The Assam Civil Defence (Non-Gazetted) Services Rules, 1991

Q: What does Section 2 of The Assam Civil Defence (Non-Gazetted) Services Rules, 1991 say?

(1) 'Appointing Authority' means the Director of Civil Defence, Assam and Deputy Director of Civil Defence, Assam, Director of Civil Defence, Assam shall be the appointing authority for all the posts in the cadre of Civil Defence Instructor Class-I, Store Superintendent, Store Officer, Civil Defence Instructor Class-III and Deputy Store Officer; Deputy Director of Civil Defence, Assam shall be the appointing authority in case of Civil Defence Demonstrator and Wireless Operator. (2) 'Board' means

Q: What does Section 3 of The Assam Civil Defence (Non-Gazetted) Services Rules, 1991 say?

(a) Civil Defence Instructor, Class I. The posts of- (i) Civil Defence Instructor Class I. (ii) Store Superintendent, and (iii) Store Officer are included in this cadre and incumbents of these posts shall be interchangeable. (b) Civil Defence Instructor, Class II. The posts of- (i) Civil Defence Instructor II, and (ii) Deputy Store Officer are included in this cadre and the incumbents to three posts shall be interchangeable. (c) Civil Defence Demonstrator, and (d) Civil Defence Wireless Operator

Q: What does Section 5 of The Assam Civil Defence (Non-Gazetted) Services Rules, 1991 say?

(1) (a) Recruitment to the cadre of Wireless Operators shall be made by direct recruitment; (b) Recruitment to the cadre of Civil Defence Demonstrators shall be made on the basis of 50% direct recruitment from the Civil Defence Volunteers and the balance 50% by promotion from the cadre of wireless operators; (c) Recruitment to the cadre of Civil Defence Instructor Class II shall be made on the basis of 50% direct recruitment and balance 50% by promotion from the cadre of Civil Defence Demonstrat

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            "content": "(1) 'Appointing Authority' means the Director of Civil Defence, Assam and Deputy Director of Civil Defence, Assam, Director of Civil Defence, Assam shall be the appointing authority for all the posts in the cadre of Civil Defence Instructor Class-I, Store Superintendent, Store Officer, Civil Defence Instructor Class-III and Deputy Store Officer; Deputy Director of Civil Defence, Assam shall be the appointing authority in case of Civil Defence Demonstrator and Wireless Operator.\n(2) 'Board' means the Selection Board constituted for promotion and direct recruitment under Rule 13.\n(3) 'Constitution' means the Constitution of India.\n(4) 'Government' means the State Government of Assam.\n(5) 'Member' means a member of the Assam Civil Defence (Non-Gazetted) Service.\n(6) 'Select list' means the list as referred, to in Clause (d) to Rule 6 (1) and the lists finally approved by the Board under Rule 12 (6).\n(7) 'Service' means the Assam Civil Defence (Non-Gazetted) Service.\n(8) 'Year' means calendar year.\n(9) 'Commission' means the Assam Public Service Commission.",
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            "content": "(1) (a) Recruitment to the cadre of Wireless Operators shall be made by direct recruitment;\n(b) Recruitment to the cadre of Civil Defence Demonstrators shall be made on the basis of 50% direct recruitment from the Civil Defence Volunteers and the balance 50% by promotion from the cadre of wireless operators;\n(c) Recruitment to the cadre of Civil Defence Instructor Class II shall be made on the basis of 50% direct recruitment and balance 50% by promotion from the cadre of Civil Defence Demonstrators;\n(d) Recruitment to the cadre of Civil Defence Instructor, Class I shall be made by promotion only.\n(2) Notwithstanding anything contained hereinbefore under sub-Rule (b) of this rule, persons appointed in equivalent posts in the Civil Defence Department before commencement of these rules shall be treated to have been encadred in Civil Defence Demonstrator.",
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            "content": "(a) Before the end of each year the Appointing Authority shall make an assessment regarding the likely number of vacancies to be filled by direct recruitment during the next year and shall intimate the same to the Board together with the details about reservation for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or any other categories laid down by the Government as provided under Rule 15 and about carry forward of such reservation.\n(b) The Appointing Authority shall simultaneously request the Board to recommend a list of candidates for direct recruitment in order of preference.\n(c) The Board shall make a selection in accordance with the scheme of selection prescribed by the Appointing Authority in consultation with the Board. The Board may hold such test or interview and undertake scrutiny of certificates and other documents as may be considered necessary.\n(d) The Board shall furnish to the Appointing Authority 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 such as may be found suitable by the Board. The Appointing Authority shall approve the list so furnished by the Board with such modification as it deem necessary after taking into consideration the views of the Board, if any, for such modification.\nQualification for direct recruitment",
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            "content": "(1) of sound health, both mentally and physically and free from organic defect/infirmity likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his duties; and\n(2) required to undergo medical examination before appointment to the service.\n10.\n(1) the Principal Academic Officer of the University, College or School in which he studied last; and\n(2) two respectable persons, who are well acquainted with (but not related to) the candidate.",
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            "content": "(a) From Civil Defence Wireless Operator to Civil Defence Demonstrator;\n(b) From Civil Defence Demonstrator to Civil Defence Instructor, Class II and Deputy Store Officer;\n(c) From Civil Defence Instructor, Class II, and Deputy Stores Officer to Civil Defence Instructor, Class I, Stores Superintendent and Store Officer.\n(a) For the purpose of promotion as Civil Defence Demonstrator, a Civil Wireless Operator must have completed 3 years' continuous service as such on the 1st January of the year of selection.\n(b) For the purpose of promotion as Civil Defence Instructor, Class II and Deputy Stores Officer a Civil Defence Demonstrator must have completed 3 years' continuous service as such on the first January of the year of selection.\n(c) or the purpose of promotion as Civil Defence Instructor. Class-I, Stores Superintendent and Stores Officer, a Civil Defence Instructor, Class II and/or a Deputy Store Officer must have completed 5 years' continuous service as Civil Defence Instructor, Class II and/or Deputy Stores Officer inclusive of the service rendered in an equivalent post in the service prior to his encadrement under Rule 3 (2) in Civil Defence Organisation on the first January of the year of selection.",
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            "title": "12. General procedure of promotion.",
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            "content": "(a) information about the number of vacancies;\n(b) list of officers in order of seniority eligible for promotion (separate limits for promotion to different cadres shall be furnished indicating the cadre to which the case of promotion is to be considered:\n(c) character rolls and personal files of the officers listed;\n(d) details about reservation in case of promotion to the service and about carry forward of vacancies;\n(e) any other documents and informations as may be considered necessary by the Appointing Authority or required by the Board.",
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            "content": "I. Deputy Director of Civil Defence, Assam, Guwahati-3 - Chairman\nII. Senior Staff Officer (CD) - Member-Secretary\nIII. Principal, Central Training Institute. - Member",
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            "content": "(a) unless he is a citizen of India; and\n(b) if he has more than one wife living or in case of a female candidate who was married a person who has one wife living;",
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            "content": "(1) he fails to make sufficient use of the opportunities given during any training as may be prescribed by the Government from time to time or fails to render satisfactory service during his tenure of service in the cadre; and/or\n(2) it is found on a subsequent verification that he was initially not qualified for the appointment or that he had furnished any incorrect information with regard to his appointment.",
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            "content": "(a) position in the respective merit list where such merit lists exit, otherwise;\n(b) length of continuous service in the organisation in the respective posts equivalent to those of the service;\n(c) all officers of the category mentioned above shall be senior to those appointed after commencement of these rules.",
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            "content": "(a) He has completed the period of probation to the satisfaction of the Appointing Authority in accordance with sub-rule (1).\n(b) He has successfully undergone the training and passed the departmental examination, if any, prescribed by Government under Rule 18.",
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            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Repeal and savings.",
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            "content": "Schedule I\n[Rule 3(3)]\nList of posts equivalent to an included post in the Cadre of the Services\nList of posts equivalent to an included post in the Cadre of the Services\nSl. No.\nName of the Cadre\nName of the posts equivalent to and included in\n\t\t\t\tthe Cadre\nRemarks\n1.\nCivil Defence Instructor, Class-I",
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            "content": "3.\nCivil Defence Demonstrator",
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            "number": "1",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Civil Defence Wireless Operator.",
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            "content": "Schedule II\n[Rule 4]\nStrength of each cadre of the service and the time scale of pay\nStrength of each cadre of the service and the time scale of pay\nCategories of Posts\nTime Scale of Pay\nNumber of Posts\nPermanent\nTemporary\nTotal",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Civil Defence Instructor, Class-I",
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            "content": "2095/- to 3950/-\n4\n10\n14",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Store Officer",
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            "content": "do\n1\n-\n1",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Store Superintendent",
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            "content": "do\n3\n5\n8",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Administrative Officer",
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            "content": "do\n1\n-\n1",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Civil Defence Instructor, Class-II",
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            "content": "1375/- to 3375/-\n2\n8\n10",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 38
        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Deputy Store Officer",
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            "content": "Should be in the scale of CDI-II. But the scale shown in the\n\t\t\t\tROP, 1990 is 1285/-to 3075/-\n-\n1\n1",
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        {
            "number": "7",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Civil Defence Wireless Operator",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 41
        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Radio Mechanic",
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            "content": "1255/- to 2635/-\n-\n1\n1",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 42
        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. PBX Operator",
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            "content": "1125/-to 2215/-\n-\n1\n1\nSchedule III\n[Rule 8]\nQualification and experience prescribed for direct recruitment\nQualification and experience prescribed for direct recruitment\n(a) A Bachelor Degree in Arts, Science, Commerce of a University recognised by the Government.\n(b) A candidate must have the following additional qualification for direct recruitment:\n(i) Passed certificate of Instructor's course from National Civil Defence College, Nagpur.\n(ii) Passed certificate of Elementary Fire Service Training course from National Fire Service College, Nagpur.\n(a) H.S.L.C. or equivalent of a University or Board recognised by the Government.\n(b) A candidate must have the following additional qualification:\n(i) Passed certificate of Instructor's course from National Civil Defence College, Nagpur;\n(ii) Passed certificate of Elementary Fire Service Training course from National Fire Service College, Nagpur.\n(a) H.S.L.C. or equivalent of a University or Board recognised by the Government.",
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        "Act ID": "Last Updated 11th February, 2020 [ass091]",
        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. HMB. 665/83/81, dated 24th October, 1991",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1991",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Civil Defence (Non-Gazetted) Services Rules, 1991",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
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The Assam Civil Defence (Non-Gazetted) Services Rules, 1991

Sections

1. Short title and commencement.

2. Definitions.

3. Class and cadre.

4. Strength of service.

5. Method of recruitment.

6. Direct recruitment.

7. Age.

8. Qualification.

9. Physical fitness.

11. Promotion.

12. General procedure of promotion.

13. Selection Board.

14. Disqualification.

15. Reservation.

16. Appointment.

17. Jointing time.

18. Training.

19. Discharge or reversion.

20. Seniority.

21. Probation and confirmation.

22. Gradation list.

23. Pay.

24. Mode of employment.

25. Other conditions of service.

26. Relaxation.

27. Interpretation.

28. Repeal and savings.

1. Civil Defence Instructor, Class-I

2. Stores Superintendent.

3. Stores Officer.

1. Civil Defence Instructor, Class-II

2. Deputy Store Officer.

1. Civil Defence Demonstrator.

1. Civil Defence Wireless Operator.

1. Civil Defence Instructor, Class-I

2. Store Officer

3. Store Superintendent

4. Administrative Officer

5. Civil Defence Instructor, Class-II

6. Deputy Store Officer

7. Civil Defence Demonstrator

8. Civil Defence Wireless Operator

9. Radio Mechanic

10. PBX Operator