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Notification by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board making the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Appointment of Consultants) Amendment Regulations, 2023, amending the 2007 Consultants Regulations.

Detailed Summary

Dated 1 December 2023, F. No. PNGRB/Admin/12-HR(05)/2021 (E-3651), under section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board issues the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Appointment of Consultants) Amendment Regulations, 2023, effective on publication, amending the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations, 2007 (principal regulations notified vide G.S.R. 36(E) dated 30 November 2007, previously amended 10.04.2012 and 23.03.2018); amendments to Regulation 17 insert sub-regulation (1A) providing that engagement of an Individual Consultant is initiated by the Chairperson on recommendation of the concerned Member, revise clause (b) of sub-regulation (3) by substituting "five" with "six" and omitting a proviso on Level V, substitute the year "2021" with "2023" in the proviso to clause (c) of sub-regulation (6), and insert a further proviso to clause (f) of sub-regulation (7) allowing the Board discretion to relax the age of an Individual Consultant applicant or incumbent; Schedule II is revised, replacing "Category" with "Level" and redefining experience bands (0-3, minimum 3/6/10/12 years) with a new Level VI (minimum 15 years); Schedule III revises monthly remuneration from Rs. 65,000/85,000/1,00,000/1,10,000/1,30,000 to Rs. 70,000/90,000/1,20,000/1,40,000/1,75,000 for Rows I-V respectively, with a 10% annual increase clause added; signed by Vandana Sharma, Secretary.

Full Text

EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 796] NEW DELHI, MON DAY , DEC EMBER 4, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 13, 1945 CG-DL-E-05122023-250432 VI. ₹2,50,000/ - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS REGULATORY BOARD NOTIFICATION New Delhi, 1st December, 2023 F. No. PNGRB/Admin/12 -HR (05)/2021 (E -3651) .—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 61 of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006 (Act 19 of 2006), the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board hereby makes the following regulations, further to amend the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Ap pointment of Consultants) Regulations, 2007, namely: — 1. Short title and commencement: — (i) These regulations may be called the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Appointment of Consultants) Amendment Regulations, 2023. (ii) These regulations shall c ome into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (Appointment of Consultants) Regulations, 2007: (i) After sub -regulation (1) of Regulations 17, the following sub -regulation shall be insert ed; “(1A) F or the purpose of the engagement of Individual Consultant, the process shall be initiated by the Chairperson on recommendation of the concerned Member”. (ii) In clause (b) of sub -regulation (3) of Regulations 17; (c) the word ‘five’, shall be substituted by the wor d ‘six’; (d) the words beginning with “Provided that….” and ending with “……. Level V for them”, shall be omitted. (iii) In sub-clause (ii) of proviso to clause (c) sub-regulation (6) of Regulations 17, the year, “2021” shall be substituted by the year “ 2023”. (iv) After the proviso to clause (f) of sub -regulation (7) of Regulation 17, the following proviso shall be inserted; “Provided further that the Board may at its discretion relax the age of applicant for the position of Individual Consultant and age for retaining the Individual Consultant” (v) In Schedule II; (a) For the word “Category”, shall be substituted by the word “Level”; (b) For The word ‘Level’ under the head “Categ ory of Individual Consultant’, shall be omitted; (c) For the head ‘Preferred experience in years’ : (i) the words ‘Upto five’, shall be substituted by the numbers “0 -3”; (ii) the words “More than five to ten”, shall be substituted by the words “Minimum 03”; (iii) the words “M ore than ten to fifteen”, shall be substituted by the words “Minimum 06”; (iv) the words “More tha n fifteen t o twenty”, shall be substituted by the words “Minimum 10”; (v) the words “More than twenty years”, shall be substituted by the words ‘Minimum 12’ (d) At the end, the following shall be inserted: VI Minimum 15 years (6) In Schedule III; (a) After the wo rds “Lump s um monthly remuneration”, the words “with 10% increase on completion of each year”, shall be inserted; (b) For under the head “Lump sum monthly remuneration”: i. In Rows I to V, the words “with 10% increase on completion of each year”, shall be omitte d. ii. In Row I , the amoun t “Rs. 65,000/ -”, shall be substituted by the amount “₹ 70,000/ -”; iii. In Row II, the amount “Rs. 85,000/ -”, shall be substituted by the amount “₹ 90,000/ -”; iv. In Row III, the amount “Rs. 1,00,000/ -”, shall be substituted by the amount “₹ 1 ,20,000/ -”; v. In Row IV, the amount “Rs. 1,10,000/ -”, shall be substituted by the amount “₹ 1,40,000/ -”; vi. In Row V, the amount “Rs. 1,30,000/ -”, shall be substituted by the amount “₹ 1,75,000/ -”; vii. At the end, the following shall be inserted; VANDANA S HARMA, Secy . [ADVT. -III/4/Exty./ 578/2023 -24] Foot Note: Principal regulations were notified vide No. G.S.R. 36(E) dated 30th November 2007 and subsequently amended vide notification [F. No. S-Admn/II/XI/2012] dated 10.04.2012 and notification F . No. S - Adm n/II/XI/2012 dated 23.03.2018 and F. No. PNGRB/Admin/12 -HR (05)/2021 dated 30th December, Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Pu blications, Delhi -110054. VI ₹ 2,50,000/ -

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