GOVERNMENT OF KERALA NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public Services Act, 1968 (19 of 1968), read with section 3 thereof, the Government of Kerala hereby make the following Special Rules for the Kerala Minority Welfare Service, namely:____ General Administration(Minority Welfare) Department 2021 February 11 G.O(P) No.11/2021/GAD Thiruvananthapuram.
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1. Short title and commencement.____(1) These rules may be called the Special Rules for the Kerala Minority Welfare Service, 2021.
(2) These rules shall come into force at once.
2. Constitution.____ The service shall consist of the following categories of officers, namely :____ Category 1: Director of Minority Welfare Category 2: Project Officer Category 3: Information cum Research Officer
3. Method of appointment.____ Appointment to the categories specified in column (1) of the Table below, shall be made by the method prescribed in column (2) thereof, namely:____ TABLE Category Method of Appointment
(1) (2)
1. Director of Minority Welfare (i) All India Service Cadre posts.
(ii) In the absence of persons under item (i) above, appointment by Government from Officers in the cadre of Deputy Secretary or above in Government Service.
2. Project Officer By Direct recruitment.
3. Information cum Research Officer By Direct recruitment.
4. Qualifications.____ No person shall be eligible for appointment to the category specified in column (1) of the Table below, by the method prescribed in column (2) unless he possesses the qualifications specified in the corresponding entry in column (3), thereof namely :____ 2 This is a digitally signed Gazette.
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(1) Method of Appointment
(2) Qualifications
(3)
1.Director (i) All India Service Cadre posts.
(ii) In the absence of person under item(i) above, appointment by Government from officers in the cadre of Deputy Secretary or above in Government Service.
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2.Project Officer By Direct recruitment .
(i) Masters Degree in Sociology or Social Work .
(ii) Research experience of at least three years in Sociology or in Social Work under a UGC recognized University or National Institute established by the Government of India or Institute established by the Government of Kerala or a research institution recognized by the Government.
3.Information cum Research Officer By Direct recruitment
(i) Post Graduate Degree in Social Work or Sociology or or any subject coming under Social Sciences stream.
(ii) 5 years experience in the execution of State or Central Projects at District or State level for minorities or other categories.
5. Qualification regarding Age.____ No person shall be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment, if he/she has not completed 18 years of age or has completed 36 years of age on the first day of January of the year in which applications for appointment are invited. Usual relaxation in upper age limit 3 This is a digitally signed Gazette.
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6. Appointing Authority.____ The appointing authority in respect of all categories shall be the Government.
7. Reservation.____ The rules relating to reservation of appointments contained in rules 14 to 17 of Part II of Kerala State and Subordinate Services rules, 1958 shall apply to appointments by direct recruitment.
8. Probation.____ Every person appointed to any of the categories through direct recruitment/by transfer, shall from the date on which he/she joins duty be on probation, for a total period of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years.
9. Tests.____ Every person appointed to any of the second or third category shall, within the period of probation, pass the test in Manual of Office Procedure and the Executive Officers test if he has not already passed the same.
Note:____ Those who have passed the Account test ( Lower ) need not pass the Executive Officers test.
10.Training.____ Every person appointed by direct recruitment to any category in the service shall undergo such training as may be prescribed from time to time by the Government.
11. Absorption of Officers.____ Notwithstanding anything contained in the rules, the persons working in the service of the Minority Welfare Department on the date of commencement of these Rules on deputation basis from Government service and who fulfill the qualifications and experience laid down in these Rules for direct recruitment would be eligible for absorption and regularization in the post to which they were appointed on deputation basis subject to the conditions that such persons on deputation shall exercise their option and their parent departments do not have any objection in absorbing in the service of the Minority Welfare Department.
The seniority of such officers in the category of posts in which they were absorbed shall be reckoned from the date of effect of such absorption.
By order of the Governor, A. SHAJAHAN Secretary 4 This is a digitally signed Gazette.
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As per G.O.(P) No.18/2011/GAD dated 14/01/2011, G.O.(MS) No. 75/2012/GAD dated 11/04/2012 and G.O.(MS) No.200/2017/GAD dated, 20.06.2017 orders were issued creating the posts in the Minority Welfare Department. The appointment to various categories are made on deputation or on contract basis. Now the Government have decided to prescribe qualifications, method of appointment etc to these posts in the Department so as to make regular appointments thereto. Accordingly it has been decided to issue Special Rules.
The notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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