EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 326 CUTTACK, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2019/MAGHA 26, 1940

HOME DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 15th February, 2019

No.7323–HOME-CC-RULE-0001/2018/CC.— In exercise of the powers

conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the

Governor of Odisha hereby makes the following rules further to amend the

Odisha Secretariat Data Entry Operators (Method of Recruitment and

Conditions of Service) Rules, 2008, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement:— (1) These rules may be called the

Odisha Secretariat Data Entry Operators (Method of Recruitment and

Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2019.

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

Odisha Gazette.

2. In the Odisha Secretariat Data Entry Operators (Method of

Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2008 (hereinafter referred to

as the said rules), in rule 2, in sub-rule (1)(a) after clause (d), the following

clause shall be inserted, namely:—

“(d-i) “Ex-servicemen” means persons as defined in the Odisha

Ex-servicemen (Recruitment to State Civil Services and posts) Rules,

1985:

(b) after clause (e) the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—

(e-i) “Persons with disabilities” means persons who have been

granted with disability certificates by Competent Authority as per the

provisions of the Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016 (No. 49

of 2016);

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(c) after clause (2) the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—

(2-a) “Sportsmen” means persons who have been issued identity

card as sportsmen by the Director, Sports.

3. In the said rules, in rule 3 in sub-rule (1), after clause (b), the following

clauses shall be added, namely:—

“(c) Assistant Data Processing Officer;

(d) Data Processing Officer”.

4. In the said rules, for rule 14 the following rules shall be substituted,

namely:—

“14. Eligibility Criteria :—(1) The post of Senior Date Entry Operator

shall be filled up by way of promotion from amongst the eligible Junior

Data Entry Operators who have completed at least eight years of

continuous service as such as on 1st day of January of the year in

which the Committee meets.

(2) The post of Assistant Data Processing Officers shall be filled

up by way of promotion from amongst the eligible Senior Data Entry

Operators who have completed at least seven years of continuous

service as such or fifteen years of continuous service in the post of

Junior Data Entry Operators and Senior Data Entry Operators taken

together as on 1st day of January of the year in which the Committee

meets.

(3) The promotion to the post of Data Processing Officers shall

be considered from amongst the eligible Assistant Data Processing

Officers on the basis of merit and suitability in all respect with due

regard to seniority.

5. In the said rules, in rule 15.—

(a) In sub-rule (1), for the words “to the rank of Senior Data Entry

Operator”, the words, “to different posts in the service” shall be

substituted.

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(b) In sub-rule (2), for the words “to the rank of Senior Data Entry

Operator” the words “to different posts in the service” shall be

substituted.

6. In the said rules, in rule 16, in sub-rule (1), for the words “to the rank

of Senior Data Entry Operator” the words “to different posts in the service”

shall be substituted.

7. In the said rules, in rule 20, for the words “Other Backward Classes”

the letter and expression “S.E.B.C” shall be substituted.

By Order of the Governor

ASIT TRIPATHY

Additional Chief Secretary to Government

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