The Odisha Municipal Services Act, 2015

TheOdisha: •Gazette No. 1151,CUTTACK, EXIRAORDINARY PUBLISHEDBYAUTHORITY TUESDAYnJULYS.2016ASADHA14,1938 LAWDEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION The4thJuly,2016 No.fouowingActoftheOdishaLegislatve havilwbeenwntedtobytheG"morthe27thJune,2016herebypWistEd generalMrmatm ODISHAACT7OF2016 THEODISHAMUNICIPALSERVICESACT,2015 ANACTTOPROVIDEFORTHEREORGANISATION, INTEGRATION,RECRUITMENTANDCONDITIONSOFSERVICEOFPERSONS APPOINTEDTOTHEMUNICIPALSERVICESINTHESTATEOFODISHAAND ALSOTOPROVIDEFORTHEEXERCISEOFCERTAINADDITIONALFUNCTIONS BYTHEODISHAPUBLICSERVICECOMMISSIONASRESPECTSSUCHSERVICES ANDFORMATTERCONNECTEDTHEREWITHANDINCIDENTALTHERETO. inpußuarxeoftheDWectivesoftheconstitut\on(Seæntyr fourthAmendment)Act/1932,itisincumbentontheStatetoestablishone groupofdedicatedMunicipalServiceCa&etostrengthentheelectedlocal Self-GovernmentSystemforbettermanagement0tallmaterial resourcesoftheUr6anLocalBodiesandto'bservechecoromgnpod; And,whereas,is,expedienttoprovideforexclusiveMunicipal Servicesforensuringandfitun&lresponsibilityandto promotegoodguernancewtheffectivedeliveryofservicesandtomake provisionforothermattersconnectedtherewith. Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version)

Shorttitle enent, commence• and application. Definitions. BEitenactedbytheLegislatureOftheStateOfOdishaintheSixty- seventhYearoftheRept±licOfIndiafollows:— 1.(1)ThisActmaybecalledtheOdishaMUIicipaISetvicesAct,2016. (2)ItexteruEtothewhole'ftheStateofOdisha. €3)itshaMtomeiMoforcefromdateasfieStateGwemmes* may,bynotficationintheOfficialGazette,appoing. (4)ThisActshe"applytotheofficersandotheremployeesrecruitedin accordulcewiththeprovisionsotthisActandtherulesinconnectionwkh theaffairsortheUrbanLbcalinthe*ate-ofOdishaexceptthe personsemployedinworkchargedestiblishmentormenialestablishment orondailywages.oroncontractoronconsolidatedpayortheemploymmt iscasualinn.ture. 2.(1)InthisAct,unlessthecontextcthåwiserequires,— (a)"appointingauthority'"Panstheauthorityempoweredto appointmentstothepostsundertlwmunicipa\•.*rvices; (b)•Connnission"theOdishaPublicServiceCommbsion; (c)"Director"meanstheDirætorofMunicipalabpointedOdishaAct, 1950. ut&rsection393-AoftheOdishaAct,1950; (d)ræruinrnt"intoariy*Niceorpst, amintmentnüdeothetwisedunbywayOfpromotionoror ondepumtion; (e)"existingemployees"an3employeesservingonregular basisunderanyUrbanLncatBodyonthedateofOf Act; (O"Govannrnt"nwanstieGovan_nEntofOdisfu; (g)''municiENJervices"rehtiontoUrbanLoealBodiesmeans constiutdumler3; (h)''omcersoremphyees"meaßoffcasandofany gmupernployedinexecutiveormilisterialcapacityin Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version)

OdishaAct. ofOdisha ActB,of OdishaAct.23 1950. Act.IL Corztitutioo Serke. savic—OfanLocalBodywiththeprov"i01B OfthiAetatultlrruksmddoesmtincu•deernployed worketnrgedest*lishmentorestabliåmetüdailywages oronorconwlidatedorincasualenvloymert; (i)ræansbyrulesnbieInderthiAct; orarvbyeeon (k)SÄmtkm"nearsofanoremployeefroma lowerpostbwergoupofservZetoapoÄorh*hergoupof (l)tbiAct; (m)"ServkeSelectiontheOdishaStaffSelection anyCcnunitteemti6edbytheGovemnenr, (n)OcalBody"awarBaMunicWlCorprationconstiutedunder tEOdütuEfrnicipglCorryrzionAct,2003oraMunicipalityora NotifiedAreaundertheOdihaMunic.alAct, 1950; (2)Wordsandusedbutnot•definedthisktshallhave thesamemeaNngasrespedivetyassignedtothemintheOdlsha Act.1950theMUIicipa'CorporationAct.2003 3.(1)OnandfromthisAct.thereshalbe constitutedthefollowi•gmuric•alservicesautheUrbanLocalBodies, (a)theOdishaA&ninÉtrative*vice; (b)ttkMunicipalService; (s)theOdlshaService; (d}OdistePlanningService; (e)theMunlcipalCornm•niw theService; Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version)

Designation, clasification, Of PStsforUrban LocalBoåes. (g)theOdishaMunicipalPublicHealthService;and (h)e-GovemanceService. (2)servicesspecifiedinsub-sectionsubjecttotheprovisionsof thisActandrules,shahmnslstof— (a)personsappointedtotheservicethecommencementOf thisActinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisandthe rules;and -personappointedthecatmnencementOfthisActto anyUrbanBodyandabsorbedtheserviæin WiththeOfthisAcgphdmerules. B)NarMhingcontainedinthisAct,apersonappointed tothemünicipalserviceShaunotbedeemedtohavebemappointedtoany civilserviceorpostundertheGovernment. 4.(1)EachServkeShancorrviseOfsuchnumberOfpostswith andtheirclassificationasmaybeprescribedforea&)category ofUrbanBody. Explanation.—Forthepurp«eofthissectiontheexpression•categco OfUrbmLocalBodVfollowingcategories'ofUrbanLocalBody groupedonthe>asisofpopulation,namely•,— {a)Category-purbaoLocalBodieswiththepopulationOf10takhs andabove; (b)Category-II—UrbanLocaleodlesthepopulation6 bkhsbutnotexceeding10lühs; (c)Cat%ory-llAJrbanLocalBodeswiththepopulation3 •kkhsbutlakhs; WYCategorHV-UrbanLocalBo&eswithtiepopulationexceeding1 lakhbutnotexceeding3laktu; Category-V-LJrtÜ'Localwiththepopulationexceedng 50thousandbutnotexceeding1lakh; Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version)

ent. limitaM (OLocalwhDoptiatlmexceeding 25thousandbutnotexceeång50thousand; (g}LmalBodkswithpopulatimexceeding 10not2Sttwus.nd;and (h)LocalBodieswithpopubti«lexceeding Sthousmdnot10thousmd. (2}Farthepurp-%.eofand ServiceCa&e.theGNerNientmay,fromtimetotime,-re. v&iot.sposts,ass*ntonew postsand_sanctionanyiurnbereitherpermanmtlyor tempora-Ryany S.,{1)SaveasintNsAa,methodoftoall inaservice.minimumqualiacatiön,scaleofpay, anowmcesofservicescfemployeesOfthe LocalBo&esShausuchasmaybe (2}Thedrecttointheklunicipal bemadetheoffieCommission,ortheService SetectønCunrwtteeconstkutedbytheGovernment.ttrczemaybe, attt.Statelevel.shaHcmdtEtexaminationandintervQfor recruimenttopost.thenuncipaiserviceinthemnnerasmaybe (3)PranüntohafferentrmnicipålservZes shallbemadesubjecttopassirwofdepartmentalexarWnationandonthe recommend*iönofDepartrnentalPromotionconstitutedat theStatelevelbytheinthemaybegescribed. 6.(1)Authebeallowedtogiveoption.within suchandinsuchmæ-.nerasnaybeprecribed,tobeabsorbedin municipalserviceatthelevelsubjecttoverifetionoftheir qualftathnandexpe•knceasmayberequ&edforthesaidpostunderthis Actaidrues. (2)Onabsorptimofsuchemployeesintheservice, andservicebenefitsshannotbelessthantlue• tosuchemployeesimmedatelybeforesuchcorrnencementiri Searchable PDF created by OCR.space (Free Version)

Funöoncfthe Commissionin respectof atutbm Appointirz thematterofgay,'allowances,pension,gratüity,providentfund,age OfsuperannuationandsuchcondNionsofserviceasmaybedecided byGovernment. (3)Theexistinvemplo#eesoftheUrbanLcxalBodieswhodonot exerciseoptionforbeingabsorbedorotherwisefoundunsuitablefortf*lr inthemuniclpalservice.-theyshalcontinueimthelrexisting postsut&tUrbanLocalBoqWIt,eirretirement.Or cessationinanyothermanner. (4}Sun:hexistingwhocontinueIntheirserviceunderthe respectiveUrbanLocal'Bodywithoutbeingabsorbedshallhavetheirinter• se-senmwarmngsuchotheremployeesasadass. 7.{1)anythingcontainedinanylawrelatingtothe a»olntmentandconditionOfServiceofofficersaedemploVeesofthe UrbanLocalBodybutsubjecttathegeneralorspecialorderofthe Gnemment,theCammissloashal!betheauthoritycunpetenttoconduct examinationsfortosuchpostoftheUrbanLocalBody. (2)TheQ)mmi'Sionshallbeconsulted. (a)onallmattersre'atingtomethodsOfrecrtitrnenttomunicipal servlceandpostundertheUrbanLocalBody; (b)ontheprinciplestobefallowedinmakhgapwintmentto •servicesandpostandmakingpromotionsfromoneserviceto anotherserviceandthesuitabilityOfcandidatesforsuch andItshallbethedutyoftheCommissiontoadviseonanyso referredtothemandonanyothermatterrelatingfoemployeesofUrban LocatBodytheGovemrnentmayrefertothem: providedthattheGovernormaymakespecifyingthe inwhicheithergeneral*,orinanyparticularclassofcasesorin particularclrcumstances,itshallnotbenecessaryfortheCommissiontobe

(1) The Government or the officer authorised by order in this behalf by the Government, shall be the Appointing Authority in respect of all Group-A, Group-B and Group-C posts under any Urban Local Body whether they are included in the municipal service or not and the Government and the officer so authorised shall be the Cadre Controlling Authority for all those posts. (2) For the purpose of performing services like cleaning services of drains, latrines, markets, roads, streets, fields, offices, campuses, vehicles including loading and unloading of waste materials and works relating to gardening, offices or premises belonging to Urban Local Bodies or any other works of the Urban Local Bodies involving physical labour, persons shall be engaged through Providing Agencies as may be approved by the Director subject to such financial limit and number as may be decided by the Government, from time to time. (3) The qualifications and standards required for different types of services under Urban Local Body and the remuneration to be paid to such Agencies or the rates for payment for the items or quantity of works performed, shall be such as may be prescribed.

(1) A person appointed to any post in a municipal service shall remain on probation for a period of two years: Provided that,— (a) any period, after such appointment, spent on deputation shall count towards the period of probation; (b) any period of officiating appointment shall be reckoned as the period of probation. A person who has once been appointed to a post on probation, shall, on completion of the period of probation, be entitled to be confirmed in the post unless he is otherwise informed in writing. (2) If in the opinion of the Appointing Authority, the work or conduct of a person appointed to any post during the period of probation is not satisfactory, he may,— (a) if such person is appointed by direct recruitment, dispense with his service; (b) if such person is appointed by promotion— (i) revert him to his former post; (ii) deal with him in such other manner as the terms and conditions of his previous appointment permit; or (iii) extend his period of probation by such period as he may think fit and thereafter if it could not be satisfactory even on expiry of the extended period of probation, he shall be free from any such claim. (3) On completion of the period of probation of a person, the Appointing Authority shall in his opinion, (i) confirm him in the appointment from the date of his appointment, if he is appointed against a permanent vacancy; (ii) confirm him in the appointment from the date of the vacancy, if he is appointed against a temporary vacancy; or (iii) declare that he has not completed his period of probation satisfactorily and he shall not be eligible to be confirmed. (4) The Government may direct that any person appointed to any post in the municipal service, as the case may be, shall undergo training for such period and the details of such training shall be as prescribed and on failure to complete it within a specified period, he shall be liable to be discharged.

The inter-se seniority of the municipal service employees shall be determined separately for every cadre in the service by the length of their continuous service in the said service cadre: Provided that in case of induction at the same time, inter-se seniority shall be in the order of merit determined by the Commission or the Service Selection Committee, as the case may be.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act and rules, the Government may appoint on deputation to any posts in Groups "A" and "B" of the urban Local Body on such terms and conditions and for such period as may be specified by the Government, from among the persons who are in the service of Government and the concerned Urban Local Body shall bear the cost towards the pay and allowance of each such officer which he is entitled to receive under the Rules of the Government governing his services to which he belongs and shall make contribution towards the pension, if any, and salary of such officer to which he is entitled in his service under the Government.

Subject to the rules, the employees joining in the municipal service shall be covered under provisions of the Pension Scheme, Provident Fund Rules and Rules relating to Death-cum-retirement Benefit which are applicable to employees of the Government of Odisha on or after the 1st day of January, 2005.

The Government may, by notification, authorize any officer of the Government or of the Urban Local Body or authority to exercise in regard to any Urban Local Body any or one or more of the powers vested in it by this Act, except the power to make rules and may withdraw the authority in the like manner.

The provisions in respect of leave, travelling allowance, joining time, medical facilities, fees, honoraria, house rent allowance, dearness allowance, fixation of pay, grant of increment, deputation, age of superannuation and other matters not expressly provided in this Act, shall be governed by corresponding provisions contained in the rules applicable to the Government employees which shall apply to the employees of the Urban Local Bodies: Provided that leave salary shall be payable to an employee by the Urban Local Body where he happens to serve at the time of proceeding on leave: Provided further that a person on transfer shall draw his travelling allowance and joining time benefits, leave salary if any, from the Urban Local Body to which he is transferred from the date of his relief from the previous Urban Local Body.

The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in the Odisha Municipal Act, 1950 and the Odisha Municipal Corporation Act, 2003.

Nothing contained in this Act shall affect the reservations and other concessions required to be provided for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen, persons with disabilities, or any other special category of persons in accordance with the provisions of the Act and rules or orders issued by the Government in this regard, from time to time.

(1) The Government, with previous publication, may make rules for carrying out all or any of the provisions of this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the powers, the rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:— (a) number, classification and scale of posts; (b) method of recruitment, age limit for entry into service, minimum qualification, scale of pay, leave, allowances and other conditions of service; (c) manner of exercising option for absorption; (d) manner and conduct of examinations by the Commission and Service Selection Committee and manner of conducting Departmental Examination and constitution of Departmental Promotion Committee; (e) authority to whom, the manner in which and the time within which appeal to be filed; and (f) any other matters which are required to be, or may be, prescribed.

No suit or prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government or any officer of the Government or any officer or employee of the Urban Local Body acting on behalf of them for anything which is, in good faith done or intended to be done in pursuance of this Act, or any rule or order made thereunder.