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MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

NOTIFICATION

Now Delhi, the 7th March, 1981

G.S.R. 173(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession

of the Directorate of Field Publicity, Field Publicity Officer

(Border) Recruitment Rules, 1980, No. G.S.R. 1284 dated

the 28th November, 1980, published in the Gazette of India,

Part II section 3, sub-section fi) dated the 13th December,

1980 except as respects things done or omitted to be done, the

President hereby makes the following rules regulating the

method of recruitment to the post of Field Publicity Officer

(Border) in the Directorate of Field Publicity, namely:—

1 Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may

be called the Directorate of Field Publicity, Field Publicity

Officer (Bordor) Recruitment Rules, 1981;

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publica-

tion in the Official Gazette.

2. Number of posts, classification and scale of pay.—The

number and classification of posts and the scale of pay attach-

ed thereto, shall be as specified In columns 2 to 4 of the

Schedule annexed thereto.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit

and qualifications

etc.—The method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications and

other matters relating to the said post shall be Us specified

in columns 5 to 13 of the said Schedule.

4. Disqualifications.—No person,

(i) who has entered into, or contracted a marriage with

any person having a spouse living; or

(ii) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or

contracted a marriage with any person, shall be

eligible for appointment to the said post :

Provided that the Central Government may. if satisfied

that such marriage is permissible under the personal law

applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage

and there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person

from the operation of this rule.

5. Power to relax.—Where the Central Government is of

(he opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do to. It

may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing and in

consultation with the Union Public Service Commission

relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to a w

class or category of persons.

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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART II—SEC. 3(f?]

6. Saving.—Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations,

relaxations of age limit and other concessions, required to

be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes

and other special categories of persons in accordance with

the orders issued by tnt Central Government from time tr

time in this regard.

SCHEDULE

Name of Post

Field Publicity

Officer (Border)

fo.of

Costs

(2)

Classification

(3)

General Central

Service Group

•fl' Gazetted

Non-Ministerial

Scale of Pay

(4)

Rs. 650-30-740

35-81O-EB-35-

880-40-1000-EI

40-1200.

Whether

Selection

Post or

non-selection

post

(5)

Not

applicable

Age limit for

direct recruits

(6)

Not exceeding

35 years.

(Relaxablo for

Government

Servants).

Note:

Ths

crucial date for

determining the

age limit shall

be the closing

date for receipi

of applications

from candidate

in India (other

than those in

Andaman and

Nlcobar Island

and Lakghadwc

Whethei

benefit of

added years

of serMcc

admissible

under rule

30 of the

CCS (Pension)

Rules, 1972.

(6)(a)

Educatioripl and o'hei <iimh-

fications required for direct

leciuits.

(7)

Essential :

(i) A degice of a recognised

University or equivalent;

(ii) Knowledge of some of

the

boider

areas and

of atleast one of the major

dialects or languages pre-

vailing in any border area;

(iii) 3 years experience

journalistic, publicity or

public relations work in a

Government or in a news-

paper/news agency or a

commercial concern

repute.

Note 1:—Qualifications

are

relaxable at the discretion

of the Union Public service

Commission in case of

candidates otherwise well

qualified.

Note 2 :—The qualification

regarding experience is re-

laxablc at the discretion of

the Union Public Service

Commission in the case of

candidates belonging to the

Scheduled Castes and the

Scheduled Tribes if, at any

stage of selection the Union

Public Service Commission

is of the opinion

that

sufficient number of candi-

dates fiom the communi-

ties possessing 1he requisite

experience aie no I likely to

be available to fill up the

vacancies

leseivcd

for

them.

Desiiable :

(i) Diploma in Journalism

fiom a recognised Univer-

sity/Institution.

(n) Proficiency in a regional

langupge other than that

ctiveied by the entry (ii) of

the essential qualifications.

(iii) Experience

public

speaking, participation m

seminars etc.

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Whether ago

and edu-

cational

qualifications

prescribed for

direct recruits

will apply in

the case of

promotees

(8)

Not applicable

Period of

probation

if any

(9)

2 years

Method of recruitment :

whether by direct rec-

ruitment or by promotion

or by deputation/transfer

and percentage of the

vacancies to be filled by

various methods.

(10)

By direct recruitment.

In case of recruitment by pro-

motion/deputarlon/transfcr, grades

from which promotion/deputation/

transfer to be made

(11)

Not applicable.

If a Departmental Pro-

motion committee exists,

what is Its composition

(12)

Not applicable.

Circumstances

in which Union

Public Service

Commission is

to be consulted

in making

recruitment.

(13;

Union

Public

Service

Com-

mission shall be

consulted while

making direct

recruitment and

for amending or

relaxing any of

the provisions

of these rules.

[F. No. A. 42013/1/77-CIS]

J. K. BHATTACHRYA, Jt. Sscy.

HUNTBD BY THB MANAGER, GOVT. OF INDIA PRESS, MNO ROAD, NEW DELHI-110064

AMD PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DBLHI-110054, 1981