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The Assam Engineering (Public Works Department) Service Rules, 1978
The Assam Engineering (Public Works Department) Service Rules, 1978
Sections
1. Title and commencement.
Section 12. Definitions.
Section 23. Class, cadre, branch and status.
Section 34. Strength of the service.
Section 45. Method of recruitment.
Section 56. Direct recruitment.
Section 67. Age.
Section 78. Academic qualification.
Section 89. Physical fitness.
Section 910. Character.
Section 1011. Promotion as Assistant Engineer.
Section 1112. Promotion.
Section 1213. General procedure for promotion.
Section 1314. Special procedure for promotion as Assistant Engineer.
Section 1415. Selection Board.
Section 1516. Disqualification.
Section 1617. Reservation.
Section 1718. Appointment.
Section 1819. Joining time.
Section 1920. Training.
Section 2021. Discharge or reversion.
Section 2122. Seniority.
Section 2223. Probation and confirmation.
Section 2324. Gradation list.
Section 2425. Pay.
Section 2526. Mode of employment.
Section 2627. Other conditions of service.
Section 2728. Relaxation.
Section 2829. Interpretation.
Section 2930. Repeal and savings.
Section 30
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"content": "(a) \"Appointing authority\" means the Governor of Assam;\n(b) \"Commission\" means the Assam Public Service Commission;\n(c) \"Constitution\" means the Constitution of India;\n(d) \"Government\" means the Government of Assam;\n(e) \"Governor\" means the Governor of Assam;\n(f) \"Member\" means a member of the Assam Engineering (Public Works Department) Service;\n(g) \"Selection Board\" means the Selection Board constituted under Rule 15;\n(h) \"Select list\" means the list as referred to in Rule 6(1)(d) and the list finally approved by the Appointing Authority under Rule 13(6) and by the Commission under Rule 14(2);\n(i) \"Service\" means the Assam Engineering (Public Works Department) Service; and\n(j) \"Year\" means a calendar year.",
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"content": "(a) Class I (Senior Grade) : It shall include the cadres/posts-\n(i) Secretary, P.W.D.\n(ii) Deputy Secretary, P.W.D. equivalent to the rank of Superintending Engineer, P.W.D.\n(iii) Chief Engineer, P.W.D.\n(iv) Additional Chief Engineer, P.W.D.\n(v) Superintending Engineer, P.W.D.\n(vi) Director, Road Research Laboratory.\n(vii) Senior Architect in the rank of Superintending Engineer, P.W.D.\n(b) Class I (Jr. Grade) : It shall include the cadres-\n(i) Under-Secretary equivalent to the rank of Executive Engineer;\n(ii) Executive Engineer, P.W.D.\n(iii) Architect.\n(iv) Research Officer, Road Research Laboratory, P.W.D.\n(v) Assistant Executive Engineer/Assistant Director-cum-Assistant. Executive Engineer, Road Research Laboratory.\n(vi) Deputy Architect, P.W.D.\n(vii) Assistant Engineer.\n(viii) Assistant Architect\n(ix) Assistant Research Officer, R.R.L.\n(a) any post equivalent to a post in any of the cadres mentioned in sub-rule (1); and\n(b) any cadre or post subsequently laid down by Government to be included in a cadre of service.",
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"content": "(a) by direct recruitment on the basis of selection made in accordance with Rule 6; and\n(b) by promotion in accordance with Rules 11, 13 and 14.",
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"content": "(a) Before the end of each year the Government 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 Commission together with the details about reservation for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or any other category as laid down by Government as provided under Rule 17 and about carry forward of such reservation.\n(b) The Government shall simultaneously request the Commission to recommend a list of candidates for direct recruitment, in order of preference.\n(c) The Commission shall make the selection in accordance with the scheme of selection prescribed by the Government in consultation with the Commission. The Commission may hold such test or interview and undertake scrutiny of published articles or thesis of the candidate, if any, and the certificates and other documents, as may be considered necessary.\n(d) The Commission shall furnish Government with 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.\n(e) The Commission shall simultaneously publish the list in the Assam Gazette and at such other place as the Commission may consider proper.\nQualification for direct recruitment",
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"content": "(1) of sound health, both mentally and physically and free from organic defect or bodily infirmity likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his duties; and\n(2) required to undergo medical examination before appointment to the service.",
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"content": "(a) the principal Academic Officer of the University or College in which he studied last; and\n(b) two respectable persons, who are well acquainted with (but not related to) the candidate.",
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"content": "(a) He has rendered minimum 8 years of service as a Subordinate Engineer on the First January of the year of promotion.\n(b) He has successfully undergone the training and passed the Departmental Examination as prescribed by Government from time to time.\n(c) Notwithstanding anything contained hereinbefore in this rule, subject to suitability, a subordinate Engineer Grade I, of the Assam Subordinate Engineering (P.W.D.) Service, on his acquiring the academic qualification, as prescribed for a direct recruit Assistant Engineer shall be promoted as Assistant Engineer, in consultation with the Commission, as provided in Rule 14, against the next available vacancy in the cadre and such promotion shall be treated as direct recruitment to the cadre of Assistant Engineer for the purpose of these rules.",
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"content": "(i) From Assistant Engineer to Assistant Executive Engineer.\n(ii) From Assistant Research Officer, Road Research Laboratory to Research Officer.\n(iii) From Assistant Architect to Deputy Architect.\n(iv) From Deputy Architect to Architect.\n(v) From Architect to Senior Architect.\n(vi) From Assistant Executive Engineer to Executive Engineer.\n(vii) From Executive Engineer to Superintending Engineer.\n(viii) From Superintending Engineer to Additional Chief Engineer.\n(ix) From Additional Chief Engineer to Chief Engineer.\n(x) From Chief Engineer to Secretary.\n(a) (i) he has rendered the minimum continuous service in the cadre of Assistant Executive Engineer/Deputy Architect/Assistant Architect/Assistant Research Officer as the case may be for a period of 5 years on the first January of the year of promotion, and\n(ii) for promotion to the rank of Assistant Executive Engineer he has rendered the minimum continuos service in the cadre of Assistant Engineer for 5 years and he has successfully undergone the training and has passed the departmental examination, in Departmental Engineering and P.W.D. Accounts.\n(b) he has successfully undergone the training and has passed the departmental examination, as may be prescribed by the Government.",
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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 lists 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 together with all papers showing that any adverse remark recorded in the character rolls has been duly communicated to the person concerned and any representation against such adverse remarks has been disposed of after due consideration;\n(d) details about reservation in case of promotion to Class II of the service and about carry forward of vacancies as provided under sub-rule (3) of the Rule 11; and\n(e) any other documents and information as may be considered necessary by the Appointing Authority or required by the Board.",
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"content": "(1) Selection Board for the posts of Chief Engineer and Additional Chief Engineer:\nChairman :\n(i) Chief Secretary Member :\n(ii) Secretary, Irrigation.\n(iii) Secretary, Flood Control.\nMember-Secretary :\n(iv) Secretary, P.W.D.\n(2) Selection Board for promotion from Assistant Engineer to Assistant Executive Engineer ; from Assistant Executive Engineer to Executive Engineer ; from Assistant Research Officer to Research Officer ; from Assistant Architect to Deputy Architect ; from Deputy Architect to Architect; from Architect to Senior Architect:\nMember and Secretary-\n(i) Secretary, P.W.D.\nMembers :\n(ii) Chief Engineer, P.W.D.\n(iii) A representative of Personnel (A) Department not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to be nominated by the Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department.\nSelection Board for promotion of Subordinate Engineers to Assistant Engineers :\nChairman :\n(i) Chairman or Member, Assam Public Service Commission nominated by its Chairman.\nMembers-\n(ii) Secretary, P.W.D.\n(iii) A representative of Personnel (A) Department\nMember-Secretary:\n(iv) Chief Engineer, P.W.D.",
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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 has 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\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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"title": "23. Probation and confirmation.",
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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 Section 20.",
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"content": "(a) shall not be required to serve as aforesaid after the expiry of 10 years from the date of appointment;\n(b) shall not ordinarily be required to serve as aforesaid after attaining the age of 40 years.",
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"number": "30",
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"content": "Schedule I\n[Rules 4 and 25]\nSanctioned strength and scales of pay (as on March, 1978)\nSanctioned strength and scales of pay (as on March, 1978)\nSl. No.\nCategory of Posts\nScales of pay\nNumber of posts\nPerm.\nTem.\nTotal\n1\n2\n3\n4\n5\n6\nClass I-Civil\nClass I-Civil\n+\n1.\nChief Engineer\n1600-60-1840-EB-2100\n1\n1\n2\n2.\nAdditional Chief Engineer\n1400-60-1840-EB-65-1900\n4\n4\n3.\nSuperintending Engineer and Deputy Secretary\n1200-55-1365-EB-60-1725\n15\n8\n23\n4.\nExecutive Engineer, Additional Executive Engineer and\n\t\t\t\tUnder-Secretary\n900-55-1285-EB-60-1525\n63\n10\n73\n5.\nResearch Officer\nDo\n1\n1\n6.\nArchitect\nDo\n2\n2\nClass II-Civil\nClass II-Civil\n+\n7.\nSub-divisional Officer\n500-35-745-EB-35-1025-EB-40-1225 + Spl. pay of Rs. 50 p.m.\n137\n18\n155\n8.\nSub-divisional Officer attached to C.E./Additional C.E.S.E.,\n\t\t\t\tand E-E.'s Office\n500-35-745- EB-35-1025- EB-40-1225\n85\n16\n101\n(including 1 Mech.)\n9.\nAssistant Architect\nDo.\n8\n2\n10\n10.\nAssistant Engineer\nDo.\n231\n30\n261\nClass 1-Mechanical\nClass 1-Mechanical\n+\n1.\nSuperintending Engineer\n1200-55-1365-EB-60-1725\n1\n1\n2.\nExecutive Engineer\n900-55-1285-EB-60-1525\n6\n6\nClass II-Mechanical\nClass II-Mechanical\n+\n3.\nSub-divisional Officer\n500-35-745-EB-35-1025-EB-40-1225 + Special pay of Rs. 50 p.m.\n15\n4\n19\n4.\nAssistant Engineer\n500-35-745-EB-35-1025-EB-40-1225\n7\n3\n10\nClass I-Electrical\nClass I-Electrical\n+\n1.\nExecutive Engineer\n900-55-1285-EB-60-1525\n1\n1\n2.\nSub-divisional Officer\n500-35-745-EB-35-1025-EB-40- 1225 + special pay of Rs. 50 p.m.\n3\n1\n4\n3.\nAssistant Engineer\n500-35-745-EB-35-1025-EB-40-1225\n5\n1\n6\nNote 1. - Secretary, Deputy Secretary and Under-Secretary will get special pay as admissible to other Secretaries and A.C.S.I., Deputy Secretaries and Under-Secretaries.\nNote 2. - The existing cadres of S.D.O., S.E.S., will be merged into the cadre of Assistant Engineers with effect from 1st January, 1973.\nNote 3. - Special pay @ 20 per cent of the basic pay subject to a maximum of Rs. 200 will be given to all officers when posted to Technical (drawing) and design branches.\nNote 4. - Leave Reserve and deputation reserve posts in the cadre of Assistant Engineers 29 Nos.\nSchedule II\n[Rule 8]\nAcademic qualifications prescribed for direct recruitment to the cadres of Assistant Engineer and Assistant Architect and Assistant Research Officer, Road Research Laboratory\nAcademic qualifications prescribed for direct recruitment to the cadres of Assistant Engineer and Assistant Architect and Assistant Research Officer, Road Research Laboratory\nOr\n(b) He must have undergone the training in the Road Research Laboratory successfully.\n(c) He must have an aptitude for the Research work.\nSchedule III\n[Rule 12(2)]\nQualifications for promotion posts\nQualifications for promotion posts",
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"Act ID": "Last Updated 12th February, 2020 [ass203]",
"Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. E(B) 4R/1/68/Part-2, Assam Rule 2 of 1978, dated 4th March, 1978",
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"Act Year": "1978",
"Short Title": "The Assam Engineering (Public Works Department) Service Rules, 1978",
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