Section 2 in Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service Rules, 1990
2. Definitions.
- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-(a)"Commission" means the Union Public Service Commission:(b)"Controlling Authority" means the Government of India in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting;(c)"Departmental Candidates" means,-(i)officers appointed on regular basis in consultation with the Commission or on the recommendations of the Departmental Promotion Committee, and who hold posts on regular basis or hold, lien in Group 'A' Programme cadre of All India Radio and Doordarshan on the date of commencement of these rules, and(ii)all officers appointed on regular basis to the post of Video Executive in Doordarshan in the pay scale of Rs. 3000-4500(d)"Departmental Promotion Committee" means a Committee constituted to consider promotion and confirmation in any grade;(e)"Discipline" means the specific fired of Programme Production Activity in the media as specified in Schedule VII;(f)"Duty Post" means any post, whether permanent or temporary, included in Schedules Land II;(g)"Examination" means any All India Competitive Examination conducted by the Commission for recruitment to the posts in the service;(h)"Government" means the Government of India;(i)"Grade" means a grade of Service;(j)"Media" means All India Radio and Doordarshan;(k)"Programme Executive" means those officers regularly appointed to a grade so designated in the pay scale of Rs. 2000-3500, in the media, including Programme Executive (Selection Grade) as well as those similarly appointed but designated as Farm Radio Officers and Extension Officers;(l)"Programme Management Cadre of All India Radio" means various grades and posts referred to in Schedule I under the column pertaining to All India Radio;(m)"Programme Management Cadre of Doordarshan" means various grades and posts referred to Schedule I under the column pertaining to Doordarshan;(n)"Programme Production Cadre of All India Radio" means various grades and posts referred to in Schedule II under the column pertaining to All India Radio;(o)"Programme Production Cadre of Doordarshan" means various grades and posts referred to in Schedule II under the column pertaining to Doordarshan;(p)"Recruitment Year" means a Calendar Year in which the examination is held by the Commission;(q)"Regular Service" in relation to any grade means the period or periods of service in that grade rendered after selection and appointment thereto under these rules and includes any period or periods:-(i)Taken into account for the purpose of seniority in the case of those appointed at the initial constitution of the service;OR(ii)during which an officer would have hold a duty post in that grade but for being on leave or otherwise not being available for holding such posts;(r)"Schedule" means a Schedule to these rules;(s)"Schedule Castes" and "Scheduled Tribes" shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in clause (24) and (25) respectively of article 366 of the Constitution;(t)"Service" means the Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service constituted under rule 3;
