EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 228 CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2019/MAGHA 10, 1940

[No. 2372–GAD-ASSO-0005/2017/Gen.]

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC GRIEVANCE DEPARTMENT

RESOLUTION

The 24th January, 2019

Subject: - Restructuring of the Heads of Department Cadre.

The proposal for restructuring of the Odisha Ministerial Services (Assistants and

Section Officers) cadre in the offices of the Heads of Departments and the Odisha Heads

of Departments Establishment Officers Cadre was under active consideration of the

Government for some time past.

After careful consideration, Government have been pleased to restructure the

Odisha Ministerial Services (Assistants and Section Officers) cadre in the offices of the

Heads of Departments and the Odisha Heads of Departments Establishment Officers

Cadre in the following manner.

The post of Junior Assistant shall be the base level post and shall continue

as such with the existing sanctioned strength with the same level of pay.

The post of Senior Assistant shall be re-designated as Assistant Section

Officer (ASO) with the existing level of pay i.e. Level-09 in Pay Matrix as per

the ORSP Rule, 2017. In order to facilitate the promotional avenues, 351

(three hundred fifty one) posts of Sr. Asst. (re-designated as A.S.O) shall be

abolished from the existing cadre strength of 2016 (two thousand sixteen)

by reducing the cadre strength to 1665 (one thousand six hundred sixty

five). The post of Assistant Section Officer of the HoDs shall be filled up by

way of promotion from among the eligible Junior Assistants of that

Office/Directorate.

One hundred five (105) posts of Section Officer shall be created on

abolition of equal number of Senior Assistants (re-designated as A.S.O)

posts. This shall be over and above the existing sanctioned strength of

550 (five hundred fifty). The total sanctioned strength of Section Officer

shall be Six hundred fifty-five (655). The post of Section Officer of the

HoDs shall be filled up by way of promotion from among the eligible

Assistant Section Officers of that Office/Directorate.

One hundred twenty-five (125) additional posts at the level of

Establishment Officer (Level-11 in Pay Matrix as per the ORSP Rules,

2017) shall be created on abolition of equal number of Senior Assistant

posts (re-designated as A.S.O) over and above the existing sanctioned

strength of one hundred ten (110) and after such creation, the new

strength of Establishment Officer shall be two hundred thirty-five (235).

The post of Establishment Officer (E.O.) shall be filled up by way of

promotion from among the eligible Section Officers.

The existing post of Senior Establishment Officer (Sr. E.O.) shall be re--

designated as Administrative Officer (A.O.) in the same level of Pay i.e.

Level- 12 in Pay Matrix as per the ORSP Rule, 2017.

Ninety-Six (96) additional posts at the level of Administrative Officer

(A.O.) shall be created on abolition of equal number of Senior Assistant

posts (re-designated as A.S.O.) over and above the existing sanctioned

strength of five (05). On creation of Ninety-Six (96) posts, the total

sanctioned strength of Administrative Officer shall be one hundred one

(101). The post of Administrative Officer (A.O.) shall be filled up by way

of promotion from among the eligible Establishment Officers.

Twenty-Five (25) posts of Senior Administrative Officer (Sr. A.O.) shall be

created newly at Level-13 in Pay Matrix as per the ORSP Rule, 2017.

The post of Senior Administrative Officer (Sr. A.O.) shall be filled up by

way of promotion from among the eligible Administrative Officers.

Consequent upon restructure, the existing designation of Senior

Assistant and Senior Establishment Officer shall stand abolished and

re-designated.

After restructuring, the total cadre strength (sanctioned) will remain unaltered.

The detail cadre strength in different posts in HoD cadre is given in the Table below.

The post of Junior Assistant, Assistant Section Officer and Section Officer shall

remain under the administrative control of the respective Heads of Departments

where the employees are posted.

10.

Common Cadre shall be created from the level of Establishment Officer and

above in the hierarchy. For the Common Cadre, Home Department shall be the

Cadre Controlling Authority. For preparation of Common Gradation List, Home

Department shall ask all the Heads of Departments to furnish the required

information. All Heads of Departments shall submit the required information like

list of Section Officers, Establishment Officers and Administrative Officers and

their service particulars to Home Department (Cadre Controlling Authority) as per

sanctioned strength and vacancies for preparation of Common Gradation List in

each cadre separately. After finalization of Common Gradation List, Home

Department shall conduct DPC for consideration of promotion to the post of

Establishment Officers, Administrative Officers and Senior Administrative Officers

SI.

No.

Name of

the

existing

post

Name of the

posts after re-

designation

Corresponding

level in Pay

Matrix as per

the ORSP Rule,

2017

Existing

Sanctio-

ned

strength

No. of

posts

newly

created

No. of

posts

abolished

Revised

Strength

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Jr. Asst.

(Level-4)

846

Nil

846

Sr. Asst.

A.S.O.

(Level-9)

2016

Nil

351

1665

S.O.

(Level-10)

550

105

Nil

655

Estt.

Officer

E.O.

(Level-11)

110

125

Nil

235

Sr.

Estt.

Officer

Adm. Officer

(A.O.)

(Level-12)

Nil

101

Sr. Adm.

Officer (Newly

created)

(Level-13)

Nil

from the eligible Section Officers, Establishment Officers and Administrative

Officers respectively. The select/merit list prepared by the relevant recruitment

agency for entry into the service as Jr. Asst. shall be the factor for determination of

inter se-seniority for preparation of common gradation list of Section Officers,

Establishment Officers and Administrative Officers.

However, in case of non-availability of relevant select/merit list in old cases,

the date of entry into the service as Jr. Asst. shall be the factor for determination of

inter se-seniority for preparation of common gradation list of Section Officers,

Establishment Officers and Administrative Officers. In case, the date of joining of

two or more officers shall be the same, the officer older in age will be assigned

higher position in the gradation list over the others.

11.

As per the select list prepared by the Departmental Promotion Committee, the

Home Department shall issue appointment order in favour of eligible officers to the

Heads of Departments concerned as per vacancy/requirement. The Government in

Home Department shall be the Disciplinary Authority in respect of Establishment

Officers, Administrative Officers and Senior Administrative Officers.

12.

There shall be 1 (one) year of minimum residency period for consideration of

promotion to the next higher rank at each level from Section Officer onwards i.e.

from Section Officer to Establishment Officer, Establishment Officer to

Administrative Officer and Administrative Officer to Sr. Administrative Officer. The

post of Sr. Administrative Officer shall be filled up from among the Administrative

Officers on the basis of merit and suitability with due regard to seniority.

13.

General Administration & Public Grievance Department shall prepare the

respective cadre rule.

14.

As regards the principle of ORV Act in the entry grade and at promotional level, it

shall be as per the existing rules followed for entry level post and promotional post.

15.

In case of Heads of Departments where the existing sanctioned post of

Sr. Asst.(Asst. Section Officer) is not sufficient for promotion of the Jr. Asst. due to

non-availability of sanctioned vacant post of Assistant Section Officers, in principle,

Government will consider creation of as many number of Sr. Asst. posts purely on

temporary basis with approval of Government in GA&PG Department as well as

Finance Department and this/these post/posts shall be stand abolished consequent

to the availability of regular sanctioned post of Sr. Asst. (Asst. Section Officer).

16. The abolition and creation of posts at different level in each Heads of Departments

have been proposed to be made proportionately. After required abolition and

creation of posts against respective Directorates, the revised cadre strength under

each Heads of Departments shall be notified separately.

17.

This will come into effect from the date of issue of this Resolution.

By Order of the Governor

S.N. GIRISH

Special Secretary to Government

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