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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-06082025-265226
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 483]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025/SHRAVANA 13, 1947
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY
[PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st August, 2025
G.S.R. 526(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Botanical Survey of India (Class III) Recruitment Rules, 1964 in so far as it relate to the post of Technical Assistant, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Technical Assistant in the Botanical Survey of India under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Botanical Survey of India, (Technical Assistant) Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted) Post Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of post, classification and level in the pay matrix .– The number of post, its classification and level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be a specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, other qualifications, etc.- The method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualification. – No person,
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living, or
(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,
shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
5. 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 and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. Saving.- Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Ex-Servicemen, Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.
SCHEDULE
| Name of the post. | Number of post. | Classification. | Pay level in the pay matrix. | Whether selection post or non-selection post. |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| Technical Assistant. | 04* (2025) | General Central Service, Group 'B', Non Gazetted, Non-Ministerial. | Level - 6 in the pay matrix Rs. 35400-112400. | Not applicable. |
| | *Subject to variation dependent on workload. | | | |
| Age-limit for direct recruits. | Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits. | Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees. | Period of probation, if any. | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |