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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-28012025-260544
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 46]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 2025/MAGHA 7, 1946
MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
(National Statistics Office)
(Field Operation Division)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 23 January, 2025.
G.S.R. 75 (E ).—In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to article 309 of the Constitution
and in supersession of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Field Operations
Division, National Sample Survey Office, Assistant Director (Official Language), Group 'A' post
Recruitment Rules, 2012, 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 Assistant
Director (Official Language), Field Operations Division, National Statistics Office in the Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Statistics and
Programme Implementation, National Statistics Office, Field Operations Division, Assistant Director
(Official Language), 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 post, its classification and
the 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
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 such 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 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 | Whether selection |
| | | | matrix. | post or non- |
| | | | | selection post. |
+----------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
+================+=================+================+=================+=====================+
| Assistant | 1* (2025) | General Central| Level - 10 in | Selection. |
| Director | | Service, Group | the pay | |
| (Official | *(Subject to | 'A', Gazetted, | matrix | |
| Language) | variation | Non-Ministerial| (Rs 56100 - | |
| | dependent on | | Rs 177500). | |
| | workload). | | | |
+----------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------+
| Age-limit for | Educational and other | Whether age | Period of | Method of |
| direct recruits| qualifications required | and | probation, if | recruitment |
| | for direct recruits. | educational| any. | whether by |
| | | qualifications | | direct |
| | | prescribed for | | recruitment or by |
| | | direct recruits| | promotion or by |
| | | will apply in | | deputation |
| | | the case of | | absorption and |
| | | promotees. | | percentage of the |
| | | | | vacancies to be |
| | | | | filled by various |
| | | | | methods. |
+----------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------+
| (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) |
+================+=================+================+=================+=====================+
| Not exceeding | Essential qualifications: | No | Two years for | By promotion |
| thirty-five | | | direct recruits | failing which by |
| years of age | (a) (i) Master's degree | | and promotees.| deputation |
| (Relaxable for | from a recognised | | | failing both by |
| the Government | University in Hindi with| | | direct |
| servants upto | English as a compulsory | | | recruitment. |
| five years in | or elective subject or as | | | |
| accordance with| the medium of | | | |
| the | examination at the | | | |
| instructions or| degree level; or | | | |
| orders issued | | | | |
| by the Central | (ii) Master's degree from | | | |
| Government). | a recognised University | | | |
| | in English with Hindi as| | | |
| Note: The | a compulsory or elective| | | |
| crucial date | subject or as the medium| | | |
| for | of examination at the | | | |
| determining the| degree level; or | | | |
| age-limit shall| | | | |
| be as advertised | (iii) Master's degree from| | | |
| by the Union | a recognised University | | | |
| Public Service | in any subject other | | | |
| Commission. | than Hindi or English, | | | |
| | with Hindi medium and | | | |
| | English as a compulsory | | | |
| | or elective subject or | | | |
| | as the medium of | | | |
| | examination at the | | | |
| | degree level; or | | | |
| | | | | |
| | (iv) Master's degree from | | | |
| | a recognised University | | | |
| | in any subject other | | | |
| | than Hindi or English, | | | |
| | with English medium and | | | |
| | Hindi as a compulsory | | | |
| | or elective subject or | | | |
| | as a medium of a | | | |
| | examination at the | | | |
| | degree level; or | | | |
| | | | | |
| | (v) Master's degree from | | | |
| | a recognised University | | | |
| | in any subject other | | | |
| | than Hindi or English, | | | |
| | with Hindi and English | | | |
| | as compulsory or elective | | | |
| | subjects or either of | | | |
| | the two as a medium of | | | |
| | examination and the | | | |
| | other as a compulsory | | | |
| | or elective subject at | | | |
| | the degree level. | | | |
| | | | | |
| | (b) (i) Three years' | | | |
| | experience of using or | | | |
| | applying terminology | | | |
| | (terminological work) in| | | |
| | Hindi and translation | | | |
| | work from English to | | | |
| | Hindi or vice-versa, | | | |
| | preferably of technical | | | |
| | or scientific literature| | | |
| | under the Central | | | |
| | Government or the State | | | |
| | Governments or Union | | | |
| | territory Administration| | | |
| | or autonomous body or | | | |
| | statutory organisations | | | |
| | or public sector | | | |
| | undertakings or | | | |
| | universities or | | | |
| | recognised research or | | | |
| | educational | | | |
| | institutions; or | | | |
| | | | | |
| | (ii) Three years' | | | |
| | experience of teaching | | | |
| | in Hindi and English or | | | |
| | research in Hindi or | | | |
| | English under the | | | |
| | Central Government or | | | |
| | the State Governments | | | |
| | or the Union territory | | | |
| | Administration or | | | |
| | autonomous body or | | | |
| | statutory organisation | | | |
| | or Public Sector | | | |
| | undertakings or | | | |
| | University or recognised| | | |
| | research or educational | | | |
| | institution. | | | |
| | | | | |
| | Note 1: Qualifications | | | |
| | are relaxable at the | | | |
| | discretion of the Union | | | |
| | Public Service | | | |
| | Commission, for reasons | | | |
| | to be recorded in | | | |
| | writing, in the case of | | | |
| | candidates otherwise | | | |
| | well qualified. | | | |
| | | | | |
| | Note 2: The | | | |
| | qualifications regarding| | | |
| | experience is relaxable | | | |
| | at the discretion of the| | | |
| | Union Public Service | | | |
| | Commission in the case | | | |
| | of candidates belonging | | | |
| | to the Scheduled Castes | | | |
| | or the Scheduled Tribes,| | | |
| | if at any stage of | | | |
| | selection, Union Public | | | |
| | Service Commission is | | | |
| | of the opinion that | | | |
| | sufficient number of | | | |
| | candidates from these | | | |
| | communities possessing | | | |
| | the requisite experience| | | |
| | are not likely to be | | | |
| | available to fill up the| | | |
| | vacancy reserved for | | | |
| | them. | | | |
| | | | | |
| | Desirable: | | | |
| | | | | |
| | Studied one of the | | | |
| | languages other than | | | |
| | Hindi included in the | | | |
| | 8th Schedule to the | | | |
| | Constitution at the | | | |
| | level of matriculation | | | |
| | from a recognised Board.| | | |
+----------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+---------------------+
| In case of | grades from which | If Departmental Promotion | Circumstances in which|
| recruitment by | promotion or | Committee exists, what is | the Union Public |
| promotion or by| deputation/absorption | its composition. | Service Commission |
| deputation/ | to be made. | | is to be consulted |
| absorption, | | | in making recruitment.|
+----------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+
| (11) | (12) | (13) | |
+================+=========================+=========================+=======================+
| Promotion : | Group 'A' Departmental | Consultation with Union |
| | Promotion Committee (for| Public Service |
| Senior | considering promotion) | Commission is necessary |
| Translators in | consisting of: - | for promotion and direct|
| level - 7 in | | recruitment. |
| the pay matrix | 1. Chairman or Member,| |
| (Rs 44900- | Union Public Service | |
| 142400) with | Commission | |
| five years | Chairperson; | |
| regular service| | |
| in the grade | 2. Director | |
| and having | (Administration), | |
| successfully | National Statistics | |
| completed the | Office, Field | |
| training of | Operations Division, | |
| five weeks as | (Headquarter) – Member; | |
| prescribed. | | |
| | 3. Deputy Secretary or | |
| Note 1: The | Under Secretary, | |
| eligibility | Ministry of Statistics | |
| service shall | and Programme | |
| continue to be | Implementation- Member. | |
| three years for| | |
| persons holding| Group 'A' Departmental | |
| the post of | Confirmation Committee | |
| Senior | (for considering | |
| Translator in | confirmation) | |
| level 7 in the | consisting of: - | |
| pay matrix (Rs | | |
| 44900-142400) | 1. Joint Secretary or | |
| on regular | Deputy Director General | |
| basis on the | (Administration), | |
| date of | Ministry of Statistics | |
| notification of| and Programme | |
| these rules. | Implementation | |
| | Chairperson; | |
| Note 2: Where | | |
| juniors who | 2. Director | |
| have completed | (Administration), | |
| their | National Statistics | |
| qualifying or | Office, Field | |
| eligibility | Operations Division, | |
| service are | (Headquarter) – Member; | |
| being | | |
| considered for | 3. Deputy Secretary or | |
| promotion, | Under Secretary, | |
| their senior | Ministry of Statistics | |
| shall also be | and Programme | |
| considered | Implementation- Member. | |
| 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 their | | |
| juniors who | | |
| have already | | |
| completed such | | |
| qualifying or | | |
| eligibility | | |
| service. | | |
| | | |
| Deputation: | | |
| | | |
| Officers from | | |
| the Central | | |
| Government or | | |
| State | | |
| Governments or | | |
| Union territory:| | |
| - | | |
| | | |
| (a) (i) holding| | |
| analogous posts| | |
| on a regular | | |
| basis in the | | |
| parent cadre or| | |
| department; or | | |
| | | |
| (ii) with five | | |
| years regular | | |
| service in the | | |
| grade rendered | | |
| after | | |
| appointment | | |
| thereto on a | | |
| regular basis | | |
| in posts in | | |
| level-7 in the | | |
| pay matrix (Rs | | |
| 44900-142400) | | |
| or equivalent | | |
| in the parent | | |
| cadre or | | |
| department; and| | |
| | | |
| (b) possessing | | |
| the educational| | |
| qualifications | | |
| and experience | | |
| prescribed for | | |
| direct recruits| | |
| under column | | |
| (7). | | |
| | | |
| 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 the | | |
| period of | | |
| deputation 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. | | |
| | | |
| Note 3: The | | |
| maximum | | |
| age-limit for | | |
| appointment by | | |
| deputation | | |
| shall be 'not | | |
| exceeding fifty| | |
| six years' as | | |
| on the closing | | |
| date of receipt| | |
| of | | |
| applications. | | |
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[F. No. A-12018/8/2020-Ad.III]
NEELAM ARORA, Under Secy.