Section 10 in The Orissa Mining and Geology Service Rules, 1976
10. [ [Substituted vide Notification No. 13455/28.11.1983.]
(a)There shall be constituted Departmental Promotion Committee with the following members for selecting persons to be promoted to the posts in different ranks :(i)For promotion to the post of Director of Mining and Geology the Committee shall consist of the following members :(1)[Chief Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary or Additional Development Commissioner or any other officer as may be notified from time to time to be in overall charge of the Department of Steel and Mines]; and(2)Secretary to Government, Mining and Geology Department.(ii)For promotion to Senior Grade [Group-A] [Substituted vide O.G.No. 4 dated 26.1.2007.] Posts in the Directorate of Mining and Geology, the Committee shall consist of the following members:(1)[Chief Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary or Additional Development Commissioner or any other officer as may be notified from time to time to be in overall charge of the Department of Steel and Mines;] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Part III-A No. 48/90/30.10.1990.](2)Secretary to Government, Mining and Geology Department; and(3)Director of Mining and Geology, Orissa.(iii)For promotion to all other Gazetted Posts in the Directorate of Mining and Geology, the Committee shall consist of the following members;(1)Secretary to Government, Mining and Geology Department(2)Director of Mining and Geology, Orissa; and(3)[Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary or any other officer as may be assigned the charge of establishment in the Department of Steel and Mines to Government, Mining and Geology Department.] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Extraordinary No 1530/20.12.1991-Notification No. 15298-XII-S.M./138/90-SM/20.12.1991.](b)The [Deputy Secretary, Joint Secretary or any other officer as may be assigned the charge of establishment in the Department of Steel and Mines.] [Substituted vide Orissa Gazette Extraordinary No. 1535/20.12.1991-Notification No. 15298-XII-S.M./138/90-S M/20.12.1991.] Mining and Geology Department shall act as the Secretary of the Committees and shall perform such functions as may be assigned to him by the Committee.(c)The respective Committees shall meet as and when occasion arises to prepare the list of officers suitable for promotion to the post of different ranks of the service.(d)The Committees shall scrutinise the case of all the officers who are eligible for promotion and shall draw up the list of candidate found suitable for promotion to the post of different ranks of the service.(e)The selection of candidates for inclusion in the lists shall be based on merit and suitability in all respects with due regard to seniority.]
