Power to impose punishment

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or the rules made thereunder, if in the opinion of the State Government any officer or servant of the Board is negligent in the discharge of his duties it may after making enquiry in the prescribed manner suspend him or may impose such other punishment as may be prescribed and if in the opinion of the State Government he is unfit for his employment, it may remove him from service. (1) Recruitment to .the boards service shall be by the following methods, namely:-(a) bydirectrecruitmentbycompetitiveexamination.(b) by direct, recruitment by selection.(c) by promotion of members of the service, and(d) by obtaining State Government Servants on, deputation under Section 18.(2) The number of persons to be recruited .tbrough g airect recruitment and promotion shall not excaed the ' percentage of determined by the board with the previous approval of the State Government.(3) Subject to the provisions of-these rules; the method or methods of recruitment tocbe adopteefor the: purpose of filling any particular vacancy of vachcpes_ in the service as may be required to be filled any particular period of recruitment and the :number Of persons to be recruited by each method shall be determined on each occasion by Welfare Commissioner(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-ruie (1) if in the opinion of the Welfare Commissioner the: ' exigencies of the services so requited, -tile Welfart, commissioner may with the approval of the board and the., State government, adopt such method of recruitment to" the service other than those specified in the said sin- rule as as he may, by order issued in this behalf, specify.