New Zones in Telangana State - Gazette Notification by central Govt

New Zones in Telangana State - Gazette Notification by central Government

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (1) and (2) of article 371D of the Constitution and in supersession of the notification under G.S.R. 524 (E) dated 18th October, 1975 in its application to the State of Telangana, the President hereby makes, with respect to the State of Telangana, the following Order, namely:-

Short Title, extent and Commencement.—

1. This Order may be called the Telangana Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2018.
2. It extends to the whole of the State of Telangana.
3. It shall come into force at once.

(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires,-

1. “Direct Recruitment” includes recruitment made on a temporary basis but does not include recruitment made in pursuance of any scheme approved by the State Government providing for the regularisation of the services of persons holding posts on a temporary basis before the commencement of this Order;
2. “District” means a revenue district for all other departments or a police district or Police Commissionarate, in case of Police Department, as specified in the Schedule;
3. “Local Area” in relation to any local cadre, means the local area specified in paragraph 6 for direct recruitment to posts in such local cadre;
4. “Local Authority” does not include any local authority which is not subject to the control of the State Government;
5. “Local Cadre” means any local cadre of posts under the State Government organized in pursuance of paragraph 3, or constituted otherwise for any part of the State;
6. “Local Candidate” in relation to any local area, means a candidate who qualifies  under paragraph 7 as a local candidate in relation to such local area;
7. “Multi-Zone” means the multi-zones specified in the Schedule comprising the territories mentioned therein;
8. “Schedule” means the Schedule appended to this Order;
9. “Special Office or Establishment” means an Office or Establishment notified as such by the State Government;
10. “State” means the State of Telangana.
11. “State Government” means the Government of Telangana;
12. “State-Level Office or Institution” means an office or institution serving, or the jurisdiction of which extends to, the State as a whole and notified as such by the State Government; and “Zone” means a zone specified in the Schedule comprising the territories mentioned therein.

The General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) applies for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the

interpretation of a Central Act.

Organisation of Local cadres

1. The State Government shall, within a period of thirty-six months from the commencement of this Order, organise classes of posts in the civil services of, and classes of civil posts under the State into various local cadres for different parts of the State to the extent and in the manner, hereinafter provided: Provided that, notwithstanding the expiration of the said period, the President may by order,  require the State Government, whenever he considers it expedient to do so, to organise any classes of posts in the civil services of and classes of civil posts under the State into different local cadres or different parts of the State.
2. The posts belonging to the category of Junior Assistant and each of the other categories equivalent to or lower than that of a Junior Assistant in each department in each district shall be organised into separate cadre.

Local Cadres and Recruitment or Appointment of Persons.-

1. Each part of the State, for which a local cadre has been organised in respect of any category of posts, shall be a separate unit for purposes of recruitment, appointment, discharge and such other matters as may be specified by the State Government, in respect of that category of posts.
2. Nothing in this order shall prevent the State Government from making provision for,-
3. equitable opportunities to persons in all local cadres in the matter of promotion to higher posts;
4. the transfer or appointment by transfer of a person from any local cadre to any office or Establishment to which this Order does not apply, or Vice Versa;
5. transfer of a person from one local cadre to another local cadre on a reciprocal basis subject to the condition that the person so transferred shall be assigned seniority in the latter cadre with reference to the date of his transfer to that cadre.

Local Candidate

A candidate for direct recruitment to any post shall be regarded as a local candidate in relation to a local area,-

1. in cases where a minimum educational qualification has been prescribed for recruitment to the posts,-
2. if he has studied in an educational institution or educational institutions in such local area for a period of not less than four consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which he appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared for the relevant qualifying examination; or
3. where during the whole or any part of the four consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which he appeared or as the case may be first appeared for the relevant qualifying examination he has not studied in any educational institution, if he has resided in that local area for a period of not less than four years  immediately preceding the date of commencement of the qualifying examination in which he appeared, or as the case may be, first appeared.
4. In cases where no minimum educational qualifications has been prescribed for recruitment to the post, if he has resided in that local area for a period of not less than four years immediately preceding the date on which the post is notified for recruitment. 

Reservation in the matter of Direct Recruitment.

1)95 % of the posts to be filled by direct recruitment at any time.

1. in any local cadre under the State Government comprising posts belonging to the category of Junior Assistant or a Category equivalent to or lower than that of Junior Assistant;
2. in any cadre under a local authority comprising posts carrying a scale of pay the minimum of which, or a fixed pay which does not exceed the minimum of the scale of pay of a Junior Assistant;
3. in any local cadre comprising the posts belonging to each non-gazetted category of Teachers in Mandal Praja Parishad, Zilla Praja Parishad and Government Schools in each districts and the posts belonging to all other non-gazetted category of Teachers and equivalent/similar category of posts in each department under the State Government in each district.

(2) 95% of the posts to be filled by direct recruitment at any time,-

1. in any local cadre under the State Government comprising all or any of the posts in any department in that Zone belonging to each category above the category of Junior Assistant and up to and inclusive of the category of Superintendent and each of the other equivalent categories in each department; and
2. in any cadre under any local authority within that zone, carrying a scale of pay, the minimum of which exceeds the minimum of the scale of pay of Junior Assistant but does not exceed the minimum of the scale of pay of Superintendent in Government department, shall be reserved in favour of local candidates in relation to the local area in respect of such cadre.

(3) 95 % of the posts to be filled by direct recruitment at any time.

1. in any local cadre under the State Government comprising all or any of the posts in any department in that Multi-Zone belonging to each category above the category of Superintendent and up to and inclusive of the category of Deputy Collector and each of the other equivalent categories in each department; and 
2. in any cadre under any local authority within that Multi-Zone, carrying a scale of pay, the minimum of which exceeds the minimum of the scale of pay of Superintendent in Government department but does not exceed the minimum of the scale of pay of Deputy Collector in Government department.

Gazette Notification new Zones

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