Sunday, 6 October 2024

Discretion power of Ministers to select Private Secretary / OSD

GOVERNMENT OF ODISHA 
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & PUBLIC GRIEVANCE DEPARTMENT 
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OFFICE MEMORANDUM

No.GAD-SER2-TP-0012-2024/ 29416                   Dt.04.102024

Sub: Selection and Appointment of Private Secretaries/Officers on Special Duty (O.S.D.) in the Office of the Ministers - reg. 

The undersigned is directed to convey the following guidelines regarding the selection and appointment of Private Secretaries/Officers on Special Duty (OSD) in the Office of the Ministers: 

1. Discretion in Selection :

The Ministers shall have discretion in the matter of selection of serving officers for appointment as Private Secretaries/Officers on Special Duty (OSD) in their Office, subject to the terms and conditions mentioned herein. Such appointments will be co-terminus with the office of the Ministers. 

2. Eligibility Criteria for Appointment 

i) Appointments to the post of Private Secretary to Ministers shall be made from among the Officers in the rank of Additional Secretary (Level 16, of ORSP Rules, 2017) or Joint Secretary (Level -14 of ORSP Rules, 2017). 

ii) Appointments to the post of Officer on Special Duty (O.S.D.) in the Office of the Ministers shall be made from among the Officers in the rank of Joint Secretary (Level-14 of ORSP Rules, 2017) or Deputy Secretary (Level-13, of ORSP Rules, 2017). 

Provided, the OSD must be at least one rank junior to the Private Secretary of the concerned Minister. 

iii) An Officer who has held the post of Private Secretary / O.S.D in the five years, immediately preceding the current appointment, will not be eligible. lt must be ensured that there is a minimum gap of five years between the previous service as Private Secretary/O.S.D. and the present appointment.

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