GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (COOPERATION)

(G.O. Ms. No. 06/Co-op., Puducherry, dated 11th December 2023)

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 11th January, 1965 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India,

New Delhi and in supersession of the earlier notification issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 7/Co-op., dated 17th August, 2000

and published as Supplement to the Gazette No. 40, dated 3rd October, 2000, 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" post of Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies in the

Co-operative Department, Government of Puducherry, namely: -

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

Co-operative Department, Group "B" Gazetted and Non-Ministerial post of Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies

Recruitment Rules, 2023.

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

2. Application.— These rules shall apply to the posts specified in column 1 of the Schedule annexed to

these rules.

3. Number of post, classification and Level in the Pay Matrix.— The number of post, its classification and

Level in the Pay Matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these

rules.

4. Method of recruitment, age-limit and other qualifications, etc.— The method of recruitment, age-limit,

qualifications and other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said

Schedule.

5. Disqualifications.— 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 that there are other grounds for so doing,

exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

6. Power to relax.— Where, the Lieutenant-Governor, is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so

to do, it 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.

7. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions

required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, Ex-Servicemen and other special categories

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

SCHEDULE

RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF DEPUTY REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

1. Name of the post

Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies

2. Number of posts

7 (Seven) [2023] Subject to variation dependent on workload.

3. Classification

General Central Service – Non-Ministerial – Gazetted

Group 'B'.

4. Pay Level in the Pay Matrix

Level - 7 (` 44,900-1,42,400)

5. Whether selection post or non-selection post

Selection Post

6. Age-limits for direct recruits

Not applicable

7. Educational and other qualifications required for :

Not applicable

direct recruits.

8. Whether age and educational qualifications :

Age

: Not applicable

prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case

Educational qualification : Not applicable

of promotees.

9. Period of probation, if any

Not applicable

10. Method of recruitment, whether by direct :

(i) 100% . . By Promotion

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/

deputation/absorption is to be made.

Co-operative Officer in Level-6 of the Pay Matrix with

5 years regular service in the grade; provided they have

completed training in any one of the following: -

(a) Training in Salient provisions of the Puducherry

Co-operative Societies Acts and Rules; or

(b) Training in Labour Laws, Income-tax Act and Allied

Laws; or

the Pondicherry State Co-operative Union, Puducherry.

Note-1: For the existing incumbents holding the feeder

posts on regular basis on the date of notification

of these rules, the requirement of successful

completion of training for promotion shall be either

before promotion or within a period of one year

from the date of promotion.

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 of 2 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.

12. If, a Departmental Promotion Committee exists,

Departmental Promotion Committee :—

what is its composition?

(1) Chief Secretary to Government of

. . Chairman

Puducherry.

(2) Secretary to Government

. . Member

(Cooperation)

(3) Registrar of Co-operative Societies . . Member

13. Circumstances in which Union Public Service :

Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission is

Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment.

not necessary.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

S. MURUGESAN,

Under Secretary to Government (Cooperation).

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