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The Rajasthan Ground Water Service Rules, 1973

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The Rajasthan Ground Water Subordinate Service Rules, 1973 govern the recruitment, appointment, and service conditions for personnel within the subordinate cadre of the Rajasthan Ground Water Department. Applicable to staff across the drilling, workshop, and research wings, the rules define procedures for direct recruitment and departmental promotion, minimum educational qualifications, age limits, and probation periods. They also specify reservation policies for protected categories, women, sports persons, and economically weaker sections, alongside provisions for compassionate appointments. By establishing transparent selection criteria, seniority rules, and administrative standards, the rules ensure systematic governance and fair career progression for public servants in state groundwater management.

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  1. 1. Short title and commencement.
  2. 1A. Application.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Interpretation.
  5. 4. Composition and Strength of Service.
  6. 5. Constitution of the Service.
  7. 6. Methods of Recruitment.
  8. 6-C. Compassionate appointment of dependents of the deceased persons, who died or declare dead after missing in Uttarakhand Tragedy-2013.
  9. 6A. Compassionate appointment of dependents of the deceased/ permanently incapacitated personnel of Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Indian Coast Guard.
  10. 7. Reservation of Vacancies for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
  11. 7A. Reservation of vacancies of Backward Classes, Special Backward Classes and Economically Backward Classes.
  12. 7B. Reservation of vacancies for women.
  13. 7C. Reservation of vacancies for outstanding sports persons
  14. 19. Scrutiny of applications and examinations.
  15. 20. Recommendation of the Commission or the Appointing Authority.
  16. 21. Disqualification for appointment.
  17. 22. Selection by the Appointing Authority.
  18. 23. Criteria for appointment by promotion.
  19. 23A. Section 23A
  20. 24. Procedure for appointment by promotion.
  21. 24-A. Criteria, Eligibility and Procedure for Promotion.
  22. 25. Appointments to the Service
  23. 25A. Appointment of screened persons
  24. 26. Urgent Temporary Appointments
  25. 27. Period of probation
  26. 28. Confirmation in certain cases
  27. 29. Unsatisfactory progress during probation
  28. 30. Promotion Criteria and Procedures
  29. 31. Supplemental Promotion Provisions
  30. 32. Additional Provisions on Promotion Eligibility
  31. 32A. Crane Operator
  32. 32B. Tractor Driver
  33. 32C. Operator Service Lift
  34. 32D. Saddler
  35. 32E. Tin smith
  36. 33. Section 33
  37. 34. Criteria for crossing efficiency bar.
  38. 35. Regulation of pay, leave, allowances, pension etc..
  39. 36. Removal of doubts.
  40. 37. Repeal and Saving.
  41. 38. Power to relax rules.
  42. 39. Junior Engineer (Civil)
  43. 40. Junior Engineer (Mechanical)
  44. 41. Information Assistant
  45. 42. Laboratory Assistant
  46. 43. Chainman
  47. 44. Technical Bearer
  48. 45. Head Draftsman
  49. 46. Senior Draftsman
  50. 47. Draftsman
  51. 48. Planning Assistant
  52. 49. Tracer
  53. 50. Ferroman
  54. 51. Technical Assistant (Hydrometeorology)
  55. 7D. Reservation of vacancies for ex-servicemen. Reservation of vacancies for ex-servicemen.
  56. 7DD. Reservation of vacancies for Economically Weaker Sections. Reservation of vacancies for Economically Weaker Sections.
  57. 8-A. Conditions of eligibility of persons migrated from other countries to India. Conditions of eligibility of persons migrated from other countries to India
  58. 8. Nationality. Nationality
  59. 8(1). Compassionate Appointment
  60. 8(2). Compassionate Appointment
  61. 8(3). Compassionate Appointment
  62. 8(4). Compassionate Appointment
  63. 8(5). Compassionate Appointment
  64. 9. Age. Age.
  65. 10. Academic and technical qualifications and experience. Academic and technical qualifications and experience.
  66. 11. Character. Character.
  67. 12. Physical fitness. Physical fitness.
  68. 13. Employment of irregular or improper means. Employment of irregular or improper means.
  69. 14. Canvassing. Canvassing.
  70. 15. Determination of vacancies. Determination of vacancies.
  71. 16. Inviting of applications. Inviting of applications.
  72. 16A. Frequency of direct recruitment. Frequency of direct recruitment.
  73. 17. Form of application. Form of application.
  74. 18. Application fee. Application fee.
  75. 24 AA. Restriction on promotion of persons foregoing promotions
  76. 24 B. Special Provision for SC/ST Promotion Postings
  77. 24(12). Promotion Proceedings Review
  78. 24(13). Consultation with Commission
  79. 24(14). Approval of Lists
  80. 24(15). Appointments from Approved Lists
  81. 24(16). Provisional Promotion Instructions
  82. 24(17). Overriding Effect
  83. 27(3). Period of probation (Sub-rule 3)

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