(1) Recruitment to the Panchay.at Service or to a.post or class of posts shall be made by the followingmethods:-
(a) By direct recruitment, by written examination or interview or by both; \
(b) By promotion of a person employed ~. the Panchayat service;
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(c) By transfer on deputation of a person serVing in connection with the affairs of any local authority or of the State Government; and
(d) By transf~r ofpersons who hold in a substantive capacity such posts in such services as may be specified in this behalf.
(2)The number of persons recruited under clause (b) of sub.:.nile (1) shall not at any time exceed the percentage shown in Schedule-IT of the number ()fduty posts. as specified in Schedule- I.
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(3) Subject to the provisions of tb~se rules, the method or methods of recruiL.-nentto be adopted for the purpose of filling any particular vacancy or vacancies. in the service as may be required to be filed during any .partict.:.lar.period of recruitment, and the number of persons to be recruit~d"'6y each method, shall be determined on each occasion by the Appointing Authority in consultation with General Administration Committee of the Panchayat.
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (l), if in the opinion of the appointing authority, the exigencies of service so require, the appointing authority may with the prior permission of the prescribed authority may adopt such other methods of recruitment other than those s~ecified in the said sub-rule.
COMMENTARY RE:quirements for appointment by deputation.-Treasury Officer holding a cadre post in the State Government send on deputation to Zila Panchayat without his consent. Action challenged. Held, State Government has a right to post such Treasury Officer to Zila Panchayat, but SUt~h a posting would amount ro transfer on deputation to Panchayat as per Rules of 1999. Therefore the same can be done only by seeking his conl:er.t and following rules and procedure contemplated for posting of an employee on deputation. Order without consent unsustainable. P.K Jain v. State afM.P., ILR 2009 M.P. 1010.
8~Reservation" of posts "inrecrultment.~(l) A prescribed percebtage of posts in Panchayat Service shall be re~erved for Schedule Castes;
Sch~d-;.l1eTribes and Other Back'JIlardClasses for appointment having regard to their population in a particular District. " Explanatlon.-In Calculating the number ofvacancies to be reserved for members of each category of the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Clas~es. all vacancies existing on the date of commencement of these rules or arising subsequent to that date should be taken into account in ac- ._cordance with the provist>ns of the Madhya Pradesh Lok-:-Sewa_ (Anusuchit Jatiyon Anusuchit Jan Jatiyon Aur Anya Pichhda Vargon KeLiyeArakshan) Adhiniyam, 1994 (No.21 of 1994)."
(2 There shall be reserved thirty per cent. of posts in the Panchayat Service in favour of women and the said reservation shall be horizontal and compartment-wise.
Explanatlon.-For the purpose of sub-rule (2)and (3) 'horizontal and compartment-wise reservation'. means reservatio"n in each \category namely Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and unreserveq.
(3)Posts shall be reserved for candidates who are disabled persons. or ex-servicemen or for such other clas:sesas may be determined by the State Government from time to time. Said reservation shall be horizontal and compartment-wise.
(4 When the post reserved for a particular class can not be filled by candidate of that cl~ss. for want of suitable candidates. the post shall be '!!
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(5)If sufficient number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are not available for filling all the vacancies reserved for them, the remaining vacancies shall be readvertised exclusively for the candidates_of that class or classes till all such vacancies are filled.
" 9. Conditions of eligibility for direct recruitment.-lri order to .be eligible for selection, a candidate must satisfy t he following conditions, ,pamely:-', . ,
(1) Age.-(a) He must have attained the age specified in column (3) of Schedule-III and not attained the age specified in column (4) of the said 'Schedule on the first day of January next followingthe date of commencement of the selection.
(b)The upper age limit shall be relaxable up to a maximum of fiveyears if a candidate belongs to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other ' Backward Classes .
(c)The upper age limit shall be, be relaxable in respect of candidates, who are or have been employees of the Madhya Pradesh State Govemment to the extent and subject to the conditions specified below:-
(i) A candidate, who is a permanent Government servant should not be more than 38 years of age;
(ti) A candidate, holding, a post temporarily _a,ndapplying for_ ''another post should not be more than 38 years of age. This concession shall also be admissible to the contingency' paid employees, work charge employees and employees working in the project implementing committees;' .
(iii) A candidate who is a retrenched Government servant shall be .allowed to deduct from his age the period of' all temporary service previously rendered by him up to a maximum limit of 7 years even if it represents more that one spell provided that th~ reshltant age does not exceed the upper age limit by more than three years .
. .. -- - - -- - - - '" --- ." - "'- Explanatlon.-The term "retrenched Government Servant" denotes a ' . person who'was in temporary Government service of this State for a continuous period of not less than six months, and who:.
' wa.s discharged because of reduction in establishment, not :,' . more than three years prior to the date of his registration at the ,', employment exchange or of appl~cation mad.e otherwise for ' , empl~yment in Panchayat seivi~. ' . Ov)A candldat~ who is an ex-serviceman, shall be allowed to '.deduct fro~ his age, the period oran defence service previously " rendered By" him. Provided that .the resultant age does not exceed the upper age limit by mor~ than 3 years.
Explanatlon.-The te~In,<'ex-serviceman' denot~s a person who 'belongs to any Qf ''the following categorf.es and who has . employed under the Government(,of India~:'fora continuous "period of not less than six months ai:ldwho ~as not, retrenched or declared surplus as a result of t~e rec<)Inmendationo( the economy unit or due to normal red4ctlon P1 establishment not , " ,I R.9 PAN .... (RECRUIT. & GEN. CONDI. ...) RULES, 1999 (PR)551 ",:
more than three years before the date of his registration at any employment exchange or application made otherwise for employment in Panchayat service:- ..
(1) Ex-serviceman released under mustering out concessions; .
(2) Ex-serviceJ;Ilanenrolled for the second time and discharged on; -
(a)Completion of short-term engagement;
(b)Fulfilling the conditions of enrollment.
(3) Expersonal ofMadras CivilUnit~; ..
(4) .Officers (Military and Civil) discharged on completion of their contract includ:ng short service, regular Commissioned Officers; .
. (5) Officers discharged after working for more than six months continuously against leave vacancies;
(6) Ex-serviceman discharged on the ground that they are unlikely to become an efficient soldiers;
(7) Ex-serviceman who are medically boarded out on account of gun-shot wounds etc.
{v) Persons recruited from 1-1-1963 onwards as whole time cadets instructors in the NCC shall on release from the NCC on.the expIry 'of their- initial/extended tenure be regarded as retrenched government employeefor purpose of employment in ~:. civilpost ofthe~Panchaya-'serV1ce.ahd-niaybeal1owed-iodeduci-----_.. .
from their actual age the period of service rendered by them in the CC, and if the resultant/ age does not exceed the prescribed upper age limit of a particular post by more than 3 years, they will be deemed to.be satisfying the conditions for appointment to that post in respect of the maximum age provided they possess necessary certificate as per instructions contained in the State Government's. General Administration Department MemoNo. 1134-CR-88-1 (iii)66, dated 27-5-1966.
(d)The general upper age limit shall cilsobe .relaxable up to two years ..- ._--~--In-respect.-of- green--card -holder -candidate -un(jer the family .welfare ----- programme.
(e) The general upper age limit shall be relaxable upto five years in respect of awarded non Sch~duled Caste partner of a couple under the inter:"caste marriage incentive scheme of the Scheduled Castes Welfare Department.
(f) The upper age.limit shall be relaxable up to five.years in respect of 'Vikram Award' holder candidates. \ .
(g)The upper age limit shall be relaxable.up to a maximum of38 years of age in respect of candidate who arc employe~sofMadhya Pradesh State Undenakings/Corporations/Boards .. ; ; ,
(h)The upper age limit shall be relaxed in the case of voluntary Home Guards and non-commissioned officer of Home Guards for the period of service rendered to by them subject to the limit of 8 years. but in no case their age should exceed 38 years. .
. (i).There shall be age relaxation ofTfm years for women candidates In addition to the upper age limit prescribed In these rules ...
lrw Such candidates, who have completed 5 years continuous service.
as Panchayat Employee in any Gram Panchayat shall be given relaxation
0.£ 5 years in the upper age limit.)' . ,.
.. Note.-(a) Candidate who are found eligible for selection under the age.
. concessions, mentioned in sub-clause (i)and (Ii)of clause (c) above Willnot be eligible for appointment if after submitting the application they resign from service either before or after the selection. TheyWillhowever continue to be eligible if they are retrenched from the service or post after submitting theapplications.
(b) In no other case Willthese age limits be relaxed. Departmental candidates must obtain previous permission of appointing authority to appear for the selection.
(2) Educational qualifications.-The candidate must possess the educational qualifications prescribed for the service as shown inSchedule-II.
(3)Desirable qualification and other conditions.-On recommendation of Appointing AuthOrity, General Administration COmmittee may prescribe such desirable qualifications and other conditions as the may be necessary to maintenance the high quality and efficiency in the cadre.
(4).Fees. -Panchayat may impose such application fees as niay be necessary to meet out expenses in this regard. Concessional rate of fee $liall be .applicable to candidates belonging to Sch~d~Jed ..C;istes, 'Scheduled Tribes and.Other Backward Classes: ., , .
Provided that candidates belonging to below poverty line family shall be exempted from paying such application fee.