Executive Summary:
This notification announces amendments to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Grade-II Recruitment Rules, 1999. The amendments, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, concern the number of posts, their classification, and pay matrix levels. Key changes include revised rules for recruitment, promotion, and the structure of the Departmental Promotion Committee.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Overview:**
* The rules are called the Employees Provident Fund Organisation Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, GradeII Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2018.
* The amendments come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Substitution of Rule 2:**
* Rule 2 regarding the number of posts, classification, and level in the pay matrix has been substituted.
* The number of posts, classification, and pay matrix levels are now specified in columns 2 to 4 of the annexed schedule.
* **Substitution of the Schedule:**
* The schedule has been replaced with a new one specifying details for the post of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Grade II.
* There are 299 posts as of 2018, classified as Group A, Level 11 in the pay matrix (Rs. 67,700 - 2,08,700).
* The post is a selection post, and the age limit is not applicable for direct recruits.
* **Recruitment Method:**
* Recruitment is by promotion.
* **Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC):**
* The DPC composition includes:
* Central Provident Fund Commissioner (Chairman).
* Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment (Member).
* Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner Hqrs (Member).
* Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission is not necessary.
Impact Analysis:
* **Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO):**
* *Impact:* The EPFO is directly affected by the changes in recruitment rules, potentially influencing the hiring and promotion processes for Regional Provident Fund Commissioners, Grade II.
* *Action Required:* Implement the amended rules in their recruitment procedures and update relevant documentation.
* **Current Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners:**
* *Impact:* Potentially eligible for promotion to the position of Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Grade II, if they meet the criteria, including five years of regular service.
* *Action Required:* Review eligibility criteria and prepare for potential promotion opportunities.
* **Departmental Promotion Committee Members:**
* *Impact:* Responsible for evaluating candidates for promotion based on the revised rules.
* *Action Required:* Familiarize themselves with the amended rules and apply them during the promotion process.
Key Entities Referenced
Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952: A key legislation governing employee provident funds in India, referenced as the basis for the amendment.
Employees Provident Fund Organisation: The organization responsible for managing and administering the Employees Provident Fund in India.
Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, GradeII: A specific position within the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, subject to recruitment rules.
Employees Provident Fund Organisation Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, GradeII Recruitment Rules, 1999: The original recruitment rules being amended by this notification.
Central Board, Employees Provident Fund: The central governing body responsible for making rules and amendments related to the Employees Provident Fund.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The government ministry responsible for overseeing labor and employment matters, including the Employees Provident Fund Organisation.
Dr. V.P. JOY: Central Provident Fund Commissioner and Secy., Central Board, Employees Provident Fund
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
( EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th March, 2018
No. HRD/56/2016/RR/Commissioner cadre.— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of
sub-section (7) of Section 5D of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19
of 1952), the Central Board, Employees Provident Fund, hereby makes the following rules further to amend
the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Grade-II) Recruitment
Rules, 1999, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Regional Provident Fund
Commissioner, Grade-II) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Grade-II)
Recruitment Rules, 1999,-
(a) for rule 2, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
“2.Number of posts, classification and level in the pay matrix.- The number of posts, its 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.”;
(b) for the Schedule, the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely:-
“SCHEDULE
Name of post Number Classification Level in the pay Whether selection post Age limit for direct
of posts matrix or non-selection post recruits
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Regional 299*(2018) Group ‘A’ Level – 11 (Rs. Selection post Not applicable
Provident Fund *Subject to (Non- 67,700 –
Commissioner, variation Ministerial) 2,08,700)
Grade-II dependent
on
workload.
Educational and other Whether age and educational Period of Method of recruitment whether by
qualifications required qualifications prescribed for direct probation, if any direct recruitment or by promotion
for direct recruits recruits will apply in the case of or by deputation or absorption and
promotees percentage of the vacancies to be
filled by various methods
(7) (8) (9) (10)
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable By promotion.
In case of recruitment by promotion or If a Departmental Promotion Circumstances in which Union
deputation or absorption, grades from which Committee exists, what is its Public Service Commission to be
promotion or deputation or absorption to be composition consulted in making recruitment
made
(11) (12) (13)
Officers holding the substantive post of Departmental Promotion Consultation with Union4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner Committee (for considering Public Service
Grade with five years’ regular service in the promotion) consisting of:- Commission is not
Grade. (a) Central Provident necessary.”
Fund Commissioner –
Note.- Where juniors who have completed Chairman.
their qualifying or eligibility service are being (b) Joint Secretary to the
considered for promotion, their seniors would Government of India,
also be considered provided they are not short Ministry of Labour
of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service and Employment –
by more than half of such qualifying or Member.
eligibility service or two years, whichever is (c) Additional Central
less, and have successfully completed Provident Fund
probation period for promotion to the next Commissioner (Hqrs)
higher grade along with their juniors who have – Member.
already completed such qualifying or
eligibility service.
Dr. V.P. JOY, Central Provident Fund Commissioner and
Secy., Central Board, Employees’ Provident Fund
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./478/2017-18]
Note.- The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Grade-II)
Recruitment Rules, 1999 were published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section 4 vide number
G.S.R. 284, dated the 30th August, 1999 and was last amended vide number HRD/A-
1(1)2010/RR/RPFC-II dated the 14th March, 2011, published in the Gazette of India, Part III, Section
4, dated the 2nd April, 2011.
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