The Karnataka Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Recruitment of Vetrinary Officers) (Special) Rules, 2022 FINAL

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NOTIFICATION

Whereas the draft of the Karnataka Animal Husbandry and veterinary Services (Recruitment of Veterinary Officers) (Special) Rules, 2022 was published as required by clause (a) of sub-section (2) of Section 3 read with Section 8 of the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990) in Notification No.AHF 147 VAH 2021 (Part-2) dated:31.01.2022 in Part IV-A , PR-64 (993-997) of the Karnataka

Gazette dated:31.01.2022 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby within fifteen days from the date of publication of the draft in the Official Gazette.

Whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public on 31st January 2022.

And whereas the objections and suggestions received have been considered by the State Government.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of Section 3 read with Section 8 of Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990), the Government of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules, namely: - RULES

1.Title, commencement and application. - (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Animal Husbandry and veterinary (Recruitment of Veterinary Officers)

(Special) Rules, 2022.

(1)2

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the official Gazette.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977 or the Karnataka Civil Services (Direct Recruitment)(General) Rules, 2021 or in the Karnataka Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (Cadre and Recruitment) Rules, 2017 or in any other rules of recruitment relating to the categories of posts specified in the schedule made or deemed to have been made, under the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1990) the provisions of these rules shall apply to the recruitment of 400 [342+58

(Backlog)]Posts of direct recruitment vacancies in the categories of posts of Veterinary

officers in the Animal Husbandry and veterinary Service as specified in the schedule:

Provided that, nothing in these rules shall apply to more than one recruitment.

2. Definitions. - (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -

(a) “Appointing Authority” means the State Government for appointment of veterinary officers under these rules;

(b) “Backlog” means backlog of unfilled vacancies reserved for the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and Other Backward classes in direct recruitment;

(c) "Qualifying Examination" means the minimum qualification for directrecruitment to the posts of Veterinary officers as specified in the schedule;

(d) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to these rules;

(e) “Scrutiny Committee” means a Scrutiny Committee constituted under these rules to assist the Selection Committee consisting of the following members, namely; -

(1) The Joint Director (Administration), C h a i r man Commissionerate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.

(2) The Joint Director (Training and Extension), Member Commissionerate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services.

(3) The Joint Director of the Karnataka Veterinary Member Council

(4) The Registrar- Karnataka Veterinary and Animal Member Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar

(f) "Selection Committee" means the State Level Selection Committee Constituted under rule 3; and

(g) "Vacancies" means the number of vacant posts to be filled up underthese rules.

(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules, shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977.3

3. Selection committee. -For the recruitment to the categories of posts of Veterinary Officers under these rules, there shall be a Selection Committee consisting of the following members, namely: -

(1) The Commissioner of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department Chairperson

(2) The Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services Department Member

(3) The Commissioner of Social Welfare Departmentor his representative not below the Member rank of Joint Director.

(4) The Director of Tribal Welfare Department or his representative not below the rank of Joint Member Director.

(5) The Director of Backward Classes Welfare Department or his representative not below the Member rank of Joint Director.

(6) The Director of Minority Welfare Department or his representative not below the rank of Joint Member Director.

(7) The Director of Women and Child Welfare Department or hisrepresentative not Member below the rank of Joint Director.

(8) The Administrative Officer of the Karnataka Member Examination Authority

(9) The Joint Director (Administration), M e m b e r Commissionerate of Animal Husbandry and Secretary Veterinary Services.

4. Inviting Applications. –The Scrutiny Committeeshall scrutinize the received applications and assist the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee shall, after taking into consideration the vacancies to be filled up under these rules, advertise the vacancies in the Official Gazette specifying the conditions of eligibility, nature of selection, number of vacancies to be filled and classification in accordance with reservation of posts provided by or under any law or any order for the time being in force, invite applications from the intending candidates. Abstract of such advertisement shall also be published in more than one daily newspapers having wide circulation in the State of which at least one shall be in Kannada.

5. Knowledge of Kannada Language. -No candidate shall qualify for inclusion of his name in the selection list to the post of Veterinary Officer, unless he qualifies in a test in Kannada language comprising of one paper carrying maximum of 150 marks and secure a minimum of 50 marks in the said qualifying test regarding knowledge of Kannada. The standard of this paper shall be that of first language of Kannada at S.S.L.C. level:4

Provided that, the committee may exempt a candidate from passing the Kannada language test if the candidate has passed the SSLC examination or any equivalent examination or any examination higher than SSLC in which Kannada is the main language or second language or an optional subject (but not one of the subject in composite paper) or has passed in Kannada medium or the test of Kannada language conducted by the committee through examination authority earlier.

6.Preparation of Selection List. -(1) The Selection Committee shall from among the candidates who have qualified in Kannada language test, prepare in the

order of merit, a selection list of candidates eligible for appointment under these rules on the basis of aggregate percentage of marks secured in the qualifying examination and the reservation of posts (Vertical and Horizontal) provided by or under any law or any order for the time being in force.

(2) The number of candidates to be selected under sub-rule (1) shall be equal to the number of vacancies notified.

(3) If the marks secured by two or more candidates are equal, then the order of merit in respect of such candidates shall be fixed on the basis of their age, the older in age being placed above the younger. The number of candidates to be included in such list of eligible candidates shall be equal to the number of vacancies specified in the schedule.

(4) The committee shall also prepare an additional list of such of the candidates not included in the main list prepared under sub-rule (1). The number of candidates to be included in the additional list shall be as far as possible twenty percent of the number of candidates in each of the reservation categories (horizontal and vertical) in the list under sub-rule (1). There shall be at least one candidate in the additional list belonging to each of the reservation categories (horizontal and vertical) represented in the list under sub-rule (1). If a candidate whose name is included in the list under sub-rule (1), fails to report for duty within the prescribed period, to that extent a candidate belonging to the same reservation category as that of the candidate who failed to report for duty shall be appointed from the additional list.

(5) The lists so prepared under sub-rules (1) and (4), shall be published in the official Gazette and also on the notice board of the office of the Commissioner.

(6) The list of candidates selected by the Selection Committee and assigned to the Appointing authority shall be valid till all the notified vacancies are filled or till the

notification of next select list of the said cadre whichever is earlier.

7. Appointment of candidates. - (1) Candidates whose names are included in the selection list prepared under rule 6 may be appointed by the Appointing authority in the vacancies in the order of which their names are found in the list after satisfying itself after such enquiry and verification of documents and certificates regarding caste and income as it may consider necessary that each of the candidates is suitable in all respects for appointment.R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19 Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297 5

(2) The inclusion of name of a candidate in the list published under sub-rule (5) of rule 6 shall not confer any right of appointment.

8. Application of other rules.- The Karnataka Civil Service (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977, the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957, the Karnataka Conduct Rules, 1966, the Karnataka Civil Services

(Probation) Rules, 1977 and all other rules for the time being in force regulating the recruitment and conditions of Service of Government Servants made or deemed to have been made under the Karnataka State Civil Services Act, 1978 (Karnataka Act 14 of

1990) is so far as such rules are not in consistent with the provisions of these rules shall be applicable to the selection made and to the persons appointed under these rules.

SCHEDULE (See rule 1 and 2) Category of post and Number of posts to be Minimum Qualification scale of pay filled

(1) (2) (3) Veterinary Officer 400 vacancies (1) Must be holder of a B.V.Sc/ B.V.Sc (AH) (Rs.52650-97100) [342+58 backlog-unfilled degree with a minimum of fifty percent of vacancy in previous marks from any University of Veterinary recruitment] Sciences or University of Agricultural Sciences established by law in India; and

(2) Must have Registered his/her name in the Karnataka Veterinary Council as per the Veterinary Council Act, 1984.

By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka, (Shankaragowda C. Doddamani) Joint Secretary to Government Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department ಮುದ(cid:206)ಕರು (cid:178)ಾಗೂ ಪ(cid:206)(cid:144)ಾಶಕರು:- ಸಂಕಲ(cid:163)ಾ(cid:297)(cid:144)ಾ(cid:312)ಗಳ(cid:133), ಕ(cid:163)ಾ(cid:143)ಟಕ (cid:170)ಾಜ(cid:205)ಪತ(cid:206), ಸ(cid:144)ಾ(cid:143)(cid:312) (cid:144)ೇಂದ(cid:206) ಮುದ(cid:206)(cid:158)ಾಲಯ, (cid:166)ೆಂಗಳ(cid:136)ರು