Ministry
Of Environment, Forest And Climate Change, Botanical Survey Of India
(Administrative Officer) Recruitment Rules, 2023
[23
February 2024]
G.S.R.
129(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of
the Constitution and in supersession of the Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Botanical Survey of India, Administrative Officer, Group 'A' Post
Recruitment Rules, 2012, except as respects things done or omitted to be done
before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules
regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Administrative Officer in
the Botanical Survey of India under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change, namely:-
Rule 1. Short title and commencement :-
(1)
These rules may be called
the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Botanical Survey of
India (Administrative Officer) Recruitment Rules, 2023.
(2)
They shall come into force
on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Rule 2. Number of post, classification and level in 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.
Rule 3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, 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.
Rule 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 Central Government 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.
Rule 5. Power to Relax :-
Where the
Central Government 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.
Rule 6. Saving :-
Nothing in
these rules shall affect reservation, 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
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Name of the post
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Number of post
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Classification
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Level in the pay matrix
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Whether selection post
or nonselection post
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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Administrative Officer.
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2* (2023) *Subject to variation
dependent on workload.
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General Central Service, Group ‘A’,
Gazetted, Ministerial.
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Level – 10. (Rs. 56100-177500/-).
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Selection.
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Age-limit for direct
recruits.
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Educational and other
qualification required for direct recruits.
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Whether age and
educational qualification prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the
case of promotees
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Period of probation, if
any
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(6)
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(7)
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(8)
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(9)
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Not applicable
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Two years
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Method of recruitment,
whether by direct recruitment or by promotion or by deputation or absorption
and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by various methods.
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In case recruitment by
promotion or deputation or absorption, grades from which promotion or
deputation or absorption to be made.
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If Departmental
Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition.
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Circumstances in which
Union Public Service Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment.
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(10)
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(11)
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(12)
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(13)
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Promotion failing which deputation.
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Promotion:
Junior Administrative Officers in
the pay level-7 (Rs. 44,900 - 1,42,400 ) of the pay matrix with five years
regular service in the grade and successfully completed mandatory training of
two to four weeks in Administration, Establishment and Accounts.
Note 1.– The eligibility service
shall continue to be three years for persons holding the feeder posts on
regular basis on the date of commencement of these rules.
Note 2.– Where juniors who have
completed their qualifying or eligibility service are being considered for
promotion, their seniors shall also be considered provided they are not short
of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such
qualifying or 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 or eligibility service.
Deputation:
Officers of the Central Government
or State Government or Union Territories:
(a) (i) holding analogous post on
regular basis in the parent cadre or Department; or
(ii) with two years service in the
grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in level
-9 in the pay matrix (Rs.53100 -167800) or equivalent in the parent cadre or
Department; or
(iii) with four years service in the
grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in level
-8 in the pay matrix (Rs.47600 -151100) or equivalent in the parent cadre or
Department; or
(iv) with five years service in the
grade rendered after appointment thereto on a regular basis in posts in level
-7 in the pay matrix (Rs.44900 -142400) or equivalent in the parent cadre or
Department; and
(b) possessing the following
qualifications and experience;
(i) Bachelor Degree from a
recognised University or Institute;
(ii) three years’ experience in
Administration or Establishment or Accounts work in a Government Office or
Public Sector Undertaking or Autonomous Organisation or Statutory
Organisation.
Note 1. – The Departmental officers
in the feeder category who are in the direct line of promotion will not be
eligible for consideration for appointment on deputation and similarly,
deputationists will not be eligible for consideration for appointment by
promotion.
Note 2.– The period of deputation
including the period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately
preceding this appointment in the same or some other organisation or
Department of the Central Government shall ordinarily not exceed three years.
Note 3.– The maximum age-limit for
appointment by deputation shall be not exceeding fifty six years as on the
closing date of receipt of the applications.
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Group ‘A’ Departmental Promotional
Committee (for considering promotion) consisting of :-
1. Chairman or Member, Union Public
Service Commission -Chairman;
2. Advisor or Joint Secretary
in-charge of Botanical Survey of India in the Ministry - Member;
3. Director, Botanical Survey of
India –Member.
Group ‘A’ Departmental Confirmation
Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of:-
1. Advisor or Joint Secretary
in-charge of Botanical Survey of India in the Ministry -Chairman;
2. Director or Deputy Secretary
(Conservation and Survey), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
-Member;
3. Director, Botanical Survey of
India –Member.
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Consultation with Union Public
Service Commission is necessary for filling up the post on promotion.
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