Assam Agriculture service Rules, 1980
No: -- Dated: Mar, 19 1980
Assam Agriculture service Rules, 1980
Notification No. AGA. 107/75, dated the 11th February, 1980. - In exercise of the powers conferred by the provision of Art. 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Assam is pleased to make the following Rules regulating the recruitment to and the conditions of service of the persons appointed to the Assam Agricultural Service.
1. Title and commencement. - (1) These Rules shall be called the Assam Agricultural Service Rules, 1980.
(2) They shall take effect from the date of this notification .
2. Definitions. - In these Rules unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-
(a) 'Appointing Authority' means the Governor or Assam;
(b) 'Commission' means the Assam Public Service Commission;
(c) 'Constitution' means the Constitution of India;
(d) 'Government' means the Government of Assam;
(e) 'Governor' means the Governor of Assam;
(f) 'Member' means a member of the Assam Agricultural Service;
(g) 'Selection Board' means the Selection Board constituted under Rule 15;
(h) 'Selection List' means the list as referred to in Rules 6(1 He), 13 (6) and 14 (3);
(i) 'Service' means the Assam Agricultural Service; and
(j) 'Year' means a calendar year.
3. Class and cadre. - (1) The service shall consist of the following classes and cadres-
(a) Class I - (Senior Grade) - It shall include the cadres of-
(i) Director;
(ii) Additional Director ;
(iii) Joint Director comprising the post of Joint Director of Agriculture and Senior Subject Matter Specialist; and
(iv) Deputy Director comprising the posts of Deputy Director of Agriculture and District Agriculture Officer.
(b) Class I - It shall include cadres of-
(i) Subject Matter Specialist; and
(ii) Sub-Divisional Agricultural Officer,
(c) Class II - It shall include the cadres of-
(i) Junior Subject Matter Specialist; and
(ii) Agricultural Extension Officer.
Note: The post of Agricultural Officer at Majuli in the scale of pay of Rs. 500-35-745-EB-35-1,025-EB-40-1,220 will continue as such and be treated as belonging to the cadre of Junior Subject Matter Specialist in Class II until agricultural sub-division is created there and the post included in the cadre of Sub-Divisional Agricultural Officer in Class I.
(2) The posts equivalent to the posts in the cadre of the service and included in the respective cadres as on the date of commencement of these Rules are mentioned in Schedule U.
4. Strength of service. - The Strength of each cadre in a class of the service shall be such as determined by the Governor from time to time. The strength of the cadre of the service on the date of commencement of these Rules shall be as shown in Schedule I:
Provided that the Governor may hold in abeyance any post as the when consider necessary.
5. Method of recruitment. - Recruitment to the service shall be made in the manner prescribed herein below;
(1) By direct recruitment in accordance with Rs. 6 and 18 to the cadre of Director.
(2) By promotion in accordance with Rules 12 and 13 to the cadre of Additional Director, Joint Director, Deputy Director and Sub-divisional Agricultural Officer.
(3) (a) By Direct recruitment against 25 per cent of the strength of the cadre of Subject Matter Specialist and against 75 per cent of the strength of the cadres of Agricultural Extension Officer and Junior Subject Matter Specialist in accordance with Rules 6 and 18 ; and
(b) By promotion in accordance with Rules 11, 12, 13 and 14 against 75 per cent of the strength of the cadre of Subject Matter Specialist and against 25 per cent of the strength of the cadre of Agricultural Extension Officer and Junior Subject Matter Specialist.
6. Direct recruitment. - (1) Subject to sub-rule (3) of Rule 11, direct recruitment to the cadres of Director in Class I (Senior Grade), Subject Matter Specialist in Class I and Agricultural Extension Officer and Junior Subject Matter Specialist in Class II of the service shall be made by the Governor on the basis of the recommendations made by the Commission in accordance with the procedure hereinafter provided:
(a) Before the end of each year the Government shall make an assessment regarding the likely number of vacancies to be filled up by direct recruitment during the next year and shall intimate the same to the Commission together with the details about reservation for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes or any other category as laid down by the Government as provided under Rule 17 and about carry forward of such reservation.
(b) The Government shall simultaneously request the Commission to recommend a list of candidates for direct recruitment, in order of preference;
(c) The Commission shall make a selection in accordance with the scheme of selection prescribed by the Government in consultation with the Commission. The Commission may hod such test or interview and undertake scrutiny of publication and other documents, as may be considered necessary;
(d) The Commission shall furnish the Government a list of candidates recommended by it in order of preference, found suitable for direct recruitment. The number of candidates in such a list may be approximately double the number of vacancies;
(e) The Commission shall simultaneously publish the list in the Assam Gazette and at such order place the Commission may consider proper.
(2) The list mentioned in Clauses (d) and (e) of sub-rule (1) of this rule shall remain valid for 2 calendar months from the date of recommendations.
(3) In the event of the Commission being unable to recommend sufficient number of candidates to fill up the vacancies in a year, it shall, in consultation with the Appointing Authority, repeat the procedure as mentioned hereinbefore under sub-rule (1) of this rule, for recommending a subsequent list in the year:
Provided that the Appointment Authority shall not make appointment of any candidate from the subsequent select list until all the candidates of the earlier list of the same year, eligible for appointment, have been offered the appointment.