Executive Summary:
This notification announces amendments to the Technology Development Board (TDB) Terms and Conditions of Service of Secretary and Employees Regulations, 2002. The amendments, approved by the Central Government, concern appointment authorities, recruitment methods, conduct, discipline and revised schedules for posts and pay matrix levels. The regulations take effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (February 20, 2020).
Key Points / Main Content:
Definitions:
* "Appointing authority" is defined as the authority designated under regulation 7.
* "Employee" means any officer or other employee appointed as staff of the Board.
Recruitment:
* Recruitment methods, eligibility, and other appointment-related matters for various posts will be specified by the Board, considering qualifications, experience, and requirements for similar posts in Central Government Institutions.
* Prior approval from the Central Government is required for the recruitment of the Secretary.
Appointing Authority:
* The appointing authorities for different posts in the TDB are defined based on the level in the pay matrix, ranging from Secretary to the Board, with Central Government approval required for Secretary-level appointments.
Regulations Amendment:
* Regulation 8 is amended by omitting sub-regulation 1, renumbering subsequent sub-regulations and substituting "levels in pay matrix" for "scale of pay" or "pay scales".
* Regulation 9 regarding conduct and discipline is substituted to apply Central Civil Service Conduct Rules 1964 and the Central Civil Service Classification, Control, and Appeal Rules, 1965, with necessary changes, to the Secretary and other Board employees.
* Disciplinary, appellate, and reviewing authorities for various posts are specified based on pay matrix level, with the Central Government involved for higher-level posts.
* Rules 20 and 21 of the Central Civil Service Classification, Control and Appeal Rules, 1965 apply to employees from Central or State Governments working in the Board on deputation.
Schedule Amendment:
* Schedules I and II are replaced with a new schedule that lists posts in the TDB and their corresponding levels in the pay matrix.
Impact Analysis:
Technology Development Board (TDB):
*Impact: The TDB must implement the amended regulations concerning recruitment, appointments, conduct, and discipline of its staff.
*Action Required: The TDB needs to update its internal processes and communicate these changes to all relevant personnel.
TDB Secretary and Employees:
*Impact: The terms and conditions of service, including recruitment, conduct, discipline, and pay scales (now pay matrix levels) are affected.
*Action Required: The Secretary and employees need to familiarize themselves with the new regulations and comply with the updated guidelines.
Central Government:
*Impact: The Central Government retains approval authority over Secretary appointments and involvement in disciplinary matters for higher-level posts.
*Action Required: The Central Government must be prepared to review and approve Secretary appointments and participate in disciplinary proceedings as required.
Key Entities Referenced
Technology Development Board: An organization established by the Technology Development Board Act, 1995, responsible for technology development.
Technology Development Board Act, 1995: The act that established the Technology Development Board and defines its powers and functions.
Central Government: The Union Government of India, which has approval authority over certain decisions of the Technology Development Board.
Technology Development Board Terms and conditions of service of Secretary and employees Regulations, 2002: The original regulations governing the service conditions of the Technology Development Board's Secretary and employees, which are being amended by this notification.
Technology Development Board Terms and conditions of service of Secretary and employees Amendment Regulations, 2020: The new regulations amending the 2002 regulations, pertaining to the service conditions of the Technology Development Board's Secretary and employees.
Ministry of Science and Technology: The ministry under which the Department of Science and Technology and Technology Development Board operates.
Department of Science and Technology: The department under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued, implying the headquarters of the Ministry of Science and Technology and potentially the Technology Development Board, Delhi, India
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(Department of Science and Technology)
(TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT BOARD)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 20th February, 2020
F.No. TDB/14/2019-Admin.(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause
(a) of sub-section (2) of section 22 read with sub-section (2) of section 4 of the Technology Development Board
Act, 1995 (44 of 1995), the Technology Development Board, with the approval of the Central Government,
hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Technology Development Board (Terms and
conditions of service of Secretary and employees) Regulations, 2002, namely:-
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Technology Development Board (Terms and conditions of
service of Secretary and employees) Amendment Regulations, 2020.
(2) These regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Technology Development Board (Terms and conditions of service of Secretary and employees)
Regulations, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations) in regulation 2,-
(i) for clause (b), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: -
‘(b) “appointing authority” means the authority designated as such under regulation 7;’;
(ii) for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: -
‘(e) “employee” means any officer or other employee appointed as a staff of the Board;’;
(iii) clause (f) shall be omitted.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
3. In the said regulations, in regulation 4, for the word “Schedule – I”, the word “Schedule” shall be
substituted.
4. In the said regulations, in regulation 5:-
(i) for the words “scales of pay”, the words “levels in pay matrix” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the word “Schedule – I” the word “Schedule” shall be substituted.
5. In the said regulations, for regulation 6, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely: -
“6. Recruitment.-The method of recruitment, eligibility conditions and other matters concerning
appointments to various posts shall be as specified by the Board keeping in view the qualification,
experience and other requirements as provided for similar or comparable posts in the Central
Government Institutions: provided that in respect of recruitment to the post of Secretary, prior approval
of the Central Government shall be required”.
6. In the said regulations, for regulation 7, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely: -
“7. Appointing authority.-Appointing authorities for various posts in the Technology Development
Board shall be as under:
Sl. No. Level in Pay Matrix / Posts Appointing authority
1. Up to Pay Level 11, i.e., up to the level of Under Secretary
Secretary
2. Pay Levels 12, 13 and 13A i.e., Deputy Secretary Chairperson
or Director or Scientists (D, E and F)
3. Pay Level 14 i.e., Scientist ‘G’ Board
4. Secretary Board with prior approval of the
Central Government”.
7. In the said regulations, in regulation 8,-
(i) sub-regulation (1) shall be omitted;
(ii) sub-regulations (2) to (5) shall be re-numbered as sub-regulations (1) to (4) thereof;
(iii) after re-numbering sub-regulations (1) to (4) thereof,-
(a) in sub-regulations (1), for the words “scale of pay”, the words levels in pay matrix” shall
be substituted;
(b) in sub-regulations(4), for the words “pay scales”, the words “levels in pay matrix” shall
be substituted.
8. In the said regulations, for regulation 9, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely: -
“9. Conduct and discipline. - (1) The Central Civil Service (Conduct) Rules 1964 and the Central
Civil Service (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965, as amended from time to time, shall
mutatis mutandis apply to the posts of Secretary and other employees of the Board.
(2) The disciplinary authority, appellate authority and reviewing authority in respect of various posts in
the Technology Development Board shall be as under:
Level in pay matrix of Disciplinary Appellate Authority Reviewing Authority
posts Authority
Up to Pay Level 11 Secretary Chairperson Board
Pay Levels 12, 13 and 13A Chairperson Board Central Government
Pay Level 14 Board Central Government N.A.
Secretary Board Central Government N.A.
(3) In respect of employees of the Central or state Governments working in the Board on deputation or
otherwise, the provisions of Rules 20 and 21 of the Central Civil Service (Classification, Control and
Appeal) Rules, 1965 shall apply and the Board shall exercise the powers of the appointing authority
and of the disciplinary authority, as the case may be, for the purpose of the aforesaid rules.”.[भाग—III खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
9. In the said regulations, for Schedule I and Schedule II, the following Schedule shall be substituted,
namely:-
“SCHEDULE
(see regulations 4 and 5)
Posts in Technology Development Board and Levels in Pay Matrix.
Sl. No. Name of the post Classification / Group Levels in
pay matrix
1. Secretary General, Group ‘A’ 15 or 14
2. Scientist ‘G’ Scientific, Group ‘A’ 14
3. Scientist ‘F’ Scientific, Group ‘A’ 13A
4. Scientist ‘E’ Scientific, Group ‘A’ 13
5. Scientist ‘D’ Scientific, Group ‘A’ 12
6. Director General, Group ‘A’ 13
7. Deputy Legal Adviser Legal, Group ‘A’ 12
8. Under Secretary General, Group ‘A’ 11
9. Principal Private Secretary General, Group ‘A’ 11
10. Accounts Officer General, Group ‘B’ 8
11. Section Officer General, Group ‘B’ 7
12. Executive Assistant General, Group ‘B’ 6
13. Personal Assistant General, Group ‘B’ 6
14. Lower Division Clerk General, Group ‘C’ 2
15. Staff Car Driver General, Group ‘C’ 2
16. Messenger General, Group ‘C’ 1
NEERAJ SHARMA, Secy. to the Board
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./464/19]
Note:- The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India vide notification
No.F.No.TDB/Admn.1(7)(30)/02-03, dated the 6th November, 2002 and last amended vide
notification No. TDB/64/2017/RR/Admin, dated the 17th July, 2018.
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and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.