Executive Summary:
This notification outlines the Employees Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) new recruitment rules for the post of Section Supervisor, superseding the 2017 regulations. The rules detail the method of recruitment, qualifications, age limits, and other related matters. These rules came into effect on the date of publication in the official gazette, January 30, 2019.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General Information**
* The rules are called the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Section Supervisor, Recruitment Rules, 2018.
* These rules came into force from the date of publication in the official gazette.
* **Post Details**
* The number of posts for Section Supervisor is 2698 as of 2018.
* The post is classified under Group B.
* The level in the pay matrix is Level 7, with a pay scale ranging from Rs. 44,900 to Rs. 1,42,400.
* **Recruitment Method**
* 66 23 of posts will be filled by promotion based on seniority, subject to rejection of unfit candidates.
* 33 13 of posts will be filled by promotion through a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination.
* Age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruits are not applicable.
* Probation period is not applicable.
* **Disqualifications**
* A person with a spouse living is ineligible for appointment if they enter into another marriage, unless permissible by personal law and other grounds.
* **Relaxation Power**
* The Central Board, Employees Provident Fund, with prior approval from the Central Government, can relax any provision of these rules for any class or category of persons, with reasons recorded in writing.
* **Savings**
* The rules shall not affect reservations, age relaxation, and other concessions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-Servicemen, and other special categories as per Central Government orders.
* **Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC)**
* For promotions other than through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, the DPC consists of:
* Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner of the Zone (Chairman)
* Regional Provident Fund Commissioner I of the Zonal Office (Member)
* An officer of appropriate grade from a Central Government Department or Organisation outside EPFO (Member)
* For promotions through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination:
* Social Security Assistant with nine years of regular service in the grade and serving in the respective zone.
Impact Analysis
* **Current Employees of EPFO:**
* Impact: The rules affect the promotional opportunities and eligibility for the post of Section Supervisor.
* Action Required: Employees should understand the criteria for promotion, including seniority and the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination.
* **Central Board, Employees Provident Fund:**
* Impact: The Central Board is responsible for implementing and potentially relaxing the rules.
* Action Required: The Board must adhere to the rules while also considering potential relaxations based on valid grounds and with Central Government approval.
* **Central Government:**
* Impact: The Central Government provides final approval on any relaxations to the rules.
* Action Required: Review and approve or reject any proposed relaxations to the rules, ensuring compliance with existing laws and regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees Provident Fund Organisation: An organisation mentioned in the notification, responsible for managing provident fund schemes.
Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: A law that provides for the institution of provident funds for employees.
Section Supervisor: A post in Employees Provident Fund Organisation for which recruitment rules are being defined.
Central Board, Employees Provident Fund: The governing body of the Employees Provident Fund Organisation.
Central Government: The government whose approval is required for relaxing the rules.
Scheduled Castes: A group of historically disadvantaged people in India.
Scheduled Tribes: A group of indigenous people in India.
Other Backward Classes: A group of people who are socially and educationally disadvantaged.
New Delhi: The city where the Ministry of Labour and Employment issued the notification
Sunil Barthwal: Central Provident Fund Commissioner & Secy., Central Board, Employees Provident Fund
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th January, 2019
No.HRD/2/2017/RR/SS.— 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 (19 of 1952), and in supersession of the
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Section Supervisor, Recruitment Regulations, 2017, except as respects things
done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board, Employees’ Provident Fund hereby makes the
following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Section Supervisor in Employees’ Provident Fund
Organisation, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Employees’ Provident Fund
Organisation, Section Supervisor, Recruitment Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of publication in the official gazette.
2. Number of posts, classification, and level in the pay matrix or pay scale.- The number of the post, its
classification and Level in the pay matrix or pay scale 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, etc.— The method of recruitment, age limit,
qualifications and other matters relating thereto shall be as specified in column (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualifications.— 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, Employees’ Provident Fund 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 these rules.
5. Power to relax.— Where the Central Board, Employees’ Provident Fund 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, with the prior approval of the Central
Government, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. 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, 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 Post Number of post Classification LEVEL in the Whether Age limit for
Pay Matrix selection post or direct recruits
Non-selection
post
(1) (2 (3) (4) (5) (6)
Section 2698* (2018) Group ‘B’ LEVEL 7 in the Selection Not applicable
Supervisor *Subject to Pay Matrix
variation [Rs.44,900 –
dependent on 1,42,400]
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Educational and other Whether age and Period of probation, if Method of recruitment,
qualifications required for educational qualifications any whether by direct recruitment
direct recruits prescribed for direct recruits or by promotion or by
will apply in the case of deputation/ absorption and
promotees percentage of the vacancies to
be filled by various methods
(7) (8) (9) (10)
Not applicable Not applicable Not Applicable (i) 66 2/3% by promotion on
the basis of seniority
subject to rejection of
unfit.
(ii) 33 1/3% by promotion
through Limited
Departmental
Competitive Examination.
In case of recruitment by promotion If a departmental Promotion Committee exists, what Circumstances in
or deputation or absorption, grades is its composition which Union Public
from which promotion or deputation Service Commission
or absorption to be made is to be consulted in
making recruitment.
(11) (12) (13)
(i) Promotion (Other than Limited Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering Not Applicable
Departmental Competitive Promotion) consisting of:
Examination quota):
Social Security Assistant with nine 1. Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner
years’ of regular service in the (Zone) – Chairman
grade and serving in the respective 2. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner – I (Zonal
zone. Office) – Member
(ii) Promotion through Limited 3. An officer of appropriate grade from Central
Departmental Competitive Government Department or Organisation outside
Examination : the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
Social Security Assistant with nine – Member.
years’ of regular service in the
grade and serving in the respective
zone.
NOTE: Respective Zone means all
offices of EPFO sharing a common
seniority.
SUNIL BARTHWAL,Central Provident Fund Commissioner &
Secy., Central Board, Employees’ Provident Fund
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./514/18]
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