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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-27012025-260505
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 39] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025/MAGHA 1, 1946
MINISTRY OF TOURISM
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 21st January, 2025
G.S.R. 68(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in
supersession of the Ministry of Tourism, Deputy Director General/Regional Director and Assistant Director
General/Director, (Group 'A' Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2018, in so for as they relate to the post of Deputy Director
General/Regional Director, 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 Deputy Director
General/Regional Director, in Ministry of Tourism, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.--(1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Tourism, Deputy Director
General/Regional Director (Group 'A' 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 pay matrix. – The number of the said post, its classification and level
in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these
rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, 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 aforesaid 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 in 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 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 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 other backward classes, the Ex-servicemen 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 post. | Number of post. | Classification. | Level in pay matrix. |
+========================+=================+==========================+===================================+
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Deputy Director | 12*(2025) | General Central | Level-12 in the pay matrix (Rs.78800-|
| General/ | *Subject to variation | Service, Group 'A', | 209200/). |
| Regional | dependent on | Gazetted, Non- | |
| Director | Workload. | Ministerial. | |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Whether selection | Age- limit for direct recruits. | Educational and other |
| Post or non- | | | qualifications required for direct recruits. |
| selection post. | | | |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 5 | 6 | | 7 |
+========================+=================+==========================+===================================+
| Selection. | Not applicable. | | Not applicable. |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Whether age and | Period of probation, if any. | Method of recruitment, | In case of the recruitment by promotion |
| Educational | | whether by direct | or by deputation /absorption, grades from |
| qualifications | | recruitment or by | which promotion or deputation/ |
| prescribed for | | promotion or by | absorption to be made. |
| direct recruits will | | deputation/absorption | |
| apply in the case | | and percentage of the | |
| of promotees. | | vacancies to be filled by| |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
+========================+=================+==========================+===================================+
| Not applicable. | Not applicable. | various methods. | Promotion: |
| | | Hundred Percent by | (a)Assistant Director General in level-|
| | | promotion | 11 in the pay matrix (Rs. 67700- |
| | | failing which by | 208700/-) with five years regular |
| | | deputation including | service in the grade; and |
| | | short term contract. | (b)having successfully completed |
| | | | training in the relevant areas as |
| | | | prescribed by the competent authority. |
| | | | |
| | | | Notes: |
| | | | |
| | | | Where juniors who have completed |
| | | | their qualifying or eligibility service are |
| | | | being considered for promotion, their |
| | | | seniors shall also be considered |
| | | | provided they are not short of the |
| | | | requisite qualifying or eligibility service |
| | | | by more than half of such qualifying or |
| | | | eligibility service or two years, |
| | | | whichever is less, and have successfully |
| | | | completed their probation period for |
| | | | promotion to the next higher grade |
| | | | along with juniors who have already |
| | | | completed such a qualifying or |
| | | | eligibility service. |
| | | | |
| | | | Deputation (including short- term |
| | | | contract): |
| | | | Officers of the Central Government or |
| | | | State Governments or Union Territory |
| | | | Administrations or autonomous body or |
| | | | statutory organization or public sector |
| | | | undertaking or recognized university or |
| | | | recognized research Institute. |
| | | | |
| | | | (i) holding analogous posts on regular |
| | | | basis in the parent cadre or department; |
| | | | or |
| | | | (ii) with five years' service rendered |
| | | | after appointment to the post on regular |
| | | | basis in level-11 (Rs. 67700-208700/-) |
| | | | or equivalent in the parent cadre or |
| | | | department; and |
| | | | (b) possessing following |
| | | | educational qualifications and |
| | | | experience, namely: - |
| | | | |
| | | | (i) Bachelor degree from a |
| | | | recognised University or institute; |
| | | | |
| | | | (ii) Ten years' experience in the field |
| | | | of tourism or publicity or administrative |
| | | | work, out of which at least five years' |
| | | | experience shall be in the field of |
| | | | tourism in the Central Government or |
| | | | State Governments or the Union |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| | | | Territory Administrations or |
| | | | autonomous body or statutory |
| | | | organization or public sector |
| | | | undertakings or recognized university or |
| | | | recognized research institute. |
| | | | |
| | | | Note 1: |
| | | | The Departmental officers in the feeder |
| | | | category who are in the direct line of |
| | | | promotion shall not be eligible for |
| | | | consideration for appointment on |
| | | | deputation. Similarly, the deputationists |
| | | | shall not be eligible for consideration for |
| | | | appointment by promotion. |
| | | | |
| | | | Note 2: |
| | | | The period of deputation (including |
| | | | short-term contract), including the |
| | | | period of deputation, in another ex- |
| | | | cadre post held immediately preceding |
| | | | this appointment in the same or some |
| | | | other organization or Department of the |
| | | | Central Government shall ordinarily not |
| | | | to exceed four years. |
| | | | |
| | | | Note 3: |
| | | | The maximum age-limit for |
| | | | appointment by deputation shall not be |
| | | | exceeding fifty-six years as on the last |
| | | | date of receipt of applications. |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| If a Department | Circumstances in | | |
| Promotion | which Union | | |
| Committee exists, | Public Service | | |
| what is its | Commission is to | | |
| composition. | be consulted in | | |
| | making | | |
| | recruitment. | | |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| 12 | 13 | | |
+========================+=================+==========================+===================================+
| Group 'A' | Consultation with the | | Recruitment circumstances requiring |
| Departmental | Union Public Service | | consultation with the Union Public Service |
| Promotion | Commission | | Commission. |
| Committee (for | is not necessary.| | |
| considering | | | |
| promotion) | | | |
| consisting of:- | | | |
| | | | |
| 1. Chairman or | | | |
| Member, Union | | | |
| Public Service | | | |
| Commission- | | | |
| Chairman; | | | |
| 2. Secretary | | | |
| (Tourism), Ministry | | | |
| of Tourism - | | | |
| Member; | | | |
| 3. Additional | | | |
| Secretary (Tourism)/ | | | |
| Senior Economic | | | |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Adviser/ | | | |
| Director General, | | | |
| Ministry of Tourism | | | |
| - Member; | | | |
| 4. Joint Secretary/ | | | |
| Additional Director | | | |
| General, Ministry of | | | |
| Tourism- | | | |
| Member. | | | |
+------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------+-----------------------------------+
[F. No. A-12018/12/2023-Admin.I(Part-I)]
LALITHAMBIGAI K, Dy. Secy.