Serial No.

Reference

Date

Subject

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PART I - RULES

1.

Notification No. 2402-Gen.

11-02-1987

Orissa Civil Services Rules, 1987

2.

Notification No. 21804-Gen.

29-07-1988

Orissa Civil Services (Zone of Consideration for Promotion) Rules, 1988.

3.

Notification No. 29904-Gen.

24-07-1992

Orissa Civil Services (Criteria for promotion) Rule, 1992.

4.

19-07-2003

5.

25-02-2005

6

09-07.2003

PART II – INSTRUCTIONS

A. Zone of Consideration -

1.

Circular No. 18500-Gen.

17-07-1991

Clarification to Orissa Civil Services (Zone of Consideration for promotion) Rule, 1988.

B. Departmental Promotion Committee -

1.

Office Memorandum No. 21376-Gen.

29-12-1972

Constitution of Departmental Promotion Committee for promotion-appointment on adhoc basis.

2.

Office Memorandum No. 7165-A. I. S,

25-06-1983

Change in Procedure regarding Constitution of Departmental Promotion Committee / Selection Board.

3.

Office Memorandum No. 10280

23-08-1983

Constitution of Departmental Promotion Committee / Selection Board.

4.

Office memorandum No. 14154

06-08-1986

Representation of Women members in the various Committees/Boards concerned with Selection.

5.

Office Memorandum No. 2288

10-02-1987

Period of validity of Select list recommended by the Public Service Commission.

6.

Circular No. 18622-Gen.

12-06-1989

Deficiencies noticed by the P. S. C. in the proposal sent to them for giving promotion to different posts by various departments.

7.

Circular No. 15540-Gen.

20-07-1994

Implementation of the Suggestion and Observation of O. P. S. C.

8.

Office Memorandum No. 24519-Gen.

20-08-1999

Foregoing of promotions to Higher Rank/Grade.

C. Sealed Cover Procedure -

1.

Office Memorandum No. 3928-Gen.

18-02-1994

Promotion of Government Servants against whom disciplinary / criminal proceedings are pending – Procedure to be followed.

2.

Office Memorandum No. 14640-Gen.

04-07-1995

- do -

3.

Office Memorandum No. 29699-Gen.

01-11-1997

- do -

4.

Circular No. 1598-Gen.

15-01-1999

- do -

5.

Office memorandum No. 3016-Gen.

28-01-1999

Promotion prospects of officers during pendency of disciplinary / criminal proceedings date of O.M. No. 29699-(Gen.), dated 01-11-1997.

D. Ad hoc Promotion -

1.

Memo No. 6600-Gen.

22-05-1962

Question whether appointments made by Government in the exigencies of Public Service beyond six months without the concurrence of the P.S.C. are liable to audit objection.

2.

Office Memorandum No. 6405-Gen.

22-02-1988

Validity of ad hoc promotions and appointments made by the Government.

3.

D. O. Letter No. 1617

20-01-1992

Consultation with P. S. C.

4.

Circular No. 21833-Gen.

28-09-1995

Instructions regarding promotion on ad hoc basis.

5.

Circular No. 7903-Gen.

15-04-1997

Instructions regarding regularisation of promotion and ad hoc basis.

E. Seniority -

1.

Home (Apptt.) Department Order No. 606-A.

07-02-1944

Rules regarding Fixation of Seniority.

2.

P. & S. Department Memo No. 8403-Gen.

10-07-1961

Procedure to be followed in making appointments, promotion, confirmation of persons in ex-cadre posts clarification.

3.

Resolution No. 21260-Gen.

16-06-2000

Fixation of Seniority between General, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates in the promotional posts in State Civil Services / Posts.

4.

Office order No. 30083-Gen.

27-07-2000

Fixation of Seniority between General, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates in the promotional posts in State Civil Services / Posts.

5.

Resolution No. 39734-Gen.

02-11-2000

Fixation of Seniority between General, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates in the promotional posts in State Civil Services / Posts.

6.

7.

No. 2402-Gen. – In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Orissa is pleased to make the following rules, namely :-

Short Title and commenceme-nt.

1. (1) These rules may be called the Orissa Civil Services Rules, 1987.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Orissa Gazette.

Non-counting of ad hoc service.

2. The period of service rendered by a Government servant on an appointment or promotion made purely on ad hoc, temporary or officiating basis, for which prior consultation with the Orissa Public Service Commission is not necessary under Clause (i) of Regulation 3 (b) of the Orissa Public Service Commission (Limitations of Functions) Regulation shall not count towards fixation of seniority.

3. The provisions of these rules shall have overriding effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other recruitment rules or orders or instructions for the time being in force.

No. 21804-Gen. – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Orissa is pleased to make the following rules to regulate zone of consideration in the cases of promotion made to the Civil Services and Posts of the State, namely :-

Short Title and commenceme-nt.

1. (1) These rules may be called the Orissa Civil Services (Zone of Consideration for Promotion) Rule, 1988.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette,

Definition

2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-

(a)

General category “means the category of officers, employees or incumbents not belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes;

(b)

“recruitment rules” means the rules framed under the proviso to Article 309 of the constitution of India regulating promotion to the respective State Civil Services and Posts and includes executive orders, instructions issued by the competent authority;

(c)

“zone of consideration” means the zone in the gradation or seniority list of officers, employees, incumbents whose cases are considered for promotion to any Civil Service or Post of the State in a recruitment year.

Zone of consideration.

3. Except in cases where the provisions of the Orissa Reservation of vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) Act, 1975, and the rules framed there-under are applicable, in every case of promotion made by way of selection to any Civil Service or post of the state for which zone of consideration has been prescribed in the relevant recruitment rules; such zone of consideration shall be three times the estimated number of vacancies meant to be filled up from the General category in such Service or Posts notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the respective recruitment rule:

¹[ Provided that where the estimated number of vacancies meant to be filed up is not more than three, the zone of consideration shall be ten.]

By order of the Governor

R. K. NAYAK

Special Secretary to Government

¹ Added vide G. A. Department Notification No. 37728, dated 29-12-1988 Published in Orissa Gazette and given effect to from dated 9-1-1989.

No. 29904-2R.-1-60/92-Gen. – In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Orissa is pleased to make the following rules to regulate the criteria for promotion to the State Civil Services and Posts, namely :-

Short Title and commenceme-nt.

1. (1) These rules may be called the Orissa Civil Services (Criteria for Promotion) Rules, 1992.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette and shall apply to all cases of promotion made to the State Civil Services and Posts including the cases pending on the date of such publication.

Definition

2. In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-

(a)

“Government” means the Government of Orissa.

(b)

“Recruitment Rules” means the rules framed under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India regulating promotions to different State Civil Services and Posts and includes executive orders and instructions issued by the competent authority in this regard from time to time; and

(c)

“Select List” means the list approved by the Government or the appointing authority, as the case may be, containing the names of officers considered suitable for promotion.

Criteria for Promotion.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Recruitment Rules :-

(a)

All promotions to the posts or grades of different Services/Civil posts under the State Government shall be made by selection;

(b)

Selection for such promotion shall be made on the basis of merit and suitability in all respects with due regard to seniority and the names of persons included in the Select list shall be arranged in order of seniority in the feeder service or grade :

Provided that any junior officer of exceptional merit and suitability may be assigned a place higher than his seniors and in such cases the assignment of higher position to the junior officer shall be limited to the same batch or year of allotment except where an officer of the earlier batch or year of allotment is found unsuitable for promotion:

Provided further that where promotion is made from different services or posts and no common seniority among such officers exists, their names in the Select List shall be arranged on the basis of their merit adjudged during selection.

¹[ EXPLANATION – The expression “batch or year of allotment means the calender year of the select list on the basis of which an officer is promoted to the next higher rank”.]

²“(c) In order to judge the suitability of an officer for promotion, the Orissa Public Service Commission, the Departmental Promotion Committee, the Selection Committee or Selection Board, as the case may be, shall scrutinize preceding five available annual Confidential Character Rolls and other documents, if any, having a bearing on the performance and conduct of all eligible officers, unless for reasons to be recorded, it is considered necessary to refer to any earlier record to adjudge an officer’s suitability:

            Provided the available Confidential Character Rolls (C.C.Rs) taken into consideration for promotion as above shall include C.C.Rs covering at least a period of three years in preceding five years.”

³[ Note I – The expression other documents means papers of whatsoever nature having bearing on the performance and conduct of eligible officers like C. B. I. or Vigilance reports, papers relating to departmental action and other confidential reports having nexus with an officer’s performances which might have been prepared after giving an opportunity to an officer of being heard and not reflected in his C. C. R’s. or service records.