In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Appointing Authority" means the Chief Engineer and Secretary, Rajasthan Ground Water Department and includes in relation to a post in the Service, such other officer or authority as may, with the approval of the Government be specially empowered by the Chief Engineer and Secretary to exercise the powers and perform the functions of the Appointing Authority;
(b) "Commission" means the Rajasthan Public Service Commission;
(c) "Direct Recruitment" means recruitment in accordance with the procedure prescribed in part IV of these Rules;
(d) "Chief Engineer" means the Chief Engineer, Rajasthan Ground Water Department;
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(e) "Government and State" mean, respectively the Government of Rajasthan and the State of Rajasthan;
____________________________________________________________________________ * Inserted vide Notification No. F. 7(1)DOP/A-II/2014 Dated 04.03.2014 1 Substituted for “(e) "Government" and "State" means respectively, the Government and the State of Rajasthan."
vide Notification No. F. 7(10)DOP(A-II)74, dated 10.02.1975.
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(f) “Member of the Service” means a person appointed to a post in the service on the basis of regular selection under the provision of these rules or rules or order superseded by these rules.
(g) "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to these Rules;
(h) "Service" means the Rajasthan Ground Water Subordinate Service;
(i) "Substantive appointment" means an appointment to a permanent post against a substantive vacancy after due selection by any of the methods of recruitment provided in these Rules or in the rules or orders repealed by rule 37 and includes an appointment on probation followed by confirmation on the completion of the probationary period;
+ Note:- Due selection by any methods of recruitment prescribed under these Rules will include recruitment either on initial constitution of Service or in accordance with the provisions of any Rules promulgated under proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, except urgent temporary appointment.
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(j) "Service" or "Experience" wherever prescribed in these Rules as a condition for promotion from one Service to another or within the Service from one category to another or to senior posts, in the case of a person holding a lower post eligible for promotion to higher post shall include the period for which the person has continuously worked on such lower post after regular selection in accordance with Rules promulgated under proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India.
Note.- Absence during service e.g. training, leave and deputation etc. which are treated as "duty" under the Rajasthan Service Rules, 1951 shall also be counted as service for computing experience or service required for promotion.
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(k) "Year" means the financial year.