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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
LOCAL ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAT
(G. O. Ms. No. 21/LAS/2017, Puducherry, dated 25th September 2017)
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of
section 113, read with sub-section (1) of section 440 of the Puducherry
Municipalities Act, 1973 (Act No. 9 of 1973) and sub-section (2) of
section 71, read with sub-section (1) of section 318 of the
Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayats Act, 1973 (Act No. 10
of 1973), the Government hereby makes the following rules
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26th
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( 4 Asvina 1939 )
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to regulate the method of recruitment, conditions of service, pay
and allowances and discipline and conduct in respect of the
Combined Common Engineering Service for Municipalities and
Commune Panchayats in the Union
territory of Puducherry,
namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be
called the Puducherry Combined Common Engineering Service for
Municipalities and Commune Panchayats (Conditions of Service)
Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on and from the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.— In these rules, unless the context otherwise
requires,-
(1) "Act" means the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973
(Act No. 9 of 1973) or the Puducherry Village and Commune
Panchayats Act, 1973 (Act No. 10 of 1973) as the case may be;
(2) "Appointed to Service" means a person, who is said to be
appointed to a Service in accordance with these rules, or in
accordance with the rules applicable at the time, as the case may
be, he discharges for the first time the duties of a post borne on
the cadre of such service or commences the probation, instruction
or training if any, prescribed for Members thereof;
(3) "Appointing Authority" means the authorities specified
under rule 21 of these rules, who are empowered to make
appointment for the posts included in rule 3 of these rules;
(4) "Approved candidate" a person is said to be an approved
candidate for the Puducherry Combined Common Engineering
Service for the Municipalities and Commune Panchayats if, his
name appears in the authoritative list of candidates selected for
appointment to the aforesaid service, class or category;
(5) "Approved probationer" means a Member of the aforesaid
service, class or category who has satisfactorily completed his
probation and awaits appointment as a full Member of the Service,
class or category;
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(6) "Cadre" means the strength of a service or a part of the
service sanctioned as a separate unit;
(7) "Cadre Post" means any post specified in the Schedule
and includes temporary posts carrying the same designation as
that of any of the posts specified in that Schedule and the scale
of pay of which is identical to that attached to the service and
any other temporary post declared as Cadre Post by the
Government;
(8) "Director" means the Director, Local Administration
Department;
(9) "Direct recruit" a person is said to be direct recruit when
he is not already a Member of the service to which the Direct
Recruitment is made;
(10) "Discharge of a Member of a service", means dispensing
with his service for want of a vacancy;
(11) " Duty" A person is said to be "on duty" as a Member of
the service-
(a) when he is performing the duties of a post borne on the
cadre of such service or is undergoing the probation, instruction
or training if any, prescribed for the service;
(b) when he is on joining time; or
(c) when he is absent from duty during vacation or on
authorized holidays or on casual leave taken in accordance with
the instructions regularizing such leave issued by the
Government, having been on duty immediately before and
immediately after such absence;
(12) "Full Member" full Member of the service means a
Member of that service who has been appointed substantively to
a permanent post borne on the cadre thereof;
(13) "Government" means the Government of Puducherry;
(14) "Head of Office" means the Commissioner of
Municipality or Commune Panchayat concerned;
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(15) "Head of Department" means the Director, Local
Administration Department;
(16) "Initial recruitment" means the first recruitment and
appointment made to the service;
(17) "Local Fund Examiner', means the officer appointed by
the Government as Local Fund Examiner to audit the accounts of
the Municipalities and Panchayats;
(18) "Member of a Service" means a person who has been
appointed to the Service and has not retired or resigned or has
been removed or dismissed or been discharged otherwise than for
want of a vacancy. He may be a probationer, an approved
probationer or a full Member of the service;
(19) "Municipality" shall mean and include every municipality
constituted under the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973 (Act
No. 9 of 1973);
(20) "Panchayat", shall mean an institution of self-government
constituted under the Puducherry Village and Commune
Panchayats Act, 1973 for the rural areas called "village panchayat"
at the panchayat village level and "commune Panchayat council"
at the commune level;
(21) "Probation" means testing of a person's conduct, work and
character before he is admitted to regular appointment or full
membership of the service;
(22) "Probationer" means a Member of the service who has not
completed his probation;
(23) "Promotion" means the appointment of a Member of any
category of a service or a class of service to a higher category
of such service or class;
(24) "Recruiting authority", shall mean the authority
competent to recruit or select candidates for appointment to the
Service, class or category, as prescribed in the Recruitment
Rules;
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(25) "Reversion" shall mean the reversion of a member of a
class or category of a Service to a lower class or category of
such service for want of a vacancy;
(26) "Scheduled Caste" means the list of castes notified by
the Government from time to time;
(27) "Selection Committee" shall mean the committee
mentioned in rule 20 of these rules;
(28) "Service" means the Puducherry Combined Common
Engineering Service for Municipalities and Commune Panchayats;
(29) "Selection Posts" means post to which appointment is
made on ground of merit and ability, the seniority being counted
where merits are approximately equal only.
(30) "Transfer" shall mean the posting of a person holding a
post under Municipal Council or Commune Panchayat Council to
an identical post under another Municipal Council or Commune
Panchayat Council.
3. Constitution of service and its classification.— (1) The
Puducherry Combined Common Engineering Service for Municipalities
and Commune Panchayats shall consist of the following categories,
namely:-
GROUP 'A'
Category I
. . Superintending Engineer
Category II
. . Executive Engineer
GROUP 'B'
Category III
. . (i)
Assistant Engineer (Civil)
(ii) Assistant Engineer (Sanitation)
Category IV
. . (i)
Junior Engineer (Civil)
. . (ii) Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
. . (iii) Junior Engineer (Electrical)
. . (iv) Draughtsman Grade-I
. . (v)
Draughtsman Grade-II
. . (vi) Overseer
GROUP 'C'
Category V
. . (i)
Work Inspector
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(2) This "The Puducherry Combined Common Engineering
Service for the Municipalities and Commune Panchayats" is constituted
by absorbing the existing officers in the Engineering Wing in all the
Municipalities and Commune Panchayats in the categories of Work
Inspector, Overseer, Draughtsman (Gr.I/Gr.II), Junior Engineer (Civil/
Mechanical/Electrical), Assistant Engineer (Civil/ Sanitation), Executive
Engineer and Superintending Engineer.
(3) With effect from the date of notification of these rules in
the Official Gazette, the officers in the categories of Work Inspector,
Overseer, Draughtsman (Gr.I/Gr.II), Junior Engineer (Civil/ Mechanical/
Electrical), Assistant Engineer (Civil/Sanitation), Executive Engineer
and Superintending Engineer in all the Municipalities and Commune
Panchayats shall suo motu be absorbed into the aforesaid service.
4. Selection post.— All the posts mentioned under rule 3 are
selection posts.
5. Creation of posts.— (1) The Government may create from
time to time as many cadre posts as may be necessary.
(2) The Government may create temporary posts in the service
and such posts shall be filled in the same manner as permanent posts.
6. Pay and allowances.— Every Member of the service shall be
paid pay and all allowances as admissible to the corresponding
category/post in Government Services.
7. Bonus.— The Members of the service shall draw ad hoc bonus
as applicable to the corresponding categories of Government servants.
8. Source of funds for payment of pay and allowances, bonus,
etc.— The Members of the service shall draw pay, allowances, bonus,
etc. from the own funds of the respective Municipality or Commune
Panchayat to which they are posted.
9. Reservation.— The reservation of posts shall be in accordance
with the rules and orders issued by the Government from time to time,
as applicable to Government service.
10. Method of appointment, qualification and age.— The
method of recruitment to the said posts, age limit, qualifications and
other matters except composition of Selection Committee and
Appointing Authority relating thereto, shall be as specified in the
existing Recruitment Rules for the respective posts.
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11. Disqualifications.— (1) 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 posts.
Provided that the Government may, if satisfied that such
marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such a
person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds
for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
(2) No person shall be eligible for appointment to any posts
unless he is a citizen of India.
12. Ad hoc
or temporary appointments or promotion.—
Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the Government may
fill up any vacancy in the service by making ad hoc appointment or
ad hoc promotion thereto.
13.
Appointment on contract.— Notwithstanding anything
contained in these rules, wherever it is necessary in the interest of the
administration or in the public interest to appoint a person to any
service, class or category otherwise than in accordance with the rules,
the Government may appoint any person on contract for a period not
exceeding three years at a time. A person who is so appointed shall
not be regarded as a Member of the service to which he is appointed.
14. Appointment on Deputation.— Notwithstanding anything
contained in these rules, appointment to the service may also be made
by the Government by deputation of a person holding analogous post
in Government service for a period not exceeding three years.
Provided that such person on deputation shall draw the pay as per
the terms and conditions governing the deputation.
15. Reemployment of pensioners.— The orders and instructions
issued by the Government regarding reemployment of pensioners, from
time to time shall be made applicable.
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16. Appointment on compassionate grounds.— Notwithstanding
anything contained in these rules, the Government may appoint the son
or the unmarried daughter or the wife or the husband of the employee
who died in harness while in service or retired on medical grounds in
a post, subject to terms and conditions, as may be specified by
Government by a general or special order in this regard.
17. Unit of Appointment.—The unit of appointment to the
categories included in the Puducherry Combined Common Service for
Municipalities and Panchayats in the Union Territory of Puducherry
(All the Municipalities and Commune Panchayats and all the Regions
taken together).
18. Notification of vacancies.— In the case of filling up of
posts by direct recruitment, the Director, Local Administration
Department, shall notify the vacancies to the Employment Exchange
as well as in the newspapers.
19. Intimation of vacancies to the Selection Committee.—
Whenever vacancies arise in respect of the posts covered under this
service, the Director, Local Administration Department, shall send
necessary proposal to the Chairperson of the Selection Committee for
selection of eligible and suitable candidates for filling up of the post.
20. Authority for making Selection of Candidates.— (1) Selection
of candidates for appointment to all the categories or cadres included
in this common service by direct recruitment or promotion shall be
made by the Committee consisting of the following:-
Cadre/Category
Composition of the Committee
Category I
(i)
Chief Secretary to Government .. Chairman
Superintending
(ii) Secretary to Government
.. Member
Engineer.
(Local Administration).
(iii) Secretary to Government
.. Member
(Public Works).
(iv) Director of Local Administration .. Member
Department.
Category II
(i)
Chief Secretary to Government .. Chairman
Executive
(ii) Secretary to Government
.. Member
Engineer.
(Local Administration).
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(iii) Secretary to Government
.. Member
(Public Works).
(iv) Director of Local Administration .. Member
Department.
Category III
(i)
Secretary to Government
.. Chairman
(i) Assistant
(Local Administration).
Enginee (Civil)
(ii) Director of Local Administration .. Member
(ii) Assistant
Department.
Engineer (Sanitation). (iii) Deputy Director (Municipal
.. Member
Administration), Local
Administration Department.
(iv) Deputy Director (Rural
.. Member
Development), Local
Administration Department.
Category IV
(i)
Director of Local
.. Chairman
(i) Junior Engineer
Administration
(Civil).
Department.
(ii) Junior Engineer
(ii) Deputy Director
.. Member
(Mechanical).
Municipal Administration,
(iii) Junior Engineer
Local Administration
(Electrical).
Department.
(iv) Draughtsman
(iii) Deputy Director (Rural
.. Member
Grade-I.
Development), Local
(v) Draughtsman
Administration
Grade-II.
Department.
(vi) Overseer
Category V
Work Inspector
(2) The Chairman of the Committee may co-opt any officer of
the Government to be a Member of the Selection Committee.
(3) The Selection Committee, if considered necessary, may
conduct any written test or viva-voce tests or both the tests for
selection of candidates for any post.
(4) The selection made by the Selection Committee shall be
given effect to after it is approved by the Appointing Authority.
21. Appointing Authority.— Appointments in respect of all the
posts included in Categories I, II, III, IV and V above shall be made by
the Government, in accordance with the selection made by the Selection
Committee.
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22. Appointment to the Service.— All appointments to the
service shall be made by the Appointing Authority from a list of
approved candidates. Such list shall be prepared by the Selection
Committee, in accordance with the provisions made in these rules.
Where the candidates in such list are arranged in their order of merit,
appointments to the service shall be made in such order.
23. Medical fitness.— The direct recruits shall have to produce
before appointment a certificate of physical fitness from the Resident
Medical Officer, Government General Hospital.
24. Prescription of Departmental Tests.— (1) The Government
may, by special or general order, prescribe any Departmental tests for
any category of posts.
(2) A person who has already commenced probation, in a
category before coming into force of these rules may be required to
pass such Departmental tests if any, prescribed, before the end of the
probation period.
(3) The Government may, by general or special order, exempt
any class or category of persons from passing the Departmental Tests.
25. Conduct and discipline.— (1) The Members of the service
shall, in respect of conduct and discipline be governed by the Central
Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 and Central Civil Services
(Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965.
Provided that the following are the authorities for the purpose
of these rules:-
Cadre/Category
Disciplinary
Appellate
Reviewing
Authority
Authority
Authority
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Category I
Superintending
Engineer
Category II
Executive
Engineer
Secretary to
Chief Secretary
Government
Category III
Government (Local
to Government.
(i) Assistant
Administration).
Engineer (Civil)
(ii) Assistant
Engineer
(Sanitation).
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Category IV
(i) Junior
Engineer (Civil).
(ii) Junior
Engineer.
(Mechanical).
(iii) Junior
Engineer
(Electrical).
(iv) Draughtsman
Grade-I.
(v) Draughtsman
Grade-II.
(vi) Overseer
Category V
Work Inspector.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in the above-mentioned
rules, Commissioner of Municipality/Commune Panchayat may place
any person included in this common service under suspension.
Provided the Commissioner shall forthwith report to the Disciplinary
Authority/Appointing Authority, the circumstances in which the
suspension order was made.
26. Probation.— (1) Any person appointed to this service, shall
from the date on which he/she joins duty, be on probation for a period
of two years on duty.
Provided that the Government may extend the period of probation
for a further period of one year.
Provided that a person who has already commenced probation in
a category before the coming into force of these rules shall complete
his/her probation.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Director, Local
Secretary to
Government
Administration
Government
Department.
(Local
Administration.
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Provided further that any decision for extension of a probation
period shall be taken ordinarily within eight weeks after the expiry of
the previous probationary period and communicated in writing to the
concerned officer together with the reasons for so doing within the
said period.
(2) On completion of the period of probation or any extension
thereof, officers shall, if, considered fit for permanent appointment,
be retained in their appointments on regular basis and be confirmed in
due course against the available substantive vacancies, as the case may be.
(3) If, during the period of probation or any extension thereof,
as the case may be, Government is of the opinion that an officer is
not fit for permanent appointment, Government may discharge or revert
the officer to the post held by him prior to his appointment in the
service, as the case may be.
(4) During the period of probation, or any extension thereof,
candidates may be required, Government to undergo such courses of
training and instructions and to pass examinations and tests as
Government may deem fit, as a condition of satisfactory service.
(5) In respect of other matters relating to probation, the
Members of the service will be governed by the rules applicable to
Government employees and instructions issued by the Government in
this regard from time to time.
27. Date of commencement of probation of person appointed
or promoted temporarily.—If, a person who is appointed or promoted
temporarily is subsequently appointed thereto, it shall be open to the
appointing authority to allow such person to commence his probation
from the date of such appointment or promotion or from an earlier
date, such date not being earlier to the date of his first temporary
appointment or promotion as the appointing authority may, in his
discretion, decide;
Provided that it shall not be construed as authorizing the
appointment or promotion on probation of a person from a date on
which he did not possess the qualification prescribed for such
appointment or promotion.
28. Training and departmental test.— Every person appointed
to any category of posts, may be required to undergo any training or
test or both for any specific period relating to Engineering cadre either
during the probation period or after of the probation period.
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29. Appointing Authority to consider suitability for full
membership.— As soon as a probationer in any class or category of
the service has completed his prescribed period of probation or the
extended period of probation, as the case may be, the appointing
authority shall consider his suitability for full membership to the class
or category as the case may be, provided he has passed the tests, if
any, which he should pass during the period of his probation.
If, appointing authority is satisfied that the probationer is suitable
for full membership, he shall pass an order declaring him to be an
approved probationer.
30. Confirmation.— Any person who is appointed against any
category of posts included in the Schedule annexed to these rules, may
be confirmed in the service only after satisfactory and successful
completion of the period of his/her probation.
31. Seniority.— The rank and seniority of a person appointed to
any class or category of the be determined with reference to his rank
in the list of approved candidates or promotion panel, as the case may
be, and the principles as laid down by the Government and general
instruction issued by the Government from time to time shall be
applicable.
Provided that the rank and seniority of a person who was already
a Member of the service of the respective Municipality or Commune
Panchayat on the date of coming into force of these rules, shall be
determined with reference to the date of his appointment on regular
basis to that service, class or category thereto.
Provided further that if, a common direct recruitment was made
in respect of any category of posts mentioned under rule 3, then the
relative seniority of all such direct recruits shall be determined by the
order of merit list in which they are selected for appointment on the
recommendations of the Selection Committee.
31-A. Determination of relative seniority of direct recruits and
promotees.— The principles as laid down by the Government and
general instructions issued by the Government from time to time shall
be applicable.
32. Promotion.— Every promotion to a class or category of
service to which promotion should be made on the ground of merit and
ability, seniority being taken into account only where merit and ability
are approximately equal, shall be made only from a promotion panel
drawn up by the Selection Committee.
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33. Leave.— (1) (a) Every Member of the service shall in respect
of leave, leave allowance and encashment of leave, be governed by the
same rules and orders as are for the time being applicable
corresponding to the category or classification of Government servants
of the Union territory of Puducherry.
(b) Every such member shall, in addition, be eligible to casual
leave in accordance with the rules or orders applicable to Government
Servants from time to time. The Commissioner of the Municipality or
Commune Panchayat shall be authority competent to sanction casual leave.
(2) In granting leave of all kinds (except Study Leave) or leave
allowances, the powers exercisable by the Head of the Department /
Offices under the CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972 shall be exercised by the
Commissioner of the Municipality or Commune Panchayat, as the case
may be. In the case of grant of Study Leave, sanction of the
Government shall be obtained.
34. Postings and transfers.— (a) A Member of the service may
be required to serve in any of the Municipalities or Commune
Panchayats.
(b) All transfers and postings shall be made by the following
Authorities:-
Cadre/Category
Authority
(1)
(2)
Category I
Superintending Engineer
Category II
Executive Engineer
Government
Category III
(i)
Assistant Engineer (Civil)
(ii) Assistant Engineer (Sanitation)
Category IV
(i)
Junior Engineer (Civil)
(ii) Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
(iii) Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Director
(iv) Draughtsman Grade-I
Local Administration
(v)
Draughtsman Grade-II
Department
(vi) Overseer
Category V
Work Inspector
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35. Joining Time.—Every Member of the service shall in respect
of Joining Time, be governed by the Central Civil Services (Joining
Time) Rules, 1979 and orders as are for the time being applicable to
the corresponding category or classification of Government servants
of the Union of Puducherry. The Commissioner of Municipality or
Commune Panchayat, as the case will be the authority competent to
allow the Joining Time as per the time-limit prescribed in the rules.
In cases of extension of joining time beyond 30 days, sanction of the
Government shall be obtained.
36. Travelling Allowance.— (1) Every Member of the service
shall in respect of claiming of travelling allowance be governed by the
same rules and orders as are for the time being applicable to the
corresponding category or classification of Government Servants of
the Union territory of Puducherry.
(2) The orders issued by the Government from time to time
under Travelling Allowance Rules regulating the claims of the traveling
allowance by the Government servants shall mutatis mutandis be
applicable to the Members of the service.
(3) The Director or any other officer duly authorized by him in
this behalf shall be the controlling officer for the purpose of admitting
the claims of traveling allowance of the members of the service.
37. Non-entitlement of Leave Travel Concession.— The Members
of the service are not entitled for Leave Travel Concession.
38. Medical Attendance.— (1) Every Member of the service shall
in respect of reimbursement of medical expenses, be governed by the
same rules and orders as are for the time being applicable to the
corresponding category of classification of Government Servants of
the Union territory of Puducherry.
(2) The Director or any other officer duly authorized by him in
this behalf shall be the controlling officer for the purpose of admitting
the claims for reimbursement of the medical expenses.
(3) The orders issued by the Government from time to time
under Medical Attendance Rules prescribing the authorized Medical
Attendants, scale of fees for consultation, etc., shall mutatis mutandis
be applicable to the members of the service.
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39. Provident Fund.—(1) Every Member of the service who has
joined the Municipal or Commune Panchayat service prior to 01-01-2004
shall, in respect of Provident Fund benefits, be governed by the
provisions of the General Provident Fund (Central Services)
Rules, 1960 as are for the time being applicable to the Government
Servants of the Union territory of Puducherry.
(2) The Local Fund Examiner shall be the Accounts Officer for
the purposes of maintenance of Provident Fund accounts in respect of
the Members of the service.
(3) The Examiner, Local Fund Accounts shall immediately after
coming into force of these rules, open a Personal Deposit Account in
the name of the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts under "Local Self-
Government Combined Common Engineering Service Personnel
Provident Fund Personal Deposit Account" in the State Bank of India
(Main Branch), Puducherry. All the Municipal councils and Commune
Panchayat Councils shall immediately transfer the amount standing at
the credit of the respective Members of the service in various banks
to the State Bank of India (Main Branch) and credit them into the
"Local Self-Government Combined Common Engineering Service
Personnel Provident Fund Personal Deposit Account". All sums
deducted from the Pay Bills of the Members of the service as provident
fund deduction and other amounts relating to the Provident Fund shall
be credited into the said Account.
(4) The Local Fund Examiner may, in consultation with
Government may withdraw such portion of the amount at such intervals
from the Savings Bank Account for investment of the said amount as
fixed term deposit of any kind as may be decided by the Government
from time to time.
(5) Any interest earned from the Savings Bank Account, viz.,
"Local Self-Government Combined Common Engineering Service
Personnel Provident Fund Personal Deposit Account" and the fixed /
term deposits, shall be credited into a separate Savings Account viz.,
"Provident Fund Interest Account" to be opened in the same Bank.
(6) The Savings Bank Account and deposits shall be in the name
of Examiner, Local Fund Account and it shall be operated by him.
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(7) The Examiner, Local Fund Accounts shall pay to the credit
of the Account of a subscriber, interest at such rate as may be
determined for each year in consultation with the Government.
(8) The orders, decisions and instructions issued by the
Government from time to time under the General Provident Fund
(Central Services) Rules, 1960 coming into force of these rules shall
mutatis mutandis be applicable to the Members of the service.
(9) The Commissioner of the Municipality or the Commune
Panchayat shall be the sanctioning authority for the purpose of advances
and withdrawals to the subscribers under sub-rule (1) of rule 12 of the
General Provident Fund (Central Service) Rules, 1960.
40. Loans and Advances.— (1) The Commissioner of the
Municipality or the Commune Panchayat may sanction short-term and
interest free advances (except Advance of LTC) to the Members of the
service from the own Funds of the Municipality or Commune
Panchayat, as the case may be subject to the eligibility, financial limit,
procedures and conditions as laid down in the relevant rules as are time
being applicable to the corresponding categories of Government
employees. The amount recoverable from the Member of the service
on account of such advance shall be remitted into the respective
Municipal or Commune Panchayat Fund.
(2) The Commissioner of the Municipality or the Commune
Panchayat may, with the approval of the Municipal Council or
Commune Panchayat Council sanction long-term and interest bearing
advances to the Members of the service from the own Funds of the
Municipality or Commune Panchayat. As the case may be, subject to
the eligibility, financial limit, procedures and conditions as laid down
in the relevant rules as are time being applicable to the corresponding
categories of Government employees. The amount recoverable from
the Member of the service on account of such advance sanctioned shall
be remitted into the respective Municipal or Commune Panchayat Fund.
41. Insurance scheme.—All the members of the service shall be
covered under the Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme (GSLIS)
of Life Insurance Corporation as applicable to the employees of
Municipalities and Commune Panchayats.
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42. Payment of immediate relief to the family of a Member of
the service who dies while in service.—The families of the Members
of the service who die while in harness may be sanctioned immediate
relief by the Commissioners of Municipalities or Commune Panchayats
in accordance with the orders as are applicable to the corresponding
categories of Government employees.
43. Age of superannuation.— Every Member of the service shall
retire on superannuation on attaining the age limit as applicable to the
corresponding categories of employees in the Government.
44. Resignation.— Every Member of the service shall, in respect
of resignation, be governed by the provisions of the same rules as are
for the time being applicable to the corresponding categories or
classification of the Government Servants of Government of
Puducherry. For the purpose of acceptance of resignation, the
following are the Competent Authorities:-
Cadre/Category
Authority
(1)
(2)
Category I
Superintending Engineer
Category II
Executive Engineer
Government
Category III
(i)
Assistant Engineer (Civil)
(ii) Assistant Engineer (Sanitation)
Category IV
(i)
Junior Engineer (Civil)
(ii) Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
(iii) Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Director
(iv) Draughtsman Grade-I
Local Administration
(v)
Draughtsman Grade-II
Department
(vi) Overseer
Category V
Work Inspector
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45. Dismissal/removal.— Every Member of the service shall, in
respect of dismissal/removal, be governed by the provisions of the
same rules as are for the time being applicable to the corresponding
categories or classification of the Government Servants of Government
of Puducherry. For the purpose of dismissal/removal, the following are
the Competent Authorities:-
Cadre/Category
Authority
(1)
(2)
Category I
Superintending Engineer
Category II
Executive Engineer
Government
Category III
(i)
Assistant Engineer (Civil)
(ii) Assistant Engineer (Sanitation)
Category IV
(i)
Junior Engineer (Civil)
(ii) Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
(iii) Junior Engineer (Electrical)
Director
(iv) Draughtsman Grade-I
Local Administration
(v)
Draughtsman Grade-II
Department
(vi) Overseer
Category V
Work Inspector
46. Pension, Gratuity, encashment of leave and other retirement
benefits.— (1) Every member of the service shall, in respect of
Pension, Gratuity and other retirement benefits, be governed by the
provisions of the same rules as are for the time being applicable to
the corresponding categories or classification of the Government
servants of Government of Puducherry.
(2) The Commissioner of the Municipality or Commune
Panchayat shall be the Pension Sanctioning Authority for the purpose
of sanctioning of pension, gratuity and other retirement benefits to the
Members of the service.
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47. Constitution of Pension Fund for the purpose of grant of
pension, encashment of leave and other retirement benefits to the
Members of the service who joined prior to 01-01-2004.— (1) A pension
fund shall be constituted for the purpose of grant of pension,
encashment of leave and other retirement benefits to the members of
the service who joined service prior to 01-01-2004 out of the
contribution paid by the Municipalities and Commune Panchayats at
such rate as may be fixed by the Government.
(2) The Examiner, Local Fund Accounts shall immediately after
coming into force of these rules, open a Personal Deposit Account in
the name of the Examiner. Local Fund Accounts under "Local Self-
Government Combined Common Engineering Service Personnel
Pension Fund Personal Deposit Account" in the State Bank of India
(Main Branch), Puducherry.
(3) Any interest earned from the Savings Bank Account, viz.,
"Local Self-Government Combined Common Engineering Service
Personnel Pension Fund Personal Deposit Account" of Examiner of
Local Fund Accounts" and the fixed/term deposits, shall be credited
into a separate Savings Account
viz., "Local Self-Government
Combined Common Engineering Service Personnel Pension Fund" to
be opened in the same Bank.
(4) The Savings Bank Account and deposits shall be in the name
of Examiner, Local Fund Account and it shall be operated by him.
48. Application of New Pension Scheme.— Every Member who
enters into the service on or after 01-01-2004 shall be covered by the
New Pension Scheme as are for the time being applicable to the
Government Servants of the Union territory of Puducherry.
49. Delegation of powers.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained
in these rules, the Government may authorize any officer to exercise
any one or more powers vested in them and in the like manner withdraw
the same.
(2) The exercise of the powers delegated above shall be subject
to such restrictions and conditions as may be prescribed and also
subject to control and revision by the Government or by such officers
as may be empowered by them in this behalf. The Government shall
also have power to control and revise the acts or proceedings of any
officers empowered.
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50. Application of other rules.— All rules regulating the service
conditions of the employees of the Government issued from time to
time under any law shall be applicable to the members of the service.
51. Power to relax.—Where the Government is satisfied that if
any, undue hardship is caused by these rules in any particular case, it
may by order dispense with or relax the requirement of these rules to
such extent and subject to such condition as may consider necessary
for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner.
(By order)
L. MOHAMED MANSOOR,
Additional Secretary to Government.
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