GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Planning and Economic Affairs (B) Department

NOTIFICATION

G. O. (P) No. 9/2009/Plg.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 20th February 2009.

S. R. O. No. 200/2009.—In exercise of the powers conferred by

sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public Services Act, 1968

(19 of 1968) and in supersession of all the existing Special Rules on the

subject, Government of Kerala hereby make the following Special Rules in

respect of the Kerala Statistics and Economics Subordinate Service,

namely:—

RULES

Short title and Commencement.—(1) These rules may be called

the Kerala Statistics and Economics Subordinate Service Special Rules, 2009.

(2)

They shall come into force at once.

Constitution.—The service shall consist of the following

categories of officers, namely:—

Category 1—Deputy Health Officer

Category 2—Research Assistant/Statistical Inspector/Computer

Supervisor/Extension Officer (Planning and

Monitoring)

Category 3—Statistical Assistant Grade I/Statistical Investigator

Grade I/Computer Operator Grade I/Junior Statistical

Inspector

Category 4—Statistical Assistant Grade II/Statistical Investigator

Grade II/Computer Operator Grade II

G.160/2009/DTP (1).

Kerala Gazette No. 9 dated 3rd March 2009.

PART I

Section iv

Appointment.—Appointment to the various categories specified in

column (2) of the Table below, shall be made by the method of appointment

specified against each in Column (3) thereof, namely:—

TABLE

Category

Method of appointment

No.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Deputy Health Officer

Addition to the cadre of Senior

Sanitary Inspector in the Department

of Health Services.

Research Assistant/Statistical

By promotion from category 3

Inspector/Computer

Supervisor/Extension Officer

(Planning & Monitoring)

Statistical Assistant Grade I/ (i)

By promotion from category (4)

Statistical Investigator Grade I/

Computer Operator Grade I/

Junior Statistical Inspector

(ii)

By transfer from Lower Division

Typist and Confidential Assistant

Grade II of the Department of

Economics and statistics.

Note.—(1)

Lower Division Typist/Confidential Assistants Grade II having

Bachelors Degree either in Economics or Statistics or

Mathematics or Commerce in Statistics can choose appointment

by transfer to the cadre of Statistical Investigator Grade I on

the basis of their option.

Before choosing, every person has

to file an option.

The option once filed shall be final and no

other choice allowed.

(2)

Seniority based on the services of the persons in the feeder

category concerned shall be the basis for appointment by

promotion.

(3)

Inter-se seniority for appoitment by transfer will be decided on

the basis of Rule 27 A of the General Rules of Kerala State and

Subordinate Service Rules.

(4)

The existing persons under the category of Typist and

Confidentional Assistant shall be exempted from acquiring Degree

qualification for promotion.

Statistical Assistant Grade II/

(i)

By direct recuritment.

Statistical Investigator Grade II/

Computer Operator Grade II/

(ii)

By transfer from the members of

the Kerala Last Grade Service

employed in the Department of

Economics and statistics who have

put in the service of not less than

three years.

Note.—(1)

Appointment by direct recruitment and by transfer shall be in

the ratio of 10:1.

In the absence of qualified hands for

appointment by transfer, the vacancies shall be filled by direct

recruitment.

(2)

The existing persons in the Last Grade Service (acquired with

SSLC qualification) shall be exempted from acquiring Degree

qualification for promotion to category 4.

(3)

The existing persons in category 2, 3 and 4 shall be exempted

from acquiring Degree qualification for promotions.

(1)

(2)

(3)

Qualifications.—No person shall be eligible for appointment to

any of the categories specified in column (2) of the table below by the

method of appointment specified in column (3) unless he possesses the

qualifications specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) thereof,

namely:—

TABLE

Sl.

Category

Method of appointment

Qualifications

No.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Deputy Health Officer

Addition to the cadre of

Senior Sanitary Inspector

in the Department of

Health Services

Research Assistant/

By promotion

Statistical Inspector/

Computor Supervisor/

Extension Officer

(Planning & Monitoring)

Statistical Assistant

(i)

By promotion

Grade I/

Statistical Investigator

(ii) By transfer

A Bachelors Degree

Grade I/Computer

either in Economics or

Operator Grade I/Junior

in Statistics or

Statistical Inspector

Mathematics o r

C o m m e r c e w i t h

Statistics from a

recognized University

or Institution.

Statistical Assistant

(i)

By direct

A Bachelors Degree

Grade II/Statistical

recruitment

either in Economics or

Investigator Grade II/

Statistics

Computer Operator

Mathematics

o r

Grade II

C o m m e r c e w i t h

Statistics from a

recognized University

or Institution

(ii) By transfer

A Bachelors Degree

either in Economics or

Statistics

Mathematics

o r

C o m m e r c e w i t h

Statistics from a

recognized University

or Institution.

Appointing Authority.—The Appointing Authority in respect of the

categories mentioned in Column (1) of the table below shall be as specified in

the corresponding entry in Column (2) thereof, namely:—

TABLE

Category

Appointing Authority

(1)

(2)

Category 1

Director of Health Services

Category 2 and 3

Director of Economics and Statistics

Category 4 (in the Directorate)

Administrative Officer

Category 4 (in the Districts)

Deputy Director

Age Limit.—No person shall be eligible for appointment by direct

recruitment to any of the categories, if he has not completed 19 years of age

or if he has completed 35 years of age on the first day of January of the

year in which applications for appointment are invited. Usual relaxation in

upper age limit shall be allowed to candidates belonging to Scheduled

Castes/Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes.

Reservation of Appointment.—The rules relating to reservation of

appointment contained in rules 14 to 17 of Part II of the Kerala State and

Subordinate Service Rules, 1958 shall apply to appointments to the service

by direct recruitment.

Probation.—(1)

Every person appointed to any of the categories

(except promotion to the posts of Stastistical Assistant Grade-I, Statistical

Investigator Grade-I and Computer Operator Grade-I/Junior Statistical

Inspector) shall, from the date on which he joins duty, be on probation,—

(a) if recruited direct or by transfer, for a total period of two years

on duty in the Stastistical Subordinate Service within a

continuous period of three years; and

(b) if appointed by promotion, for a total period of one year on

duty in the Statistical Subordinate Service within a period of

two years.

(2)

A probationer in category 2 shall within the period of probation

work in the field as Statistical Inspector for one year (on duty) unless he has

previously worked in the field for three years either as Statistical Investigator

Grade I or as Statistical Investigator Grade II or both. Field duty will be in

any one of the major field surveys conducted by Department of Economics

and Statistics (in the District Offices or Taluk Statistical Offices) and pass

Account Test (Lower or Higher) unless he has passed the test previously.

(3)

A probationer appointed by transfer to category 3 from Lower

Division Typist/Confidential Assistant (Grade II) shall within the period of

probation, work in the field for one year as Statistical Investigator Grade I

and pass the Manual of Office Procedure and Account Test (Lower or

Higher) unless he has passed previously.

Tests.—A probationer in category 4 shall within the period of

probation pass the Manual of Office Procedure if he has not passed the

same. For promotion from category 4 to category 3 he has to pass the

Account Test (Lower or Higher).

By order of the Governor,

TEEKA RAM MEENA,

Secretary to Government.

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate

its general purport.)

Special Rules for the Kerala Statistics and Economics Subordinate

Service were re-issued in 1978, as per G. O. (P) No. 78/78/GAD dated

31-1-1978 and published as S. R. O. No. 131/78 in the Kerala Gazette No. 7

dated the 14th February, 1978. During the subsequent years amendments to

some of the provisions in the rules were issued. Certain other provisions

have become obsolete. The changed circumstances due to the passage of

time have necessitated amendments to yet other provisions. In order to

incorporate the amendments and also for making further amendments

wherever necessary, Government have decided to issue the Special Rules in

supersession of all the rules on the subject.

This Notification is intended to achieve the above object.