REGISTERED No. D. 221
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 233] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1972/BHADRA 17, 1894
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR & REHABILITATION
(Department of Labour and Employment)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th September 1972
G.S.R. 404(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (7) of section 5D of the Employees' Provident Funds and Family Pension Fund Act. 1952 (19 of 1952) the Central Board, with the approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Employees' Provident Fund (Staff and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 1962, published with the notification of the Government of India in the late Ministry of Labour and Employment No. G.S.R. 691, dated the 10th May, 1962, namely: —
1. (1) These Regulations may be called the Employees' Provident Fund (Staff and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Regulations, 1972.
(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st day of October. l971.
2, In the Third Schedule to the Employees' Provident Fund (Staff and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 1962, in the table below paragraph 3,—
(i) to the entries against Serial No. 3, the following provisos shall be added at the end, namely: —
"Provided that the vacancies falling in the quota of 25 per cent referred to above shall first bo filled by promotion of employees from the Head- quarters Office who have successfully competed in the examination and
(1087)
1088 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART TI—available for promotion against the available vacancies in any recruit- ment year, any such vacancy or vacancies, as the case may be, shall be filled in by promotion of employees serving in the Regional Offices who have successfully competed in the said examination:
Provided further that inter-se seniority of the successful candidates so /appointed from the same examination, whether from amongst the successful employees of Headquarters Office or the Regional Offices shall be determined according to the merit on the basis of marks, obtained";
(ii) to the entries against Serial No. 4, the following provisos shall be adden at the end, namely: —
"Provided that the vacancies falling in the quota of 25 per cent referred to above shall first' be filed by promotion of employees from the respective Regional Offices who have successfully competed In the examination and to the extent such employees from the respective Regional Offices- arc not available for promotion against the available vacancies in any • recruitment year, any such vacancy or vacancies, as the case may be. shall be filled in by promotion of employees serving in the Head- quarters and other Regional Offices who have successfully competed in the said examination:
Provided further that niler-se seniority of the successful candidates so appointed from the same examination, whether from amongst the successful employees of the Regional Offices or the Headquarters Office shall be determined according to the merit on the basis of mark* obtained."
3. The provisions of these Regulations shall not affect appointments ordered on the basis of the results of the competitive examinations held prior to the commence- ment of these Regulations to fill the posts of Assistants in the Headquarters Office and Head Clerks In the Regional Offices.
[No, A.12034(5)/70-FF.I.l
Explanatory Memorandum
The Employees' Provident Fund (Staff and Conditions of Service) Regulations, 1962 as amended by G.S.R. 787 dated the 16th May, 1970 and G.S.R. 1159 dated the 5th) July, 1971 provide for filling up 25 per rent posts in the cadres of Assistant in the Headquarters Office and Head Clerk in the Regional Offices on the basis of competitive examination open to the stall serving in both the Headquarters and the Regional Offices. The amendment is intended to do away with the hardships caused to the individuals and administrative difficulties encountered in Implementing the existing provisions as also to rationalise the promotional evenues amongst the staff working in various offices. As the amended Regulations will be effective from 1st October 1971 and the results of the competitive examination for promotion to the cadre of Assistant/Head Clerk, held in October, 1971 have not been declared, the retrospective operation of this regulation will not affect adevrsely the interests of any employee.
D. S. NIM, Jt. Secy.
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ERRATUM
In the Ministry of Agriculture (Dept. of Food) Notification No. F. 4-5/71-FCC, dated the 15th February, 1972 published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, Part II-Section 3—Sub-section (i) under Issue No. 64, dated the 15th February 1972/Magha 26, 1893 1&r "G.S.R. 54 (E)" read "G.S.R. 77 (E)" in both English and Hindi versions respectively.