The National Highways Authority of India (Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Second Amendment Regulations, 2009

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(1) These regulations may be called the National Highways Authority of India (Recruitment, Seniorityrand Promotion) Second Amendment Regulations, 2009. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. . 2. In regulation 3 of the National Highways Authority” of India (Recruitment, Seniority and Promotion) Regulations, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as the principal regulations), for clause (j), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- “(j) Selection Committee” means a committee constituted by the Chairman to consider selection of officers or employees with composition specified in regulation 11.” 3. For regulation 6 of the principal regulations, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:—, “6. Relaxation— The upper age limit specified in column 6 of the Schedule may be relaxed, in the case of officers and employees by the Chairman as follows: SI. Name of post Maximum limit of No. i age relaxation (a) CGM and equivalent posts One year' (b) For other posts:- » Three years (i) Where the minimum experience specified in column 7 is 10 years or more (ii) Where the minimum experience specified in column 7 is Two years” 3 to less than 10 years 4. For regulation 8 of the principal regulations, the following regulation shall be substituted, namely:- "‘8. Probation; Every person appointed to a post specified in column 1 of the Schedule by the method of direct recruitment or by direct recruitment through lateral entry or by absorption or by promotion shall be on probation for a period of one year, subject to the condition that the provision of probation shall not be applicable, if a person is promoted to a post in the direct channel of a feeder cadre to which he was initially appointed. However, the provision of probation on promotion shall be applicable when the classification of post, i.e. Group of the post changes. Provided that the Authority or the appointing authority, as the case may be, may extend the period ofprobation for a further period of six months.” 5. In regulation 10 of the principal regulations, for sub-regulation (l), the following sub-regulation shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) All officers and employees shall superannuate from service at the age, as applicable to the Central Government employees. Nomithstanding'anyfliing contained in this Regulation, the Authority, if it is of the opinion that it is in the public interest so to do, have the absolute right to retire any officer or employee by giving him a'notice of not less than three monthsin writing or three months’ pay and allowances in lieu of such notice: I (i) If he is, in Group—A or Group-B service or post, in a substantive, or temporary capacity and had entered service of the Authority before attaining the age of 35 years, after he has attained the age of 50 years; (ii) In all other case after he has attained the age of fifty—five years.” 6. In regulation ll pf the principal regulations, after sub-regulation (4), the following sub- regulations shall be inserted, namely:- “(5) The Appointing Authority may co—opt one outside expert from the relevant field, if deemed necessary, for any of the Selection Committee. (6) The recommendations of the Selection Committee will be valid if the quorum of the Committee is 75% or more.” 7. In regulation 12 of the principal regulations, for sub—regulations (2) and (3), the following sub- regulations shall be substituted, narnelyz- “(2) On receipt of application or nomination from applicants / Govermnent,- including applications from eligible officers and employees, as the case may be, the same shall be got screened through the Screening Committee to be constituted by the Chairman, which shall comprise of three officers (one officer who shall be at least one level above the level of the post advertised, second from HR/Administration Division and one more officer). The Screening Committee shall screen the applications with respect to the eligibility criteria prescribed for the post in the Regulations and recommend the eligible candidates for consideration of the Selection Committee for final selection on the basis of written test or interview or both or as decided by the Selection Committee. (3) The Selection Committee shall prepare a panel of candidates in order of merit, which shall be restricted to the number of vacancies. However, a reserve list may or may not be made for contingencies. The reserve list will become non—operational in case the empanelled candidates have joined the Authority. Any new vacancy created during the validity of the panel will not be filled by the reserve list of the candidates, except for the vacancies created due to superannuation. The panel of selected candidates shall remain operative for one year, which may be fiuther extended for a maximum period ofsix months, ifdeemed necessary.” [ADVT lIl/4/122/09-Exty.] FootnotetThe principal regnilations were published vide notification No.NHAR—12011/1/95-Admn., dated 11th March, 1996, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part IH, Section 4, dated the llch March, 1996 and last amended vide notification No.NHAI/12011/1/95-Admn.(Pt.), dated 20'11 January, 2009, in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III — Section 4, dated the 20”I January, 2009. Eleanatog Memorandum Anything done or omitted to be done prior to notification of this amendment shall not be affected by promulgation of this amendment. Printed by the Manager, Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. 77’? 4 {My2