The OVS Class II (Method of Recruitment & Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987

1. (1) These rules may be called the orissa veterinsry service clas6 II (Recruitm€nt and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1987.
2. (2) They shall come into force on the date oftheir publication in ttle odssaGazeue.

In these rules unless there is anything repugnant in subjecr, or context:-

1. (a) "Commission" means the Orissa Public Service Commission:
2. (r) 6(Committee", metns the Departmental Selection Committee constituted in oursuance uf rule I 3;
3. (c) "Govern#nt" means the Government of Orissa;
4. (d) '6Goverry,r" means the Governrrr of Orissa;
5. (e) ',Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes" means such castes and tribes as rnav be notified by the President of India under Articles 341 and 342, respectively of the Constitution of India;
6. (J) "Service" means th!' Orissa Veterinary Service, Class-II and shall include the posts mentioned in Schedule-I.
7. (g) '6state" means the State of Orissa; (/l) "Year" means a calcndar ycar.

1. (1) The Service shall initially consist of the persons holding posts belonging to the Orissa Class-II Veterinary Service (Senior Branch) and the Orissa Veterinary Service Class-II (Junior Branch) as existed prior to the date of commencement of these rules.
2. (2) Government shall determine from time to time the number of posts to be created on such conditions as they may consider necessary and may create additional, permanent or temporary posts in the cadre of the Service on such conditions as they may deem fit or may keep in abeyance or leave unfilled any post or posts in the Service.

1. (1) Recruitment to the Service shall be made:-
   • (a) by direct recruitment through competitive examination to the extent of twenty-five per cent of the total number of vacancies: and
   • (b) by promotion in respect of the remaining vacancies in a particular year: Provided that where the calculation for direct recruitment gives a fractional figure, the fraction shall be rounded up to the next higher whole number.
2. (2) Unless otherwise decided, the Government shall normally assess in January each year the number of vacancies in the Service to be filled up during that year. The assessment shall include the vacancies of the preceding year or years for which no recruitment has been made and those likely to occur during the particular year. On the basis of such assessment the Government shall determine the percentage of the vacancies to be filled up by direct recruitment and by promotion under sub-rule (1): Provided that the vacancies meant for direct recruitment in any year shall be filled up by direct recruitment only in subsequent year or years.
3. (3) Government shall then intimate the Commission requesting to undertake direct recruitment and shall also take steps for referring to the Commission under rule 15 for preparation of a list of suitable officers for promotion for that recruitment year.
4. (4) Government shall ordinarily submit their proposals for direct recruitment by the end of January and for preparation of the select list for promotion by the end of April as far as possible.

On receipt of requisition from Government the Commission shall announce in such manner as they think fit the number of vacancies likely to be filled up by, direct recruitment and shall invite applications from candidates eligible for appointment to the Service.

Eligibility 6. A candidate, in order to be eligible for direct recruitment, shall:-

1. (a) possess a Bachelor's degree in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science or its equivalent from any recognised University in India or abroad and have registered himself under the Orissa Veterinary Practitioners Act, 1970:
2. (b) be of good character;
3. (c) be of sound health, good physique, active habits and free from organic defects; and
4. (d) have attained the age of twenty-one years and must be below twenty-eight years of age on the first day of January of the year in which applications are invited: Provided that the upper age-limit in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall be relaxable to the extent of five years:

1. (1) No person who has more than one spouse living shall be eligible for direct recruitment to the Service: Provided that the state Government may, if satisfied that there are special grounds for doing so exempt any person from the operation of this sub-rules.
2. (2) No person shall be eligible for direct recruitment to the service, unless he has passed a test in Oriya equivalent to the Middle English standard.

1. (1) Every candidate shall submit to the Secretary to the Commission the application in his own handwriting in the prescribed form, obtainable from the Secretary to the Commission, so as to reach him not later than such date as may be notified by the Commission in this behalf.
2. (2) With the application the candidate is required to submit all informations and documents as may be required by the Commission. In particular, he shall submit-
   • (a) the treasury challan showing payment of the prescribed application-cum-examination fee to the credit of Government;
   • (b) evidence that he possesses prescribed educational qualifications; and
   • (c) evidence of age, which shall ordinarily be the certificate granted for passing the Matriculation or Cambridge or Higher Secondary or Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination or any other examinations recognised by the Commission for this purpose.

1. (1) All applications received in accordance with the terms of the advertisement and instructions issued by the Commission shall be scrutinised and the Commission at their discretion may reject the candidature of candidates who are not eligible or have failed to comply with the terms and conditions of advertisement and instructions issued by them from time to time. The decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate for admission to the examination shall be final.
2. (2) The Commission shall consider the applications of the candidates whose candidatures are not rejected and may select from among them those who are considered likely to be suitable with reference to their academic career and other relevant considerations.
3. (3) The Commission may hold at their discretion a written or oral test or both for determining the suitability and relative merits of the candidates for the vacancies required to be filled up.

List to be prepared by the Commission

1. (1) From among the candidates appeared in the test, the Commission shall prepare a list of candidates in order of merit, equal in number to the number of vacancies to be filled up subject to availability of suitable candidates and furnish the same to Government.
2. (2) The recommendation of the Commission shall remain valid for a period of one year from the date of such recommendation.

1. (1) The final selection of candidates for appointment shall be made by Government from among the candidates recommended by the Commission in the order in which their names appear in the list, provided that the Government are satisfied after such enquiry as may be considered necessary that the candidates are suitable in all respect for appointment to public service.
2. (2) Appointment of candidates to the Service shall be made by Government to the available vacancies in the order in which their names appear in the final selection.
3. (3) The inter-se-seniority of the candidates appointed from the list prepared under rule 10 shall be in the order in which their names are arranged in the list prepared in accordance with rule 10.

1. (1) Promotion to the service shall be made from amongst the Veterinary Sub-Assistant Surgeons and Junior Veterinary Officers.
2. (2) No officer referred to in sub-rule
3. (1) shall ordinarily be eligible for promotion to the Service unless he-
   • (a) has passed the Departmental Test as prescribed for the post held by him or has been exempted by Government from passing the said test in one or more subjects.
   • (b) possesses a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science or its equivalent from a recognised University in India or abroad.

There shall be constituted a Committee for selection of Officers for promotion to the Service in accordance with the instructions issued by Government in this behalf from time to time.

1. (1) The Committee shall consider the cases of all eligible members in the cadres of Veterinary Sub-Assistant Surgeons and Junior Veterinary Officers and prepare a list of such members of the cadres as considered suitable for promotion to the Service on the basis of seniority-cum-merit. The Committee shall ordinarily meet before 31st August of the year.
2. (2) The names of the officers included in the list shall be arranged in the order of their seniority in their respective cadre and the Veterinary Sub-Assistant Surgeons shall enbloc be followed by Junior Veterinary Officers: Provided that any Junior Veterinary Officer or Veterinary Sub-Assistant Surgeons who in the opinion of the Committee is of exceptional merit and suitability may with specific reasons be assigned a place in the list higher than that of the Officers senior to him.

The list prepared by the Committee under rule 14 shall be forwarded to the Commission by Government alongwith the records of all eligible officers and those proposed to be superseded by the Committee.

Final selection by Government

1. (1) The Commission shall consider the cases of all the officers included in the list prepared by the Committee together with other documents and informations received or obtained from the Government and make their recommendations.
2. (2) The Commission shall follow the principles set out in sub-rule
3. (2) of rule 14 in making their recommendations or tendering advice.

(l) The list of candidates recommended by the Commission shall be placed before the Government and after approval of Government shall form the select list for regular appointment. (2) The select list shall ordinarily remain in force till it is replaced by a fresh select list prepared in accordance with these rules.

Appointment to the Service by promotion shall be made in the order in which the names appear in the select list.

Reservation of vacancies to be filled up by members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled triUes either by promotion or by direct rccruitment shall be made in accordance with the principles laid down in the Orissa Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services (for Scheduled Castes and

Disqualification for canvassing support Any attempt on the part of candidate to enlist support directly or indirectly for his/her candi- dature shall make him liable to disqualification.

The OfTcers appointed to the Service shall remain on probation for one year in the case of Promotees and two years in the case of direct recruits : Provided that Government may extend the period of probation as they may deem fit and also remove a promoted officer or discharge an officer directly recruited from service during or at the end of the period of probation (including the period by which it may have been extended) if his out-turn is not satisfactory or he is found otherwise unfit for permanent appointment.

The officers appointed to the Service shall undergo training for a period of six months out of which three months training shall be in Accounts Training School and the rest three months in the Inservice Training Institute in studying departmental circulars procedure of dealing with correspondence, office organisations, maintenance of registers and records, etc.

Confirmation

1. (1) The officers shall be considered for confirmation after completion of probation period or the period by which it is extended if permanent posts are available.
2. (2) The officers confirmed in the erstwhile Orissa Veterinary Service, Class II, Junior Branch and Orissa Veterinary Service, Class II (Senior Branch) shall be deemed to have been confirmed in the new cadre of the Orissa Veterinary Service, Class II.

The Orissa Class II Veterinary Service (Senior Branch) Rules, 1951 and the rules corresponding to the provisions of these rules and inforce before the commencement of these rules are hereby repealed:

Interpretation If any question arises relating to the interpretation of these rules it shall be referred to Government whose decision, in consultation with the Commission, shall be final.

1. District Veterinary Officer 2. Additional District Veterinary Officer 3. Cattle Development Officer 4. Range Investigation Officer 5. Livestock Marketing Officer 6. Assistant Rinderpest Control Officer 7. Veterinary Information Officer 8. Special Officer (Planning) 9. Pathologist 10. Bacteriologist 11. Parasitologist 12. Research Officer, Haemaetozoan 13. Officer-in-charge, I. T. P. 14. Officer-in-charge, R. P. Farm 15. Officer-in-charge, Duck Breeding Farm 16. Lecturer, I. T. F. 17. Lecturer, F. S. B. Training 18. Project Officer, I. P. D. P. 19. Assistant Project Officer, Sheep Development Project 20. Assistant Project Officer, I. P. D. P. 21. Manager, Sheep Breeding Farm 22. Manager, Pig Breeding Farm 23. Manager, Poultry Farm 24. Superintendent, P. B. Farm 25. Superintendent, Exotic Cattle Breeding Farm 26. Assistant Director (F. S. B.) 27. Veterinary Assistant Surgeon 28. Additional Veterinary Assistant Surgeon 29. Research Assistant 30. Livestock Officer 31. Instructor, L. I. T. C. 32. Instructor, I. T. P. 33. Such other posts as may be included in the Service by Government from time to time.