State of Odisha - Act
The Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board Regulations, 1960
ODISHA
India
India
The Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board Regulations, 1960
Rule THE-ORISSA-KHADI-AND-VILLAGE-INDUSTRIES-BOARD-REGULATIONS-1960 of 1960
- Published on 29 August 1960
- Commenced on 29 August 1960
- [This is the version of this document from 29 August 1960.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Application.
4. Interpretation.
- If any matter relating to the interpretation of these regulations arises, the same shall be referred to the President whose decision thereon shall be final.5. Custody of common seal.
- The common seal shall remain in the custody of the President. The President may by written orders delegate the custody of the seal to the Secretary.6. Channel of correspondence.
- The Secretary and subject to his control, the Deputy Secretary and Assistant Secretary shall carry out all correspondence on behalf of the Board.All correspondence emanating from the Board shall be in the name of the Secretary and all correspondences with the Board shall be addressed to the Secretary.7. The Secretary.
- The Secretary of the board shall be an officer of the State Government employed as such in ex officio capacity and his conditions of service will be regulated under the relevant rules of the Government.8. Classification of employment.
9. [ Authorities. [Substituted vide Notification No. 17027/20.9.1976.]
- Appointment to the different classes of posts under the Board specified in Column 1 of Schedule thereto appended shall be made by the authorities specified in Column 2 thereof. The authorities specified in Columns 3 and 5 of the Schedule shall be the disciplinary authority and this appellate authority respectively in regard to penalties specified in Regulation 29 and referred to in Column 4 of the said Schedule.]10. Probation.
- Every appointment to a post in regular establishment in Classes I, II and III, shall be subject to probation or trial for a period of one year which is liable to be extended further by the appointing authority at his discretion. A person who has successfully, completed his period of probation shall be confirmed at the earliest opportunity.11. Termination of probation.
- The appointing authority may before the expiry of the period of probation or trial, for reasons to be, recorded in writing, terminate the probation of any person and revert him to his permanent post under the Board or discharging him from service of the Board, if he is a direct recruit. In the latter case a notice of one month shall be given before discharge or the employee shall be paid one month's emolument in lieu thereof. If any leave is granted, the period of notice and leave should run concurrently and for this purpose "emoluments" shall include "leave allowances".12. Disqualification for appointment.
- Any person who has been convicted of offences involving moral turpitude or who has been dismissed from the service of the Central or State Government or of any local authority or any person who has been declared medically unfit, shall be disqualified for appointment under the Board.13. Certificates.
- Every person appointed for the 1st time to a post in regular establishment of the Board, shall produce certificate of age and health before the Secretary. The medical certificate shall be in the following form and it shall be annexed to the first bill submitted for the pay of the person concerned."I hereby certify that I have examined A. B., a candidate for employment as................ under the Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board and cannot discover that he/she has any disease (communicable or otherwise), constitutional weakness or bodily infirmity, except...........I do not consider this a disqualification for employment in the office of........A.B.'s age is according to hit own statement..........years and by appearance about years.Medical Officer"14. Security.
- The Board shall demand such security, as it may consider necessary, from any employee of the Board, but the amount of the security so demanded shall not exceed the amount of cash as handled by the employee.The rules laid down in the Orissa General Financial Rules Volume I, in this behalf shall be followed mutatis mutandis in matters relating to security deposit. For this purpose, the words "State Government", "Government servant" and "Head of Department" wherever they occur shall mean "the Board", "the employees of the Board" and "the President" respectively.15. [ Retirement. [Substituted vide Notification No. 17027/20.9.1976.]
16. Service Book.
17. Character roll.
- In addition to a service book, a character roll shall be maintained by the head office namely Secretary or any other appointing authority or the head of any Organisation, of a Scheme as shall be determined by the President. A character roll shall be maintained in such form as prescribed by the Board with the approval of Government for their employees in which shall be entered censures, punishments and commendations. Adverse remarks against an employee, if any, shall be communicated to him. It shall be treated as a confidential record. It shall contain a yearly report on the work of the employee concerned. Every year in the month of April the Head of the office shall enter his report on the work of each employee under him in regard to the preceding year. The report shall be forwarded to the President through the Secretary who will record his comments with his signature and date. Reports of all employees with the comments of the President shall then be deposited with the Head of the office for safe custody.18. Promotion and efficiency.
19. Advance increment.
- The Board may, in exceptional circumstances, grant an increment in advance to an employee in consideration of his special qualifications or experience or of other reasons.20. Establishment list.
- The Secretary shall early in April each year, prepare a detailed statement of all posts in the regular establishment under the Board existing on the 1st April.21. Seniority.
- The relative seniority of employees in any grade shall be determined according to the dates of continuous appointment to that grade. Employees promoted on the same date shall keep the position inter se which they held in the lower grade from which they were promoted. Seniority of persons appointed from outside at the same time shall be determined according to the order of merit or preference indicated at the time of selection for appointment.22. Reduction of establishment.
- When any post or posts are abolished, persons shall be selected for discharge or reversion on the basis of juniority, unless for reasons to be recorded the services of any person are considered indispensable by the Board.Explanation - An appointment, the pay of which is reduced, shall be deemed to be abolished within the meaning of this regulation.23. Order for abolition of posts.
24. Schematic establishment.
- Schematic establishment includes such staff as may be entertained for execution of particular schemes sanctioned by the Board from time to time and does not form part of the permanent and regular establishment of the Board; provided that the Board may declare any person or group of persons forming part of the schematic establishment to be treated as members of the regular establishment for purpose of leave, retirement benefits and such other benefits as provided in these regulations for the regular establishment.25.
The engagement of members of schematic establishments who are appointed for a specific work, lasts only for the period during which the work lasts. If discharged, otherwise than for serious misconduct before the completion of the work for which they are engaged, they are entitled to a month's notice or a month's pay in lieu of notice but otherwise, with or without notice, their engagement terminates when the work ends or the scheme is completed. If they desired to resign their appointments, they must give a month's notice of their intention to do so, failing which they will be required to forefeit a month's pay in lieu of such notice. The terms of engagement should be clearly explained to the persons employed in circumstances mentioned above.26.
The members of the schematic establishment are entitled to leave salary as admissible to temporary Government servants but they are not entitled to leave salary or travelling or other allowances or to any retirement benefits as admissible to permanent Government servants except in the following cases :27. Transfer of members of regular establishment to schematic establishment.
- The Secretary may, in the interest of the work of the Board, transfer an employee of the regular establishment to a schematic establishment for any period ; provided that all his prospects and privileges of service in the regular establishment shall be protected for so long as he would have continued, but for his transfer to schematic establishment to hold a post in the regular establishment.28. Suspension.
29. [ Punishment. [Substituted vide Notification No. 17027/20.9,1976.]
- Subject to the provisions of these regulations the following penalties may for good and sufficient reasons and as hereinafter provided, be imposed oil an employee of the Board, namely :(i)Fine;(ii)Censure;(iii)Withholding of increment or promotion;(iv)Recovery from Day of the whole or any part of any pecuniary loss caused to Board by negligence or breach of orders;(v)Suspension;(vi)Reduction to a lower service grade or post or to a lower timescale or to a lower stage in a time-scale;(vii)Compulsory retirement;(viii)Removal from the service of the Board which does not disqualify from future employment;(ix)Dismissal from the service of the Board which ordinarily disqualifies from future employment :Provided that the penalty of fine shall be imposed only on Class IV employees.Explanation - The following shall not amount to a penalty within the meaning of this rule :30. Procedure for imposing major penalties.
- Without prejudice to the provisions of the Public Servants (Enquiry) Act, 1850, no order imposing any of the penalties specified in Clauses (v) to (vii) of Regulation 29 shall be passed on an employee of the Board (other than an order based on facts which have led to his conviction in a criminal Court) unless he has been informed in writing of the grounds on which it is proposed to take action, and has been afforded an adequate opportunity of defending himself. The grounds on which it is proposed to take action shall be reduced to the form of a definite charge or charges which shall be communicated to the person charged together with a statement of the allegations on which each charge is based and in any other circumstances which it is proposed to take into consideration in passing orders on the case. He shall be required within a reasonable time, to put in a written statement of his defence and to state whether he desires to be heard in person. If he so desires, or it the authority concerned so directs, an inquiry shall be held. At that enquiry oral evidence shall be heard and recorded as to such of the allegations as are not admitted and the person charged shall be entitled to cross-examine the witnesses, to give evidence in person and to have such witnesses called as he may wish ; provided that the Inquiring Officer may, for special and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing refuse to call a witness. The proceedings shall contain a sufficient record of the evidence and a statement of the findings and the grounds thereof. The disciplinary authority shall, if it is not the inquiring authority, consider the record of the inquiry record its findings on each charge and pass appropriate orders on the case.The regulation shall not apply where the person concerned has absconded, or where for other reasons impracticable to communicate with him. All or any of the provisions of this regulation may, in exceptional cases, for special and sufficient reasons to be recorded in writing, be waived, where there is a difficulty in observing exactly the requirements of the regulation and those requirements can be waived without injustice to the person charged.31. Procedure for imposing minor penalties.
- No order imposing any of the penalties specified in Clauses (i) to (iv) of Regulation 29 shall be passed except after the employee is informed in writing of the proposal to take action against him and of the allegations on which it is proposed to be taken and given an opportunity to make any representation, if any, taken into consideration by the disciplinary authority.32. Appeals.
- An employee of the Board may appeal against an order of suspension or an order imposing upon him any of the penalties specified in Regulation 30 to the authority specified in this behalf either in Schedule II or by a general or special order or where no such authority is specified, to the authority to which the authority imposing the immediately subordinate.33. Period of limitation for appeals.
- No appeal shall be entertained unless it is submitted within a period of three months the date on which the appellant receives a copy of the order appealed against :Provided that the appellate authority may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period, if it is satisfied that the appellant had sufficient cause for not submitting the appeal in time.34. Form and contents of appeal.
35. Submission of appeal.
- An appeal shall be submitted through the Head of the office to which the appellant belongs or belonged and through the authority from whose order the appeal is preferred and shall be accompanied by a copy of the orders appealed against.36. Withholding of appeals.
37. Transmission of appeal.
38. Consideration of appeals.
39. Implementation of orders in appeal.
- The authority which made the order appealed against shall give effect to the orders passed by the appellate authority.40. General conditions of service.
- Unless otherwise provided in these regulations, the rules in the Orissa Service Code, Volume I with all its Appendices, except Appendices 1 to 4, 8 and 12, as amended from time to time by the Government shall apply to the employees of the Board mutatis mutandis. For this purpose, the words "Government", "Government servant" and "Head of Department" wherever they occur except in Chapter-I of the Code shall mean "the Board" "the employees of the Board" and "the President" respectively. "Superior Service" referred to in the Orissa Service Code shall mean posts in Classes I, II and III and "Inferior Service" shall mean posts in Class IV.41. Travelling allowance.
- The Orissa Travelling Allowance Rules, as amended from time to time by Government shall be applicable to the officer and servants of the Board in the same manner as applicable to Government servants of similar standing and status. "Government", "Government servant" and "Head of Department" wherever they occur in the rules shall mean respectively "The Board", "Employees of the Board" and "the President".42. Grant of leave.
- The employees of the Board shall be governed by the Orissa Leave Rules, 1939 as amended from time to time by Government.43. [ Advance. [Substituted vide Notification No. 23127/9.12.1981.]
44. to 46.
[* * *] [Deleted vide Notification No. 23127/9.12.1981.]47. Transfer of motor car or cycle.
- Except when he proceed on long leave or retires from the services of the Board, an officer or servant who has purchased a motor car, or motor cycle with the aid.of an advance granted under these regulations which has not been fully repaid, shall not transfer such car or cycle without the previous sanctions of the Board. The Board may permit such transfer to an officer to whom it might grant an advance under Regulation 44; provided that such officer or servant makes a declaration acknowledging that he is aware, that the car or cycle transferred to him remains subject to the mortgage bond executed under Regulation 50 and that he is bound by its terms and provisions.48.
An officer or servant who Sells a motor car, or motor cycle before the advance that has been granted to aid for its purchase has been fully repaid, shall immediately after such sale apply the sale proceed, or such portion thereof, as may be necessary, to the payment of the amount of the advance still unpaid; provided that when the car or cycle is sold only in order that another car or cycle may be purchased, the Board may permit an officer or servant to use the proceeds for such purchase subject to the following conditions, namely :49. Execution of mortgage bond.
- Every officer or servant to whom an advance is granted for the purchase of a motor car or motor cycle, shall immediately after the purchase thereof execute in favour of the Board a mortgage bond in respect of such car or cycle in the form annexed to these regulations.50.
An officer or servant who fails to comply with the requirement of Regulation 49 shall refund the whole amount advanced on the outstanding thereof unless he shows cause to the satisfaction of the Board why such refund should not be made.51.
An officer or servant to whom an advance is granted for the purchase of motor car or motor cycle shall purchase the same within six months of the date on which the advance is granted to him and shall insure the same within one month from the date of purchase. He shall renew such insurance from time to time until the whole amount of the advance is repaid and the amount of such insurance during any period shall not be less than the outstanding balance of the advance due from him at the beginning of the period.52. Retirement benefits.
- The employees of the Board shall not be entitled to any pension except the gratuity and the Contributory Provident Fund benefits admissible under these regulations.53. Contributory Provident Fund.
- The Board shall establish and maintain a Provident Fund referred to in regulations as 'Provident Fund' for the benefit of its employees and administer it.54. Constitution of the provident Fund.
- The Provident Fund shall be formed out of and maintained by (1) subscriptions from subscribers ; (2) contributions from the Board ; and (3) interest derived from investments or paid from the general fund of the Board.55. Subscriptions.
- The employees of the Board, shall be eligible to subscribe to the Contributory Provident Fund maintained by the Board; provided that such employees are considered by the Board likely to continue his service of the Board for not less than three years and the Board is not paying any pensionary contribution for them nor are they entitled pension from Government. No employee shall be qualified to contribute to the Provident Fund before he attains the age of twenty.56. Realisation of subscriptions.
- When emoluments are drawn from regular establishment, recovery of subscription to the Provident Fund and of principal and interest on advances shall be made from emolument themselves. When emoluments are drawn from any other sources the subscribers shall forward his dues to the Secretary.57. Contribution.
58. Authority.
- The authority competent to sanction advances shall be the Secretary in case of Class III and Class IV employees and the President in case of Class I and Class II employees.59. Interest.
- The Board shall pay to the credit of the account of a subscriber interest at such rate as Government may from time to time prescribe for the payment of interest at subscriptions of their employees.60. Other conditions.
- Subject to the conditions laid down in Regulations 53 to 59 the Contributory Provident Fund Rules (Orissa), applicable to Government servants shall apply to the employees of the Board. The words "Government", "Government servant", "Governor of Orissa", "Account Officer" and the "Fund" wherever they occur in these rules, shall mean the "Board" the "employees of the Board", the "President", the "Secretary" and "the Contributory Provident Fund managed by the Board" respectively.61. [ [Substituted vide Notification No. 2915/13.2.1981]
Gratuity shall be granted for good and efficient service to the employees on the regular or schematic establishments of the Orissa Khadi and Village Industries Board irrespective of the benefit of Contributory Provident Fund.62.
63.
64.
The amount of death-cum-retirement gratuity will be equal to 15 days emoluments a year for 20 years.65.
In case of death the amount of gratuity will be calculated under Regulation 64 above or as worked out below whichever is more-66.
Gratuity under these regulations shall be granted by a resolution of the Board. The rates laid down in Regulations 64 and 65 shall be regarded as maximum and may not be sanctioned unless the service rendered was satisfactory. In any case where the service rendered by an employee has not been thoroughly satisfactory the Board may by an order make such reduction in the amount payable as it thinks proper.]67.
An employee part of whose service has been in Class IV and part in other class or classes may either count-68. [ Nomination. [Substituted vide Notification No. 2915/13.2.1981.]
69. Application for gratuity.
70. Conduct.
- The Board's employees shall be subject to the same rules of conduct as are applicable to Government servants.71. Authority and functions of the Secretary and Assistant Secretary.
- The Secretary shall be responsible for executing the orders of the Board and the President. With the approval of the President certain functions may be entrusted to the Assistant Secretary to be performed by him subject to the control and responsibility of the Secretary.72. Duties and functions of the Khadi Organiser.
- The Khadi Organiser is responsible for efficient management of the Khadi Organisation under the Board and scheme or schemes connected with any other matters relating to the Khadi Industry.73. Duties of the Head Assistant.
- The Head Assistant is responsible for the efficiency of the office of the Board and his work is of utmost importance. He must see that the staff is fully employed. He must inspect the tables of Assistants daily. He must see that cases are properly and punctually submitted and that drafts on orders are promptly put up and issued. He must take personal interest in the work of each Assistant. He must give advice to the Assistants and help them at every stage.74. Duties of Assistants.
- The work in the office of the Board is distributed among the Assistants by the Head Assistant who should however report to the Secretary or Assistant Secretary for confirmation of the specific duties assigned to each Assistant. In addition to these duties every Assistant is bound to undertake when the necessity arises, any other work which may be given to him by the Head Assistant.75. Duties of the Senior Accounts Assistant.
- The Senior Accounts Assistant shall be responsible for all the matters connected with cash, stationery, and for the upkeep of the accounts. He is responsible for preparation of all bills of officers and the staff and for disbursement of the amounts. He is to submit the annual establishment list. All valuable cheques need be entered in the register and kept in the custody of the Senior Accounts Assistant. All orders sanctioning leave and increment need be communicated to him (Account Section). All statements of services of any officer prepared at the time of his retirement shall, if the pay of the officer is disbursed by the Senior Accounts Assistant, be sent to the latter for verification. The Senior Accounts Assistant shall be in charge of the Contributory Provident Fund of the Board.[Schedule] [Substituted vide Notification No. 17027/20.9.1976.][Regulation 8]Name of the Posts| Administrative (Regular Establishment) | Technical (Regular Establishment) | Schematic Establishment | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |||
| Class I | |||||
| 1. | Financial Adviser and Chief Accountants Officer | Nil | Nil | ||
| 2. | Deputy Secretary | ||||
| Class II | |||||
| 1. | Publicity Officer | 1. | Development Officer (1) | Nil | |
| 2. | Accounts Officer | ||||
| 3. | Audit Officer | ||||
| Class III | |||||
| 1. | Senior Head Assistant | 1. | Organiser PC.P. (1) | I. | Bee-keeping Scheme |
| 2. | Junior Head Assistant | 2. | Leather Supervisor | ||
| 3. | Grade-I Assistant | 3. | Pottery Supervisor | 1. | Bee-keeping field man (47) |
| 4. | Grade-I Assistant-cum-Stenographer | ||||
| 5. | Grade-I Store keeper | 4. | Fibre Supervisor | 2. | Nursery Keeper |
| 6. | Manager, Central Vastragar | 5. | Processing of Cereals and Pulses Industry Supervisor | II. | Potter, Demonstration Squad |
| 7. | Grade-II Assistant | 6. | Villages Oil Supervisor | 1. | Pottery Instructor |
| 8. | L.D. Assistant | 7. | Soap Supervisor | 2. | Master Potter |
| 9. | Statistician | 8. | Gur and Khandsari Supervisor | ||
| 10. | Economic Investigator | 9. | Bee-keeping Supervisor | III. | Cottage Match |
| 11. | Scribe | 10. | Handmade Paper Industry Supervisor | 1. | Cottage Match Supervisor |
| 12. | Head Typist | 11. | Honey Processing Assistant | IV. | Fibre Scheme |
| 13. | Senior Typist | 12. | Junior Supervisor Carpentry and Blacksmithy | 1. | Fibre Mechanic |
| 14. | Typist | 13. | Soap Mistry | ||
| 15. | L.D.-cum-Typist | 14. | Gur Mechanic | ||
| 16. | Despatcher | 15. | Ghani Mistry | ||
| 17. | Diarist | 16. | Bee-keeping Fieldman (1) | ||
| 18. | Driver | ||||
| 19. | Record-Keeper | ||||
| 20. | P.A. to President | ||||
| 21. | Grade-II Stenographer | ||||
| 22. | Assistant Storekeeper | ||||
| 23. | Senior Accountant | ||||
| 24. | Grade-I Accountant | ||||
| 25. | Junior Accountant | ||||
| 26. | Senior Auditor | ||||
| 27. | Junior Auditor | ||||
| 28. | Electrician | ||||
| Class IV | |||||
| 1. | Daftary | ||||
| 2. | Treasury Sarkar | ||||
| 3. | Attender | ||||
| 4. | Peon and Orderly | ||||
| 5. | Peon-cum-Watchman | ||||
| 6. | Cleaner | ||||
| 7. | Watchman | ||||
| 8. | Mali | ||||
| 9. | Sweeper |
| Class III | 1. | Manager | Nil | 1. | Wood cutter |
| 2. | Store-keeper-cum-Assistant | 2. | Carpenter for Bee-hives | ||
| 3. | Accountant-cum-Bill Collector | 3. | Blacksmith-cum-Tinsmith-cum-Welder | ||
| Class IV | 1. | Watchman-cum-Peon | 4. | Mechanic-cum-Turner | |
| 2. | Watchman |