EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 545, CUTTACK, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018/ CHAITRA 16, 1940

SKILL DEVELOPMENT & TECHNICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 22nd March, 2018

No. 1509–Emp-01/2018/SDTE.— In exercise of the powers conferred by

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Odisha is

pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Odisha Employment

Service, Class-II(Recruitment & Conditions of Service)Rules,1990 and its

amendment Rules,2008,namely:—

1. (1) These Rules may be called the ‘Odisha

Employment

Service

Group-B

(Recruitment

&

Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules,2018’.

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

their publication in the Odisha Gazette.

(3)In the Odisha Employment Service, Class-II

(Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Rules,1990

(hereinafter referred to as the said rules) the word,

hypen and figure “Class-II” wherever they occur shall

be substituted by the word, hypen and letter “Group-

B”.

(4)In the said rule, the nomenclature of the

Department of ‘Labour & Employment’ wherever they

occur, shall be substituted by ‘Skill Development &

Technical Education Deparment’.

Short Title

&commencement.

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2.In the said rule, for the Rule 2, sub-rule (1)(g)

the following clause shall be inserted after 2(1)(g):

“(gg)

“SEBC”

means

Socially

and

Educationally

Backward

Classes defined as

Backward Classes in clause-(a) of section 2 of

the Odisha State Commission for Backward

Classes Act,1993 (Odisha Act 16 of 1993).”

3.In

the

Odisha

Employment

Service,Class-

II(Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Amendment

Rules,2008 Rule 2(a) “on deputation including from

Odisha Administrative Service” shall be substituted as:

“(a)direct recruitment through competitive

examiniation by Commission in accordance with

the provisions of the Odisha Civil Service

(Combined

Competitive

Recruitment

Examanination) Rules, 1991.”

4.In the Odisha Employment Service, Class-II

(Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Amendment

Rules, 2008,for Rule 5(1) “the no. of vacancies against

deputation and promotion to be intimated separately

by the Director, Employment to Government” shall be

substituted as:

“the

no.

of

vacancies

against

direct

recruitment and promotion to be intimated

separately by the Director, Employment to

Government.”

5.In the Odisha Employment Service, Class-II

(Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Amendment

Rules, 2008, for Rule 4(1)“the no. of vacancies to be

filled up by the way of deputation shall be of 25% of

the vacancy in any year” shall be substituted as:

Definitions .

Method of

Recruitment to

the Service.

Determination of

Number of

Vacancies.

Percentage of

Recuitment.

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“the no. of vacancies to be filled up by

direct recruitment under clause (a) of Rule 4

shall not be less than 50% in any year”

and for Rule 4(2) “the no. of vacancies to be filled

up by the way of promotion under clause-(b) of Rule 4

shall be of 75% of the vacancy in any year” shall be

substituted as:

“the no. of posts to be filled up by the way

of promotion under clause (b) of Rule 4 shall not

be more than 50% in any year.”

6.In the said rules, the following rule shall be

added to Rule 24 as:

24(b)

“Socially

and

Educationally

Backward

Classes,

Women,

Sportsmen,

Ex-Servicemen and Persons with Disablities shall

be made in accordance with the provisions made

under such act, rules, orders, resolutions or

instructions

issued

in

this

behalf

by

the

Government from time to time.”

7. The Rule 25 of the said Rules as deleted in the

Odisha Employment Service, Class-II (Recruitment &

Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2008 shall be

re-inserted as:

“The inter-se-seniority of Officers appointed

to the service under clauses (a) and (b) of Rule

4 in respect of any year shall be in the following

order:—

(a)Officers appointed to the Service by

promotion under clause (b) shall rank inter-se in

the order in which their names are arranged by

Reservations of

Vacancies.

Inter-se-seniority.

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the Commission and shall en-block be senior to

the Officers appointed under clause (a) of

Rule 4.

(b)Direct

recuitees

appointed

in

accordance with clause (a) of Rule 4 shall rank

inter-se in the order in which their names are

arranged by the Commission in the Select List.”

8. The Rule 25 of the said Rules as deleted in the

Odisha Employment Service, Class-II (Recruitment &

Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2008 shall be

re-inserted as:

“(1)(a)Every person recruited to the

Service under Rule 4 shall be appointed to the

Service on probation for a period of two years

from the date he actually joins the post;

Provided that the State Government may, if

they think fit, in any case or cases extend the

period of probation but in no case it shall be

more than a year;

Provided further that the State Government

may after consultation with the Commission

reduce the period of probation in the case of

persons recruited to the service under clasues

(a) and (b) of Rule 4;

Provided also that such period of probation

shall not include the period of:—

(i) Extraordinary Leave;

(ii) Unauthorized absence; or

(iii) Any other period held to be not being on

actual duty

Probation and

Confirmation

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(b)The appointment of a probationer coming

through direct recruitment may for good and

sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing be

terminated by the Government in any time

without previous notice during the period of

probation including extension of such period, if

any, and in case of employees who has been

recruited by way of promotion shall deem to be

reverted to his former cadre/post.

(2)After successful completion of probation

period, a person shall be confirmed in the post

if a permanent post is available provided that

before such confirmation the person shall be

required to pass the departmental examination

as per the prescribed standard as specified in

the Schedule.

(3)No Officer of the service shall be allowed to

draw the second and subsequent increments

until he has passed the the departmental

examination in all the subjects as per the

prescribed standard.”

9.In the said Rules, a new Para. shall be inserted after

Rule 27 as:

27(a) “The Government may for reasons

to be recorded in writing, relax any of the

provisions of these rules in respect of any class

or category of employees in exigency of public

service in consultation with the Commission.”.

Relaxation:

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ORDER

Ordered that the Notification be published in the Extraordinary issue

of the Odisha Gazette for general information of Public.

Ordered also that copy of this Notification be forwarded to all

Departments of Government/all Heads of Department/Accountant General

(A&E), Odisha, Bhubaneswar/Special Secretary, Odisha Public Service

Commission, Cuttack.

By Order of the Governor

S. K. SINGH

Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government

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