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1999

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the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (19 of 1952)
and I~ supersession of the Employees' Provident Food Organisation (Commissioners)
Recruitment Rules, 1966, except in respect of things done or omitted to be done before such
supersession, the Central Board hereby makes the following rules for regulating the method
of recruitment to the post of Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner in the Employees'
Provident Fund Organisation, namely:-

I. SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT:

(1) These rules may be called the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
(Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner) Recruitment Rules, 1999 ..

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.

2. NUMBEROF POSTS,CLASSIFICATION AND SCALE OF PA Y:'

TIle number of posts, their classification and scaie of pay attached thereto shall be as
specified in columns 2 to 4 of the Schedule annexed to these Rules, .

3. METHOD OF RECRUITMENT, AGE. LIMIT AND OTHER

QUALIFICATIONS:

The method of recruitment, age limit, qualifications and other matters connected
therewith shall be as speci ficd in columns 5 to 14 of the said Schedule .
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4. DISQUALI FICAT I ON:
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No persorr-
(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 Board may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible
under the personal law applicable to such person and the other partyto ~he marr,iage and that
,! there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operauon of this rule.
5, POWER TO RELAX:
Where the Central Board is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so, it
may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing, and in consultation with the Ministry of"
Labour, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of '.
persons.

6. SAVINGS:
Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other
concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, 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.
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RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF ASSISTANT PROVIDENT FUND .f}
COMMISSONER IN EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION
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Name of the post Assistant
Commissioner
Provident Fund
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2. No. of Posts 422 (1999)
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Subject to variation dependent on work load.
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Classification
Scale of Pay
Whether Selection post or nOI1-
Group' A' ; Non-Ministerial
Rs.8000-275-13500
Selection
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selection post.
6. Age limit for direct recruits Not exceeding 35 years (relaxable for Govt. i<-
I servants and employees of the Employees'. t

Provident Fund Organisation upto five years in, l(

accordance with the instructions
issued by the Central Government).
or orders
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NOTE : The crucial date for determining the
age limit shall be the closing date for receipt of 1·('
applications from candidates in India (and not (
I the closing date prescribed for those in Assam,
Mcghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizorarn, ()
Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh
Division of J&K Stale, Lahaul & Spiti district (
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I and. Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba district of
i Himachal Pradesh, Andarnan & Nicobar Islands ·0
or Lakshadweep,
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I I service admissible under Rule 30 of the
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CCS {Pension} Rules, 1972. .
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I Educational and other qualifications Essential C}

required for direct recruits. Degree
equivalent.
of a recognised University or
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(Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of
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the UPSC in the case of candidates otherwise
\ well qualified). (.
...\ Desirable
Diploma in Company Law I Labour Laws I
_. Public Administration.
9. Whether age and educational Age: No
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recruits
prescribed
will apply 111 the
for di rcct
crlse of
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10. Period of Probation ifany. One year

11. Method of recruitment whether by 50% by promotion
direct recruitment or by promotion or 50% by direct recruitment
by deputation I transfer & percentage
of the vacancies to be filled by various
methods.
12. In case of recruitment by promotion I Pron1otion: -
deputation / transfer, grades from i) Private Secretary (pay scale Rs.6500-1 0501
which promotion / deputation 1 transfer with five years' regular service in the grade
to be made. ii) Enforcement Officers, Assistant Accoun
Officer and Superintendent (pay SCa
Rs)500-9000) with seven years' regul.
service in the grade.
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I Note j :

I The selection of officers for promotion shall L

made from amongst the grades of Privat
Secretary and Enforcement Officers I Assistai
Accounts Officers I Superintendents i
accordance with the 'instructions issued by th
Government of India from time to time.
Note 2:
I The eligibility list for promotion shall b
prepared with reference to the date 0
completion by the officers of the prescribe,
qualifying service in respective grade / post.
Note 3 :
Officials of the Employees' Provident Fum
Organisation who represent the erstwhile feede
grades to the post of Assistant Provident Furu
Commissioner (Gr.I) (Rs.700-1300/- pre
e,
revised) namely Provident Fund Inspector Gr.
(Rs.650-12001- pre-revised) Accounts Office
(Rs. 650-1200 pre-revised) and Assistan
Provident Fund Commissioner (Gr.I1) (Rs.650
12001- pre-revised) who are continuing in the
said post as on the date of initial constitution 0
these Recruitment Rules shall continue to br
considered for promotion to the post 0:
Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner til
they get promotion or retire, subject <, le
qualifications. They shall be placed in the
combined eligibility list above the officials in
the newly created feeder grades of Private
Secretary (Rs.6500-) 0500) and Enforcement
Officer I Assistant Accounts Officer I

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The officials belonging to the feeder grades for °

promotion namely Private Secretary, 0

Enforcement Officer / Assistant Accounts
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29.02.1992 shall not be required to have the
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University
of Degree
or equivalent
of a recognised
as prescribed under
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column 8.
Departmental Promotion Committee for
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14. Circumstances in which Union Public Consultation with Union Public Service
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Service Commission is to be consulted Commission is necessary for filling up of the
i!~.making recruitment. post by direct recruitment.

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7(a) of Section 5 D of the Employees' Provident Fund &. MiSceUaneollsProvisions Act;
1952 (19 of 1952), the CompetentAutbority hereby makes the following Rules amending
the Employees' Provident Fund OrganiSation (Assistant Provident Fund Commissi.oner~
Recruitment Rules, 1999 notified vide Gazette Notification No.P-IV/I(9)99; dated 30
August 1999 namely:-

I (i) These Rules may be called Employees Provident Fund Organisation. Assistant
Provident Fund Commissioner (Amendment) Recruitment Rules, 2005.

(ii) They shall come into force on the date of their pub1ication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the EmpJoyees Provident Fund Organisatio~ ~ Provident Fund

Commissioner, Recruitment Rules. 1999 in SI. No.2 and 12 of Schedule the
fonowing shaD be substituted I inserted! deleted as specified :-

CoIUIBIl Item Pardcukln

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2 No. of Posts 409 {2004) Subject to variation
'"" 12 In case of (i) Under head promotion in clause (i) after the
recruitment word Private· $eaetary and before (pay scale
by 6500-105(0) the word Section Officer shall be
promotion I inserted.
deputation! (ii) . In clause (d) after Enforcement Officer !
transfer, .Assistant Accounts Officer, the word .
grade from SuperiDteadeDt shall be deleted.
which
promOtion! NOtel:~ After Private Secretary, the word Sectioa
deputation ! OffiCer shaD be inserted and after Enforcement Officer I
transfer to Assistant Accounts Officer, the word SaperiJlteDdeJIt
be made shall be deleted.
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, Note 3:- Ii1 the last sentence after the word Private
Secretary & before the scale (6500-10500), the word ,
I Section 0fIker shall be inserted.

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Enforcement Officer I Assistant Accounts Officer, the
word Section Officer shall be inserted.
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I Note 5:- The service rendered by the existing Section o

Officers in the scale of pay of Rs.5500-9000 as
Superintendent prior to 04.12.2001 shall count as eligible
. service for promotion to the post of Assistant Provident (
Fund Commissioner.
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Central Provident Fund Commissioner
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Secretary. CBT, EPF

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