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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-06062024-254591
No. 285]
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024
MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
(Department of Consumer Affairs)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd June, 2024
G.S.R. 306(E) —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section(1) and clause (h) of sub-section (2) of
section 101 read with sub-sections (1) and sub-section (2) of section 13 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (35 of
2019), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the Central Consumer Protection
Authority (Recruitment, Salary, Allowances and other Terms and Conditions of Service of Officers and Other
Employees of Central Authority) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions. - (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (35 of 2019);
(b) "employee" means an employee of the Central Authority including the Secretary, officers, and other
employees;
(c) "Schedule” means the Schedule annexed to these rules.
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Recruitment and appointment of employees.- (1) The number of posts sanctioned at each level or grade,
mode of recruitment, and eligibility for each level or grade shall be as specified in the Schedule.
(2) Appointment in all levels or grades shall be made by the Central Government as per the recommendations of
the Selection Committee as specified in the schedule.
(3) The Central Authority shall invite applications from eligible candidates after observing due process, examine
the suitability of their candidature, and provide the list of eligible candidates to the Selection Committee to
undertake the selection process.
4. Pay, allowances, and other benefits.- (1) Pay of an employee shall be such as per the level in the pay
matrix as specified in the Schedule.
(2) An employee appointed on deputation to an ex-cadre post may elect to draw either the pay in the scale of
pay of the ex-cadre post or his pay in the parent cadre with deputation allowance.
5. Official visits abroad.- (1) The official visits abroad by an employee shall be undertaken with the prior
approval of the Chief Commissioner or Commissioner of the Central Authority.
(2) For the purpose of official visits abroad by an employee, the instructions issued by the Ministry of External
Affairs and Ministry of Finance shall be applicable.
6. Residuary provision.- Matters relating to the terms and conditions of service of the employees with
respect to which no express provision has been made in these rules, shall be referred by the Authority to the Central
Government for its decision and the decision of the Central Government shall be final and binding on the parties.
7. Power to relax.- Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it
may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any
class or category of persons.
SCHEDULE
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Name of post. | Number of post. | Classification. | Level in pay matrix. | Whether selection post or non-selection post. | Age-limit for direct recruits. |
+=============================+=================================================+=================+===================================+=========================================================+===================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 1. Secretary. | 01 | Group 'A'. | Level-13 | Not applicable. | Not applicable. |
| | *(2024) | | (Rs.123100-215900). | | |
| | *Subject to variation dependent on workload. | | | | |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Educational and other | Whether age and educational qualifications for | Period of | Method of recruitment / whether by| In case of recruitment by promotion or by deputation / | If a Departmental Selection |
| qualifications required for | direct recruits will apply in the case of | probation, | direct recruitment or by promotion| absorption, grades from which promotion or deputation / | Committee exists, what is its |
| direct recruits. | promotees. | if any. | or by deputation / absorption and | absorption to be made. | composition. |
| | | | percentage of the vacancies to be | | |
| | | | filled by various method. | | |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Not applicable. | Not applicable. | Not applicable. | By deputation (including | Essential: Officers of the Central Government or | Selection committee consisting of:|
| | | | short-term contract). | State Government or Union territory Administration | 1. Chief Commissioner, Central |
| | | | | or autonomous body or statutory organisation or public | Consumer Protection Authority |
| | | | | sector undertakings, - | – Chairperson |
| | | | | (a) (i). holding analogous post on a regular basis in | 2. Commissioner, Central Consumer |
| | | | | the parent cadre or department; or | Protection Authority – Member |
| | | | | (ii). with a minimum of five years of regular service | 3. Director General (Investigation)|
| | | | | in the grade rendered after appointment to the post on | Central Consumer Protection |
| | | | | a regular basis in level-12 (Rs.78800-209200) in the | Authority -Member |
| | | | | pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or | |
| | | | | department; or | |
| | | | | (iii). with a minimum of ten years of regular service | |
| | | | | in the grade rendered after appointment to the post on | |
| | | | | a regular basis in level-11 (Rs.67700-208700) in the | |
| | | | | pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or | |
| | | | | department; and | |
| | | | | (b) possessing a Bachelor's degree from a recognised | |
| | | | | university. | |
| | | | | Desirable: Possessing experience in dealing with issues | |
| | | | | relating to consumer rights and welfare, consumer | |
| | | | | policy, law, medicine, food safety, health, | |
| | | | | engineering, product safety, commerce, economics, | |
| | | | | finance, management, public affairs or administration. | |
| | | | | Note 1: The period of deputation including the period | |
| | | | | of deputation (including short-term contract) in | |
| | | | | another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this | |
| | | | | appointment in the same or some other organisation | |
| | | | | or department of the Central Government shall | |
| | | | | ordinarily not exceed three years which may be | |
| | | | | extended for another two years subject to the maximum | |
| | | | | period of five years. | |
| | | | | Note 2: The maximum age-limit for appointment by | |
| | | | | deputation (including short-term contract) shall not | |
| | | | | be exceeding fifty-six years as on the closing date of | |
| | | | | receipt of applications. | |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| (13) |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Not applicable. |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Name of post. | Number of post. | Classification. | Level in pay matrix. | Whether selection post or non-selection post. | Age-limit for direct recruits. |
+=============================+=================================================+=================+===================================+=========================================================+===================================+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 2. Joint Commissioner. | 01 | Group 'A'. | Level-12 | Not applicable. | Not applicable. |
| | *(2024) |
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