GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (RURAL DEVELOPMENT)

(G.O. Ms. No. 3, dated 12th November 2013)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, read

with the Notification No.F-5/4/65-GP, dated 11-1-1965 of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs,

New Delhi and in supersession of the notifications issued under G.O. Ms. No. 2, dated 17-1-1985, G.O. Ms.

No. 1/CD, dated 13-3-1991 of Chief Secretariat (CD), Puducherry and published in the official gazette No. 15,

dated 9-4-1991, save as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Lieutenant-Governor,

Puducherry hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the Group 'B',

Non-Gazetted and Non-Ministerial post of Joint Block Development Officer in the Rural Development Blocks,

Government of Puducherry, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Government of Puducherry,

Rural Development Department, Group 'B', Non-Gazetted and Non-Ministerial post of Joint Block Development

Officer Recruitment Rules, 2013.

(2) They shall come into force on and from the date of their publication in the official gazette.

2. Number of post, its classification and Pay Band and Grade Pay/Pay Scale.— The number of the

said post, its classification, Pay Band and Grade Pay/Pay Scale attached thereto, shall be as specified in

columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule annexed thereto.

3. Method of recruitment, age-limit and other qualifications.— The method of recruitment to the

said post, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating thereto, shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13)

of the said Schedule.

4. Disqualification.— No person,–

(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living ; or

(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,

shall be eligible for appointment to the said post :

Provided that the Lieutenant-Governor may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal

law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing, exempt

any person from the operation of these rules.

5. Power to relax.— Where the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is of the opinion that it is necessary

or expedient so to do, he may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the

Union Public Service Commission, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category

of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect the reservations, relaxations in upper age-limit and

other concessions required to be provided for the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and other special

categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time in this regard.

SCHEDULE

RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF JOINT BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

IN THE DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

1. Name of the post

Joint Block Development Officer

2. Number of posts

6 (Six) (2013) Subject to variation dependent on workload.

3. Classification

General Central Services–Group ‘B’ Non-Gazetted—

Non-Ministerial.

4. Pay Band and Grade Pay/Pay Scale

Pay Band 2, ` 9,300-34,800 + Grade Pay ` 4,200

5. Whether selection post or non-selection post?

Selection

6. Age-limit for direct recruits

Between 18 and 30 years (Relaxable for Government

servants up to 5 years in accordance with the instructions

or orders issued by the Central Government).

Note : (1) In the case of recruitment made through the

Employment Exchange, the crucial date for determining the

age-limit shall, in each case, be the last date up to which

the Employment Exchanges are asked to submit the names.

Note : (2) In the case of recruitment made through

advertisement, the crucial date for determining the age-limit

shall be the closing date for receipt of applications.

7. Educational and other qualifications required

Postgraduate degree of a recognised University in

for direct recruits.

Sociology or Social Work or Rural Development.

Note : The qualifications are relaxable at the discretion

of the competent authority, for reasons to be recorded in

writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified.

8. Whether age and educational qualifications :

Age : No

prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the

Educational qualification : Should possess at least a Degree

case of promotees?

of a recognised University.

Note : Officers holding the feeder posts on regular basis

on the date of notification of these rules and possessing S.S.L.C./

Matriculation shall continue to be eligible for promotion.

9. Period of probation, if any

Two years

10. Method of recruitment, whether by direct recruitment :

By promotion, failing which by direct recruitment.

or by promotion or by deputation/absorption

and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by

various methods.

11. In case of recruitment by promotion /deputation/ :

Promotion :

absorption, grades from which promotion /

From Social Educational Organisers / Extension

deputation/absorption is to be made.

Officer (Panchayat)/Extension Officer (Agriculture)/Mukya

Sevika with six years service in the grade rendered after

appointment thereto on regular basis and have successfully

undergone a training in Rural Development/Community

Development oriented programmes conducted by the

National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad.

Note : (1) The requirement of training for promotion is

not applicable to the officers holding the feeder posts on

regular basis on the date of notification of these rules.

Note : (2) The eligibility service for promotion shall

continue to be 5 years for officers holding the feeder posts

on regular basis on the date of notification of these rules.

Note : (3) Where juniors who have completed their

qualifying/eligibility service are being considered for

promotion, their seniors would also be considered provided

they are not short of the requisite qualifying/eligibility

service by more than half of such qualifying/eligibility

service or two years, whichever is less, and have

successfully completed their probation period for promotion

to the next higher grade along with their juniors who have

already completed such qualifying/eligibility service.

Note : (4) For the purpose of computing minimum qualifying

service for promotion, the service rendered on a regular

basis by an officer prior to 1-1-2006/the date from which

the revised pay structure based on the Sixth Central

Pay Commission recommendations has been extended, shall

be deemed to be service rendered in the corresponding

Grade Pay/Pay Scale extended based on the recommendations

of the Commission.

12. If a Departmental Promotion Committee/Recruitment :

Group 'B' Departmental Promotion Committee for

Committee exists, what is its composition?

promotion/confirmation:

(1) Chief Secretary to Government

. . Chairman

(2) Secretary to Government

. . Member

(Rural Development).

(3) Project Director (Department of Rural

. . Member

Development).

13. Circumstances in which the Union Public Service : Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission

Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment. not necessary.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

M. SARATHI,

Under Secretary to Government (RD).

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