EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 971, CUTTACK, MONDAY , JUNE 10, 2019 / JAISTHA 20 , 1941

PANCHAYATI RAJ & DRINKING WATER DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

The 7th June , 2019

No. 9474–PR-DWSS (FE)-POLICY-0002-2017– In exercise of the powers conferred

by the provision to the Article 309 of the Constitution of India and in supersession of all

rules, regulations, orders and instructions in force immediately before the commencement

of these rules in this respect except as respect things done or omitted to be done, the

Governor of Odisha is pleased to make the following rules regulating the method of

recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to the Odisha Geological

Service (Rural Water Supply), namely:-

PART-I

GENERAL

1. Short title and commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Odisha Geological

Service (Rural Water Supply), (Method of Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules,

2019.

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

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

a) “Commission” means the Odisha Public Service Commission;

b) “Committee” means the departmental promotion committee constituted under rule

11;

c) “Ex-Servicemen” means persons as defined in the Odisha Ex- Servicemen

(Recruitment to State Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1985;

d) “Government” means the Government of Odisha;

e) “Person with Disabilities” means a person who have been granted with disability

certificate by competent authority as per the provisions of the Rights of Persons

with Disabilities Act, 2016;

f) “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 Articles 341 and 342 of the Constitution of India respectively and as

amended from time to time;

g) “Service” means the Odisha Geological Service (Rural Water Supply);

h) “SEBC” means the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes as referred to in

clause (e) of Section 2 of the Odisha Reservation of Posts and Services (for

Socially and Educationally Backward Classes) Act, 2008;

i) “Sportsmen” means persons who have been issued with identity card as sportsmen

by the Director, Sports; and

j) “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.

3. Constitution of Service:- The Service shall consist of the following posts, namely:-

(a) Geologist, Group A (Junior Branch) and Geophysicist, Group-A (Junior Branch)

(b) Deputy Director (Geology), Group A

(d) Additional Director (Geology), Group–A

PART-II

METHODS OF RECRUITMENT

4. Methods of Recruitment: - Subject to other provisions made in these rules recruitment

to the posts in the service shall be made by following methods namely: -

a) In respect of the post of Geologist and Geophysicist by way of direct recruitment

through competitive examination in accordance with rule 6.

b) In respect of the posts of Additional Director (Geology), Joint Director (Geology) and

Deputy Director (Geology) by way of promotion from Joint Director (Geology),

Deputy Director (Geology) and Geologist or Geophysicist respectively.

5. Reservations: - Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules reservation of

vacancies or posts, as the case may be for-

(a) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, shall be made in accordance with the

provisions of the Odisha Reservation of Vacancies in posts and services (For

Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Act,1975 and the rules made there under;

and

(b) SEBC, women, sportsmen, Ex-servicemen and Persons with Disabilities shall be

made in accordance with the provisions made under such Act, rules, orders or

instructions issued in this behalf by the Government from time to time.

PART-III

DIRECT RECRUITMENT

6. Recruitment Procedure: - (1) Recruitment to the post of Geologist and Geophysicist in

the service shall be conducted by the commission by way of competitive examination to be

held once a year.

(2) The date on which and the places at which the examination are to be held shall be

fixed by the Commission.

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

Commission in consultation with the Administrative Department.

7. Eligibility Criteria for Direct Recruitment: - In order to be eligible for direct

recruitment, a candidate must,

(a) be a citizen of India;

(b) have attained the age of 21 years and must not be above the age of 32 years:

Provided that the upper age limit in respect of reserved categories of candidates

referred to in rule 5 shall be relaxed in accordance with the provisions of the Act, rules,

orders or instructions, for the time being in force, for their respective categories;

(i) passed Middle School examination with Odia as a language subject; or

(ii) passed Matriculation or equivalent examination with Odia as medium of

examination in non-language subject; or

(iii) passed in Odia as language subject in the final examination of Class VII from a

school or educational institution recognised by the Government of Odisha or the

Central Government; or

(iv) passed a test in Odia in Middle English School Standard conducted by the School &

Mass Education Department;

(d) 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;

(e) have Master Degree in Geology or Applied Geology from any recognized University in

India/Educational Institution in India, or Diploma in Applied Geology from Indian School

of Mines, Dhanbad, Degree, Diploma or certificate of Indian Institute of Technology or

from any other institute where such degree, diploma or certificate is considered

equivalent to post graduate degree in Geology for the post of Geologist;

(f) have Master Degree in Exploration or Applied Geophysics from any recognized

University/Educational Institution in India. A Master Degree in Geology or Applied

Geology with a paper exploration geophysics in the curriculum shall be considered for

the post of Geophysicist in case of non-availability of candidates with Master Degree in

Exploration or Applied Geophysics or Degree in Geophysics from Indian Institute of

Technology or equivalent degree, Diploma or Certificate from any recognized institution

for the post of Geophysicist;

(g) be of good mental condition and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely

to interfere with the discharge of his/her duties in the service. The candidate, who after

such medical examination as the Government may prescribe, is not found to satisfy

these requirements shall not be appointed to the service; and

(h) have good moral character.

8. Selection by the Commission: - (1) Every year in the month of January, the appointing

authority shall furnish the existing vacancy position as well as the anticipated vacancies

likely to arise during the recruitment year to be filled up by way of competitive recruitment,

to the Commission indicating the post to be reserved for candidates belonging to different

reserved categories as specified under rule 5.

(2) The Commission on receipt of the vacancy position shall publish the same through

advertisement in two widely circulated Odia daily news paper inviting applications from

eligible candidates to appear at the examination.

(3) The Commission shall prepare a list of selected candidates arranged in order of merit

equal to the number of advertised vacancies on the basis of marks secured in the

competitive examination conducted.

9. Select List in case of Direct Recruitment: - (1) The recommendations of the

Commission in respect of reference made to it under sub-rule (2) of rule 8 shall, after being

approved by the Government, form the select list.

(2) The lists referred to under sub-rule (1) shall ordinarily be in force for a period of one

year from the date of its approval by the Government or until another select list is prepared

afresh whichever is earlier.

(3) Appointment to any post in the service shall be in the order in which their names

appear in the select list.

PART-IV

PROMOTION

10. Eligibility Criteria for Promotion: - (1) The post of Deputy Director (Geology) shall be

filled up by way of promotion from among the officers holding the post of Geologist or

Geophysicist, from a common gradation list of Geologists and Geophysicists, who have

been completed at least 5 (five) years of continuous service.

(2) The post of Joint Director (Geology) shall be filled up by way of promotion from among

the eligible officers holding the post of Deputy Director (Geology) on the basis of merit

and suitability with due regard to seniority.

(3) The post of Additional Director (Geology) shall be filled up by way of promotion from

among the eligible officers holding the post of Joint Director (Geology) on the basis of

merit and suitability with due regard to seniority.

11. Constitution of Committee: - (1) There shall be constituted a Selection Committee

consisting of the following members to consider the cases of promotion to the post of

Additional Director (Geology), namely:-

(i) The Chief Secretary/Additional Chief Secretary

-Chairman

(ii) Secretary of the Administrative Department

-Member

(iii) The Director, Drinking Water & Sanitation to the

Government, of the Administrative Department

-Member

(iv) The Engineer-in Chief, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation

-Member

(v) Joint Secretary/ Deputy Secretary of the

Administrative Department, In charge of Establishment - Member Convener

(2) There shall be constituted a Selection Committee consisting of the following members

to consider the cases of promotion to the post of Joint Director (Geology) & Deputy

Director (Geology), namely:-

(i) Secretary of the Administrative Department

-Chairman

(ii) The Director, Drinking Water & Sanitation to the

Government, of the Administrative Department

-Member

(iii) The Engineer-in Chief, Rural Water Supply & Sanitation

-Member

(iv) Additional Director (Geology)

-Member

(v) Joint Secretary/ Deputy Secretary of the

Administrative Department, In charge of Establishment

–MemberConvener

(3) The recommendation of the Committee shall be valid and can be acted upon

notwithstanding the absence of any one of its members other than the Chairman:

Provided that the members so absenting was duly invited to attend the meeting of

the Committee and the majority of members of the Committee attended the meeting.

12. Procedure for Selection by the Committee:- (1) The Committee shall meet at least

once in a year preferably in the month of January for selection of officers suitable for

promotion to the next higher grade taking into account the existing vacancies and the

anticipated vacancies of the year.

(2) The Committee while considering the promotion case of suitable officers and

preparation of the list shall follow the provisions of,

(a) the Odisha Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes

and Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1975 and the rules made there under,

(b) The Odisha Civil Services (Zone of Consideration for Promotion) Rules,1988;

(d) The Odisha Civil Services (Criteria for Selection for Appointment including

Promotion) Rules, 2003;

13. Consultation with the Commission:- (1) The recommendations of the committee

shall be referred to the Commission for concurrence along with a list of all eligible

candidates, including those who have not been recommended together with the service

particulars.

(2) The commission shall consider the list along with the service particulars received under

sub-rule (1) and shall furnish its recommendations to the Government.

14. Select List in case of Promotion: - (1) The recommendations of the Commission in

respect of reference made to it under sub-rule (1) of rule 13 shall after being approved by

Government form the select list.

(2) The Select List to under sub-rule (1) shall ordinarily remain valid for a period of one

year from the date of its approval by the Government or until another list is prepared

afresh whichever is earlier.

(3) Appointment to any post in the service shall be in the order in which the names of the

officers appear in the Select List.

PART-V

OTHER CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

15. Probation and Confirmation: - (1) Every person appointed to any post in the service

by direct recruitment shall be on probation for a period of two years and when appointed

on promotion shall be on probation for a period of one year from the date of joining the

post:

Provided that the appointing authority may, if think fit in any case or class of cases,

extend the period of probation:

Provided further that such period of probation shall not include,

(a) extraordinary leave;

(b) period of unauthorized absence; or

(2) The appointment of a probationer, in case of a direct recruitee, may for good and

sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing, be terminated by Government at any time

without previous notice during the period of probation including extension of such period, if

any, and in case of a promotee after such termination, the employee shall deem to be

reverted to his/ her former cadre/post.

(3) A probationer after completing the period of probation to the satisfaction of Government

shall be eligible for confirmation subject to the availability of substantive vacancy in the

service.

16. Inter se Seniority: - The inter se seniority of the persons appointed to any post in the

service in a particular year shall be in the order in which their names appear in the select

list.

17. Other conditions of service: - The conditions of service in regard to matters not

covered by these rules shall be the same as are or as may from time to time be prescribed

by the State Government.

PART VI

MISCELLANEOUS

18. 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.

19. Interpretation: - If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these rules, it

shall be referred to the Government whose decision thereon shall be final.

By Order Of the Governor

D.K SINGH

Principal Secretary to Government

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

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