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THE KERALA PANCHAYATS SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES, 1994

THE KERALA PANCHAYATS SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES, 1994

THE KERALA PANCHAYATS SUBORDINATE SERVICE RULES, 1994

[1][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: -

Category

Method of appointment

Group I

1. Special Grade Executive Officer redesignated as Special Grade Secretary (Grama Panchayat)

By promotion from among the Panchayat Inspectors/Junior Superintendents.

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

By promotion from among the Executive Officers/Secretary (Grama Panchayat).

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)

1. By promotion from among Head Clerks and

2. By Direct recruitment.

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

[2]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.

[3][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.

[4][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 [5](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.

Category 4- Peon

1. By direct recruitment and

2. Appointment by transfer from the contingent employees.

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. 

[6][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

Category 4- Librarian Grade IV

1. By promotion from among qualified persons

2. In absence of suitable- persons under (1) above by appointment by transfer from among qualified full time contingent employees with four years service.

3. In the absence of suitable persons under items (1) and (2) above by direct recruitment.

Note. The ratio of 2:3:4:6 shall be maintained among Grade I, Grade II, Grade III and Grade IV Librarians.

Group IV

Category 1- Nursery School Teacher

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.

Category 2- Ayah

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.

Group-V

Category- 1 First Grade Overseer

1. By promotion from Second Grade Overseers, and

 

2. By direct recruitment.

Note:- Appointment by promotion and by direct recruitment shall be made in the ratio of I: I.

Category- 2 Second Grade Overseer

By promotion from Third Grade Overseer or in the absence of qualified hands for promotion, by direct recruitment.

Category- 3 Third Grade Overseer

By Direct recruitment

Group-VI

Category-1

Sanitary Inspector

By direct recruitment

Category- 2

Nurse

By direct recruitment

Category- 3

Pharmacist

By direct recruitment

Category- 4

Auxiliary Nurse-cum Midwife

By direct recruitment

Category- 5

Midwife

By direct recruitment

Category- 6

Nursing Assistant

By direct recruitment

Group-VII

Category- I Tractor Driver

1. By promotion from among qualified peons.

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.

3. In the absence of qualified hands under items (1) and (2) above by direct recruitment.

Category- 2 Driver

[7][1. By promotion from among qualified peons.

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.

3. In the absence of qualified hands under items(1) and (2) above by direct recruitment. 1

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 [8][Deputy Director of Panchayat).

Rule - 5. Qualification regarding age.

No person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment to any of the posts [9][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:

[10][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

Category

Method of appointment

Qualification

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

Group-I

1. Special Grade Executive Officer/ Special Grade Secretary (Grama Panchayat)

By Promotion

S.S.L.C. or equivalent

2. Panchayat Inspector/ Junior

Superintendent

By promotion

S.S.L.C. or equivalent

3. Executive Officer/ Secretary (Grama Panchayat)

By Promotion By Direct Recruitment

S.S.L.C. or equivalent Degree of a recognized University. Preferential qualification:- Graduation in Law

 

Group II

1. Head Clerk

By promotion

S.S.L.C. or equivalent

2. Upper Division Clerk

By promotion

S.S.L.C.or-equivalent

3. Lower Division Clerk

By direct recruitment

S. S. L. C. -or-equivalent

4. Peon

By direct recruitment and appointment by transfer

(1) Literacy in Malayalam or Tamil or Kannada.

 

 

(2) Cycling

 

 

Note: Women candidates and physically handicapped candidates will be exempted from the knowledge of cycling.

 

Group III

 

Librarian Grade IV

By promotion/ transfer and

1. S.S.L.C. or equivalent.

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

 

2. A certificate in Library science

 

By direct recruitment

issued by the Board of Public Examinations, Kerala or its equivalent.

3. A certificate in Library Science issued by the Kerala Grandhasala Sangham.

 

Group IV

 

1. Nursery School Teacher

By promotion and by direct recruitment

1. S.S.L.C.or equivalent

 

 

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.

2. Ayah

Appointment by transfer and by direct recruitment

Preference will be given to Teachers-Training Certificate or holders with any of the above qualifications.

Pass in Form III. (Standard VII) or

equivalent.

 

Group V

 

First Grade Overseer

Direct Recruitment

Must possess anyone of the following qualifications or equivalent thereof:-

(a) Upper Subordinate Diploma of the College of Engineering, Guindy.

 

 

(b) Diploma in Civil Engineering of the Universities in Kerala or Diploma recognized by the Government of Kerala as equivalent thereto.

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

 

(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.

 

By promotion

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.

 

 

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.

 

 

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.

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

 

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.

 

 

(f) Pass in the Overseer Course conducted by Government.

OR

 

 

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).

 

 

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.

 

 

1. Sreemulam Technical Institute Maistries Course (I year) conducted by the Sreemulam Technical School, Thimvananthapuram (defunct).

 

 

2. Civil Maistries Course (I year) conducted by the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram (defunct).

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

 

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.

2. Second Grade Oversee?

 

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.

 

 

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)

 

 

(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.

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

 

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),

 

By promotion

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

 

 

Surveying and Leveling (Higher) Kerala Government Technical Examination or Madias Government Technical Examination with any two of the following subjects:-

3. Third Grade Overseer

Direct Recruitment

(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.

1. Sanitary Inspector

Direct Recruitment

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

2. Nurse

Direct Recruitment

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.

3. Pharmacist

Direct Recruitment

1. S.S.L.C.

2. Diploma in Pharmacy

3. Registration with the Kerala State Pharmacy Council.

4. Auxiliary Nurse-cum- Midwife

Direct recruitment

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.

5. Midwife

Direct recruitment

1. S.S.L.C. or equivalent

2. Registration with the Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council

S.S.L.C. or equivalent.

6. Nursing Assistant

Direct recruitment

Note Candidates selected will have to undergo a pre-service training for 3 months before appointment.

 

Group-VII

 

1. Tractor Driver

Promotion, appointment by transfer

1. NTC in any of the following Trades:

(a) Mechanic (Tractor)

(b) Mechanic (Motor Vehicle)

(c) Mechanic (Diesel)

(d) Fitter

(1)

(2)

(3)

 

& direct recruitment

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.

[11][2. Driver

Promotion/ Appointment by transfer/ direct recruitment

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

[12][(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) .

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.



[1] Issued under G.O. (P) No. 151/94/LAD. dt. 16-6-1994, pub. In K.G. Ex. No.627 dt.16-6- 1994. as SRO 868/94

[2] Added by SRO 192/98 pub. in K. G. Ex. No. 352 dt. 24-2-1998

[3] Added by SRO 192/98

[4] Renumbered by ibid

[5] Substituted by ibid

[6] Substituted by SRO 192/98.

[7] Substituted by SRO 192/98.

[8] Substituted by SRO 192/98.

[9] Added by SRO 192/98

[10] Inserted by ibid.

 

[11] Substituted by SRO 192/98.

[12] Substituted by SRO 192/98.