EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 426 CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019/FALGUNA 15, 1940
[No. 4420–STSCD-WOEP-ESTT-0002/2014/SSD.]
ST & SC DEVELOPMENT, MINORITIES & BACKWARD CLASSES WELFARE
DEPARTMENT
RESOLUTION
The 1st March, 2019
Subject: Restructuring of the cadre of the Odisha Welfare Service and Odisha
Subordinate Welfare Service.
In order to improve and strengthen the supervision and monitoring of various welfare activities for Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minorities and Backward Classes communities, the State Government has been considering the need to restructure the cadre of Odisha Subordinate Welfare Service and Odisha Welfare Service for some time past. The Cabinet in their 63rd meeting held on 02.11.2018 have decided to restructure these Services as follows:
1. Initial induction into the base level of the restructured Odisha Welfare Service shall be with introduction of new post as Additional District Welfare Officer (ADWO) in the Level-10 in the Pay Matrix as per ORSP Rules, 2017 with a cadre strength of 127.
a) Out of 127 posts of ADWOs, 1/3rd posts (i.e. 42) shall be filled up by direct recruitment through competitive examination conducted by Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) in the manner as laid down in rule-4(3)(b) of the Orissa Welfare Service (Method of Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Rules, 1992 and amendments thereof.
b) Out of 127 posts of ADWOs, 2/3rd posts (i.e. 85) shall be filled up by way of promotion from among the eligible Welfare Extension Officers in the manner as laid down in rule-4 (3)(a) of the Orissa Welfare Service (Method of Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Rules, 1992 and amendments thereof.
2. The promotional post of WEO currently existing as Assistant District Welfare Officer (ADWO) in the Level-10 in the Pay Matrix as per ORSP Rules, 2017 shall be renamed as Additional District Welfare Officer in the same scale of pay in order to have harmony in the feeder grade and promotional grade of Odisha Welfare Service (OWS) and Odisha Subordinate Welfare Service (OSWS) Cadres.
23. The next promotional post of Additional District Welfare Officer will be District Welfare Officer and other equivalent posts in the in the Level-12 in the Pay Matrix as per ORSP Rules, 2017 with a cadre strength of 85.
4. The conditions of eligibility for promotion from Additional District Welfare Officer to the rank of District Welfare Officer in case of promotee officers as well as Direct Recruit officers will be governed as per the eligibility conditions laid down in rule-5 of Odisha Welfare Service (Method of Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Rules, 1992 and amendments thereof.
5. One post of Additional Director has been created in the the Level-15 in the Pay Matrix as per ORSP Rules, 2017.
6. The cadre strength of restructured Odisha Subordinate Welfare Service (OSWS) and Odisha Welfare Service (OWS) will be as follows.
| Existing Strength | Revised Strength | ||||||||
| Sl. No. | Cadre | Name of the Post | Sanctioned Strength | Scale of Pay + Grade Pay | Cadre | Name of the Post | Sanctioned Strength | Scale of Pay + Grade Pay | Cadre Schedule |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | O SWS | WEO | 432 | PB-2 + Rs.4,200/- | OSWS WEO | 352 | Level-9 as per ORSP,2017 | Annexure-I | |
| Assistant DWO | 56 | PB-2 + Rs.4,600/- | OWS | Additional DWO | 85 (Promoted- 2/3rd out of total 127 posts) | Level-10 as per ORSP,2017 | Annexure-II | ||
| 42 (Directly recruited- 1/3rd out of total 127 posts) | Level-10 as per ORSP,2017 | ||||||||
| 2 | OWS | DWO & Equivalent | 51 (Promotee- -2/3rd out of total 76 posts) | PB-2 + Rs.5,400/- | DWO & Equivalent | 85 | Level-12 as per ORSP,2017 | Annexure-III | |
| 25 (Direct recruit- 1/3rd out of total 76 posts) | PB-2 + Rs.4,600/- | ||||||||
| Deputy Director & Equivalent | 07 | PB-3 + Rs.6,600/- | Deputy Director & Equivalent | 15 | Level-13 as per ORSP,2017 | Annexure-IV | |||
| Joint Director | 01 | PB-3 + Rs.7,600/- | Jt. Director | 04 | Level-14 as per ORSP,2017 | Annexure-V | |||
| Additional Director | - | - | Additional Director | 01 | Level-15 as per ORSP,2017 | Annexure-VI |
7. The cadre strength of restructured Odisha Subordinate Welfare Service and Odisha Welfare Service cadres has been approved by the Hon'ble Chief Minister as per the decision taken in the cabinet.
38. This will come into force with immediate effect.
9. The amendment to the rules regulating recruitment and promotion to the restructured Odisha Subordinate Welfare Service and Odisha Welfare Service cadre shall be made in the prescribed manner.
ORDER
Ordered that this Resolution be published in the Extraordinary issue of the Odisha Gazette and copies thereof be forwarded to all Departments of Government/ all Heads of Department/ Accountant General, Odisha/ Secretary, Odisha Public Service Commission/ Secretary to Governor, Odisha.
By Order of the Governor
R. RAGHU PRASAD
Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government4
ANNEXURE
CADRE SCHEDULE
RESTRUCTURED CADRE SCHEDULE OF WELFARE EXTENSION OFFICERS
| Name of the Service | Grade | Number of Posts | Designation | Place of Posting & Number of Posts |
| OSWS | Group-B | 352 | Welfare Extension Officers (WEO) | Blocks: 314 posts |
| Level-9 as per ORSP Rules, 2017 | WEO, Micro Projects | Micro Project: 17 posts | ||
| WEO, Urban Education | 17 posts for ANWESHA Districts and 1 post in Khurda - total 18 posts | |||
| Assistant Manager | Corporations: 03 posts (OSFDC: 01 , OBCFDCC: 01 TDCCOL: 01) |
RESTRUCTURED CADRE SCHEDULE OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT WELFARE
OFFICERS
| Name of the Service | Grade | Number of Posts | Designation | Place of Posting & Number of Posts |
| OWS | Group-B | 127 | Additional District Welfare Officer | District Hqrs (DWO office): 30 posts |
| ITDAs: 22 posts | ||||
| Level-10 as per ORSP Rules,2017 | Micro Project: 17 posts | |||
| Sub Division: 58 posts |
RESTRUCTURED CADRE SCHEDULE OF DISTRICT WELFARE OFFICERS/EQUIVALENT
POSTS
| Name of the Service | Grade | Number of Posts | Designation | Place of Posting & Number of Posts |
| OWS | Group-A LEVEL-12 as per ORSP Rules,2017 | 85 | District Welfare Officer & Equivalent | District Hqrs. (DWO office): 30 posts |
| ITDA : 22 posts | ||||
| Micro Project: 17 posts | ||||
| Assistant Director, ST & SC Development Department: 4 posts | ||||
| Special Officer, Employment, ST & SC Development Department : 1 posts | ||||
| Welfare Officer, ST&SC Development, M&BCW Department: 4 posts | ||||
| Special Officer cum Under Secretary, ST&SC Development , M&BCW Department : 2 posts | ||||
| Special Officer, O/o. of Inspector of schools at Mayurbhanj, Koraput, Rayagada, Kandhmal; 04 posts | ||||
| Assistant Director, SCSTRTI: 01 post |
RESTRUCTURED CADRE SCHEDULE OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR /EQUIVALENT POSTS
| Name of the Service | Grade | Number of Posts | Designation | Place of Posting & Number of Posts |
| OWS | Group-A Level-13 as per ORSP Rules,2017 | 15 | Deputy Director & Equivalent | PA, ITDA-7 posts |
| RDC Office-3 posts | ||||
| ST&SC Development , M&BCW Department -4 posts | ||||
| SCSTRTI-1 post |
RESTRUCTURED CADRE SCHEDULE OF JOINT DIRECTOR POSTS
| Name of the Service | Grade | Number of Posts | Designation | Place of Posting & Number of Posts |
| OWS | Group-A Level-14 as per ORSP Rules,2017 | 4 | Joint Director | ST & SC Development M&BCW Department -4 posts |
RESTRUCTURED CADRE SCHEDULE OF ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR POSTS
| Name of the Service | Grade | Number of Posts | Designation | Place of Posting & Number of Posts |
| OWS | Group-A Level-15 as per ORSP Rules,2017 | 1 | Additional Director | ST & SC Development M&BCW Department -1 post |
Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10 Ex. Gaz. 2377-173+100