3. 1 THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE (RECRUITMENT) RULES, 1966

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3. 1 THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE (RECRUITMENT) RULES, 1966 In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the AllIndia Services Act, 1951 (61 of 1951), the Central Government, after consultation with the Governments of the States concerned. hereby makes the following rules, namely:- Short title and commencement. - 2 (1) These rules may be called the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966. They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 1st July, 1966. Definitions. -In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires. – 2(a) "Commission" means the Union Public Service Commission; 3 2(aa) "Direct Recruit" means a person appointed to the service after recruitment under clause (a) of sub-rule (2) of rule 4 ; 2(b) "Scheduled Castes" means such castes, races or tribes or parts of or groups within such castes, races or tribes as are deemed under article 341 of the Constitution to be Scheduled Castes for the purposes of the Constitutions; 2(c) "Scheduled Tribes" means such tribes or tribal communities or parts of or groups within such tribes or tribal communities as are deemed under article 342 of the Constitution to be Scheduled Tribes for the purposes of the Constitutions; 2(d) "Service" means the Indian Forest Service; 2(e) "State" means a State specified in the First Schedule to the Constitution and includes a Union Territory. ; 2(f) "State Cadre" and "Joint Cadre" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Indian Forest Service (Cadre) Rules, 1966 ; 2(g) "State Forest Service" means:- (i) 5 any such service in a State or Union Territory, being a service connected with forestry and the members thereof having gazetted status, as the Central Government may, in consultation with the State Government or Union territory 

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3 · 1 THE INDIAN FOREST SERVICE (RECRUITMENT) RULES, 1966

2 · (1) These rules may be called the Indian Forest Service (Recruitment) Rules, 1966.

3 · 2(aa) "Direct Recruit" means a person appointed to the service after recruitment under clause (a) of sub-rule (2) of rule 4 ;

4 · (ii) Omitted.

1 · The principal rules were notified vide MHA Notification No. 2/6/64-AIS(IV) dated 01.09.1966

2 · Substituted vide DP Notification No.13/4/71 -AIS(I) dated 1.01.1972

3 · Substituted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

4 · Substituted vide DP Notification No.13/4/71 -AIS(I) dated 11.01.1972 and omitted vide DOPT Notification No.

5 · Substituted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/40/2021 -AIS -I(14)

5 · 3. Constitution of the Service. -(1) The Service shall consist of the persons recruited to the Service in accordance with the provisions of these rules.

9 · 4(3) Subject to the provisions of these rules,

10 · 4(3A) Omitted.

5 · Disqualifications for appointment.12 5(1) No person shall be qualified for appointment to the service unless he is a citizen of India, or belong to such categories of persons as may, from time to time be notified in this behalf by the Central Government.

5 · Substituted/ vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

6 · Omitted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

7 · Omitted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

8 · Inserted w.e.f. 01.10.1968 vide MHA Notification No.3/8/67 -(i)-AIS(IV) dated 13.06.1968, Notification No. 3/6/71(I)- AIS(IV) dated 07.10.1971 and omitted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

9 · Substituted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

10 · Substituted vide DP Notification No.3/30/70 -(I)-AIS(IV) dated 01.03.1971 and omitted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

11 · Inserted vide DP Notification No.16012/7/78 -AIS(IV) Dated 13.07.1978 and Omitted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

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6 · Appointment to the Service.- 6(1) All appointment to the Service shall be made by the Central Government and no such appointment shall be made except after recruitment by one of the methods specified in rule 4.

6A · Appointment of officers in the junior time-scale of pay to posts in the senior time scale of pay.18 6A(1) Appointment of officers recruited to the Service under clause(a) 19 [ ] of sub- rule (2) of rule 4 to posts in the senior time-scale of pay shall be made by the State government concerned .

20 · Provided that, if he is under suspension or disciplinary proceedings are instituted against him, he shall not be appointed to a post in the senior time-scale of pay, until he is reinstated in the Service, or the disciplinary proceedings are concluded and final orders are passed thereon, as the case may be:

12 · Substituted vide MHA Notification No.3/2/67 -AIS(IV) dated 15.03.1967

13 · Deleted vide DP Notification No.3/4/72 -AIS(IV) dated 22.09.1973

14 · Inserted vide MHA Notification No.3/8/66 -AIS(IV) dated 08.06.1967 and again substituted w.e.f. 08.05.1971 vide DP Notification No.3/15/70 -(i)-AIS(IV) dated 26.04.1971

15 · Omitted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

16 · Substituted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

17 · Substituted vide DP&T Notification No.14015/25/92 -AIS(I)-C dated 06.05.1994

18 · Substituted w.e.f. 08.05.1971 vide DP Notification No.3/15/70 -(i)-AIS(IV) dated 26.04.1971 and amended vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

19 · Omitted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)

20 · Inserted vide DP Notification No.11027/1/75 -(A(S)(I)-C dated 29.06.1976

7 · Recruitment by competitive examination.7(1) A competitive examination for recruitment to the Service shall be held at such intervals as the Central Government may, in consultation with the Commission, from time to time, determine.

22 · Provided that candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Classes and declared by the Commission to be suitable for appointment to the Service shall be appointed against unreserved vacancies, in case they qualify for appointment to the Service based on their merit without recourse to the benefit of reservation.

23 · 7A Omitted.

21 · Substituted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997 and came into force from 01.10.1994.

22 · Inserted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997 and came into force from 01.10.1994

23 · Inserted/substituted/amended/renumbered vide MHA Notification No.3/8/67 -AIS(IV) dated 14.09.1968, Notification No. 3/6/69 -AIS(IV) dated 31.08.1970, Notification 3/6/71-(i)-AIS(IV) dated 19.07.1971, Notification No. 3/8/71-(i)-AIS(IV) dated 07.10.1971 and omitted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731Edt.31.12.1997)

8 · Recruitment by promotion.8(1) The Central Government may, on the recommendations of the State Government concerned and in consultation with the Commission and in accordance with such regulations as the Central Government may, after consultation with the State Governments and the Commission, from time to time, make, recruit to the Service, persons by promotion from amongst the substantive members of the State Forest Service.

9 · Number of persons to be recruited under rule 8.- 9(1) 24 [The number of persons recruited under rule 8 in any State or group of States shall not, at any time, exceed 33 1/3 per cent of the number of senior posts under the State Government, Central Deputation Reserve, State Deputation reserve and the training reserve in relation to that State or to the group of States, in the Schedule to the Indian Forest Service (Fixation of cadre Strength) Regulations, 1966 :

25 · 9(3) Omitted 25A

10 · Interpretation.- If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules, the same shall be decided by the Central Government.

24 · Substituted/omitted vide DP Notification No.14015/6/1989 -AIS(V) dated 22.02.1089 and again substituted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/51/96 -AIS(I)-C, dated 31.12.1997(GSR No.731E dt.31.12.1997)and came into force from 01.10.1998 25

26 · Substituted vide DP&T Notification No.14015/30/2002 -AIS(I)-C dated 26.03.2003(GSR No.144 dt. 05.04.2003) and again substituted vide DP&T Notification No.14015/33/2007 -AIS(I)-C dated 20.11.2007 (GSR No.258) 25A Omitted vide DOPT Notification No. 14015/40/2021 -AIS -I (14)