(1) There shall be constituted two different Committees for considering promotion of the officers and employees to the different grades in the service, namely:—
(a) The Committee for promotion to the posts of City Planner and Associate City Planner :—
(i) Secretary of the H and UD Department – Chairman
(ii) Director, Municipal Administration – Member
(iii) Director, Town Planning, Odisha – Member
(iv) Representative of the ST and SC Development Department of the rank of Under Secretary and above – Member
(v) Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary / Under Secretary of the H and UD Department dealing with the subject – Member
(vi) Deputy Director, Municipal Administration/ Deputy Commissioner – Member Convener
(b)The Committee for promotion to the posts of Junior Town Planner, Field Supervisor and Field Inspector:—
(i)Director, Municipal Administration – Chairman
(ii) Director, Town Planning, Odisha – Member
(iii) Representative of the ST and SC Development Department of the rank of Under- Secretary and above – Member
(iv) Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary / Under Secretary of the H and UD Department dealing with the subject – Member
(v) Deputy Director, Municipal Administration/ Deputy Commissioner – Member Convener 7
(2) The recommendation of the Committee shall be valid and can be acted upon notwithstanding the absence of any one of its members other than the Chairman:
Provided that the member so absenting was duly invited to attend the meeting of the Committee and the majority of members of the Committee attended the meeting.