Constitution of Departmental Promotion Committee

(1) There shall be constituted two different Committees for considering promotion of the officers and employees to the different grades in the service, namely:— (a) The Committee for promotion to the posts of City Planner and Associate City Planner :— (i) Secretary of the H and UD Department – Chairman (ii) Director, Municipal Administration – Member (iii) Director, Town Planning, Odisha – Member (iv) Representative of the ST and SC Development Department of the rank of Under Secretary and above – Member (v) Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary / Under Secretary of the H and UD Department dealing with the subject – Member (vi) Deputy Director, Municipal Administration/ Deputy Commissioner – Member Convener (b)The Committee for promotion to the posts of Junior Town Planner, Field Supervisor and Field Inspector:— (i)Director, Municipal Administration – Chairman (ii) Director, Town Planning, Odisha – Member (iii) Representative of the ST and SC Development Department of the rank of Under- Secretary and above – Member (iv) Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary / Under Secretary of the H and UD Department dealing with the subject – Member (v) Deputy Director, Municipal Administration/ Deputy Commissioner – Member Convener (2) The recommendation of the Committee shall be valid and can be acted upon notwithstanding the absence of any one of its members other than the Chairman: Provided that the member so absenting was duly invited to attend the meeting of the Committee and the majority of members of the Committee attended the meeting.