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Notification amending the Competition Commission of India (Director General) Recruitment Rules, 2009 to revise the Director General selection process, pay level, and eligibility criteria.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, by G.S.R. 518(E) dated 18 July 2023, in exercise of powers under clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 63 read with sub-section (4) of section 16 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), notified the Competition Commission of India (Director General) Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2023, effective on publication, amending the Competition Commission of India (Director General) Recruitment Rules, 2009 (principal rules published via G.S.R. 563(E) dated 4 August 2009). The amendment inserts new Rule 3A establishing a Search-cum-Selection Committee, comprising the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India (Chairperson), an officer not below Joint Secretary rank in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Member), and an expert person of eminence nominated by the Central Government (Member), which devises its own procedure and recommends a panel of up to three names, from which the Director General is appointed by the Competition Commission of India with prior Central Government approval. The Schedule is also amended to revise the pay level to Level 15 (Rs. 1,82,200-2,24,100), change the tenure requirement in column (10) from "Two years" to "Not applicable," revise eligibility criteria in column (12) (analogous post or three years' regular service at pay level-14, integrity and ability, and experience in investigation, accountancy, management, business, public administration, international trade, law or economics), and replace the entries in column (13) with "Not applicable." The notification is signed by Manoj Pandey, Joint Secretary, under F. No. Comp-01/1/2023-Comp-MCA.

Full Text

EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 412] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 18, 2023/ASHADHA 27, 194 5 CG-DL-E-18072023-247428 CG-DL-E-18072023-247428 (4) MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS NOTIFICATIO N New Delhi, the 18th July, 2023 G.S.R. 518(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (f) of sub -section (2) of section 63 read with sub-section (4) of section 16 of the Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Competition Commission of India (Director General) Recruitment Rules, 2009, namely: - 1. (1) These rules may be called the Competition Commission of India (Director General) Recruitment Amendment Rules, 2023. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Compe tition Commission of India (Director General) Recruitment Rules, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), after rule 3, the following rule shall be inserted, namely : – “3A. Selection Committee and its procedure. –(1) Selection of the Director G eneral shall be made through the Search -cum-Selection Committee consisting of – (a) the Chairperson, Competition Commission of India - Chairperson; (b) an officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Mi nistry of Corporate Affairs - Member; (c) an expert -person of eminence nominated by the - Member. Central Government (2) For the purpose of selection of the Director General, the Search -cum-Selection Committee shall - (a) devise its own procedure; and (b) recommend a panel of upto three names. (3) The Director General shall be appointed by the Competition Commission of India out of the panel recommended by the Search -cum-Selection Committee, after obtaining prior approval of the Central Government.”. 3. In the Schedule to the said rules, - (a) for column (4) and the entries relating thereto, the following column and entries shall be substituted, namely: - “Level in the pay matrix (4) Level 15 (Rs. 1,82,200 -2,24,100).”; (b) in column (10), for the words “Two years”, the words “Not applicable” shall be substituted; (c) in column (12), for the entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely: - “Officers of the Central Government or State Government, - (a) (i) holding analogous post on regular basis; or (ii) with three years regular service in the post in pay level -14 (Rs. 1,44,200 -2,18,200) in the pay matrix or equivalent; and (b) should be persons o f integrity and outstanding ability and who have experience in investigation, and knowledge of accountancy, management, business, public administration, international trade, law or economics.”. (d) in column (13), for the existing entries, the entry “N ot applicable” shall be substituted. [F. No. Comp -01/1/2023 -Comp -MCA] MANOJ PANDEY , Jt. Secy. Note: The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide G.S.R. 563(E), dated the 4th August, 2009. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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