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No. 415 CUTTACK, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2019/FALGUNA 10, 1940

FISHERIES & A.R.D. DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 1st March, 2019

S.R.O. No. 82/2019— 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 non-Gazetted Veterinary Technical Service

(Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1983, namely:-

1. Short Title and Commencement:— (1) These rules may be called the Odisha

Veterinary Technical Service Group-“C” (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 non-Gazetted Veterinary Technical Service,(Recruitment and

Conditions of Service) Rules, 1983 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the

preamble,––

(i) the words and expression “non-Gazetted” shall be omitted and

(ii) after the words and comma, “Technical Service,” and before the word

“namely”, the word, letter and comma “Group-‘C’,” shall be inserted.

3. In the said rules, in rule 1, in sub-rule (1) in short title,––

(i) the words and expression “non-Gazetted,” shall be omitted and

(ii) after the words and comma, “Technical Service,” and before the bracket and

words “(Recruitment and Condition of Service)”, the comma, word and letter,

“Group- “C”,” shall be inserted.

4. In the said rules, for rule 2, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—

“2. Definitions,- (1) In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,—

(a)“Board” means the Selection Board constituted under rule 8 (1)

(b)“Commission”

means

the

Odisha

Sub-ordinate

Staff

Selection

Commission;

(c)“Committee” means Departmental Promotion Committee constituted

under rule 13.

(d)“Director” means Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services,

Odisha;

(e)“Government” means the Government of Odisha;

(f)“Ex-Servicemen” means the person as defined in the Odisha Ex-

Servicemen (Recruitment to State Civil Services and Posts) Rules,

1985;

(g)“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;-

(h)“Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes” shall have reference to the

Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes specified in the Constitution

(Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribe)

Order, 1950, as the case may be, made under Article 341 and 342 of

the Constitution of India, respectively;

(i)“SEBC” means the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of

citizens defined as Backward Classes and referred to in clause (a) of

Section 2 of the Odisha State Commission for Backward Classes Act,

1993;

(j)“Service” means the Odisha Veterinary Technical Service, Group-‘C’;

(k)“Sportsmen” means persons who have been issued with identity card as

sportsmen by the Director, Sports;as decided by the Government from

time to time;

(l)“Veterinary

Technicians”

means

Veterinary

Technician

including

Enumerator, Poultry Extension Overseer, Milk Analyst, Stockman

Supervisor, Livestock Census Supervisor and such other posts to be

created in the cadre of Veterinary Technician; and

(m)“Select List” means the list of the candidates approved by the

Appointing Authority containing the names of persons considered

suitable in the order of merit for appointment as recommended by the

Commission; and

(n)“Year” means the calendar year.

(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules but not specifically

defined shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the same meaning

as respectively assigned to them in the Odisha Service Code.

5. In the said rules, in rule 4, for clause (a), excluding the proviso thereto the

following clause shall be substituted, namely:—

“(a) in respect of posts of Livestock Inspector, 90 (ninety) per cent of the

vacancies shall be filled up by way of direct recruitment by the Commission to

be held once in a year and the remaining 10 (ten) per cent of the vacancies

shall be filled up by way of promotion from among Group-D field employees,

who have passed H.S.C. Examination from a recognised Educational

Institution / Board and have worked at least for a period of two years in the

treatment of animals and must have possessed eligibility criteria and the

physical standards as prescribed in clause (f) of rule 6.”

6. In the said rules, in rule 6,––

(a) for the provisos to clause (d) the following provisos shall be substituted,

namely:—

“Provided that out of total vacancies meant for selection as Livestock

Inspectors through direct recruitment in a District, 60% of the vacancies shall be

filled up from among the candidates who have passed +2 Vocational Courses in

the field of Animal Husbandry or Dairy or Poultry or Meat or Animal Production or

+2 Science from a recognised Educational Institution or Board or Council or

University and remaining 40% of the vacancies shall be filled up from among

Gomitra Candidates who have passed +2 Science or +2 Vocational Courses in

the allied Animal Husbandry activities with satisfactory performance in Artificial

Insemination (A. I.) activities for three years under National Project for Cattle and

Buffalo Breeding (NPCBB) in the manner provided in clause (c) as applicable to

them following the reservation principle and other norms of recruitment rule.

There shall be no career assessment for the above candidates for the said

selection:

Provided further that after exhaustion of otherwise eligible Gomitra

Candidates by way of selection against the district wise vacancies in accordance

with the prevalent Recruitment Rules and Reservation principle, the vacant posts

of Livestock Inspector shall be filled up only through direct recruitment from

among eligible candidates who have passed +2 Vocational Courses in the above

allied Animal Husbandry activities or +2 Science from a recognised Educational

Institution or Board or Council or University.

(b) for clause (h), the following clause and proviso shall be substituted, namely:—

“(h) she/he, if married, must not have more than one spouse living:

Provided that the Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is

permissible under the personal law applicable to such person or there are other

grounds for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this rule”.

7. In the said rules, for rule 7, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—

“7. Determination of vacancy and submission of requisition.— (1) The Director

shall determine the number of vacancies preferably in the month of January

every year and submit the requisition to the Commission for direct recruitment

after obtaining approval of the Government.

(2) On receipt of the requisitions under sub-rule (1), the Commission shall invite

applications from the eligible candidates through open advertisement made in

two widely circulated Odia daily and in their website for filling up of the vacant

posts by direct recruitment.

(3) The date on which and the places at which the written examination to be held

shall be as decided by the Commission.

(4) The standard, syllabus and subjects of the examination shall be as decided by

the Commission”.

8. In the said rules, for rule 8, the following rules shall be substituted, namely:—

“(8) (1) There shall be a Selection Board comprising the following members for

selection of candidates of Group-D employees to undergo Livestock Inspector

Training by way of promotion:—

(a) Collector of the concerned District

…. Chairman

(b) A nominee of the Director, Animal Husbandry &

Veterinary Services, Odisha, Belonging to …. Member

Odisha Veterinary Service, Group-A

…. Member

(d) Chief District Veterinary Officer

…. Member Convenor

of Concerned District

(2) The Board shall consider the applications received from Group-D employees

and conduct interview and prepare the select list of Group-D employees

selected to undergo Livestock Inspector’s Training and furnish the same to the

Director for intimating the candidates to join the Training Institute subject to

verification of antecedents and submission of certificate of health and fitness

from a Medical Officer not below the rank of Assistant Surgeon. The names of

such candidates as are adversely reported upon shall be struck off the list”.

(3) The Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Odisha shall take

steps to submit a report to Government in the matter of selection of candidates

under sub-rule (2) above within a month from the date of interview.

9. In the said rules, in rule 11,—

(a) for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:—

“(2) The duration of the Training Course shall be of two completed years,

out of which, theoretical training shall be for 18 (Eighteen) months and

practical training in Farms and Veterinary Institutions shall be for 6 (Six)

months.

(b) for sub-rule (5), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:–“(5)

After completion of training (both theoretical and practical), all the trainees

shall have to appear the examination which shall be conducted by Orissa

University of Agriculture and Technology”. Upon successful completion of

training, certificate to the Livestock Inspector trainees shall be issued by

Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology.

“(6) A Departmental candidate, who fails to complete the training

successfully in one chance shall be given two more chances to complete

the training successfully.

(6a) No enhanced remuneration or increment shall be allowed untill

he/she comes out successful in that examination. In case, a

departmental candidate fails to complete the training successfully

within three chances, he/she shall be reverted to his parent post of

Group-D cadre.

(6b) A direct candidate undergoing Livestock Inspector training, who

fails to complete the training successfully in one chance, shall be

given two more chances to complete the training successfully.

(6c) No stipend shall be allowed for the said next two chances of

training. In case he/she fails to complete the training successfully

within three chances, he/she shall not claim for appointment to the

post of Livestock Inspector”.

10. In the said rules, after rule 19, the following rules, shall be inserted, namely:—

“20. Other Conditions of Service.— The conditions of service in regard to

matters not covered in these rules shall be the same as are or as may from time

to time be prescribed by the State Government.

21. Relaxation.— When it is considered by the Government that it is necessary

or expedient so to do in the public interest, it may, by order, for reasons to be

recorded in writing, relax any provision of these rules in respect of any class or

category of the employees”.

[No. 2869–13V-01/2019/FARD.]

By Order of the Governor

VISHAL GAGAN

Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government

Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10

Ex. Gaz. 2366-173+300