rajyadesh
Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules 1996
Chapter 12
Recruitment and Other Service Conditions
256. Persons are ineligible for employment.—(1) No person shall be employed in a Panchayati Raj Institution in a permanent, temporary or part-time capacity if he—
(a) is not of good character, or
(b) has been dismissed for misconduct from the service of any other Panchayati Raj Institution or any other local authority or the State or Central Government, or
(c) has been convicted of an offense involving moral turpitude, or
(d) is a member of any Panchayati Raj institution or of a municipality, or
(e) is less than 18 years and more than 40 years of age on the first day of January following the last date fixed for receipt of applications: Provided that the restriction of minimum or maximum age limit shall not apply to part-time employees.
(f) is a son, grandson, real brother, or any other near relative of a member of the Panchayat: Provided that if after the appointment of the employee, any of his relatives are elected as such member, he shall not be discharged.
(2) Disqualification for an appointment.—(a) No male candidate who has more than one wife living shall be eligible for appointment to the Services unless the Government, after being satisfied that special grounds, do not exempt any candidate from the operation of this rule.
256 – (2) Disqualification for an appointment- No male candidate who is married to a person having already a wife shall be eligible for appointment to the service unless Government after being satisfied that there are special grounds for doing so, exempts any female candidate from the operation of this rule.
(b) no female candidate who has married a person who already has a wife shall be eligible for appointment to the service unless the Government, after being satisfied that there are special grounds for doing so, does not exempt that woman candidate from the operation of this rule.
[(c) No Candidate shall be eligible for appointment to the service who has more than two children on or after 1.6.2002 :
Provided that the candidate having more than two children shall not be deemed to be disqualified for an appointment so long as the number of children he has on 1.6.2000 does not increase :
Provided further that where a candidate has only one child from earlier delivery but more than one child is born out of a single subsequent delivery the children so born shall be deemed to be one entity while counting the total number of children.]
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257. Strength of Service. – The strength of the service shall be such as may be fixed from time to time under Sections 79, 80, and 83 of the Act.
258. Categories of posts. – (1) There shall be the following categories of posts to be appointed in Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishad:-
(a) State Service posts: –
(i) Chief Executive Officer
(ii) Vikas Adhikari
(iii) Accounts Officers
(iv) Assistant Engineers
(v) and such other categories of posts as are prescribed by the Government from time to time.
(b) Subordinate Service: –
(i) Extension Officer (Panchayat, Education, Co-operative, progress).
(ii) Assistant Accounts Officer.
(iii) Accountant/ Junior Accountant
(iv) Junior Engineer
[(c) Ministerial and subordinate posts in Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad service)
(i) Assistant Office Superintendent;
(ii) Clerk Grade I;
(iii) Clerk Grade II;
(iv) Drivers;
(v) Primary and Upper Primary School Teachers;
(vi) Village-level worker-cum-Secretary Panchayat;
(vii) Fitter; and
(viii) Hand Pump Mistry.]
(d) Class IV Service posts.
[(e) Ex offico officer:
(i) Ex offico Panchayat Elementary Education Officer.]
(2) Panchayat may however appoint a part-time person on a contract basis with the prior permission of the Chief Executive Officer for management of properties and cattle pound etc., out of own income and Class IV servant for panchayat office out of general purpose grant from the State Government.
[(3) Panchayat may appoint any person as Gram Panchayat Sahayak, on a part-time or on fixed honorarium or a contract basis, for Panchayat, Office, or for any other work with the prior permission of the Chief Executive Officer. He shall be paid from the grant received for the purpose from the State Government on the recommendation of the State Finance Commission or out of own income of the Panchayat.]
259. Methods of Recruitments. – (1) The posts of state service may be filled in by transfer on deputation from appropriate service.
(2) The costs of Vikas Adhikaris shall be filled in from appropriate cadres of the State Government as laid down in Act or rules framed for this purpose.
(3) The post of Panchayat Extension Officer shall be filled in by 100% promotion from V.L.W-cum-Secretary Panchayat.
(4) The posts of other extension officers shall be filled in by transfer on deputation from Education, Co-operative, and Statistical Departments respectively.
“(5) The post of junior engineers shall be filled in by direct recruitment as per the procedure prescribed under the Rajasthan Rural Development and Panchayati Raj State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1998.”
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[(5A) The post of fitter shall be filled in, from Public Health Engineering Department, on deputation.
(5B) Post of Hand Pump Misty shall be filled in, from Hand Pump Mistries regularized in Panchayat Samities as per Government Order No. F. 13 (147)Vidhi/Gravipa/High Court/94/3882, Dated 30.12.1995.]
(6) Recruitment of posts encadred in Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad Services as per Sub-Section (2) of Section 89 shall be made district-wise through District Establishment Committee as per provisions of Secs. 80 and 90 of the Act.
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[Provided that the list for selection to the post specified in clause (iii) of sub-section (2) of section 89, shall be prepared by the Authorized Agency at the State Level:]
[Provided further that the list for selection to the post of Village-level worker and Clerk Grade -II, shall be prepared by the Rajasthan Subordinate Ministerial Service Selection Board at the State Level .]
(7) Recruitment of class IV service may be done through Employment Exchange or in the manner laid down by the government from time to time.
(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, irregularly appointed to any posts duly sanctioned and having completed ten years of service as of 10.04.2006 without the intervention of any court or tribunal and Rajasthan Panchayat Raj (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2013 The persons working as such continuously on the date of commencement shall be shortlisted by the District Establishment Committee of the concerned Zilla Parishads provided that on the date of their initial irregular appointment, they were eligible for appointment as per rules and shortlisted vacancy is available. The appointing authority shall issue the appointment order of the person who is adjudged suitable by the Short-listing Committee and the appointment shall be effective from the date of issue of such appointment order.
[(8) Selection for the post of Gram Panchayat on part-time or on fixed honorarium or on contract basis shall be made [***] in the manner as may be laid down by the State Government from time to time.]
[(9) Any Officer of the School Education Department shall be declared as ex officio Panchayat Elementary Education Officer by the School Education Department.]
260. Sources of recruitment for Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad Services. – Vacancies will be filled:-
(a) by direct recruitment in the lowest grade of each category,
(b) by promotion from a lower to a higher grade in the same category,
(c) by transfer of persons holding corresponding posts under Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad or the Government :
[(d) by absorption of such employees of the State Government, and of the local bodies, Panchayati Raj Institutions, Corporations, or Boards controlled by the State Government, who have been declared surplus due to reduction/abolition of posts.]
Provided that the vacancies in the category of Upper Division Clerks may be filled in by direct recruitment from amongst the candidates holding degrees in Arts, Science, Agriculture, or Commerce of a University, Established by Law in India if no member of the service is found eligible for promotion to fill up such vacancies and it is not possible to fill up such vacancies by transfer by these Rules.
261. Reservation of vacancies for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes. – (1) Reservation of vacancies for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be 16% and 12% respectively or by the orders of the Government for such reservation in force at the time of recruitment i.e. by direct recruitment and by promotion.
(2) The vacancies so reserved for promotion shall be filled in by Seniority-cum-merit.
(3) In filling the vacancies so reserved the eligible candidates who are members of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe shall be considered for appointment in the order in which their names appear in the list prepared by the Committee, whether for direct recruitment or for promotion, irrespective of their relative rank as compared with other candidates.
(4) Appointments shall be made strictly by the rosters prescribed separately for direct recruitment and promotion. In the event of the non-availability of eligible and suitable candidates amongst the Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, as the case may be, in a particular year, the vacancies so reserved for them shall be tilled by the normal procedure and an equivalent number of additional vacancies shall be reserved in the subsequent year. Such of the vacancies which remain so unfilled shall be carried forward to the subsequent three recruitment years in total and thereafter such reservation would lapse.
(5) Reservation of vacancies for Other Backward Classes shall be 21% or by the orders of the Government for reservation in force at the time of direct recruitment. In the event of the non-availability of eligible and suitable candidates amongst other backward classes in a particular year, the vacancies so reserved for them shall be filled by the normal procedure.
262. Reservation of vacancies for other categories. – Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, a certain percentage of posts to be filled in by direct recruitment shall be reserved for physically handicapped candidates as per rules of the State Government and shall be filled by the provisions of the [Rajasthan Employment of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2000.]
(2) Other provisions regarding the reservation of vacancies shall also be applicable as prevailing in the State Government from time to time.
263. Determination of vacancies. – Subject to the provisions of these rules, and the directions of the Government, if any, the Panchayat Samiti or the Zila Parishad shall determine and intimate to the Committee every year, the number of vacancies anticipated under each category during the year and the number of persons likely to be recruited by each method:
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[Provided that the vacancies on the post specified in clause (iii) of sub-section (2) of Section 89, so determined shall be intimated to the Director, Elementary Education, Rajasthan:]
[Provided further that the vacancies on the post of Village Level worker and Clerk Grade-II, so determined shall be intimated to the Commissioner, Panchayati Raj, Rajasthan.]
264. Nationality. – A candidate for appointment to the service must be a bonafide citizen of India.
265. Age. – A candidate for direct recruitment must have attained the age of eighteen years and must not have attained the age of [forty years] on the first day of January following the last date fixed for receipt of applications :
Provided that: –
“(i) the upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by,- (a) 5 years in the case of male candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, More Backward Classes, and Economically Weaker Sections; (b) 5 years in the case of woman candidates belonging to General Category; and (c) 10 years in the case of woman candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, More Backward Classes, and Economically Weaker Sections.” [No. F4(2) AM/Rule/Legal/PR/2020/490]
(ii) the upper age limit for ex-servicemen shall be fifty years,
(iii) the upper age limit for persons already working as Secretaries of Panchayats shall be relaxable up to the period of service rendered as Panchayat Secretary subject to a maximum limit of three years,
(iv) there shall be no age limit in the case of widows and divorced women,
Explanation. – In the case of a widow, she will have to furnish a certificate of death of her husband from the competent authority, and in the case of a divorcée, she will have to furnish the proof of divorce,
(v) the upper age limit for persons who were within the prescribed age limit on their temporary appointment under a Panchayat Samiti or a Zila Parishad shall be relaxable up to the period of service rendered by them under Panchayat Samiti or a Zila Parishad,
(vi) the upper age limit mentioned above shall apply in the case of an ex-prisoner, who had served under the Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads on a substantive basis on any post before his conviction and was eligible for appointment under these rules,
(vii) the upper age limit mentioned above shall be relaxed by a period equal to the term of imprisonment served in the case of an ex-prisoner, who was not over-age before his conviction and was eligible for appointment under these rules.
[(viii) the candidate who crossed the upper age limit after 1.1.1999, shall be eligible for recruitment as Primary and Upper Primary School Teacher [General Education/Special Education ) in Government service up to 23.5.2007.]
[(ix) there shall be no upper age limit for persons appointed as Hand Pump Mistries under Sub-rule (5-B)of Rule 259 provided such person do not attain the age of superannuation.]
[(X) If a Candidate would have been entitled in respect of his/ her age for direct recruitment in any year in which no such recruitment was held, he/ she shall be deemed to be eligible in the next following recruitment, if he/ she is not over age by more than 3 years.”.]
[(ix) the upper age limit mentioned above, for the person who is continuously working on a contract basis under any scheme of the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj as Junior Technical Assistant, Junior Engineer, Gram Rozgar Sahayak, Data Entry Operator, Computer Operator with Machine (except engaged through placement agency). L.D.C., Lekha Sahayak, Co-ordinator IEC, Co-ordinator Training, Co-ordinator Supervision or on any post, shall be relaxed by a period equal to the service rendered by him subject to a maximum of 5 years.]
266. Academic qualification. – A recruit must possess minimum qualifications as: –
[(1) L.D.C. (95% by direct recruitment and 05% by promotion) A. For direct recruitment,-
(i) Senior Secondary from a recognized board or its equivalent examination,
and
“O” or Higher Level Certificate Course conducted by DOEACC under the control of the Department of Electronics, Government of India.
Or
Computer Operator & Programming Assistant (COPA)/ Data Preparation and Computer Software (DPCS) certificate organized under the National/ State Council of Vocational Training Scheme.
Or
Diploma in Computer Science/ Computer Applications from a University established by law in India or from an institution recognized by the Government.
Or
Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering from a polytechnic institution recognized by the Government.
Or
Certificate Course in Information Technology (RSCIT) conducted by Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota under the control of Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation Limited.
B. For promotion, Secondary’ from a recognized board, and five-year experience on the post of Class IV.]
[(2) V.L.W-cum-Secretary (100% by direct recruitment) (i) Graduate or qualification declared equivalent thereto by the Government
and
“O” or Higher Level Certificate Course conducted by DOEACC under the control of the Department of Electronics, Government of India
Or
Computer Operator and Programming Assistant (COPA)/ Data Preparation and Computer Software (DPCS) certificate organized under the National/ State Council of Vocational Training Scheme
Or
Diploma in Computer Science/ Computer Application from a University established by law in India or from an institution recognized by the Government
Or
Diploma in Computer Science and Engineering from a polytechnic institution recognized by the Government
Or
Certificate Course in Information Technology (RSCTT) conducted by Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota under the control of Rajasthan Knowledge Corporation limited.]
“[[(3) Primary and Upper Primary School Teacher (by 100% Direct Recruitment) (a) General Education Level – (i) Class I to V Level – Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act No. 35 of 2009) ) possess the qualifications prescribed from time to time by the National Council for Teacher Education under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 and must have passed REET/RTET.) possess the qualifications prescribed from time to time by the National Council for Teacher Education under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 and must have passed REET/RTET.
(ii) Classes VI to VIII Stage – Qualifications prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education from time to time under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act No. 35 of 2009), And
(i) For a Teacher of Social Studies, the candidate must have passed Graduation or its equivalent examination with at least one subject out of History, Geography, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, Philosophy, or Accountancy, needed. Economic and Financial Management and Banking and Business Economics;
(ii) For Teacher of Science and Mathematics, the candidate must possess a graduate degree with at least one of the subjects out of Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Mathematics as an elective subject OR Must have passed the equivalent examination.
(iii) For the teacher of language, the candidate must have passed graduation or equivalent examination with the concerned language as an elective subject;
(iv) Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) or B.A.Ed./B.Sc. A candidate possessing the qualification of B.Ed., i.e., four years integrated course, must also have passed the qualifying examination with the concerned subject; And
(v) Should have passed REET/RTET in the subject applied for.
(b) Special Education Level – (i) Class I to V level – from time to time under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act No. 35 of 2009) Qualification prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education and should have passed REET/RTET.
Level-(ii) Classes VI to VIII – as prescribed by the National Council for Teacher Education from time to time under the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act No. 35 of 2009) qualifications; And
(i) For Teacher of Social Studies, the candidate must have passed graduation or equivalent examination with at least one subject out of History, Geography, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, Philosophy, Accountancy, Economics Should be and Financial Management and Banking and Business Economics;
(ii) For Teacher of Science and Mathematics, the candidate must possess a graduate degree with at least one of the subjects out of Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Mathematics as an elective subject OR Must have passed the equivalent examination.
(iii) For the teacher of language, the candidate must have passed graduation or equivalent examination with the concerned language as an elective subject;
(iv) Bachelor in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) or B.A.B.Ed./B.Sc. A candidate possessing the qualification of B.Ed., i.e., four years integrated course, must also have passed the qualifying examination with the concerned subject; And
(v) Should have passed REET/RTET in the subject applied for
[Provided that the person who has appeared or is appearing in the B.Ed/B.S.T.C/D.S.E/B.Ed. (Special Education) examination, shall be eligible to apply for the post of primary and upper primary school teachers (General Education/Special Education) but he shall have to submit proof of having acquired the said educational qualification to the [District Establishment Committee] before the declaration of result of the competitive examination.]
“Provided that the person who has appeared or is appearing in the final year examination of the course which is the requisite educational qualification for the posts specified in clause (1) and (2) above for direct recruitment, shall be eligible to apply for the said posts but he/she shall have to submit proof of having acquired the requisite educational qualification to the appropriate selection agency,-
(1) before appearing in the main examination, where selection is made through two stages of written examination and interview ;
(2) before appearing in an interview where selection is made through written examination and interview ; (3) before appearing in the written examination or interview where selection is made through only written examination or only interview, as the case may be.” [No. F4(2) AM/Rule/Legal
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[(3A) Hand Pump MistryV class pass with 3 months training under TRYSEM programs.
Or
Freelance hand pump repair having experience of two years in repairing Hand Pumps.]
(4) Driver (90% direct 10% by promotion) VIII class pass possessing Driving License and having 3 years experience Driving light/heavy Motor Vehicle.
[(5) Class IV (100% by direct recruitment)
V Class pass]
[266A. Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the widow/ divorcée women, who have been given an appointment on the post of teacher after relaxing the required educational qualification of B.S.T.C/ B.Ed. under the erstwhile proviso to rule 266 shall be regularized from the date they acquire the requisite educational qualification.]
267. Character. – A candidate for direct recruitment to the Service must produce to the Committee a certificate of good character from the Principal, Academic Officer of the University, College, School, or Institution into which he was last educated and two such certificates written not more than six months before the date of application from two responsible persons not connected with the University, College, School or Institution and not related to him.
Note – A conviction by a Court of Law need not by itself, entails the refusal of a certificate of good character. The circumstances of the conviction should be taken into account and if they involve no moral turpitude or association with crimes of violence or with a movement that has as its objective the overthrow by violent means of Government as by Law established, the mere conviction need not be regarded as a disqualification.
268. Physical fitness. – A candidate for direct recruitment to the service must be in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his duties as a member of the Service and must produce if selected for appointment, a certificate to that effect from the Medical Officer.
269. Canvassing. – No recommendation for recruitment either written or oral other than that required under the Rules shall be taken into consideration. Any attempt on the part of a candidate to enlist support directly or indirectly for his candidature by other means may disqualify him for recruitment.
Procedure for Direct Recruitment
270. Inviting of applications. – On a requisition for direct recruitment to the service having been made by the Panchayat Samiti on the Zila Parishad to the District Establishment Committee, applications shall be invited by the Committee through open advertisement in a daily newspaper having wide circulation.
271. Form of applications. – The application shall be made in the format prescribed by the Committee and the application form duly filled in along with the prescribed application fee in form of a Postal Order or Demand Draft shall be considered.
272. Scrutiny of applications. – The committee shall scrutinize the applications received by it and require as many candidates eligible for appointment under these rules to appear before it for an interview/written test.
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274. Preparation of a merit list by the Committee. – (1) The committee shall prepare a merit list of candidates considered suitable for appointment to [each grade or category of posts except the post of Village level worker. Primary and Upper Primary School Teacher and Clerk Grade-II, in the district] and shall on receipt of requisition from the Panchayati Samitis or Zila Parishads allot candidates from the list in the order in which their names occur in the list:
Provided that: –
(i) the number of candidates in the merit list prepared by the Committee shall not exceed one and a half times the number of vacancies actually available at the time such merit list is prepared; and
(ii) the merit list of candidates so prepared shall remain valid for one year in general and up to the end of the academic sessions for teachers. After the expiry of such period, it will be deemed to have lapsed.
(2) The Panchayat Samitis or Zila Parishads shall take into consideration the requirement of Rule 261 while sending their requisitions to the Committee.
275. Allotment by the State Government. – The State Government may allot candidates in order of merit from the list of a district where there are no vacancies to another district where there may be vacancies for an appointment, provided that the candidates are not available in the merit list of the latter district.
276. Appointment by Panchayat Samitis or Zila Parishad. – The Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad shall appoint the candidates allotted by the Committee in the order in which their names are forwarded by the Committee.
277. Recruitment of a Member of the family of the deceased employee. – (1) In the case of a deceased employee of the Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad service, one member of his family who is not already employed under the Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad/Central/State Government or Statutory Board/ Organisation/ Corporation, owned or controlled by the Central/State Government, shall on making an application for the purpose, be given suitable employment the service, as soon as practicable only against an existing vacancy, in relaxation of the normal recruitment rules, provided such member fulfills the educational qualifications prescribed for the post and is also otherwise qualified for such service. In the event of non-availability of a vacancy or in case any of the members of the family being unqualified or minor is not found suitable or eligible for immediate employment, then the such case shall be considered immediately on the availability of the post or any or one of them becoming qualified or eligible for such employment under these rules.
(2) Rules made by the State Government and as amended from time to time on this behalf shall apply to such employees also.
[“277A. Procedure and method for direct recruitment to the posts of Primary and Upper Primary School Teacher.- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, a procedure for direct recruitment to the posts of Primary and Upper Primary School Teacher shall be made in the following manner, namely:- (i) the posts of Primary and Upper Primary School Teacher shall be filled in by direct recruitment through a competitive examination conducted by the authorized agency;
(ii) the syllabus of the competitive examination for direct recruitment to the posts of Primary and Upper Primary School Teacher shall be such as may be determined by the State Government, from time to time;
(iii) applications for direct recruitment to the posts of Primary and Upper Primary School Teacher to be filled in shall be invited by the authorized agency by advertising the posts in such manner as it may deem fit and shall be made in such form as it may approve. Candidates shall be required to state in the application form the names of districts in order of their preference in which they want to serve; (iv) subject to the provisions of these rules, the advertisement shall, inter alia, contain,-
(a) a clause that any candidate who accepts assignment on the post being offered to him/her shall, during the period of probation, be paid monthly fixed remuneration at the rate fixed by the State Government, from time to time and the scale of pay of the post as shown else-where in the advertisement shall be allowed only from the date of successful completion of the period of probation;
(b) number of posts to be filled in as the result of such examination, indicating separately the number of posts reserved for candidates of the Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, Sahariyas, Backward Classes, More Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections, Women Candidates, Persons with benchmark disability, Sports Persons and Ex-servicemen, if any and the number of posts for Scheduled Area and any other category notified by the State Government, from time to time;
(c) last date of submission of applications forms;
(v) in addition to the advertisement, the authorized agency may issue such other instructions for the guidance of the candidates in such other manner as the authorized agency may deem fit;
(vi) a candidate for direct recruitment to the post in the Service shall pay to the authorized agency such fee as is fixed by it, from time to time and in such manner, as may be indicated by it;
(vii) no claim shall be entertained for refund of the fee nor the fee shall be held in reserve for any other recruitment except when the advertisement is canceled by the authorized agency because of withdrawal of requisition or for any other reason, in which case the amount shall be refunded: Provided that no claim for refund of fees shall be entertained after one month from the date of cancelation of advertisement by the authorized agency;
(viii) the applications which are found to be incomplete or which have not been filled by the instructions issued by the authorized agency shall be rejected by it at the very initial stage. The authorized agency shall permit the remaining candidates to appear in the competitive examination provisionally to whom they consider it proper to grant the letter of admission. No candidate shall be admitted to the competitive examination unless he/she holds the letter of admission to that examination granted by the authorized agency before appearing at the competitive examination, it shall be ensured by the candidate himself/herself that he/she fulfills all eligibility criteria including conditions regarding age, educational and professional qualifications provided in these rules. Being allowed to take the examination shall not entitle a candidate to the presumption of eligibility. The authorized agency will subsequently scrutinize the applications of such candidates only who are qualified in the competitive examination;
(ix) the decision of the authorized agency regarding the admission to the competitive examination and eligibility of a candidate shall be final;
(x) the authorized agency shall prepare a category-wise merit list of the candidates declared successful based on the marks obtained in the competitive examination, conducted for the posts of Primary and Upper Primary School Teachers: Provided that the authorized agency may, to the extent of 50% of the finally intimated vacancies, keep names of suitable candidates on the reserve list. The authorized agency may on requisition recommend the names of such candidates in the order of merit to the Director, Elementary Education within six months from the date on which the original list was forwarded by the authorized agency. Provided further that the authorized agency shall prepare a separate list of the candidates, by the reservation prescribed by the Government, belonging to the Schedule Castes, Schedule Tribes, Sahariyas, Backward Classes, More Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections, Women Candidates, Person with benchmark disability, Sports Persons, Ex-servicemen, and other categories, if any, notified by the State Government, from time to time;
(xi) the authorized agency shall send the lists prepared under clause (x) to the Director, Elementary Education Rajasthan, Bikaner for appointment to the posts of Primary and Upper Primary School Teachers;
(xii) by allocating districts to the selected candidates, district-wise information shall be made available to the respective Zila Parishads for appointment/posting in order of merit under these rules by the Director of Elementary Education, Rajasthan, in the order of their preference, by the category wise posts advertised for districts, according to the manner ascertained by the Government; and
(xiii) appointment shall be given to the candidates by the District Establishment Committee of the district concerned under these rules.”]
[277B. Procedure and method of direct recruitment for the post of Village level workers and Clerk Grade-II. – Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, direct recruitment to the post of Village level workers and Clerk Grade-II shall be made in the following manner, namely:-
(i) the posts of Village level workers and Clerk Grade-II shall be filled in by direct recruitment through a competitive examination conducted by the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services, Selection Board by these rules;
(ii) the syllabus for competitive examination for direct recruitment to the posts of Village level workers and Clerk Grade-II shall be as determined by the State Government from time to time;
(iii) the application shall be invited by the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board by advertising the posts in such manner, as they may deem fit, and shall be made in such form as they may approve. Candidates shall be required to state in the application form, the names of all the 33 districts in order of their preference, in which they want to serve;
(iv) subject to the provisions of these rules advertisement shall, among other things, contain,-
(a) number of posts to be filled in as the result of such examination, indication separately the number of posts reserved for candidates of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Special Backward class, Woman, Persons with Disability and Sports Persons, if any, and posts of Scheduled Area;
(b) date of submission of applications for admission;
(c) qualification required for admission at the examination and the steps to be taken by candidates to establish their ability;
(d) the advertisement shall contain a clause that a candidate who accepts the assignment on the post being offered to him/her shall be paid monthly fixed remuneration at the rate fixed by the State Government, from time to time, during the period of probation and the scale of pay of the post as shown elsewhere in the advertisement shall be allowed only from the date of successful completion of the period of probation; and
(v) in addition to the advertisement the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board may issue, in such other manner, as the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board may deem fit, such other instructions for the guidelines of the candidates;
(vi) a candidate for direct recruitment to the post in the service shall pay to the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board such fee as is fixed by them, from time to time, in such manner, as may be indicated by them;
(vii) no claim for the refund of the fee shall be entertained nor the fee shall be held in reserve for any other examination except when the advertisement is canceled by the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board because of withdrawal of requisition by the Commissioner, Panchayati Raj or for any other reason in which case the amount shall be refunded :
Provided that no claim for the refund of fee shall be entertained after one month from the date of issue of the letter of refund by the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board to the candidate;
(viii) the applications which are found to be incomplete or have not been filled by the instructions issued by the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board shall be rejected by them at the initial stage. The Rajasthan Suborbital and Ministerial Services Selection Board shall permit the rest of those candidates to appear in the examination provisionally to whom they consider it proper to grant the certificate of admission. No candidate shall be admitted to the examination unless he holds the certificate of admission to that examination granted by the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board before appearing at the examination, it should be ensured by the candidate himself/ herself that he/ she fulfills the conditions regarding age. Educational qualification, experience if any, as provided in the rules. Being allowed to take the examination shall not entitle the candidate to presumption for eligibility. The Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board shall scrutinize later the application of such candidates only, who qualify in the written examination.
(ix) the decision of the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board as to the admission of a candidate to an examination and eligibility shall be final.
(x) the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board shall prepare category wise merit list of the candidates declared successful in the examination conducted for selection of Village level workers or Clerk Grade-II examination as the case may be :
Provided that the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board may, to the extent of fifty percent of the finally intimated vacancies, keep names of suitable candidates on the reserve list. The Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board may on requisition recommend the name of such candidates in the order of merit to the Commissioner, Panchayati Raj, within six months from the date on which the original list was forwarded by the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board :
Provided further that the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board shall prepare a separate list of the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Special Backward Classes, Women, Persons with Disabilities, and Sports Persons by the reservation prescribed by the Government, from time to time.
(xi) the name of the candidates shall be arranged in the respective list in the order of aggregate marks obtained by them in the examination.
(xii) the Rajasthan Subordinate and Ministerial Services Selection Board shall send these lists to the Commissioner, Panchayati Raj who shall notify it of the information of the concerned appointing authority. Out of this list of Commissioner, Panchayati Raj shall allot districts to the candidates according to the preference of the candidate written in the application form.]
Procedure for Recruitment by Promotion and Transfer
278. Criteria for selection. – (1) For purposes of promotion, a selection based on seniority-cum-merit shall be made from amongst the members of the service serving in the district eligible for such promotion: Provided that the substantive members of the service under these rules or the substantive members of the service under the Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishads Class IV Services Rules, 1959 who are otherwise eligible for any other higher post in the service as per the conditions prescribed under Rule 266 of these rules may be appointed to such posts by way of promotion as per procedure laid down in this chapter. Such appointments shall, however, be subject to the provisions of Rules 284 to 286 of these rules.
(2) In selecting the candidates for promotion regard shall be had to their:-
(a) academic and technical qualifications and knowledge;
(b) tact, efficiency, and intelligence;
(c) integrity, and
(d) the previous record of service,
(e) minimum experience of five years in the existing post.
(3) 10% of posts of Drivers and 15% of posts of Lower Division Clerks shall be filled in by promotion from members of Class IV service by the existing rules of the State Government or as amended from time to time :
Provided that conditions laid down in Sub-rule (2) are fulfilled.
[(4) No person shall be considered for promotion for 5 recruitment years from the date on which his promotion becomes due if he/she has more than two children on or after 1.6.2002;
Provided that the person has more than two children shall not be deemed to be disqualified for promotion so long as the number of children/he/she has on 1.6.2002 does not increase;
Provided further that where a Government Servant has only one child from the earlier delivery but more than one child is born out of a single subsequent delivery, the children so born shall be deemed to be one entity while counting the total number of children.]
279. Procedure for selection. – (1) Whenever vacancies in various grades and categories of service in the district are to be filled by promotion, the committee shall invite recommendations from the Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishad. After taking into consideration the recommendations received and the Annual Confidential Reports and other service records of persons recommended for promotion, and those proposed to be superseded, it shall prepare, a list of persons suitable for promotion in the grade and category in order of seniority, giving reasons for supersession of persons, if any.
(2) The Zone of eligibility for promotion shall be five times the number of vacancies to be filled in based on seniority-cum-merit.
280. Allotment and Appointment. – (1) On receipt of requisitions from the Panchayat Samitis or Zila Parishad, the Committee shall allot persons from the list, in the same order in which their names occur in the list.
(2) The Panchayat Samitis or Zila Parishad shall, on receipt of the allotment from the Committee, appoint the persons so allotted to the posts for which they are selected by the Committee.
281. Transfer of a Government Servant to posts in the Service. – Upon receipt of a requisition from a Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad to the effect that no member of the service is available for appointment to the post in the service by promotion or transfer from other Panchayat Samities or Zila Parishad and the post is to be filled by transfer of a person holding a post in the State Service corresponding is to be filled by transfer of a person holding a post in the State Service corresponding to a post in the Service, the Chief Executive Officer shall, after obtaining the consent of such Government Servant and approval of the Head of the Department concerned in this behalf, send a recommendation for transfer of such person to the Committee. The Committee shall then allot such person to the concerned Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad. The Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, as the case may be, shall then appoint the person so allotted to the post on terms and conditions laid down in these rules.
282. Recruitment by transfer to the service of Government servants declared surplus. – (1) When a Government servant is or is likely to be rendered surplus due to the reduction/abolition of posts under the Government, he may, with his consent, be appointed by transfer to the service, in the manner hereinafter provided in this rule, on a post declared by the Government to be equivalent to the post held by such Government servant immediately before such transfer.
(2) A list of such persons rendered surplus under the Government shall be sent to the Director, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, hereinafter in this part referred to as the Director, who shall, out of the such list, select persons for posts in the service for each district and allot the persons so selected to the Committees to the extent of the vacancies existing in the Panchayat Samitis and Zila Parishad concerning such Committees. A copy of the list sent to the Director shall also be simultaneously sent to the Head of the Department concerned.
283. Absorption of members of the service rendered surplus on reduction/abolition of posts. – (1) On reduction/abolition of certain posts in the service a list of persons rendered surplus shall be communicated by the Panchayat Samiti or Leila Parishad to the Government with a copy to the other Chief Executive Officers based on which the Government shall prepare a district wise list of persons thus rendered surplus in the service.
(2) Surplus personnel who can be absorbed within the district will be appointed by the Committee by the number of vacancies then existing in the service or similar posts or on posts declared by the Government to be equivalent to the posts in the service brought under reduction.
(3) The Committee shall accordingly allow such persons to the Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad concerned which shall appoint persons so allotted to similar posts or to equated posts in the service on terms and conditions as may apply to such equated posts.
(4) A list of such persons who are proposed to be absorbed outside the district will be sent by the Director to the Chief Executive Officer concerned who shall absorb them on similar or equated posts.
Urgent Temporary Appointment
284. Filling up of vacancies by urgent temporary appointment. – (1) In case no selection has been made or no person selected by the Committee is available, at any time for filling a vacancy, an appointment may be made by the Appointing Authority or urgent temporary basis for a period not exceeding six months, provided that such person shall be appointed only on a contract basis with the prior approval of the District Establishment Committee in case of Panchayats and approval of the State Government in case of Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad.
(2) If it is proposed to fill the vacancy by direct recruitment temporarily, the nearest Employment Exchange may be asked to send a panel of names of persons possessing the required qualifications at least five times the number of vacancies to be so filled. The appointing authority will then appoint from out of the panel of candidates the persons suitable for the post.
(3) If it is proposed to fill a vacancy by promotion temporarily, the senior most employee in the next lower grade may be so appointed by the Appointing Authority :
Provided that if the record of the senior most employee is not satisfactory, the person immediately below him may be so appointed.
(4) The period of such temporary appointment may, however, be extended beyond six months, only with the previous concurrence of the Committee.
(5) The Temporary appointment made under this Rule shall terminate as soon as a candidate selected by the Committee is made available. Candidates so made available and placed at the disposal of Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad shall be appointed by the Appointing Authority forthwith, on the vacancies against which temporary appointments have been made, and on their reporting for duty, persons holding temporary appointments shall be deemed to have vacated their office and shall not be entitled to any salary thereafter.
285. Seniority. – Seniority in the lowest grade or category of the service shall be determined by the date of confirmation and in other higher posts filled by promotion shall be determined from the date of regular selection :
Provided:-
(i) that if two or more persons are appointed to posts in the same grade or category under the same order or orders of the same date, their seniority shall be in the same order in which their names appear in the list prepared by the Committee,
(ii) that the seniority of persons appointed by transfer shall be fixed below the persons substantively appointed and he will be the junior most though his pay will be protected as personal pay.
(iii) that persons appointed by promotion in a particular year shall be senior to persons appointed by direct recruitment.
[286. ***]
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[286A. Pay during probation. – A Probationer trainee appointed to the service by direct recruitment, shall be paid monthly fixed remuneration during the period of probation at such rates as may be fixed by the Government from time to time.]
287. Unsatisfactory progress during probation. – (1) If it appears to the Zila Parishad or Panchayat Samiti as the case may be, that a member of service has not made sufficient use of his opportunities or that he has failed to perform, satisfactorily the Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad may remove him from service, or in case he has a substantive post, revert him thereto :
Provided that the Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad may extend the period of probation of any member of the service by a period not exceeding one year in all.
(2) A probationer reverted or removed from service during or at the end of the period of probation under Sub-rule (1) shall not be entitled to any compensation.
288. Confirmation. – A probationer shall be confirmed in his appointment at the end of the period of his probation if the Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad is satisfied that his integrity is unquestionable, his work is satisfactory, and that he is otherwise fit for confirmation.
289. Transfer within the district. – (1) The name of the employee desiring transfer or desiring to be transferred within the district shall be communicated to the [Administration and Establishment Committee of Zila Parishad concerned]by the Panchayat Samiti.
(2) Posting by transfer of such an employee shall be made by the Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad concerned on the recommendation of the [Administration and Establishment Committee of Zila Parishad]
(3) State Government may issue orders regarding transfers from time to time. In case [Administration and Establishment Committee of Zila Parishad] Standing Committee of Panchayat Samiti does not agree, Chief Executive Officer/Vikas Adhikari as the case may be shall carry out orders of the State Government.
(4) On transfer of the employees, his confidential roll and service record will be transmitted, without avoidable delay, to the Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad to whom his services have been transferred.
290. Transfer outside the district. – (1) The name of the employee desiring transfer or desiring to be transferred from one district to another shall be communicated to the Director by the Panchayat Samiti or the Zila Parishad, as the case may be.
(2) Posting by transfer of such an employee shall be made by the Panchayat Samiti or the Zila Parishad concerned on the recommendation of the State Government against the vacant posts existing at such time. The State Government may transfer any member of service [from any places of posting to any other place of posting whether within the same Panchayat Samiti or] from one Panchayat Samiti to another Panchayat Samiti within the same district or outside it, from one Zila Parishad to another Zila Parishad, or from Panchayat Samiti to Zila Parishad or from a Zila Parishad to Panchayat Samiti and may also stay the operation of, or cancel, any order of transfer made under these rules. Chief Executive Officer or Vikas Adhikari concerned shall carry out such orders:
[Provided that the employees of posts specified in clause (i) and (iv) of sub-section (2) of Section 89 of the Act, shall not be transferred outside the district in which they were appointed.]
(3) On transfer of an employee, his confidential roll and service record will be transmitted without avoidable delay to the Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad to whom his services have been transferred.
291. Seniority on transfer. – Seniority of an employee transferred outside the district, by the State Government under Sub-Section (8-A) of Section 89 shall be determined by the Committee of the District to which he is transferred:-
(i) if the transfer is made on the request of the employee, his seniority shall be fixed at the bottom of the seniority list of the cadre to which he belongs; and
(ii) if the transfer is made for administrative or other reasons, his seniority shall be fixed based on his continuous length of substantive service on an analogous post.
Pay
292. Scales of pay and dearness allowance. – The scales of pay and dearness allowance admissible to a member of the service shall be such as may be fixed by the Government from time to time in respect of corresponding class or category of Government Servants or in respect of any particular category of post in the service.
Other Provisions
293. Regulations of pay, leave, allowances, pension, etc. – Except as provided in these rules, the pay, allowances, increments, GPF, State Insurance deductions, pension, Gratuity, Voluntary retirement, Compulsory Retirement, etc., leave, deputation and other conditions of service of the members of the service shall be regulated is by the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 and the Rajasthan Travelling Allowance Rules as amended from time to time.
[293A. House rent allowance, traveling allowance, daily allowance, leave, and other benefits for Hand Pump Mistries. – Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, the house rent allowance, traveling allowance, daily allowance, leave (all types), encasement of leave, and additional facilities shall be admissible to Hand Pump Mistries as per specific government Orders from time to time.]
294. Payment of pension. – (1) A member of the service shall be entitled to the payment of pension by the Government out of the consolidated fund of the State and every Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad shall make and pay pension contribution to the Government of that account by the rates laid down in Appendix-V to the Rajasthan Service Rules.
(2) Pension payment order shall be issued by the Director Local Fund Audit on receipt of Pension Papers from the Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad concerned. Payment may be drawn from the Treasury/Bank authorized by the Director Local Fund Audit as per the request of the Pensioner.
(3) Chief Executive Officer Zila Parishad shall be competent to issue provisional pension payment orders to the pensioner as per provisions of Rajasthan Service Rules.
295. Unsatisfactory progress during training. – If a member of the service fails to undertake training after having been nominated by the Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad or the State Government or after joining the aforesaid training fails to carry on studies satisfactorily or complete the training or fails to appear at and pass the prescribed examinations of such training without just and reasonable cause he shall be liable to refund the amount of stipend if any, received by him during such training and shall also be liable to disciplinary action.
296. Power to relax rules. – On a reference by the Panchayat Samitis/Zila Parishads, concerned, in an exceptional case where the Administrative Department is satisfied that operation of the rules relating to age or regarding the requirement of experience for recruitment, if any, causes undue hardship in any particular case of where the Government thinks that it is necessary or expedient to relax any of the provisions of these rules concerning age or experience of any person, it may, with the concurrence of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms, relax the relevant provisions of these rules to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may consider necessary for dealing with the case in a just and equitable manner, provided that such relaxation shall not be less favorable than the provisions already contained in these Rules.
Posts in Ministerial and Subordinate Service Schedule – I
S.No Name of the post and Pay scale Source of Recruitment with percentage Qualification and experience for direct recruitment Promotion Remark
Direct Recruitment By Promotion Post from which promotion will be considered Qualification/Experience/for promotion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1.Panchayat Extension Officer (1400-2600)100.00%V.L.W. Secretary PanchayatFive years experience on the post indicated in Col. 6
[1-A Officer Assistant – 100% – U.D.C. Five years experience on the post mentioned in column 6 -]
2.[Clerk Grade-I]100.00%[Clerk Grade-II]–do–
3. [Clerk Grade-II] 85.00% 15.00% [(i) Secondary of recognized Board.]
(ii) Typing speed of 20 and 25 words per minute in Hindi and English Typing respectively.Class IVQualification as indicated in Col. 5
4. V.LW-cum-Secretary 100.00% [Graduate or qualification declared equivalent thereto by the Government] [xxx]
[5. Teacher for Class I to V and VI to VIII
(a) General Education Level-(i) Classes I to V
Level-(ii) Classes VI to VIII 100% by direct recruitment – Qualification as laid down by the National Council for Teacher Education under the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act No. 35 of 2009), from time to time and must have passed the R.E.E.T/R.T.E.T.
Qualifications as laid down by the National Council for Teacher Education under the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act, No. 35 of 2009), from time to time; and
and
(i) for the teacher of Social Studies, the candidate must have passed graduation or equivalent examination with at least one subject as an optional subject from amongst History, Geography, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, and Philosophy;
(ii) for the teacher of Science and Mathematics, the candidate must have passed graduation or equivalent examination with at least one subject as an optional subject from amongst Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Micro-Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Mathematics;
(iii) for the teacher of language, the candidate must have passed graduation or equivalent examination with the corresponding language as an optional subject;
(iv) the candidate who has Graduated in Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) or B.A.B.Ed/B.Sc. B.Ed., i.e. a candidate with the qualification of four years integrated course, must also have passed the qualifying examination with the corresponding subject; and
(v) must have passed the R.E.E.T./R.T.E.T. in the subject applying for. –
(b) Special Education Level-(i) Classes I to V
Level-(ii) Class VI to VIII – Qualifications as laid down by the National Council for Teacher Education under the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act No. 35 of 2009), from time to time and must have passed the R.E.E.T./R.T.E.T.
Qualifications as laid down by the National Council for Teacher Education under the provisions of sub-section (1) of Section 23 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (Central Act No. 35 of 2009), from time to time.
and
(i) for the teacher of Social Studies, the candidate must have passed graduation or equivalent examination with at least one subject as an optional subject from amongst History, Geography, Economics, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, and Philosophy;
(ii) for the teacher of Science and Mathematics, the candidate must have passed graduation or equivalent examination with at least one subject as an optional subject from amongst Chemistry, Physics, Botany, Zoology, Micro-Biology, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Mathematics;
(iii) for the teacher of language, the candidate must have passed graduation or equivalent examination with the corresponding language as an optional subject;
(iv) the candidate who has Graduated in Elementary Education (B.EI.Ed.) or B.A.B.Ed./B.Sc. B.Ed., i.e. a candidate with the qualification of four years integrated course, must also have passed the qualifying examination with the corresponding subject; and
(v) must have passed the R.E.E.T./R.T.E.T. in the subject applying for.]
6.Driver90.00%10.00%VIII Class pass possessing a driving license and having three years experience of driving light heavy motor vehicleClass IVQualification as indicated in Col. 5
[6A Hand Pump Mistry
(2550-3200) Pay Scale No. 1 – – V Class pass with 3 months training under the TRYSEM program
or
Freelance hand pump repair having experience of 2 years in repairing Hand Pump – – Post shall be filled in from Hand Pump Mistries regularized in Panchayat Samiti as per Govt. order No. F. 13 c 147)/Vidhi/Gravipa/High Court/94/3882, dt 30.12.1995,]
[7. Class IV 100.00% – V Class pass – – -]
Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Rules 1996 (Chapter 12 Recruitment and Other Service Condition)
