THE ASSAM DISTRICTWISE POPULATION PATTERN REFLECTION IN SERVICES (IN CLASS III AND CLASS IV POSTS) ACT, 1994

..... ~~ \l ~) . . I ~· ... I" ~·. . : / - •• ~-No.A-12 I (<'(..., - -~ · .. / ·""' •... ,,,, . 1 . . ·: .>. ;> ~ .. .. ... . ¥ ' . ; . '• 1· • • '# ., The Assam Gazette f'j~ -~/~iv. ~ ~) • . ;, .:. ,, ~~Cf i ~· ~ . ,. . . :. EXTRAORDINARY ,' •, .. .. , ~ ~-t~i~ ~ ~ . ~· ~ :. ·, ~x ; ~· ' . r ~~:- ... -~··'·? , PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ~ 2£ ,., • - . - GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ORDERS BY T HE GOVERNOR LEC:USLATIVE D-EPARTMENT : LEGISLATIVE " -=- BRANCH . . _ I - -- OTfflGATlbN The 7th l\fay 1994 No.LGL. l I<J/Cn79' .-"the fo.Mowin-g Ao of tlie Assam Legislative Assembly which received the assenLof the Governor is hereby pubfo.hed for general. ~jnforn:i'at1op,· 768 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDI~ARY, MAY 7, 1994 ASSAM ACT NO. XXIX OF 1994 (Reeeived the assent of the Governoir on 6th May, 199_4) THE ASSAM DISTRICTWISE POPULATION PATTERN REFLECTION IN SERVICES (IN CLASS III AND CLASS IV POSTS) ACT, 1994. AN ACT to provide for reflection of districtwise population pattern in appointment to Services in Class III and ClassIV posls. Preamble. Short title, extent and commen::e• mcnt. . Whereas it is expedient to prowde for reflection of districtwise population patt­ ern i:n appoint'ment in Services in Class III and Class IV posts in Government and Sem1-Government Offices in order to give proper representation o'.li various sections of the people. > :.,... L.~. ~ . j ~ _,: .. ~ , And whereas the Assam Legisiattve Assembly, in a resolution adot1ted on 10.tB February 1976, recommended to the State Government to take immediate steps to rationalise appointment in posts in Go­ vernment and Sem[LGovernment services so that the sub-divisionwise population pattern in the State is suitably reflected: ~·1~: J;.,~. ~·., ·, ~~·~. ~ .... -..... _.: -·-··· ~ .,: ... And wfiereas it would Be more ratio- nal to ensure t'o reflect districtwise popu!a~on pattern ; ... ~ It is hereby enacted [n the Forlty-fUI· th Year o~ the Republic o! India as follo~ ws, namely:- '9! .:.. ' ."' ; ~ ~ . ..., ~ •.. -. .;o..:.,...~ , ·: ... ; · -~.-~."'~.:' - \.'~~-::~~.)~'Z·~-~.:;~;: 14· -t;:~t~ ~ 1. (1) This Act. may- be called the Assam Districtwise Popula11.ilon Palttern Reflection in Services (in Class III and Class i'V, posits) Act, 1_994. / -· --·-·. ·:r:.:i.w £HE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAOROI~~ARY, MAY "!, 1994 769 - - -------- -- __ ... (2) It exitends t'o tfie whole o'.E Assam. I - .·. , ~ • < - ~, ,. ;zc;~;;~~r.t.Mr•,'./Nr~~~. l ; • J ~ • • ' r f 1- ·-,. r.·-: .... ~ · ... • ... · r ·-. ,-., '=~ -~~t.tl~;,;!/.t~~9W"~~~I (3) It shall come inlto !force on such date as the Gove rnment may, by no'tifi­ cation, appoint. Dofinitions. 2. In this Act•, unless 'the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Commiss10n" means the Assam Publi'c Service Commiss<ion ; Jy• -,9:.; ;.;vr:-·~'.!;;:~- ~i!~·~;1?;¥:'i1.,,,..:&1~\t',r¥l .f·-F~ 1;"Mi~ d:I~~'-"\r1 •r · ' rrt: + i-:~"~i ....... ,.'!tiO"">::f\> ~ n .. ~·!:~(,1.. .. .. ~:.>.ll_.,.., · - ~t.1 - ~ . · (b) "Government" m eans the State Government oii Assam ; (c) "High Power Officer" means an officer of the rank o~ Additional Cfiieii Secretary o:fl the Government appointed as such under Sectilon 6 of this Act ~ (d) "Class III and Class IV posts" means posts classified as sucfi 1in the Cla­ ssification o:li Services in the Resoluti'on on the Report of -Assam Pay Commission, 1988, vide Noitification No. FPC. 24/90/128, daited 6th December, 1990 ; (e) "Population Pattern" means the ratio or percentage o1i various classes 01! population itQ the total population o:ll a district 11 and , ;.,, (f) "Reserved Categories" means persons belonging to Scheduled Castes/ - Scneduled Tribes/Other Backward Class­ es/More Other Backward Classes/ Ex-Ser­ vicemap/Physically Handicapped persons, as t1he case may De. \b -~J Application. 3. This Act shall apply 'to services of · all Class III and Class IV posts under rtfue Government and Semi-Government setr' vices and agencies recrud.ltmen1l to whicn 77fJ THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAQ,RDINARY, M AY 7, 1994 are made tlirougli ltlie Commission or utherwi'se. !:.i ;;;~fg;:ne°!.. 4. ~1l At ffie commencemen\t oi tliis A'.dt, all appointments t'o Services [n Class III and Class IV !in the Government or Semi-Government Offices or agencies which are to tie made by direct recruilt­ ment shall be regulated in the following rnanner :- fa) Minimum Qualification ana stan­ dard prescribed shall be maintained in all examinations and teslts Held for the pur .. pose of recruit'ment to the Services in Class III and Class IV posts. (b) Candidaties possessing m1mmum ualificatti.on and achiev1inP' minimum stan­ c:la"t<;:l shall be given due ,., weightlage so as to ensure t•he reflectfon of the population pat'tern 'in tihe distriotl. . ~~"'.'~ - '~~:: .. '!''" .2. '(",I' ... .. ["'lo·.~ .... '": . - • '-~ ' . ..,~ ~ :- ~ -- ~f'"':·1;-~' ?"} .-. 12) There shall be backlog for not filling of the vacancy in any year for non­ ·. avajlability of candidate. Recr~tment 5. Notwitlhstanding anythin~ con'tai- to be subject d ... th"' A t ··i.. t d thi to rescrva- ne In : lig C ,- recrUl1Lmen Un er S tion. .Net shaJJ be subjeot to .reservation !in · favour of . candidates who are memE'ers of the Scneduled Castes{lfue · Sched'uled Tribes (Hills)/ the Sclieduled Ttioes (Plains)/the Other Backward Classes including More other Backward Classes/ the Ex-Serviceman and tlfe Physically Handicapped persons as laid down oy tlie Government from ~Ime to times 1, · Provided that in refiedtfn~ district-. wise populaition pattern In such recruit­ •• .:! ment the oyerall quota for the reserved • 'categorfos .sliall be mainta[ned ~· THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDrnARY, MAY 7, f994 771 Provided further that the reserva ... tion on all counts shall not exceed 50%. of the vacancies. Ap~oiut!Ilcnt 6. (1) The Government sinll appoin t Vow~•gh a High Power Officer o~ the rank oli Ad"'! Officer. ditional Chief Secretary exclusively ~- , •. (i) to examine the population paH-ern in suitable manner; (ii ) to determi:·1e non representat·ion/ more representation/less represen .. tation in ter.ms of ·the population patt.ern rn the existing Govern~ ment S.2rv1ices/Semi-Government Se1'vices; and ~iii) tto recommend to Government the mode of reflection of such popula­ Non patt·t:~rn in recruitment to Government I Semi -Government Offices. (2) The Gm;ernment shall consider the recommendat'ion of the officer appoin­ ted under sub-sectio:p. (1) and shall de­ termine the basis for recrui1tmen~ tlo re­ flect the population pattern. ! - '\ ~~1 ~~ ::,'~j :~~~~r~~ fG~~:.!:~(~~~- --~ ;~ .~'i~:~-:~· si:. .: ! ; ~, Power to 7. Tne Government1 may oy ndti'.fica ... make rulea. . . . • hon m the Official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes dli tllls '.Ac~ Power t~ 8, If any dHficul'ty arises in giving ~~f:;:e diffi· effect to the provisfons of this Ac't1, tihe Government may by order published in the Official Gazette, make provision not inconsistent with the provisfons o! this Act1 as appears tn be necessary for remov­ ing the difficul,~y. I 772 THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDI:;{ARY, MAY 7, 1994: Power to review. 9. The Governor shall review the progress made in implementing the pro­ visions of this Act in reflecting the popu­ lation pattern 1 n t·he services iin Class HI and Clase:, IV posts from time t o time at ieast once in every two vears and taken appropriate measures accordingly. : ' . '. [: Repeal Saving. and lG. (1) Tbt A~sam Distric'twise pop·l-(Assam Ordi· ~,ftion pattern Heflecttlon in services (Cla~~~r~~94f0 • 1 '· U and Clas..; IV posts) Ordinance. 199ll, 1s • herebs repeolul . c;. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any- ithffng done or any action taken under tine ordinance so repealed shall be deed to have done or taken under the correspona .. ing provision of this Act. 'K. LASKAR, Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Legislative Department. Guwaha ti: Pri ~ te d anc1 ,.ubl'isbel by ihe D y. D'rn.:tor (P), Dlreetnrato, of Ptg and Sty. As7"am, Gu ahati;;~ l (Ex. G~ zclte) No. 127-lOOSP 400-6-5 -~4 . . ...