Zoological Survey of India, Motor Driver (Grade-I, Grade-II and Ordinary Grade), Group ‘C’ Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2020
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT,
FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th August, 2020
G.S.R. 492(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Zoological Survey of India, Motor Driver (Grade I, Grade II and Ordinary Grade) Recruitment Rules, 1995, 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 posts of Motor Driver (Grade-I, Grade-II and Ordinary Grade) in the Zoological Survey of India under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.–
(1) These rules may be called the Zoological Survey of India, Motor Driver (Grade-I, Grade-II and Ordinary Grade), Group ‘C’ Posts, Recruitment Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of posts, classification and level in pay matrix.– The number of the said posts, their 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.
3. Method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications, etc.– The method of recruitment to the said posts, age limit, qualifications and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
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.
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, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
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, the 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
| Name of the post | Number of post | Classification | Level in pay matrix | Whether selection post or non- selection post | Age limit for direct recruits | Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| 1. Motor Driver (Grade-I). | 8 (2019)*
*Subject to |
General Central Service, Group ‘C’, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. | Level-5 in the pay matrix (Rs. 29200- 92300/-) | Non-selection | Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruits will apply in case of promotees |
Period of probation, if any | Method of recruitment, whether by direct recruitment or by promotion or by deputation / absorption and |
In case of recruitment by promotion / deputation / absorption, grades from which promotion / deputation / absorption to be |
If Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition | Circumstances in which Union Public Service Commission to be consulted in making recruitment |
| Not applicable | Not applicable | By promotion | Promotion:- Motor Driver (Grade-II) in level-4 in the pay matrix (Rs. 25500- 81100/-) with six years’ regular service in the grade or with a combined regular service of fifteen years’ in Motor Driver Grade-II and Motor Driver (Ordinary Grade), and have passed the trade test, specified by the Government. Note: 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 probation period to the next higher grade along with their juniors who have already completed such qualification or eligibility service. |
Group ‘C’ Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) consisting of:– 1. Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata- Chairman; 2. Head of Office, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata- Member; 3. Head of Office, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata- Member. |
Not applicable |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| 2. Motor Driver (Grade-II). |
8 (2019)* *Subject to variation dependent on workload. |
General Central Service, Group ‘C’, Non- Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. |
Level-5 in the pay matrix (Rs. 25500- 81100/-). |
Non-selection | Not applicable |
Not applicable |
| (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
| Not applicable | Not applicable | By promotion | Promotion:- Motor Driver (Ordinary Grade) in level-2 in the pay matrix (Rs. 19900- 63200/-) with nine years’ regular service in the grade, and have passed the trade test, specified by the Government. Note: 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 probation period to the next higher grade along with their juniors who have already completed such qualification or eligibility service. |
Group ‘C’ Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) consisting of: – 1. Director, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata- Chairman; 2. Head of Office, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata- Member; 3. Head of Office, Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata- Member. |
Not applicable. |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) |
| 3.Motor Driver (Ordinary Grade) |
7 (2019)* *Subject to variation dependent on workload. |
General Central Service, Group ‘C’, Non- Gazetted, Non- Ministerial. |
Level-2 in the pay matrix (Rs. 19900- 63200/-). |
Not applicable |
Between 18 and 25 years* (Relaxable for Government servants upto 40 years in accordance with the instructions or orders issued by the Central Government.)Note: The crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt of applications from candidates in India (and not the closing date prescribed for those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Union territory of Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep). *If the direct recruitment is to be made by direct open competitive examination, the age limit shall be between 18 and 27 years. |
Essential:- (i) Possessing a valid driving license for motor vehicles; (ii) Knowledge of motor mechanism (the candidate should be able to remove minor defects in vehicles); (iii) Experience of driving motor vehicles for at least three years; and (iv) Pass in 10th standard from a recognised Board. Desirable: Three years’ service as Home Guard or Civil Volunteers. Note: The qualification regarding experience is relaxable at the discretion of the competent authority in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, if at any stage of selection, the competent authority is of the opinion that the sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. |
| (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) |
| Not applicable | Two years for direct recruits or re- employed | Deputation / absorption failing which by direct recruitment. For Armed Forces Personnel: Deputation / reemployment. |
Deputation/absorption:- From amongst the regular Group ‘C’ employees in level-1 in the pay matrix (Rs. 18000-56900/-) in the Zoological Survey of India who possess valid driving license for motor vehicles on the basis of a driving test to assess the competence to drive motor vehicles failing which from officials holding the post of Dispatch Riders on a regular basis or regular Group ‘C’ employees in level-1 in the pay matrix (Rs. 18000-56900/-) in other Ministries, Departments or Offices of the Central Government who fulfill the necessary qualifications as mentioned in column (7). Deputation / re-employment for Armed Forces Personnel:- The Armed Forces Personnel due to retire or who are to be transferred to reserve within a period of one year and having the requisite experience and qualifications prescribed for direct recruits in column (7) shall also be considered and such persons shall be given deputation terms upto the date on which they are due for release from the Armed Forces, and thereafter they may be continued on reemployment. Note 1: 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 2: The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation / absorption shall be ‘not exceeding 56 years’ as on the closing date of receipt of applications. |
Group ‘C’ Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of: – 1. Director, |
Not applicable. |
[F. No.02/01/2019-CSZ]
MANJU PANDEY, Jt. Secy.
COMMENTS