Executive Summary:
This notification outlines the Employees Provident Fund Organisation Senior Secretariat Assistant Recruitment Rules, 2020. These rules, effective from the date of publication in the official Gazette, regulate the method of recruitment to the post of Senior Secretariat Assistant in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation. It also defines the number of posts, classification, pay matrix level, age limit, and qualifications for the position.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Information**
* These rules may be called the Employees Provident Fund Organisation Senior Secretariat Assistant, Recruitment Rules, 2020.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette.
* These rules supersede the Employees Provident Fund Organisation Upper Division Clerks, EPF Organisation Headquarters Recruitment Rules, 2008, except for actions already taken or omitted before the supersession.
* **Posts and Pay**
* The number of posts for Senior Secretariat Assistant is 16.
* The classification of the post is Group C.
* The level in the pay matrix is Level-04 (Rs. 25,500-81,100).
* Senior Secretariat Assistants are eligible for placement in Level-06 (Rs. 35,400-1,12,400) upon completing five years of regular service, with the number in this grade limited to 30% of the sanctioned strength.
* **Recruitment**
* The method of recruitment is:
* 75% by Promotion based on seniority subject to rejection of the unfit.
* 25% by Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE).
* **Disqualifications**
* A person with a living spouse is ineligible for appointment if they have entered into or contracted another marriage.
* The Central Board may grant exemptions based on personal law and other grounds.
* **Relaxation and Savings**
* The Central Board may relax any provision of these rules with the Central Government's consultation, with reasons recorded in writing.
* The rules do not affect reservations, age relaxation, or other concessions for candidates from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen, and other special categories, as per Central Government orders.
* **Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC)**
* The DPC composition for promotion consideration includes:
* Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (Administrative Service Division) - Chairman.
* Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Grade-I (Administrative Service Division) - Member.
* An officer of appropriate grade from Central Government Departments or Organisation outside Employees Provident Fund Organisation - Member.
* **Eligibility for Promotion**
* Promotion is made from Junior Secretariat Assistants having rendered eight years of regular service in the grade.
* Promotion through LDCE is made from Junior Secretariat Assistants having rendered five years of regular service in the grade.
Impact Analysis:
* **Existing Junior Secretariat Assistants:**
* Impact: Defines eligibility criteria and processes for promotion to Senior Secretariat Assistant.
* Action Required: Understand the requirements for promotion via seniority or LDCE, and prepare accordingly.
* **Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO):**
* Impact: Establishes a structured method for recruiting Senior Secretariat Assistants.
* Action Required: Implement the new recruitment rules and update relevant documentation.
* **Central Board, Employees Provident Fund:**
* Impact: Given the power to relax provisions and make decisions on disqualifications related to marriage.
* Action Required: Be prepared to address any required relaxations of the rules and make decisions on disqualifications, in consultation with the Central Government.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees Provident Fund Organisation: An organisation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: A legal act governing the Employees Provident Fund.
Central Board, Employees Provident Fund: The central board responsible for making rules and regulations regarding the Employees Provident Fund.
Senior Secretariat Assistant: A post in Employees Provident Fund Organisation
Employees Provident Fund Organisation Senior Secretariat Assistant, Recruitment Rules, 2020: The recruitment rules for the post of Senior Secretariat Assistant in Employees Provident Fund Organisation.
Scheduled Castes: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India.
Scheduled Tribes: A group of historically disadvantaged indigenous communities in India.
Other Backward Classes: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 68] धई दिल्ली, ंृहस्ट्ब जतवार, फरवरी 20, 2020/फाल्ग धु 1, 1941
No. 68] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020/PHALGUNA 1, 1941
श्रम एव ंरोिगार मत्रं ालय
(कममचारी भजवष्य जधजध सगं नध
अजधसचू धा
धई दिल् ली, 19 फरवरी, 2020
स.ंएच.आर.डी./1(1 /2011/कैडर ररस्ट्र क्च रिरंग /भाग-II.—कममचारी भजवष् य जधजध एवं प्रकरणम पबंंध अजधजधयम,
1952 (1952 का 19 कर धारा 5 डी कर पबधारा (7 के क् लॉि (ए वारारा प्रि त िजतियय का प्रयोग करते ुएए ताा कममचारी
भजवष् य जधजध संगनध (प्रवर श्रेणी जलजबक , कममचारी भजवष् य जधजध संगनध, मुख्यालय, भती जधयम 2008 का अजधक्रमण करते
ुएए, इस अजधक्रमण से बूवम दकए गए अावा दकए िाधे हते ु छोड़े गए के अजतररक् त, केंद्रीय ंोडम, कममचारी भजवष् य जधजध,
एतिवारारा कममचारी भजवष् य जधजध संगनध में वरर्ठ सजचवालय सहायक के बि बर जधयुजतिय कर भती ब्धतजत का जवजधयमध करधे के
जलए जधम् धजलजखत जधयम ंधाता है, याा :
1. सजं िप्त धाम एव ंप्रारंभ-
1) इध जधयम को कममचारी भजवष् य जधजध संगनध वरर्ठ सजचवालय सहायक भती जधयम, 2020 कहा िाएगा।
2) ये सरकारी रािबत्र में प्रकािध कर जतजा से प्रभावी ह गे।
2. बि कर सख्ं य ा, वगीकरण ताा वते ध मरै रक्स म ें लवे ल- पक् त बि कर संख्य ा, पधका वगीकरण ताा वेतध मैररक् स म ें
पधका लेवल, वे ह गे िो इध जधयम के साा संलग्ध अधुसूची के कॉलम (2 से (4 में जवजधर्िष्म ट ह।।
1010 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
3. भती कर ब्धतजत, आय ु सीमा ताा अन्य अहताएम ं आदि- भती कर ब्धतजत, आयु सीमा, अहतामएं और इस बि से संंंजधत
अन् य मामले वैसे रहगें े, िैसा दक पतिय अधुसूची के कॉलम (5 से (13 में जवजधर्िष्म ट ह।।
4. अयोग्य ता- वह व् यजतिय
(क) जिसधे ऐसे व् यजतिय से, जिसका बजत या जिसकर ब धी िीजवत ह,ै जववाह दकया है, अावा
(ख) जिसधे अबधे बजत अावा अबधी बध ी के िीजवत रहते ुएए दकसी व् यजतिय से जववाह दकया है,
पक् त बि बर जधयुजतिय का बात्र धह होगा।
बरंतु यदि केंद्रीय ंोडम, संतुष् ट ह ै दक ऐसे जववाह कर, पस व् यजतिय बर लागू बसमधल लॉ के अधीध ताा जववाह के अन् य
बिकार को, अधुमजत ह ै और ऐसा करधे के जलए अन् य आधार ह।, तो ंोडम दकसी व् यजतिय को इस जधयम के प्रवतमध से छूट ि े
सकेगा।
5. ढील िधे ेकर िजतिय-
िहां केंद्रीय ंोडम कर यह राय हो दक ऐसा करधा आवश् यक अावा पजचत है, वहां वह केंद्र सरकार के साा बरामिम कर
ताा ऐसा करधे के कारण को जलजखत में ररकॉडम करके इध जधयम के दकसी पबंंध से दकसी वगम अावा श्रेणी के
व् यजतियय के संंंध में आििे वारारा ढील ि ेसकेगा।
6. व् यावजृ –
इध जधयम कर कोई ंात, ऐसे आरिण , आयु सीमा में छूट और अन् य ररयायत बर प्रभाव धह डालेगी, जिधका केंद्र
सरकार वारारा इस संंंध में समय-समय बर िारी दकए गए आििे के अधुसार अधुसूजचत िाजतय , अधुसूजचत
िधिाजतय , अन् य जबछड़ा वगम, भूतबूवम सैजधक और अन् य जविे वगम के व् यजतियय के जलए पबंंध करधा अबेजित ह।ै
अधसु चू ी
बि का बि कर वगीकरण वेतध मैररक्स में लेवल चयध बि अावा गैर-चयध
धाम संख्य ा
बि
(1 (2 (3 (4 (5
वरर्ठ 16* ग्रुब ‘ग’ वेतध मैररक् स में लेवल-4 (25,500-81,000 रूबये गैर-चयध बि
सजचवालय (2019
वरर्ठ सजचवालय सहायक, वेतध मैररक् स में लेवल-
सहायक *कायमभार
06 (35,400-1,12,400 रूबये में वरर्ठ
के अधुसार
बररवतमधीय सजचवालय सहायक के रूब में बांच व म कर जधयजमत
सेवा बूरी करधे बर गैर-कायाममक चयध ग्रेड में
प्लेसमेंट के बात्र ह गे ंिते दक इस ग्रेड में कुल
संख्या, स्ट्वीकृत संख्या के 30% तक सीजमत होगी ।
सीधी भती सीधी भती क् या सीधी भती के बररवीिा कर भती कर ब्धतजत, क् या सीधी भती या बिोन् धजत
वाले वाले पम् मीिवार के जलए अवजध, यदि वारारा या प्रजतजधयुजतिय/आमेलध के वारारा ताा
पम् मीिवार पम् मीिवार जधधामररत आयु ताा
कोई हो जवजभन् ध ब्धतजतय के वारारा भरी िाधे वाली
हते ु आयु हते ु िैजिक िैजिक योग्य ता
ररजतियय का प्रजतित
सीमा ताा अन् य बिोन् धजत के मामले में
योग्य ताएं भी लागू ह गी
(6 (7 (8 (9 (10
लागू धह लाग ू लागू धह लागू धह (i) 75% बिोन् धजत वारारा,
धह
(ii) 25% सीजमत जवभागीय प्रजतयोगी बरीिा
(एल.डी.सी.ई के माध्य म से बिोन् धजत
वारारा[भाग III— खण् ड 4] भारत का रािबत्र : असाधारण 3
बिोन् धजत या प्रजतजधयुजतिय / आमेलध वारारा भती यदि जवभागीय बिोन् धजत सजमजत गरनत है, भती करते समय दकध
होधे कर जस्ट्ाजत में श्रेजणया,ं जिधसे बिोन् धजत तो पसकर संरचधा बररजस्ट्ाजतय में संघ लोक सेवा
आयोग से बरामिम दकया िाएगा
या प्रजतजधयजु तिय/ आमेलध दकया िाएगा
(11 (12 (13
(i) बिोन्ध जत वारारा : इध ररजतियय को इस बिोन् धजत के संंंध में जवचार करधे के जलए लागू धह ।
ग्रेड में आन व म कर जधयजमत सेवा बूरी जवभागीय बिोन् धजत सजमजत, जिसम ें
करधे वाले कजध्ठ सजचवालय सहायक, िाजमल ह:।-
जिन्ह ें अयोग्य घोज त धह दकया गया i. अबर केंद्रीय भजवष् य जधजध आयुक्त
हो, से वरर्ठ ता के आधार बर बिोन्नजत (प्रिासजधक सेवा प्रभाग - अध्य ि
वारारा भरा िाए। ii. िेत्रीय भजवष् य जधजध आयुक् त-।
(प्रिासजधक सेवा प्रभाग - सिस्ट् य
(ii) सीजमत जवभागीय प्रजतयोगी बरीिा
(एल.डी.सी.ई वारारा बिोन्ध जत : इध iii. कममचारी भजवष् य जधजध संगनध से
ररजतियय को इस ग्रेड में बांच व म कर ंाहर के केन्द्र सरकार के जवभाग या
जधयजमत सेवा बूरी करधे वाले कजध्ठ संगनध से समुजचत ग्रेड का एक
सजचवालय सहायक के एल.डी.सी.ई अजधकारी – सिस्ट् य
वारारा बिोन्नजत से भरा िाए ।
सुधील ंड़थ् वाल केन् द्रीय भजवष् य जधजध आयुक्त एवं
सजचव, केन् द्रीय ंोडम, कममचारी भजवष् य जधजध
[ जवज्ञाबध-III/4/असा./462/19]
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 19th February, 2020
No. HRD/1(1)2011/Cadre Restructuring/Vol.II.—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a)
of sub-section (7) of Section 5D of the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
(No. 19 of 1952) and in supersession of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation Upper Division Clerks,
EPF Organisation (Headquarters) Recruitment Rules, 2008 except as respects things done or omitted to be done
before such supersession, the Central Board, Employees’ Provident Fund, hereby make the following rules
regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Senior Secretariat Assistant in Employees’ Provident Fund
Organisation, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.—
(1) These Rules may be called the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation Senior Secretariat
Assistant, 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 the pay matrix.—The number of said posts, 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 and other qualifications.—The method of recruitment, age-limit,
qualifications and other matters relating to the said post 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 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.
5. Power to relax.—
Where the Central Board 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 and in consultation with the Central Government, relax any of the
provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
6. Saving.—
Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required to
be provided for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward
Classes, 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 Number Classification Level in the pay matrix Whether selection Age limit
post of posts post or non- for direct
selection post recruits
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Senior 16*(2020) Group ‘C’ Level-04 in the Pay Matrix Non-Selection Not
Secretariat *subject [Rs.25,500-81,100] applicable
Assistant to
variation Senior Secretariat Assistant shall
dependent be eligible for placement in the
on Non-Functional Selection Grade
workload. in level-06 in the pay matrix
[Rs.35,400-1,12,400] on
completion of five years of
regular service as Senior
Secretariat Assistant subject to
the condition that the total
number in the grade will be
restricted to 30% of the
sanctioned strength.
Educational and Whether age and Period of Method of recruitment, whether by direct
other educational qualifications probation, if recruitment or by promotion or by
qualifications prescribed for direct any deputation / absorption and percentage of
required for recruits will apply in the the vacancies to be filled by various
direct recruits case of promotees methods
(7) (8) (9) (10)
Not applicable Not applicable Not (i) 75% by Promotion.
applicable (ii) 25% by Limited Departmental
Competitive Examination (LDCE)
In case of recruitment by promotion or If a Departmental Promotion Committee Circumstances in
deputation / absorption, grades from exists, what is its composition which Union Public
which promotion or deputation / Service Commission
absorption to be made to be consulted in
making recruitment
(11) (12) (13)
By promotion: By Promotion on the Departmental Promotion Committee (for Not Applicable.
basis of seniority subject to the rejection considering promotion) consisting of:-
of the unfit from Junior Secretariat (1) Additional Central Provident Fund
Assistant having rendered eight years of Commissioner (Administrative Service
regular service in the grade. Division) – Chairman;
By promotion through Limited (2) Regional Provident Fund
Departmental Competitive Commissioner, Grade-I (Administrative
Examination (LDCE): By promotion Service Division) – Member;
through LDCE of Junior Secretariat (3) An officer of appropriate grade from
Assistant having rendered five years of Central Government Departments or
regular service in the grade. Organisation outside Employees’
Provident Fund Organisation– Member.
SUNIL BARTHWAL,Central Provident Fund Commissioner and Secy,
Central Board, Employees’ Provident Fund
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./462/19]
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