(1)Subject to suitability as may be decided by Selection Board and by the appointing authority and also subject to possessing such qualification and experience as prescribed hereinafter, a member shall be eligible for promotion against vacancies in the corresponding higher post in the manner hereinafter provided, namely,-(i)From Medical and Heath Officer to Senior Medical and Health Officer;(ii)From Senior Medical and Health Officer to Sub- divisional Medical and Health Office/Supdt. Grad II/District Immunisation Officer/Surgeon Supdt./Health Officer Boko Leprosy Training Centre/Epidemiologist/Assistant to Director of Health Services/Deputy Superintendent Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Chest Hospital/Deputy Superintendent Medical College Hospital/Superintendent, Dhubri Chest Hospital/Superintendent, C.L.M. Chest Hospital, Tezpur.(iii)From Sub-divisional Medical and Health Officer and equivalent post as mentioned in sub-Rule (ii) above to Deputy Director of Health/Services/Chief Medical and Health Officer/Additional Chief Medical and Health Officer/State Leprosy Officer/Supdt., Mental Hospital/Zonal Leprosy Officer/District Leprosy Officer/ Supdt., Grade I/Health Officer, Chabua Rural Health Training Centre and Supdt., Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Chest Hospital;(iv)From Deputy Director of Heath Services and equivalent rank as mentioned in sub-Rule (ii) above to Joint Director/Principal Rural Family Welfare Training Centre ;(v)Joint Director and equivalent post as shown in sub- Rule (iv) to Additional Director of Health Services.(2)A Medical and health Officer shall be eligible for promotion if he has completed 5 years of service in the cadre on the first day of January of the year of promotion and Senior Medical and Health Officer shall be eligible for promotion to Sub-divisional Medical and Health Officer and equivalent post if he has completed 3 years of service as Senior Medical and Health Officer of 10 years of total service. An Officer of Sub- divisional Medical and Health and Officer of equivalent rank shall be eligible for promotion to Chief Medical and Health Officer and equivalent posts after completion of 2 years of service as Sub-divisional Medical and Health Officer of total 12 years of service, For promotion from Chief Medical and Health Officer and equivalent post to the post of Joint Director and equivalent posts an Officer shall be eligible for promotion after completion of 2 years of service of 14 years of total service. For promotion from the post of Joint Director and equivalent to the post of Addl. Director and equivalent post and shall be eligible after completion of 2 years as Joint D.H.S. or equivalent post.(3)All promotions are subject to availability and clear vacancy/vacancies against each cadre.
