board Secretariat Service (Section Officers' Grade Departmental Competitive Examination) Regu- lations, 1972.

2. Definitions (1),—In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) "Crucial date" means the 1st day of July of the year in which the

examination is held;

(b) "Examination" means a Limited Departmental Competitive Exami- nation to be held by the Commission for making additions to the Select List for the Section Officers' Grade;

(c) "Selection" means Inclusion in the Select List for the Section Officers'

Grade; and

(d) "Scheduled Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the same mean- ings respectively assigned to them in clauses (24) and (25) of article 366 of the Constitution.

(2) All other words and expressions used herein and not defined shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Railway Board Secretariat Service Rules, 1969.

3. Holding of the Examination.— (a) The examination shall he conducted by the Commission in the manner to be notified by the Central Government in the Ministry of Railways from time to time.

(b) The dates on which and the places at which the examination shall be held shall be fixed by the Commission.

4, Conditions of eligibility.—Any permanent or temporary officer of the Assistants' Grade of the Railway ±)oard Secretariat Service who, on the crucial date, satisfies the iollowinfi conditions shall be eligible to appear at the exami- nation: —

(1; Length o1 Service.—He should have rendered a continuous service of not less than live years in any one or, as the ca.se may be, more than one of the following, posts, namely; —

(i) Assistant (Railway Board Secretariat Service).

(ii) Any other post, under the Central Government or a State Govern- ment, the minimum and the maximum ol the scale of pay of which being not less than Rs. 160' and Rs. 450 respectively in the case of a post held prior to 1st July, 1959 and Rs. 210 and Rs. 530 res- pectively in the case of a post held on or after 1st July, 1959:

Provided that any period of absence of such an officer on Military duties may be allowed to be counted towards the prescribed length of Service in any of the above posts,

Provided further that an Assistant who ls on deputation to an ex-cadre post with the approval of the competent authority and is otnerwise eligible shall be entitled to be admitted to the examination.

Provided also that an Assistant who has been appointed to an cx-cadre post or to another service on 'transfer' find docs not have a lien in the Assistants' Grade shall not be eligible to take the examination.

(2) Age.—He should not be more than 40 years of age:

Provided that the upper age limit may be relaxed in respect of such categories of persons and to such extent as may be notified in this behalf from time to time, by the Central Government in the Ministry of Railways.

(30 Fees.—He shall pay the Tees prescribed by the Commission subject to such exemptions or concessions or both as may be notified in this behalf by the Central Government in the Ministry of Railways from time to time.

5. Canvassing for candidature. -Any attempt on the part of a candidate to obtain support for his candidature by any means may be held by the Commission to disqualify him for admission to the examination,

8. Decision as to eligibility.—The decision of the Commission as to the eligi- bility or otherwise of a candiatte for admission to the examination shall be final and no candidate to whom a certificate of admission has not been issued by the Commission, .shall be admitted to the examination.

l 7. Results—(1) The names of the candidates who are consideredby (he Com- mission to be suitable for selection on the results of any examination shall be arranged in the order of merit and recommended for selection in that order unto the required number.

(2) The form and manner of communication of the results of the examination to Individual candidates shall be decided by the Commission in their discretion and the Commission shall not enter into any correspondence with the individual candidates regarding the results.

8. Selection.—(1) Success in the examination does not confer any right to selection unless the Government is satisfied, after such enquiry as may be con- sidered necessary, that the candidate is eligible and suitable in all respects for selection:

Provided that the decision as to inedibility for selection in the cpse of tiny candidate recommended for selection by the Commission shall be taken in con- sultation with the <. ommission.

a t l on s h a l] be ™a£e to the extent required, in the ordrr of merit t

nf illy S u bte?t to the provisions of sub-regulation (1), selection on the results of ihl ™ ^ ^l n of the candidates recommended by the Commission:

S c h e d S r i h p! candidates belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or the bcheduled Tribes may, to the extent, the number of vacancies reserve.! for them

cannot be filled on the basis of the general standard, be recommended by the Commission by a relaxed standard, to make up the deficiency In the reserved mota, subject to the fitness of these candidates for inclusion in the Select List for the Section Officers' Grade, irrespective of their ranks in the order of merit at the examination.

9. Penalty for Impersonation or other misconduct—A candidate who is or has beeti declared by the Commission guilty of impersonation or of submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with or of making statements which are incorrect or fabe or of suppressing material information or otherwise resorting to any other irregular or improper means for obtaining ad- mission to the examination or of using or attempting to use unfair means in the examination hall or of misbehaviour in the examination hall may, in addition to rendering himself liable to criminal prosecution—

(a) be debarred permanently or for a specified period—

(i) by the Commission from admission to any examination or from appearance for any interview held by the Commlssicn for the selection of candidates; and

(ii) by the Central Government from employment under it;

(b) be also liable to disciplinary action under the appropriate rules.

[No. E(RB)I-71/10/13.]

H. F. PINTO,

Secretary, Railway Board & ex-Offlcio Jt. Secy.

PRIK¹? tD BY THE GENERAL MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, 1 9 72