Block Veterinary Officers / Specialist

Consequent upon restructuring of OVS cadre in the rank of OVS Class-I Group-A (Jr. Br), total 355 posts of BVO / Specialist in Pay Band-2 carrying Scale of Pay Rs.9,300 – 34,800 with Grade Pay Rs.5,400/- are created against abolition of equivalent number of OVS Group-B posts as indicated below. (i) 314 posts of OVS Class-II (Group-B) earlier upgraded to the rank of OVS Class-I Group-A (Jr. Br.) in Pay Band-2 carrying Scale of Pay of Rs.9,300 – 34,800 with Grade Pay Rs.5,400/- vide Finance Department UOR No.360-CS-I, dt.29.07.2008. (ii) Creation of 41 such posts in rank of OVS Class-I (Jr. Br.) in Pay Band-2 in Scale of Pay Rs.9,300 – 34,800 with Grade Pay Rs.5,400 against upgradation through abolition of 41 posts of OVS Class-II Group-B. The details are at Annexure-VI. In order to streamline the field level veterinary service delivery, it was felt that out of these 355 nos. of OVS Class-I (Jr. Br.) Group-A posts, 284 nos. will remain as Block Veterinary Officer (except District Head Quarters Block) and the remaining 71 posts shall be the posts of Specialist to function in the specialized technical institutions like OBPI, ADRI, CIL, FSB, farms etc. The details are given at Annexure-VI.