EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION (REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER, GRADE-I) RECRUITMENT RULES, 1999

G.S.R. 283.- In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section 7(a) of Section 5D of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952) and in super session of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (Commissioners) Recruitment Rules, 1966, except in respect of things done or omitted to be done before such super session, the Central Board hereby makes the following rules for regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Grade-I in the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, namely:-

RULE 01: SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

(1) These rules may be called the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (Regional

Provident Fund Commissioner, Grade-I) Recruitment Rules, 1999.

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

RULE 02: NUMBER OF POSTS, CLASSIFICATION AND SCALE OF PAY

: The number of posts, their classification and scale of pay attached thereto shall be as specified in columns 2 to 4 of the Schedule annexed to these Rules.

RULE 03: METHOD OF RECRUITMENT, AGE LIMIT AND OTHFR

QUALIFICATIONS

: The method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications and other matters connected therewith shall be as specified in columns 5 to 14 of the said Schedule.

RULE 04: 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 Board 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 05: POWER TO RELAX

: Where the Central Board is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing, and in consultation with the Ministry of Labour, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

RULE 06: SAVINGS

: 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 1 SCHEDULE 1

               SCHEDULE

RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND

COMMISSONER, GRADE-I IN EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND

ORGANISATION

1. Name of the post                                      Regional Provident Fund

                                                                      Commissioner, Grade-I

2. No. of Posts                                                28(1999)

                                                                      Subject to variation dependent on work load.

3. Classification                                             Group 'A'; Non-Ministerial

4. Scale of Pay                                              Rs.l2000-375-16500

5. Whether Selection post or                         Selection

non-selection post.

6. Age limit for direct recruits                           Not applicable

7. Whether benefit of added years of                  Not applicable

service admissible under Rule 30 of the

CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972.

8. Educational and other qualifications           Not applicable

required for direct recruits.

9. Whether age and educational                     Not applicable

qualifications prescribed for direct

recruits will apply in the case of

promotees.

10. Period of Probation if any                            Not applicable

11. Method of recruitment whether by              By promotion failing which by transfer on

direct recruitment or by promotion or               deputation.

by deputation / transfer & percentage

of the vacancies to be filled by various

methods.

12. In case of recruitment by promotion /           Promotion:

deputation / transfer, grades from                        Regional Provident Fund Commissioner,

which promotion / deputation / transfer               Grade-II with 5 years regular service in the

to be made. grade.

Transfer on deputation:

i) Officers of the Indian Administrative

Service with 9 years service as such; or

ii) Officers under the Central / State

Governments holding analogous posts; or with 5 years service in posts in the scale of Rs. 100.00-15200 or equivalent.

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. Similarly deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for appointment by promotion. Period of deputation including period of deputation in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this appointment in the same organisation/department shall not exceed five years. The maximum age limit for appointment by transfer on deputation shall be not exceeding 56 years as on the closing date of receipt of applications.

13. If Departmental Promotion Committee          1. Group 'A' Departmental Promotion

       exists what is its composition.                         Committee

i) Secretary to the Govt. of India,

Ministry of Labour -CHAIRMAN.

ii) Additional Secretary to the

Government of India, -MEMBER.

Ministry of Labour

iii) Central Provident Fund

Commissioner -MEMBER.

14. Circumstances in which Union Public           Consultation with Union Public Service

Service Commission is to be consulted                       Commission not necessary.

in making recruitment.