- Where any post under a cadre is rendered vacant by resignation, death, retirement or otherwise of a Karya Adhikari, Abhiyanta, Kar Adhikari or Chikitsa Adhikari, the vacancy shall, subject to the entries contained in the last column of the Schedule, be filled by the State Government-(i)by promotion or direct recruitment, as the State Government may decide, in the case of Karya Adhikari, Abhiyanta or Kar Adhikari; and(ii)by direct recruitment, in the case of Chikitsa Adhikari :Provided that the number of posts filled by promotion shall in no case exceed fifty per cent of the total number of posts in any cadre.
