Bihar Employees' State Insurance Medical Service Rules, 1981

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    "title": "Bihar Employees' State Insurance Medical Service Rules, 1981",
    "short_title": "Bihar Employees' State Insurance Medical Service Rules, 1981",
    "act_number": "Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 14, dated 2",
    "act_year": 1981,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Bihar Employees' State Insurance Medical Service Rules, 1981",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title and date of commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Commission\" means the Bihar Public Service Commission;\n(b) \"Government\" means the State Government of Bihar;\n(c) \"Governor\" means the Governor of Bihar;\n(d) \"Service\" means the Bihar Employees' State Insurance Medical Service under the Employees' State Insurance Scheme;\n(e) \"Scheduled Caste\" means the castes specified in Part II of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes Modification) Order, 1956;\n(f) \"Scheduled Tribe\" means the tribes specified in Part II of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes Modification) Order, 1956;\n(g) \"Departmental Promotion Committee\" means the Departmental Promotion Committee constituted in accordance with the provisions contained in Resolution no 22576, dated the 27th November 1976 issued by the Department of Personnel and Administration Reforms, as may be amended or modified from time to time.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Cadre and classification of posts.",
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            "content": "(a) Class II-\n(1) Insurance Medical Officer, General Deputy Officer including specialist.\n(2) Dental Surgeons.\n(3) Such other posts as may be created and specially included in the Bihar Employees' State Insurance Medical Service by the Governor from time to time.\n(b) Class I (Junior)-20 per cent of the total cadre-\n(1) deputy Administrative Medical Officer, Employees' State Insurance Scheme.\n(2) Deputy Superintendents of Hospitals.\n(3) Insurance Medical Officer Incharge of Dispensaries.\n(c) Class I (Senior)-12 per cent of the total cadre-\n(1) Superintendents of Hospitals.\n(2) Insurance Medical Officer Incharge of Dispensaries\n(d) Class I (Supertime Selection Cadre)-One post-Administrative Medical Officer, Employees' State Insurance Scheme.\nN.B.\nPart II\nRecruitment",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Sources of recruitment.",
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            "content": "(a) direct recruitment in accordance with the Rules in Part III of these Rules.\n(b) promotion in accordance with the Rules in Part IV of these Rules.\n(c) transfer from such other services or posts as are comparable with the service in status and emoluments, as may be specified by the Governor from time to time.\nNote - Comparable service or post means any service or post declared and specified as such by the Governor from time to time by notification in the Official Gazette keeping in view its responsibilities, status and emoluments attached to it.\nNote",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Determination of vacancies.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Reservation of vacancies for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and others.",
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            "content": "Part III\nDirect Recruitment\n7.",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Eligibility.",
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            "content": "(b) The upper age-limits may be relaxed in case of candidates of special merit and in case of repatriates from Burma/Ceylon who have migrated to India on or after the 1st June, 1963/1st November, 1964 up to 45 years of age.\n(ii) A candidate must have, after passing the final M.B.B.S. Examination from any recognised University completed successfully housemanship for at least 6 months. Housemanship may not be insisted upon in respect of candidates who have passed the M.B.B.S. condensed course or old M.B.B.S. course in which housemanship was not compulsory provided he/she has been duly registered by the Registrar, Bihar Council of Medical Regulation.\n(b) Insurance Medical Officer. - Specialist. - In addition to qualifications referred to in Rule 8(2) (i) and (ii) above, the candidates must have post-graduate specialist degree in the required branch of Medical Science. Experience of working in the speciality will get weightage.\n(c) Dental Surgeon. - A candidate must be graduate in Dental Surgery of any recognised University in India or abroad and must have registered himself/herself under the Bihar Dental Act.\n(a) the Principal, Proctor, Dean or Professor-ln-charge of the department concerned of the College or University in which he last studied; and\n(b) two Gazetted Officer or respectable persons (not being relations) who are well acquainted with him in private life and unconnected with his College or University career, without prejudice to the normal verification of character and antecedents prior to his appointment.\nNote - Copies of certificates required under this Rule alongwith those in support of the medical qualification and housemanship as required under Rule 8(2) of those Rules duly attested by a Gazetted Officer shall be forwarded with the application and the originals thereof shall be produced at the time of interview.\nNote\n(ii) No person shall be eligible for direct appointment to the service unless-\n(a) he is able to speak, read and write Hindi\n(b) has passed the Matriculation examination conducted by the Secondary School Examination Board or an equivalent examination or any higher examination conducted by the competent authority with Hindi as a language subject; and\n(iii) Any attempt on the part of a candidate to enlist support in his favour through persons of influence or in any other manner will disqualify him for appointment.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Application.",
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            "content": "Note. - A candidate already in Government service shall not be considered unless his application is forwarded to the Commission by his Appointing Authority.\nNote.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Interview of candidates.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Recommendations of the Commission to Government.",
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            "content": "12.\n(a) By the Commission from appearance at any interview held by them for selection of candidates; and\n(b) By the State Government from Employment under them.",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Final selection.",
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            "content": "(b) The recommendation of the Commission shall remain valid for one year from the date of such recommendation.\nPart IV\nRecruitment by Promotion\n14.\n(b) Promotion to Class I (Senior) of the service shall be made from amongst members of the Class I (Junior) of the service. The total strength in this category shall be 12 ½ per cent of the total cadre (officers promoted to this grade will be posted as Superintendents of Hospitals or as Insurance Medical Officer, Incharge of Employees' State Insurance Dispensaries):\n(i) Such other officers already in the service of the Government as may, from time to time, be specified in this behalf by Government shall also be eligible for promotion under this Rule, if they possess a Post-Graduate qualification in any branch of Medical Science or any other degree equivalent thereto:\n(c) Promotion to the post of Administrative Medical Officer, Employees' State Insurance Scheme-The post of Administrative Medical Officer shall be treated as a Selection post. Selection for promotion to this post shall be made solely on merit. Where more than one officer are of equal merit, their names shall be arranged in order of seniority.",
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            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Selection Committee.",
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            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Preparation of lists of officers considered suitable for promotion by the Departmental Promotion Committee.",
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            "content": "(b) (i) The Departmental Promotion Committee shall after interviewing, if necessary, any candidate about whom it may have any doubt, prepare lists of candidates, who in its opinion are suitable for promotion or appointment by transfer to the service, as the case may be.\n(ii) In case of promotion the selection of candidates for inclusion in the list shall be made on merit with due regards to seniority and their names in the list shall be arranged accordingly.\n17.\nPart V\nProbation and Confirmation",
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            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Probation.",
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            "content": "Part VI\nDepartmental Examination and Language Examination\n19. (1) Every Medical Officer shall be required to pass an examination in the following subjects.\n(i) Hindi in Devanagri script.\n(ii) Accounts.\n(ii) Failure to pass the examination within one year of appointment at or after the publication of these Rules in the Bihar Gazette, will, subject to any special orders of the Government to the contrary, entail stoppage of increments:\nSection I-Accounts\nPart I\n(i) An introduction to Indian Government Accounts and Audit (Second Edition) published in 1940, under the authority of the Auditor General of India-Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 (paragraphs 138 to 164, 170, 179,187 and 182 only); -10, 11, 13 to 19 and 27.\n(ii) The Bihar Treasury Code, Volume I, Chapters I to IV and Chapter V (Sections I, II, and III only).\nPart II\n(i) The Bihar Service Code, Chapter IV (Section I and VIII only) and Chapter VII.\n(ii) The Bihar Treasury Code, Volume I.\n(iii) Bihar Pension Rules, Chapters III, VIII (Section I), X, XI, (Sections I and II) and XII.\nNote: - No Medical Officer will be held to have passed the examination in Accounts until the Collector of the District in which he/she is or was posted, furnishes a certificate that the officer has satisfactorily undergone treasury training fora period of 4 weeks. The Additional, Collector, may in unavoidable absence of the Collector furnish the above mentioned certificate. The Collector/Additional Collector will see that the certificate is sent within three days of the satisfactory completion of the period of training, to the Secretary of the Central Examination Committee.\nNote:\nSection II-Hindi\n(a) There will be one written paper in Hindi (in Devanagri script) carrying 200 marks. The duration of the examination will be of three hours. The marks will be distributed as below:-\n(i)\tNoting.......50.\n(ii)\tDrafting.....50.\n(iii) Translation 80; Hindi to English-40 and English to Hindi-40.\n(iv) Correction of sentences............20.\n(b) The viva-voce Examination in Hindi will carry 100 marks. The topics for viva-voce will be as follows:-\n(i) Conversation on general topics 40 marks.\n(ii) Testing knowledge of technical words and expressions generally used- 30 marks.\n(iii) Reading of Hindi Manuscript and their oral translation into English and reading of passages in English and their translation into Hindi....... 30 marks.\n(c) The minimum marks required for passing in the viva-voce by the lower and higher standard will be 50 per cent and 60 per cent respectively. An officer has to obtain the minimum pass marks separately in both the written examination and viva-voce for being declared to have passed in Hindi by either standard.\n(d) the following books are recommended:-\n(i) Navin Hindi Praveshika;\n(ii) Prashikshan Vyakhyanmala, Parts I and II.\n(i) Any officer of the Bihar Employees' State Insurance Medical Service posted in the area mentioned below must pass the compulsory examination in the Tribal Language noted against the district in which he is posted by the lower standard, within a period of eighteen months from the date on which he is posted to that district:-\n(a) Hazaribagh...................Santhali.\n(b) Ranchi...................Mundari.\n(c) Palamau...................\n(d) Singhbhum...................Ho.\n(e) Santhal Parganas...................Santhali.\n(f) Dhanbad (only Chas and Chandankiari police-stations of Baghmara sub-division of the district of Dhanbad)...................Santhali.\n(ii) An officer whose increments have been stopped for failure to pass the compulsory examination in a Tribal Language shall get his increments, as soon as he is transferred to a district outside the areas mentioned in sub-rule (10)(A)(i) above of this Rule, or as soon as he crosses the age of 50 years, whichever is earlier.\n(iii)The stoppage of increments under sub-rule (10)(A)(i) of this Rule shall not have cumulative effect.\n(iv) An officer of the service posted in Bihar outside the areas mentioned in sub-Rule (10)(A)(i) of this Rule will be eligible to appear at such optional examination in the Tribal Language if he so likes and the Rules at head B (Rules XIV to XIX) will be applicable (mentioned in sub-rule (xiv) of this Rule],\n(v) The tests which a candidate must undergo at the compulsory examination are as follows:-\n(a) he must be able to converse freely with the people of the tribe, to understand and to make him understood by them;\n(b) he must write down sentences spoken in the Tribal Language by one of the tribes and must explain the sentences correctly in English or Hindi; and\n(c) he must translate from English or Hindi into the Tribal Language sentences, not of more difficult nature than those described in clause (b) and the translation must be substantially correct and intelligible to people of the tribe in whose language it is written.\n(vi) (a) The standard prescribed for the compulsory examination is the lower standard. In order to pass by this standard the examinee must obtain not less than 50 per cent of the marks allotted to each branch of examination and 66-⅔ per cent of the aggregate.\n(b) The examinee shall be declared to have passed by the higher standard, if he obtains not less than 60 percent or the marks allotted to each branch of the examination and 75 per cent of the aggregate. Passing by the higher standard shall be optional for all officers. An officer who passes by the lower standard shall be eligible to re-appear at the examination for the higher standard, while an officer who passed by the higher standard shall be declared to have passed by that standard even though he has not previously passed by the lower standard.\n(vii) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-paragraphs (v) and (vi) above the compulsory examination in the case of officer who have put in 15 years or more of service, shall consist only of an oral test in which the examinee must be able to converse freely with the people of the tribe, to understand and to make him understood by them. In this test the examinee shall be declared to have passed, if he secures not less than 50 per cent of the marks.\n(viii) If an officer is posted to one of the districts named in sub-paragraph (1) above and duly passes the examination in the tribal language prescribed for-that district, and subsequently posted to another district named in the same paragraph for which a different tribal language is prescribed, it shall not be necessary for him to pass the examination in the tribal language of the later district.\n(ix) If an officer knows one of the languages mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of this Rule as his mother tongue and is posted to a district for which that very language has been prescribed as the compulsory tribal language, he shall not be required to pass the compulsory examination in that language. If, however, he is posted to a district for which the prescribed tribal language is different from the tribal language which he knows as his mother tongue, he shall be required to pass the compulsory examination in the tribal language of that district.\n(x) (a) Examinations in the tribal languages shall be held once in six months, in January and June each year. The Commissioners of respective Divisions will be responsible for conducting these examinations. The examinations shall be held at the district headquarters and the District Offices shall under the supervision and control of the Commissioner, be made responsible for conducting the examination.\n(b) A Medical Officer willing to appear at the examination shall send to Administrative Medical Officer, Employees State Insurance Scheme Bihar, Patna, not latter than 1st of December, in the case of the 1st half yearly examination and the 1st of May, in the case of second half yearly examination an intimation of his intention to appear at the examination.\n(c) Medical Officers attending these examinations will be allowed Travelling allowances, subject to Rule 108 of the Bihar Travelling Allowance Rules.\n(xi) The prescribed text book in the different tribal languages are the following;\nSl. No.\nName of language\nName of prescribed text book\n1.\nSanthali\n...\nSanthali Praveshika, Parts I and II by Shri Doman Sah \"Samir\"\n\t\t\t\t\tEditor of the \"Hor Sambad\", published by Santhal\n\t\t\t\t\tPaharia Seva Mandal, Deoghar.\n2.\nMundari\n...\nA Mundari Grammer with exercises by Rev. J. Hoffmann, S.J.\n\t\t\t\t\tCatholic Mission, Ranchi.\n3.\nOraon\n...\nKath Ara Kath Billin, Id-U, by Dr. Christ Michael Tiga, K.B.\n\t\t\t\t\tKadru, Ranchi.\n4.\nHo.\n...\nHo Kaji by Shri Bhim Ram Sulanki, Chaibassa.\n(xii) Rewards will given as mentioned below to candidates who pass the examination mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) of this Rule within the stipulated time, subject to the condition that from all rewards granted, any rewards previously drawn for the same language will be deducted:-\nLower Standard\nHigher Standard\nRs.\nRs.\nOfficers of Class I\n750.00\n1000.00\nOfficers of Class II\n500.00\n800.00\nNote I. - An officer who appears only at the oral test, as provided in sub-paragraph (vii) above, shall not be entitled to any reward.\nNote II. - No reward shall be given to any officer for proficiency in a second language of the same group.\nThe groups are-\nGroup I-Ho, Mundari, Santhali,\nGroup II-Oraon, Raj Mahal, Paharia,\nGroup III-Nepalese, Paharia or Khas Kura.\n(xiii) The Commissioner conducting the examination will report to Government the names of officers declared to have passed by such standard.\n(B) Rules for the Optional Study of tribal Languages\n(xiv) Officers posted outside the areas mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) above will be eligible to appear at the optional examination in the languages noted below:\nGroup I-Ho, Mundari, Santhali.\nGroup II-Oraon, Raj Mahal, Paharia.\nGroup III-Nepalese, Paharia or Khas Kura.\n(xv) The tests which a candidate must undergo shall be as in sub-paragraph (v) above. In addition, the examination in Nepalese, Paharia shall include a test in which the examinee must transliterate and translate into English or Hindi a paper written (not printed) form of Character of the language.\n(xvi) The standards of the optional examination and the percentage of marks required for passing by each standard shall be the same as for the compulsory examination in other tribal languages laid down in sub-paragraph (vi) of this Rule.\n(xvii) The examination shall be conducted under the control of the Commissioners of the respective divisions, who will convene local committees for the purpose.\nCommissioner of Bhagalpur-\nGroup I-Santhali,\nGroup II-Rajmahal, Paharia,\nGroup III-Nepalese, Paharia.\nCommissioner of North Chhotanagpur and Commissioner of South Chhotanagpur.\nGroup I-Ho and Mundari,\nGroup II-Oraon.\n(xviii) The rewards to be given to successful candidates will be as detailed below subject to the condition that from all rewards granted, by reward previously drawn for the same language are deducted:-\nLower Standard\nHigher Standard\nRs.\nRs.\nFor all languages except Nepalese Paharia-\nOfficers of Class I\n750.00\n1000.00\nOfficers of Class II\n500.00\n800.00\nFor Nepalese Paharia-\nOfficers of Class I\n250.00\n500.00\nOfficers of Class II\n150.00\n300.00\n(xix) The Commissioner conducting the examination will report to Government the names of officers declared to have passed by each standard.\nPart VII\nSection I-Training\n20.\n(2) If there is no non-banking treasury or sub-treasury in the district, the fourth week will also be spent at the district treasury. The trainee should familiarise himself thoroughly with the manual named below:-\n(i) Bihar Treasury Code, Volumes I and II\n(ii) Accounts Code, Volume II.\n(3) No officer will be deemed to have passed the examination in Accounts until the Collector of the district, in which the officer is or was posted, furnishes a certificate that the officer has satisfactorily undergone his treasury training for the period of four weeks. The Additional Collector may in the unavoidable absence of the Collector furnish the above mentioned certificate. The Collector/Additional Collector will see that the certificate is signed within three days of the satisfactory completion of the period of training and sent to the Secretary to the Central Examination Committee.\nSection II-Admission of Insurance medical Officer in Post-graduate Training Courses in the Medical Colleges of the State and Deputation for such Training outside the State\nSection II-Admission of Insurance medical Officer in Post-graduate Training Courses in the Medical Colleges of the State and Deputation for such Training outside the State\n(b) In order to get the Insurance Medical Officers specialised in various subjects shall be allowed/deputed to undergo Post-Graduate training courses in accordance with the following terms and conditions:-\n(1) No Medical Officer shall be deputed at the cost of State Government for Post-Graduate training outside the State if facilities for such training are available in the State.\n(2) Selection of Insurance Medical Officers to be deputed for Post-Graduate Training/Advanced/Higher specialised training both inside and outside the State, but within India, will be made strictly on merit by the Departmental Screening Committee which shall consist of-\nChairman:\n(a) Principal Secretary/Secretary, Labour and Employment Department.\nMembers:\n(b) Administrative Medical Officer, Employees' State Insurance Scheme, Bihar, Patna.\n(c) Deputy Administrative Medical Officer, Employees' State Insurance Scheme, Bihar.\n(3) Insurance Medical Officer for higher i.e. advanced/further specialised training abroad will also be selected by the Screening Committee as mentioned in sub-clause (2) above on the basis of merit by the said Committee.\n(4) (i) Insurance Medical Officer desirous to go for Post-Graduate Training and Study may be allowed to go for the same at their own cost after completing 3 years of service in the Scheme. They will be allowed leave as permissible under Rules framed by the Government from time to time for the period of their training and study.\n(ii) Benefit of relevant leave Rules of the Bihar Service Code may also be allowed to Insurance Medical Officers after completion of one year of service to prosecute higher studies at their own cost.\n(5) (i) Insurance Medical Officer selected for higher/advanced/specialised training outside the State but within India at State cost may be allowed to draw their full pay and dearness allowance without Employees' State Insurance Allowance (Domiciliary Visit Allowance, etc.). The period of their deputation will be treated as duty under Rule 14(c)(i) of the Bihar Service Code for all purposes. They may also be allowed to draw T.A. as on tour for the journey both ways for the purpose.\n(ii) They may also be allowed to draw compensatory allowance as may be decided by the Government during the period of their training.\n(iii) The admission, tuition and examination fees charged by the institution may be re-imbursed to the deputationist, on production of required vouchers to that effect.\n(6) Insurance Medical Officers selected for higher/advanced/specialised study aboard as State Sponsored candidates under any fellowship/scholarship or under any foreign aid programmes will be allowed deputation-cum-special leaves as admissible from time to time.\n(7) Insurance Medical Officers, selected for Post-Graduate Training outside the State at the State Cost in the subjects in which no training facilities are available inside the State may be allowed the same concession as has been provided for the Insurance Medical Officers deputed for higher/advanced and specialised training under Rule 20(b)(5) of these Rules except the compensatory allowance.\n(8) Insurance Medical Officers selected for Post-Graduate study/higher advanced or specialised study outside the State at State cost shall have to execute necessary bond/the agreement to the effect that they will serve the Government for a minimum period of five years after completion of the course. Similarly, the Insurance Medical Officers who undertake such study at their own cost by availing of leave under Rule 20(b)(4) of these Rules shall be required to give in writing an undertaking to the effect that they will serve the Government for a minimum period of three years after completion of the study and training, if Government so desires.\n(9) Insurance Medical Officers selected for training at the State cost inside the State will have to credit to the Government with such funds or amounts received by them as stipend or scholarship from any other source. Similarly the Insurance Medical Officers who are selected for Post-Graduate Study/advanced specialised training outside the State at the State cost shall not receive any amount from any other source which has not been sanctioned to them in their deputation orders, without prior permission of the State Government.\n(10) In case of candidates deputed outside the State and outside India, who discontinue the course for any reason the entire period i.e., the period with effect from the date of deputation till the date of joining the duty shall be treated as extraordinary leave and all the expenditure incurred in connection with their deputation for training shall be recovered in full from their pay.\nPart VIII\nPay, Efficiency bar, Seniority",
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            "title": "21. Pay.",
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            "content": "(a) Administrative Medical Officer, Employees' State Insurance Scheme Time Scale of pay admissible to Super-time selection Grade Officer in the Health Department (Rs. 1,855-55-2,130).\n(b) Class I (Senior) Superintendents of Hospitals and Insurance Medical Officer, Incharge of Employees' State Insurance Dispensaries. Time Scales of pay Admissible to Senior Selection Grade Officer in the Health Department (Rs. 1,400-50-1,800-55-2020).\n(c) Class I (Junior) Deputy Administrative Medical Officer, Employees' State Insurance Scheme/Deputy Superintendents of Hospitals and Insurance Medical Officer Incharge of Employees' State Insurance Dispensaries (Rs. 970-35-1,110-40-1,190-35-1,325).\n(d) Class II.-(1) Insurance Medical Officers (General Duty Officers Specialists).\n(i) Administrative Medical Officer:, Employees State Insurance Scheme:-\n(a) Other benefits-Fees, if any granted by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation from their fund.\n(b) Conveyance allowance as admissible from time to time.\n(ii) Deputy Administrative Medical Officer, Employees' State Insurance Scheme:-\n(a) Other benefits-Fees, if any granted by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation from their own fund.\n(iii) Superintendents and Insurance Medical Officer Incharge Employees' State Insurance Dispensaries-\n(a) Special pay-Rs. 100 per month or the amount as fixed from time to time (for the officers posted in dispensary only).\n(b) Domiciliary Visit Allowance as admissible (for Medical Officers posted in dispensary only).\n(c) Rent free accommodation or house rent in lieu thereof as admissible from time to time.\n(d) Other benefits Fees, if any, granted by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation from their fund.\n(iv) Deputy Superintendent and Insurance Medical Officer Incharge of Employees' State Insurance Dispensary-\n(a) Special Pay-Rs. 75 per month to the officer having postgraduate qualification and are appointed to the post of Specialist.\n(b) Special pay-Rs. 100 per month or the amount as fixed from time to time (for the officer posted as Incharge of the dispensary only).\n(c) Domiciliary Visit Allowance-As admissible. (For Medical Officers posted in dispensary only).\n(d) Rent free accommodation or house rent in lieu thereof as admissible from time to time.\n(e) Other benefits-Fees, if any, granted by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation from their fund.\n(v) Insurance Medical Officer including Specialist Class II officer, -\n(a) Special pay-Rs. 100 per month or the amount as fixed from time to time.\n(b) Special Pay-Rs. 75 per month to those officers having Postgraduate qualification and are appointed to the post of specialist.\n(c) Domiciliary Visit Allowance-As admissible (only for officer posted in dispensary).\n(d) Rent free accommodation or house rent in lieu thereof as admissible from time to time.\n(e) Other benefits-Fees, if any, granted by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation from their own fund.\n(vi) Dental Surgeons-Rent free accommodation or house rent in lieu thereof as admissible from time to time.",
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            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Crossing of efficiency bar.",
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            "content": "(b) No member of the service shall be allowed to cross the Second Efficiency Bar of his scale of pay unless-\n(i) his work can be described as good i.e., considerably above a standard which is adequate to secure him approbation;\n(ii) he has shown definite merit and integrity in his work.\n(c) When a member of the service has not been allowed to cross the efficiency bar which he would have been entitled to do by virtue of his seniority, he will be informed of the defects in his work or conduct which have led to the stoppage of his advancement on the time scale. The officer under whom he is working will unless the Government otherwise direct, thereafter report annually whether his work or conduct shows such an improvement as to justify reconsideration of his case:",
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            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Seniority.",
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            "content": "(i) Officers appointed to the service by promotion under clause (b) of Rule 4 shall rank inter se in the order in which their names are arranged by the Commission.\n(ii) Officers appointed to the service by transfer from other services or posts under clause (c) of Rule 4 rank inter se in the order in which their names are arranged by the Commission; and\n(iii) Officers appointed to service by means of advertisement and interview under clause (a) of Rule 4 shall ranked inter se in the order in which their names are arranged by the Commission.\nPart IX\nGeneral",
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            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Option to remain in the Scheme.",
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        "Act ID": "bh223",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. G.S.R. 14, dated 2.5.1983 with effect from the 9.2.1983, published in Bihar Gazette, Part 2 dated, 4.5.1983",
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        "Act Year": "1981",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Employees' State Insurance Medical Service Rules, 1981",
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}