THE KERALA PANCHAYATS SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES, 1994
[THE KERALA PANCHAYATS SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES, 1994
PREAMBLE
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section
(1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public Services Act, 1968 (19 0f 1968) read with
sub-section (3) of section 179, and sub-section. (4) of section 180 of the
Kerala Panchayat Raj Act 1994 (13 of 1994) and in supersession of the Kerala
Panchayats (Common Service) Rules, 1977 published under Notification No. G.O.
(Ms) No. 84/77/LA &SWP dated the 23rd March 1977, published as S.R.O. No.
252/77 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 180 dated the 23rd March, 1977,
Rules made under section 24 (3) of the Travancore-Cochin Panchayats Act, 1950
(Act II of 1950), published under Notification No. LA.14-29087/57/L & LAD
dated the 5th September, 1958, Panchayat Regulations regarding Service
Regulations of Officers issued under Madras G.O. No. 1274/LA dated the 20th
September, 1955, the Kerala Panchayats (Establishment) Rules, 1967 and the
Madras Panchayat Subordinate Service Rules, 1953, the Government of Kerala
hereby make the following Special Rules for the Kerala Panchayats Subordinate
Service, namely: -
Rule - 1. Short title and commencement.
(1)
These Rules may be called the Kerala Panchayats Subordinate
Service Rules, 1994.
(2)
They shall be deemed to have come into force on the first
day of January, 1990.
Rule - 2. Constitution.
(1)
The service shall consist of the following categories of
Officers, namely:-
Group I
Category
1- Special Grade Executive Officer (Redesignated as Special Grade Secretary)
(Grama Panchayat) with effect from 23rd April, 1994
Category
2- Panchayat Inspector/Junior Superintendent.
Category
3- Executive Officer (Redesignated as Secretary) (Grama Panchayat) with effect
from 23rd April, 1994.
Group II
Category
I- Head Clerk
Category
2- Upper Division Clerk
Category
3- Lower Division Clerk
Category
4- Peon
Group II
Category
I- Librarian Grade I
Category
2- Librarian Grade II
Category
3- Librarian Grade III
Category
4- Librarian Grade IV
Group IV
Category
I- Nursery School Teacher
Category
2- Ayah
Group V
Category
I- First "Grade Overseer
Category
2- Second Grade Overseer
Category
3- Third Grade Overseer
Group VI
Category
I - Sanitary Inspector
Category
2- Nurse
Category
3- Pharmacist
Category
4- Auxiliary Nurse-cum-Midwife
Category
5- Midwife
Category
6- Nursing Assistant
Group VII
Category
1- Tractor Driver
Category
2- Driver, Heavy Duty Vehicles /Light Duty Vehicles
(2)
With effect from 1st January, 1990 the employees
belonging to the Panchayat Common Service, except contingent employees and
those from the Panchayat Department including all the Categories of Executive
Officers shall be constituted into one service, namely, the Kerala Panchayats
Subordinate Service.
(3)
With effect from 23rd: April, 1994, the Special Grade
Executive Officer and Executive Officer shall be redesignated as Special Grade
Secretary (Grama Panchayat) and Secretary (Grama Panchayat) respectively.
Note:
1. All the categories in Group I, categories 1 and 2 in Group II, categories,
1,2 and 3 in Group III and categories I and 2 in Group V shall be constituted
at the State level and Categories 3 and 4 in Group II, Category. 4 in Group
III, all the categories in Group IV, Category 3 in Group V and all the
categories in Groups VI and VII shall be constituted at the District Level.
Note:
2. Those, who are in service as on the 1st day of January 1990 in the Panchayat
Department and in the Panchayat Common Service shall be treated as two units
for the purpose of promotion in respect of identical posts in the Panchayat
Department and in the Panchayat Offices and separate gradation lists in respect
of such categories shall be prepared and kept by the Director of Panchayats or
the District Panchayat Officer, as the case may be.
Note:
3. There shall be no distinction between the employees of identical posts of
separate units as stated in Note 2 who are recruited through the Public Service
Commission on or after 1st day or January 1990, the District Panchayat
Officers/Director of Panchayats shall prepare integrated seniority list in
respect of such employees in each category.
Rule - 3. Appointment.
Appointment
to various categories shall be made as follows: -
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Category
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Method of
appointment
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Group I
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1. Special Grade
Executive Officer redesignated as Special Grade Secretary (Grama Panchayat)
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By promotion
from among the Panchayat Inspectors/Junior Superintendents.
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Note.A ratio 8:5
shall be followed between the persons In the gradation list of Junior
Superintendents of the Panchayat Offices and Panchayat Inspectors/Junior
Superintendents of the Panchayat Department for appointment as Special Grade
Executive Officer/Special Grade Secretary (Grama Panchayat). When one list is
exhausted the persons in the other list will become exclusively eligible for
appointment till the last Junior Superintendent of the Panchayat Offices or
Panchayat Inspector /Junior Superintendent of the Panchayat Department as the
case may be, is promoted and thereafter there will be no ratio and the post
of Special Grade Executive Officer/Special Grade Secretary (Grama Panchayat)
shall be filled up by promotion from the panchayat Inspector/Junior
Superintendent according to seniority.
2. Panchayat
Inspector/ Junior Superintendent
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By promotion
from among the Executive Officers/Secretary (Grama Panchayat).
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Note.This post
is categorised as Panchayat Inspector and when the Panchayat Inspector is
posted for office work, he will be designated as Junior Superintendent. Both
the posts of Panchayat Inspector and Junior Superintendent are
Interchangeable.
3. Executive
Officer/ the Secretary (Grama Panchayat)
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1. By promotion
from among Head Clerks and
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2. By Direct
recruitment.
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The
ratio between promotion and direct recruitment shall be 6:4 Provided that the
ratio 9:1 shall be followed between Head Clerks of the Panchayat Offices and
Head Clerks of the Panchayat Department for promotion as Executive
Officer/Secretary (Grama Panchayat), till the last Head Clerk in both the units
as on the date of commencement of these rules is appointed as Executive
Officer/Secretary (Grama Panchayat). Thereafter, there shall be no ratio for
promotion, and 60% of the posts of Executive Officer/Secretary (Grama
Panchayat) shall be filled up by promotion from among Head Clerks according to
seniority.
Group II
Category
I- Head Clerk By promotion from among Upper Division Clerks
Note.
1: A ratio of 13:2 shall be followed between Lower Division Clark of Panchayat
Common Service and Upper Division Clerks of the Panchayat Department for
promotion as Head Clerk till the last Upper Division Clerk in both the units as
on the date of commencement of these rules is appointed as Head Clerks].
Category
2- Upper Division Clerk By promotion from among Lower Division Clerks.
[Note-
1: A ratio of 10:1 shall be followed between Lower Division Clerks of Panchayat
Common Service and Lower Division Clerks of Panchayat Department for promotion
as Upper Division clerk till the last Lower Division Clerk in both the units as
on the date of commencement of these Rules is promoted as Upper Division Clerk.
[Note-2]:
Lower Division Clerks who do not possess the qualification of pass in S.S.L.C.
(formerly Bill Collectors and Panchayat Assistants Grade II) and who were in
service as on 1st day of January, 1990 will be eligible for promotion to the
post of Upper Division Clerks if they possess the following qualifications,
namely:-
(1)
Panchayat Executive Officer's Training or Panchayat Test
(2)
Pass In Account Test (Lower) and
(3)
Pass in Manual of Office Procedure Test They shall not be
eligible for further promotion.
Category-3-
Lower Division Clerk By direct recruitment:
Provided
that the post if Lower Division Clerk shall also be filled up by promotion from
Junior Bill Collectors who have passed S.S.L.C. or its equivalent or by appointment
from among full-time Librarians or Peons who have passed S.S.L.C. or equivalent
qualification or by appointment from among the full-time or part-time
contingent employees (who
entered in service as on 16th day of June, 1994 on completion of four years
service and have passed S.S.L.C or equivalent examination within a period of
four years service till the last qualified Incumbent in the category is
appointed to the posts). Thereafter, this category shall be filled up only by
direct recruitment:
Provided
further that the Junior Bill Collectors who do not possess the qualification of
pass in S.S.L.C., In the service 3(as on 16th day of June 19941 on attaining 10
years service will be eligible for promotion as Lower Division Clerks if they
Pass the Special test, for the purpose conducted by the Public Service
Commission. They shall not be eligible for further promotion:
Provided
also that the Junior Bill Collectors 3[as on 16th day of June 19941 who have
not passed S.S.L.C. but have achieved cent per cent collection for five years
continuously shall be eligible for promotion as Lower Division Clerks. Such
Lower Division Clerks have to pass the Special test, for the purpose conducted
by the Public Service Commission for getting the second increment in the scale
of pay of Lower Division Clerk. They shall not be eligible for further
promotion.
Note:-The
Special Tests referred to in the second and third provisos shall be one and the
same.
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Category 4- Peon
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1. By direct
recruitment and
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2. Appointment
by transfer from the contingent employees.
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Note.
1 60 percent of the vacancies shall be filled up by direct recruitment, and the
remaining 40 pet cent by appointment from the contingent employees.
[Note.2.
Full-time/Part Time Contingent Employees in Service as on 16th day of June,
1994 on completion of four years service and who have passed Standard VII of
equivalent qualification within a period of four years shall be considered for
appointment as Peons.]
Group III
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Category 4-
Librarian Grade IV
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1. By promotion
from among qualified persons
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2. In absence of
suitable- persons under (1) above by appointment by transfer from among
qualified full time contingent employees with four years service.
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3. In the
absence of suitable persons under items (1) and (2) above by direct
recruitment.
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Note.
The ratio of 2:3:4:6 shall be maintained among Grade I, Grade II, Grade III and
Grade IV Librarians.
Group IV
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Category 1-
Nursery School Teacher
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By promotion
from among qualified Part-time Nursery School Teacher with a minimum of 4
years service or' in the absence of qualified hands for promotion, by direct
recruitment.
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Category 2- Ayah
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Appointment by
transfer from among qualified contingent employees with a minimum of 4 years
service, or in the absence of qualified hands for appointment as above, by
direct recruitment.
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Group-V
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Category- 1
First Grade Overseer
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1. By promotion
from Second Grade Overseers, and
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2. By direct
recruitment.
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Note:-
Appointment by promotion and by direct recruitment shall be made in the ratio
of I: I.
Category- 2
Second Grade Overseer
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By promotion
from Third Grade Overseer or in the absence of qualified hands for promotion,
by direct recruitment.
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Category- 3
Third Grade Overseer
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By Direct
recruitment
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Group-VI
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Category-1
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Sanitary Inspector
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By direct
recruitment
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Category- 2
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Nurse
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By direct
recruitment
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Category- 3
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Pharmacist
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By direct
recruitment
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Category- 4
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Auxiliary
Nurse-cum Midwife
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By direct
recruitment
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Category- 5
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Midwife
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By direct
recruitment
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Category- 6
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Nursing
Assistant
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By direct
recruitment
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Group-VII
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Category- I
Tractor Driver
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1. By promotion
from among qualified peons.
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2. In the
absence of qualified hands under item (1) above by appointment by transfer
from among qualified contingent employees with a minimum of four years
service.
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3. In the
absence of qualified hands under items (1) and (2) above by direct
recruitment.
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Category- 2
Driver
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[1. By promotion from among qualified peons.
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2. In the
absence of qualified hands under item (1) above by appointment transfer from
among qualified contingent employees with a minimum of four years service.
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3. In the
absence of qualified hands under items(1) and (2) above by direct
recruitment. 1
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Rule - 4. Appointing Authority.
The
appointing authority for the categories constituted at State level shall be the
Director of Panchayats and for categories constituted at District level shall
be the [Deputy
Director of Panchayat).
Rule - 5. Qualification regarding age.
No
person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment to any of the
posts [except
Drivers] if he has not completed 18 years of age or has completed 35 years of
age as on the first day of January of the year in which the applications for
appointment are invited:
[Provided
also that no person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment to
the post of Driver if he has not completed 18 years of age or has completed 38
years of age as on the 1st January of the year in which applications for
appointment are invited.]
Provided
that the upper age limit prescribed in the rules shall be relaxed by 5 years in
the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes
and by 3 years in the case of candidates belonging to any of the other Backward
Classes.
Rule - 6. Reservation of appointment.
The
rules relating to reservation of appointments (General Rules 14 to 17) as
amended from time to time, shall apply to appointments to the service by direct
recruitment.
Rule - 7. Other qualifications.
No
persons shall be eligible for appointment to the category mentioned in column
(1) of the table below, unless he possesses the qualifications prescribe in the
corresponding entry in column (3) thereof, namely :-
Table
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Category
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Method of appointment
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Qualification
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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Group-I
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1. Special Grade
Executive Officer/ Special Grade Secretary (Grama Panchayat)
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By Promotion
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S.S.L.C. or
equivalent
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2. Panchayat
Inspector/ Junior
Superintendent
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By promotion
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S.S.L.C. or
equivalent
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3. Executive
Officer/ Secretary (Grama Panchayat)
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By Promotion By
Direct Recruitment
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S.S.L.C. or
equivalent Degree of a recognized University. Preferential qualification:-
Graduation in Law
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Group II
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1. Head Clerk
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By promotion
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S.S.L.C. or
equivalent
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2. Upper
Division Clerk
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By promotion
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S.S.L.C.or-equivalent
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3. Lower
Division Clerk
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By direct
recruitment
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S. S. L. C.
-or-equivalent
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4. Peon
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By direct
recruitment and appointment by transfer
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(1) Literacy in
Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada.
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(2) Cycling
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Note: Women candidates and physically handicapped candidates will be exempted
from the knowledge of cycling.
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Group III
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Librarian Grade
IV
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By promotion/
transfer and
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1. S.S.L.C. or
equivalent.
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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2. A certificate
in Library science
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By direct
recruitment
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issued by the
Board of Public Examinations, Kerala or its equivalent.
3. A certificate
in Library Science issued by the Kerala Grandhasala Sangham.
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Group IV
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1. Nursery
School Teacher
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By promotion and
by direct recruitment
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1. S.S.L.C.or
equivalent
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2. A certificate
of successful completion of Nursery Training issued by the Kerala Government,
or the former Travancore-Cochin Government.
OR
Nursery Training
Certificate issued by the State Council of Child Welfare
OR
Balasevika
Training Certificate issued by the State Council of Child Welfare.
OR
Pre-primary
Teachers Training certificate issued by the Commissioner for Government
Examinations, Kerala.
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2. Ayah
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Appointment by
transfer and by direct recruitment
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Preference will
be given to Teachers-Training Certificate or holders with any of the above
qualifications.
Pass in Form
III. (Standard VII) or
equivalent.
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Group V
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First Grade
Overseer
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Direct
Recruitment
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Must possess
anyone of the following qualifications or equivalent thereof:-
(a) Upper
Subordinate Diploma of the College of Engineering, Guindy.
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(b) Diploma in
Civil Engineering of the Universities in Kerala or Diploma recognized by the
Government of Kerala as equivalent thereto.
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(c) Lower Subordinate
Diploma of the College of Engineering, Guindy.
(d) Licentiate
in Civil Engineering from the Technical Institutes at Kozhikode, Thrisur,
Kalamassery or other equivalent Courses.
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By promotion
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Must possess any
one of the following qualifications:
(a) Sreemulam
Technical Institute Overseer's Course (two years course).
(b) Draftsman's
Course, College of Engineering, Guindy.
(c) Group
Certificate under Kerala Government Technical Examination or Madras
Government Technical Examination.
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Note: Group Certificate' will include all the four groups, namely .Building
Drawing, Building Construction, Survey and Irrigation. Alternatively, a pass
in eight subjects, namely: - Surveying and leveling (Higher), Applied
Mechanics (Higher) Building Materials and Construction(Higher), Hydraulics
and Irrigation (Higher), building Drawing and Estimating (Higher), Earthwork
and Road making (Higher), Geometrical Drawing (Lower) or practical Plane and
Solid Geometry (Lower) and Mensuration (Lower).
(d) Certificate
Course of College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram, (2 years course).
(e) Draftsman
(Civil) Diploma obtained after 18 months course followed by six months
practical Training at the Industrial Training Centre, conducted by the
Government of India, Ministry of Labour at Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur,
Chalakkudy, Kannur or elsewhere.
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Note:- 1. Candidates who have successfully completed the Industrial Training of 18
months shall also be treated as qualified even if they have not completed the
period of in plant training. But their appointments shall be treated as
provisional and regularized only after completion of 6 months training.
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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Note: 2. Persons already in service in the Department on the date of issue of
these rules holding a certificate secured after undergoing a course of 18
months in Draftsman Civil training under the T. T. Scheme, college of
Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram or at the Industrial Training Centre of the
Ministry of Labor, Government of India shall be deemed to possess an
equivalent qualification.
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(f) Pass in the
Overseer Course conducted by Government.
OR
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Must possess
Surveying and Leveling (Higher) K.G.T.E. or M.G.T.E. compulsory and any four
of the following subjects under KG.T.E. or M.G.T.E. namely: -
1. Applied
Mechanics (Higher)
2. Building
Materials and Construction (Higher)
3. Hydraulic and
Irrigation (Higher).
4. Building
Drawing and Estimating (Higher)
5. Earthwork and
Road making (Higher)
6. Mensuration
(Lower).
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Persons
possessing the qualifications (d) and (e) for promotion must have rendered a
minimum service of 5 years in the category of Draftsman Grade II. If suitable
persons with the above qualifications are not available for promotion,
persons holding the posts of Draftsman, Water Works Inspector. Overseer Grade
II with at least five years service in Public Works Department with anyone of
the qualifications mentioned in items I, 2 or 3 below or persons holding the
same post with atleast seven years service in the Public Works Department
with any of the qualifications mentioned under items 4, 5 or 6 below may be
appointed.
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1. Sreemulam
Technical Institute Maistries Course (I year) conducted by the Sreemulam
Technical School, Thimvananthapuram (defunct).
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2. Civil
Maistries Course (I year) conducted by the College of Engineering,
Thiruvananthapuram (defunct).
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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3. Section
Superintendents Course (Six months course) conducted by the erstwhile Cochin
Government.
4. Certified
Course in Plumbing (defunct).
5. Certified
course in Carpentry and Smithy (3 years course).
6. Certified
course in Carpentry and Cabinet making with a pass in Surveying and Levelling
(Higher) Madras Government. Technical Examination or Kerala Government
Technical Examination.
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2. Second Grade
Oversee?
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Direct Must
possess anyone of the following: - Recruitment (a) Sreemulam Technical
Institute Overseer's Course (2 years course).
(2) Draftsman's
Course, College of Engineering Guindy.
(c) Class III
Certificate of the College of Military Engineering.
(d) Group
Certificate under Kerala Government Technical Examination or Madras
Government Technical Examination.
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Note:- Group Certificate will include all the four groups, namely.
Building Drawing, Building Construction, Survey and Irrigatidn. Alternatively
a pass in eight subjects, namely. Surveying and Leveling (Higher), Applied
Mechanics (Higher), Building Materials and Construction (Higher), Hydraulics
and Irrigation (Higher), Building Drawing and Estimating (Higher), Earthwork
and Roadmaking (Higher), Geometrical Drawing(Lower) or Practical Plane and
Solid- Geometry (Lower) and Mensuration (Lower)
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(e) Certificate
course of College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (2 years course).
(f) Draftsman
(Civil) Diploma obtained after 18 months course followed by six months
practical training at the Industrial Training Centre conducted by the
Government of India, Ministry of Labor at Thiruvananthapuram, Chalakkudy,
Kannur or elsewhere.
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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Note 1. Candidates who have successfully completed the Industrial training of 18
months shall also be treated as qualified even if they have not completed the
period of inplant training. But their appointments shall be treated as
provisional and regularized only after completion of 6 months training. .
Note 2.Persons already in service in the Department on the date of issue of
these rules, holding a certificate secured after undergoing a course of 18
months in Draftsman's Civil training under the T.T. Scheme, College of
Engineering, Thimvananthapuram or at the Industrial Training Centre of the
Ministry of Labor, Government of India, shall be deemed to possess an
equivalent qualification.
Note 3.Diploma in Craftsmanship (Trade Test Certificate) the Trade of
Draftsman (Civil) awarded to private Candidates without insisting on six
months practical training will be treated as an alternative qualification for
direct recruitment to the posts of Second Grade Overseer.
(g) Pass in
Surveying and Leveling (Higher), Kerala Government Technical Examination or
Madras Govt. Technical Examination with any three of the following subjects:
(1) Building
Drawing Estimating (Higher).
(2) Building
Materials and Construction (Higher).
(3) Earthwork
and Road making (Higher)
(4) Hydraulics
and Irrigation (Higher),
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By promotion
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Any of the
qualifications mentioned below: -
(a) Draftsman's
Course (Civil) Diploma of M.T.I. Thrissur, Second Grade Certificates secured
by Draftsman Civil Trainees under T.T. Scheme College of Engineering or under
Industrial Training Centre conducted by the Ministry of Labor, Government of
India after a course of 18 months.
OR
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Surveying and
Leveling (Higher) Kerala Government Technical Examination or Madias
Government Technical Examination with any two of the following subjects:-
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3. Third Grade
Overseer
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Direct
Recruitment
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(1) Building
Drawing and Estimating (Higher)
(2) Earthwork
and road making (Higher)
(3) Geometrical
Drawing (Higher)
4. Building
Materials and Construction (Higher)
and two years
service as Tracer.
1. S.S.L.C. or
equivalent
2. Must possess
anyone of the following :-
(a) Draftsman
(Civil) Diploma of M.T.I. Thrissur.
(b) Lower Grade
Drawing Group Certificate (Kerala Government Technical Examination or Madras
Government Technical Examination).
(c) Second Grade
Certificates secured by Draftsman Civil Trainees under T.T. Scheme College of
Engineering or under Industrial Training Centre conducted by the Ministry of
Labor Government of India) after a course of 18 months.
(d) Building
Drawing and Estimating (Higher or Lower) Kerala Government Technical
Examination or Madras Government Technical Examination and any two of the
other Civil Engineering subjects under Kerala. Government Technical
Examination or Madras Government Technical Examination.
(e) Diploma in
Civil Engineering (2 years course) of the Women's Polytechnics of the State.
(f) Class III
Certificate of the College of Military Engineering.
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1. Sanitary
Inspector
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Direct
Recruitment
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Group VI
1. S.S.L.C.
2. Health Inspectors
Certificate of arty of the Medical Colleges in Kerala
OR
Sanitary
Inspectors Certificate of the All India Institute of Local SELF GOVERNMENT,
Bombay OR
The Certificate
in Sanitary Inspectors Course awarded by the National Council for Rural
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2. Nurse
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Direct
Recruitment
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Higher Education
OR
Any other
equivalent qualification.
1. S.S.L.C. or
equivalent
2. Successful
training for a period of not less than three years, in General Sick Nursing
3. In the case
of women candidates successful training for not less than 9 months in
Midwifery from an institution organized by State Government and in the case
of male, successful completion of short term course in one or other of the
Nursing subject of Venereology, Urology, Psychiatry and Opthalmology
conducted in a major hospital.
4. A Certificate
of registration with Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council as Nurse and Mid-wife
in the case of women candidates and certificate of registration as Nurse in
the case of male candidates.
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3. Pharmacist
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Direct
Recruitment
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1. S.S.L.C.
2. Diploma in
Pharmacy
3. Registration
with the Kerala State Pharmacy Council.
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4. Auxiliary
Nurse-cum- Midwife
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Direct
recruitment
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1. S.S.L.C. or
equivalent
2. Certificate
from an institute recognized by the Indian Nursing Council.
3. Registration
with the Kerala Nurses and Midwifes Council.
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5. Midwife
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Direct
recruitment
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1. S.S.L.C. or
equivalent
2. Registration
with the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council
S.S.L.C. or
equivalent.
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6. Nursing
Assistant
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Direct
recruitment
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Note Candidates
selected will have to undergo a pre-service training for 3 months before
appointment.
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Group-VII
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1. Tractor
Driver
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Promotion,
appointment by transfer
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1. NTC in any of
the following Trades:
(a) Mechanic
(Tractor)
(b) Mechanic
(Motor Vehicle)
(c) Mechanic
(Diesel)
(d) Fitter
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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& direct
recruitment
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2. Practical
Experience of not less than one year in the trade. The practical experience
should be the one acquired after the acquisition of the Trade Certificate
Proficiency in field work will be assessed in a practical test.
3. Must possess
valid Tractor Driving Licence.
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[2. Driver
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Promotion/
Appointment by transfer/ direct recruitment
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1. Literacy in
Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada
2. Must possess
a current Motor Driving Licence of least three years standing and Drivers
Badge.
3. Proficiency
in Driving Light Duty Vehicles (to be proved at a practical test conducted by
the Public Service Commission.)
4. Medical
Fitness:
(a) Ear: Hearing
should be perfect
(b) Eye: Distant
Vision-6/6 snellen
Near Vision- 0.5
snellen
Colour Vision-
Normal
No Night
Blindness.
(c) Muscles and
Joints: No Paralysis and all Joints with free movements.
(d) Nervous
system: Perfectly Normal. Free from any infectious diseases.
(e) Medical
fitness must be proved by a medical certificate obtained from a medical
officer not below the rank of a Civil Surgen.]
2. In the case
of Driver (Heavy Duty Vehicles)
(i) Literacy
[(ii) Must possess a current Motor Driving Licence of at least 3 years
standing with endorsement for Driving Heavy Passenger Vehicles and Heavy
Goods Vechicles.] (iii) Proficiency in Driving Heavy Duty Vehicles (To be
proved at a Practical test).
(iv) Must be
physically fit as per the prescribed standards (to be proved by a Medical
Certificate) .
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Rule - 8. Probation.
Every
person appointed to any of the posts under these rules shall from the date on
which he joins duty, be on probation.
(a)
If recruited direct or by transfer, for a total period of
two years of duty within a continuous period of three years; and
(b)
If appointed by promotion, for a total period of one year
on duty within a continuous period of two years.
Rule - 9. Special Qualifications.
(1)
Every person in categories (2) and (3) in group I and in
categories (1), (2) and (3) In Group 13 shall pass, if he has not already
passed, the following tests so as to become eligible for promotion to
categories (1), (2) and (3) in Group I and categories ft) and (2) in Group II,
respectively.
1.
Manual of Office Procedure
2.
Account Test (Lower)
3.
Panchayat Test
(2)
Every person appointed to category (3) in Group I and
Category (3) in Group II shall with in the period of probation pass the text in
Manual of Office Procedure, if he has not already passed the test.
Rule - 10. Application of the Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958 and the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control; and Appeal), Rules 1960.
The
provisions of the Kerala State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1958 and the
Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1960, as may
be in force from time to time, shall apply to the employees under these rules:
Provided
that for the imposition of minor penalties by the Panchayats on the employees
to whom Sections 179, 180 and 181 of the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 apply,
the Panchayats shall follow the procedure laid down in the rules that may be
made by the Government under the Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994.
Rule - 11. Application of the Kerala Service Rules.
The
provisions contained in parts I and II of the Kerala Service Rules, as amended
from time to time shall mutatis mutandis apply to the employees under these
rules.
Rule - 12. Application of the Government Servants Conduct Rules.
The
provisions of Kerala Government Servant's Conduct Rules, 1960, as amended from
time to time, shall apply to the employees under these rules.
Rule - 13. Procedure for selection of candidates by direct recruitment.
The
procedure for invitation of applications, selection of candidates and such
other matters connected therewith shall be governed by the rules or regulations
in force in this regard.