The Restructuring of the Odisha Veterinary Service Cadre

EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 797, CUTTACK, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012/ BAISAKHA 5, 1934 [ No.4496-2V–13/2012/FARD.] FISHERIES & ARD DEPARTMENT RESOLUTION The 24th April, 2012 Subject: Restructuring of the Odisha Veterinary Service Cadre. Livestock production has always been an integral part of the rural economy in Odisha. The Animal Husbandry sector accounts for nearly 30% of the Gross State Domestic Product for Agriculture and allied activities. The sector has ample potential to substantially enhance the production of milk, egg and meat to meet the domestic market demands, create employment and income generating opportunities for the rural poor and to enhance their food and livelihood security. 2. Keeping in view of the above aspects and in order to realize the overall goals of the Long-Term Action Plan, it is necessary to streamline and strengthen the Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services with a focus on delivery of specialized services which needs an organizational structure capable of meeting the new challenges. The present organizational set up of the DAH & VS has been restructured to meet the emerging need of better animal health care and livestock production in the State. Considering the need to streamline livestock production and animal health care of the State and overall goal incorporated in the Long Term Perspective Plan, the proposal for restructuring of OVS cadre was under active consideration of Government for sometime past. After careful consideration, the State Government has been pleased to restructure OVS cadre in the following manner. 1. Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Odisha : The existing post of Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Odisha shall be continued as such in Pay Band-4 with Scale of Pay Rs.37,400 – 67,000 with Grade Pay Rs.8,700 and will be filled up by way of promotion from amongst the Additional Directors belonging to OVS cadre or from IAS cadre as may be decided by Government from time to time. The details are at Annexure-I. 2 2. Additional Director: In addition to one existing post of Additional Director, two posts of Additional Director are created by way of upgradation through abolition of one post of Joint Director Level-I and one post of Joint Director Level-II, from OVS cadre in Pay Band-3 carrying Scale of Pay Rs.15,600 – Rs.39,100/- with Grade Pay Rs.7,600/-. The details are at Annexure - II. 3. Joint Director (Level – I): The cadre of OVS in the rank of Joint Director Level-I is restructured and widened to total 6 (six) posts of Joint Director Level-I created carrying Scale of Pay Rs.15,600 – Rs.39,100/- with Grade Pay Rs.7,600/- in Pay Band-3 by way of upgradation of 4 (Four) posts of Deputy Director at Directorate of AH & VS, Odisha, one post of Deputy Director at OBPI, Bhubaneswar and one existing post of Joint Director, Level - II. The details are at Annexure – III. 4. Joint Director (Level – II) / CDVO: The existing 30 (Thirty) nos. of Chief District Veterinary Officer posts along with 2 nos. of post of Deputy Directors, Odisha Biological Products Institute (OBPI) and 5 nos. posts of Deputy Director, Frozen Semen Bank (FSB) are upgraded to the rank of Joint Director Level-II in Pay Band-3 carrying scale of pay Rs.15,600 - Rs.39,100/- with Grade Pay Rs.6,600/-. Accordingly OVS cadre in the rank of Joint Director Level-II /CDVO is restructured and limited to 37 posts in Pay Band-3 in the Scale of Pay as indicated above. The details are at Annexure-IV. 5. Deputy Director/SDVO/ADVOO: There is necessity of 58 (fifty eight) nos. of SDVO posts one for each revenue Sub- Division. There will be 30 (thirty) Additional District Veterinary Officer (Livestock Production) and 30 (thirty) Additional District Veterinary Officer (Disease Control) who will coordinate field work at the district level for a more effective veterinary service delivery system. 30 (thirty) Deputy Directors (DD) with specialization in Medicine, Gynecology, Surgery will be placed at District Head Quarter Veterinary Hospitals. All three Livestock Inspector Training Centers (LITC) will be headed by Deputy Directors. There will be one Deputy Director for small animal development and one Deputy Director for Poultry Development and one Deputy Director for Disease control. Consequent upon restructuring of existing 43 posts of OVS cadre in the rank of Class-I Group-A (Sr. Br.), 154 posts are created in Pay Band-3 carrying Scale of Pay 3 Rs.15,600 – 39,100 with Grade Pay Rs.6,600/- in the rank of OVS Class-I Group-A (Sr. Br.) as detailed below:— (i)Existing 41 posts in OVS Class-I (Jr. Br.) in Pay Band-2 in the Scale of Pay Rs.9,300 – 34,800/- with Grade Pay 5,400/- are upgraded to the rank of OVS Class-I Group-A (Sr. Br.) in Pay Band-3 in the Pay Scale of Rs.15,600 – 39,100 with Grade Pay Rs.6,600/-. (ii)113 Posts are created in the rank of OVS Class-I Group-A (Sr. Br.) against abolition of equivalent nos. of Class-II (Group-B) posts in OVS cadre. The total posts in the rank of Class-I Group-A (Sr. Br.) is expanded and limited to 154. 6. Block Veterinary Officers / Specialist: Consequent upon restructuring of OVS cadre in the rank of OVS Class-I Group-A (Jr. Br), total 355 posts of BVO / Specialist in Pay Band-2 carrying Scale of Pay Rs.9,300 – 34,800 with Grade Pay Rs.5,400/- are created against abolition of equivalent number of OVS Group-B posts as indicated below. (i) 314 posts of OVS Class-II (Group-B) earlier upgraded to the rank of OVS Class-I Group-A (Jr. Br.) in Pay Band-2 carrying Scale of Pay of Rs.9,300 – 34,800 with Grade Pay Rs.5,400/- vide Finance Department UOR No.360- CS-I, dt.29.07.2008. (ii) Creation of 41 such posts in rank of OVS Class-I (Jr. Br.) in Pay Band-2 in Scale of Pay Rs.9,300 – 34,800 with Grade Pay Rs.5,400 against upgradation through abolition of 41 posts of OVS Class-II Group-B. The details are at Annexure-VI. In order to streamline the field level veterinary service delivery, it was felt that out of these 355 nos. of OVS Class-I (Jr. Br.) Group-A posts, 284 nos. will remain as Block Veterinary Officer (except District Head Quarters Block) and the remaining 71 posts shall be the posts of Specialist to function in the specialized technical institutions like OBPI, ADRI, CIL, FSB, farms etc. The details are given at Annexure-VI. 7. Veterinary Assistant Surgeon/ Additional Veterinary Assistant Surgeon: Remaining 549 posts of OVS Class-II (Group-B) shall be the base level posts of OVS cadre carrying scale of pay of Rs.9,300 – 34,800/- with Grade Pay Rs.4,600/- in Pay Band- 2 and shall be filled up by direct recruitment through O.P.S.C. The details are given at Annexure-VII. 4 8. The cadre strength of restructured grades of Odisha Veterinary Service will be as follows:— Sl. Category Existing Revised Remarks No. no. of No. of Posts Posts 1. Director, 0 1 The existing post of Director, AH & AH & VS, Odisha VS will be filled up on promotion from OVS cadre or from IAS cadre to be decided by Government from time to time. 2. Additional Director 1 3 In addition to one existing post of Additional Director, 2 posts of Additional Director are created. 3. Joint Director, 1 6 6 posts of Joint Director Level–I AH & VS (Level – I) are created on upgradation of 4 posts of Deputy Director in Directorate of AH & VS, Odisha and 1 post of Deputy Director, OBPI, Bhubaneswar in addition to one existing post of Joint Director, Level – II. 4. Joint Director, 2 37 37 posts of Joint Director Level-II AH & VS (Level-II) are created by upgrading existing 30 posts of CDVO, 2 posts of Deputy Director, OBPI, Bhubaneswar along with 5 posts of Deputy Director existing in FSB. 5. Class – I (Sr. Br.) 43 154 154 posts Class – I (Sr. Br.) are created by upgrading existing 41 posts of SDVOs in Class – I (Junior Branch) and existing 113 posts of OVS Class-II Group – B. 6. Class – I (Jr. Br.) 41 355 355 posts Block Veterinary Officers / Specialists are created by upgrading 314 posts of OVS Class – II Group – B (already upgraded by Finance Department vide UOR No. 360 / 29.07.2008 and notified vide this Department Resolution No.13054, dt.29.10.2008) and existing 41 posts of Class – II Group – B. 7. Class-II (Group-B) 1017 549 549 posts of VAS /Addl. VAS will be treated as entry level posts to be filled up directly by recruitment through O.P.S.C. Total 1105 1105 5 9. The amendments to or the formulation of the Rules regulating nomenclature and recruitment to the restructured cadre of OVS will be finalized in the prescribed manner in due course of time. 10. This will come into force with immediate effect from the date of issue of this resolution in Odisha Gazette. 11. The Finance Department vide their UOR No. 2800, dated the 19th May, 2010 have concurred in the proposal for restructuring of OVS cadre. 12. This has got the approval of the Cabinet in their 22nd meeting held on 4th April, 2012. The cadre strength of restructured OVS Cadre has been approved by Hon’ble Chief Minister as per decision taken in the Cabinet. ORDER Ordered that this Resolution be published in the extraordinary issue of the Odisha Gazette and copies thereof be forwarded to all Departments of Government/ all Heads of Departments/ Accountant-General, Odisha, Bhubaneswar/ Deputy Accountant-General, Odisha, Puri/ Secretary, Odisha Public Service Commission/ Secretary to Governor, Odisha. By order of Governor SATYABRATA SAHU Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government 6 Annexure -I Restructured Cadre Schedule of OVS (Senior Administrative Grade) Scale of Pay Rs.37, 400–67,000/- + GP Rs.8700/- Pay Band-4 Sl. Name of the post Post Remarks No. Sanctioned (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Director, Animal Preferably specialization in Husbandry & Veterinary 01 any discipline & experience Services, Odisha. in the rank of Addl. Director Total 01 7 Annexure -II Restructured Cadre Schedule of OVS (Selection Grade) Rs.15,600–39,100 + Grade Pay Rs.7,600/- Pay Band-3 Sl. Post Name of the post Remarks No. Sanctioned (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Addl. Director Preferably specialization in (Planning, Administration, 01 any discipline and HRD). experience in the rank of Joint Director Level-I. 2 Addl. Director 01 Preferably specialization in (Livestock Development) similar discipline and experience in the rank of Joint Director Level-I. 3 Addl. Director 01 Preferably specialization in (Veterinary Services) any discipline and experience in the rank of Joint Director Level-I. Total: 03 8 Annexure -III Restructured Cadre Schedule of OVS (Jr. Admn. Grade) JD Level-1 Scale of Pay Rs. 15,600–39,100/- + GP Rs.7,600/- Pay Band-3 Sl. Name of the post Post Sanctioned Remarks No. (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Joint Director (Poultry & Small 01 Experience in the Animal Development) rank of Joint Directorate of AH & VS, Cuttack Director Level-II/ CDVO and preferably specialization in similar discipline 2. Joint Director (Livestock 01 Breeding) -ditto- Directorate of AH & VS, Cuttack 3. Joint Director (Planning & MIS) 01 -ditto- Directorate of AH & VS, Cuttack 4. Joint Director (HRD and -ditto- Extension) 01 Directorate of AH & VS, Cuttack 5. Joint Director (OBPI) 01 -ditto- OBPI, Bhubaneswar 6. Joint Director (Disease Control) 01 -ditto- Directorate of AH & VS, Cuttack Total: 06 9 Annexure –IV Restructured Cadre Schedule of OVS (Jr. Administrative Grade) JD Level - II Scale of Pay Rs. 15,600–39,100/- + GP Rs.6,600/- Pay Band-3 Sl. Post Name of the post Remarks No. Sanctioned (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Chief District Veterinary Officer 30 Experience in the rank of SDVO / ADVO / Dy. Director 2 Joint Director - (Level-II) 01 Specialization in any Veterinary Officers’ Training discipline Institute (VOTI), Bhubaneswar 3 Joint Director (Level-II), Frozen 03 Preferably Semen Bank Specialization in Cuttack/ Berhampur/ Gynaecology / Chipilima Animal Breeding and Genetics 4 Joint Director (Level-II), 02 Preferably Odisha Biological Product Specialization in Institute (OBPI), Bhubaneswar Medicine/ Bacteriology/Virology /Immunology / other clinical subjects 5 Joint Director (Level-II), 01 Preferably Animal Disease Research Specialization in Institute (ADRI), Phulnakhara, Medicine/ Cuttack Bacteriology/Virology /Immunology / Poultry Science Total: 37 10 Annexure –V Restructured Cadre Schedule of OVS (Sr. Class-I ) Scale of Pay Rs. 15,600–39,100/- + GP Rs.6,600/- Pay Band-3 Sl. Name of the post Sanctioned Remarks No. Post (1) (2) (3) (4) 1 Sub Divisional Veterinary 58 On promotion Officer at each Revenue Sub-Division 2 Addl. District Veterinary 30 Preferably specialization in Officer (Disease Control) at Veterinary each District medicine/Pathology/ Bacteriology / Virology /Bio- Chemistry / Parasitology 3 Addl. District Veterinary 30 Specialization in Animal Officer (Livestock Breeding and Genetics / Production) at each district Poultry Science / Animal Production / Animal Nutrition / Gynaecology 4 Deputy Director, 30 Preferably specialization in District Veterinary Hospital Veterinary medicine/Surgery/ Gynaecology 5 Deputy Director, 3 Specialization in any Livestock Inspector Training discipline Centre (LITC) Bhanjanagar, Bolangir , Chipilima 6 Deputy Director (Small 1 Specialization in Animal Animal Development) Production / Animal Nutrition / Directorate of A.H. & V.S. Animal Breeding and Genetics Odisha, Cuttack 7 Deputy Director (Poultry 1 Specialization in Poultry Development), Science Directorate of AH & VS, Cuttack 8 Deputy Director (Disease 1 Specialization in Medicine/ Control). Bacteriology / Virology Directorate of AH & VS, Cuttack Total: 154 11 Annexure –VI Restructured Cadre Schedule of OVS - Class – I ( Jr. Br.) Scale of Pay Rs. 9,300 – 34,800/- plus GP Rs. 5400/- Sl. Present Structure New Structure No. Category of Sanction Category of Posts Sanction Remark Posts Strength Strength (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1 VAS 284 Block Veterinary 284 To be posted in Officer (BVO) block veterinary dispensary except the 30 district Veterinary Hospital. 2 VAS 4 VAS 4 To be posted at Veterinary Dispensary, Rourkela/ Sahidnagar/ Berhampur/ Buxibazar, Cuttack. 3 Instructor, 01 Asst Director 01 Specialization in VOTI, (Training) any discipline Bhubaneswar. SMILE. on deployment to SMILE. 4 Special Officer 01 Assistant Director 01 DAH & VS (Planning) ( Planning) Odisha, Cuttack. Specialization in any discipline. 5 Livestock 01 Assistant Director, 01 Specialization in Marketing Small animal any discipline Officer development preferably with DAH & VS DAH & VS Odisha, MBA /Extension/ Odisha, Cuttack. Agri Business Cuttack. Management /Animal Production. 6 Veterinary 01 Assistant Director, 01 Specialization in Information Public Relations any discipline. Officer DAH & VS Odisha, DAH & VS Cuttack. Odisha, Cuttack. 7 Parasitologist 01 Asst. Director, LITC 01 Specialization in SLBF, Chipilima. any discipline. Chipilima 12 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 8 Instructor 02 Asst. Director 02 Specialization in LITC, (Training) any discipline. Bhanjanagar/ LITC Bolangir. Bhanjanagar/ Bolangir. 9 Lecturer 02 Lecturer, 02 Specialization in VOTI, VOTI, Bhubaneswar. any discipline. Bhubaneswar. 10 Lecturer, VOTI, 01 Asst Director 01 Specialization in Bhubaneswar. (Training), VOTI, any discipline Bhubaneswar. To be deployed in SMILE. 11 VAS (Surgery) 1 Specialist (Surgery), 1 Specialization in Buxibazar, Baxibazaar, Cuttack. Surgery. Cuttack. 12 VAS (Leave 6 Specialists 6 Specialization in Reserve, any discipline Deputation and (On deployment/ Training) Deputation to OPOLFED/Poly Clinics/ APICOL/ DRDA/ Dir. of Vocational Edn./ Nandankanan Zoological Park etc.). 13 Veterinary Asst, 2 Specialists 2 Specialization in Surgeon, Gynaecology / Frozen Semen Animal Breeding Bank, Cuttack. and Genetics. (On deployment as GM, OLRDS Bull mother farm and Conservation) 14 VAS, FSB, 1 Specialist, FSB, 1 Specialization in Cuttack. Cuttack. Gynaecology / Animal Breeding & Genetics. 15 Asst. Director, 02 Specialist 02 Specialization in FSB, Cuttack. Animal Breeding and Genetics/ Gynaecology to be deployed in OLRDS as GM, FPRS and ETT. 16 Feed Analyst 01 Specialist (Animal 01 Specialization in SFAL, Nutrition) Animal Nutrition Laxmisagar, (On deployment to Bhubaneswar. OLRDS as GM) 13 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 17 Superintendent 01 Manager, Bull Mother 01 Specialization in Diary Farm, Farm, Animal Chipilima. Chipilima, Sambalpur. Production/ Animal Breeding and Genetics/ Gynaecology. 18 Lecturer , FSB, 02 Lecturer, Frozen 02 Specialization in Cuttack. Semen Bank (SFB) Gynaecology/ Cuttack. Animal Breeding and Genetics. 19 Officer in – 01 Manager, 01 Specialization in charge, DBF, Duck Breeding Farm Poultry Khapuria, (DBF) Khapuria, Science/Animal Cuttack. Cuttack. Breeding and Genetics. 20 Officer in – 02 Manager, 02 charge, poultry Poultry Farm -Ditto- farm, Koraput/ Koraput, Sundargarh. Sundargarh. 21 Manager, 02 Manager, Poultry 02 Poultry Farm, Farm, Chiplima, -Ditto- Bolangir/ Bolangir. Chipilima 22 Manager, 02 Manager, Sheep 02 Specialization in Sheep Breeding Farm, Animal Breeding Farm, Deogaon, Bolangir Production/ Deogaon/ Chipilima, Animal Chipilima Sambalpur. Nutrition/Animal Breeding and Genetics. 23 Assistant 02 Manager, Goat 02 Specialization in District Breeding Farm, Animal veterinary Dudupaju. Production/ Officer. (Feed (Kandhamal), Jaring Animal Mixing Centre) (Kalahandi) Nutrition/Animal Breeding and Genetics. 24 Manager, Pig 01 Manager, Pig 01 Specialization in Breeding Farm, Breeding Farm, Animal Chipilima. Chipilima. Production/ (Sambalpur) Animal Nutrition/Animal Breeding and Genetics. 25 Superintendent 01 Manager, Poultry 01 Specialization in PBF, Breeding Farm, Poultry Similiguda, Similiguda, Koraput. Science/Animal Koraput. Breeding and Genetics. 14 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 26 Veterinary 01 Manager, Goat 01 Specialization in Assistant Breeding farm, Animal Surgeon, FMC, Salapada. (Keonjhar) Production/ Remuna. Animal Nutrition/Animal Breeding and Genetics. 27 Assistant 03 Manger, Poultry 03 Specialization in District Farm, Bhanajnagar/ Poultry Science/ Veterinary Angul/ Bolangir. Animal Breeding Officer (Feed and Genetics. Mixing Centre) 28 Project Officer, 01 Project Officer, 01 Specialization in IPDP, Intensive Poultry Poultry Science / Bhubaneswar. Development Project ABG. (IPDP) Bhubaneswar. 29 Project Officer, 01 Assistant Director, 01 Specialization in IPDP, Poultry. Poultry Science / Berhampur. ABG At -Directorate of AH & VS. 30 Range 03 Range Investigation 03 Specialization in Investigation Officer Cuttack, Bacteriology/ Officer, CIL, Berhampur, Virology/ Cuttack, Bhawanipatna. Parasitology/ Berhampur, Biochemistry/ Bhawanipatna. Pathology. 31 Research 02 Research Officer 02 Specialization in Officer OBPI / OBPI / ADRI. Bacteriology/ ADRI. Virology/ Immunology/ Medicine/ Parasitology/ Pathology. 32 Research 17 Research Officer 17 Specialization in Assistant Odisha Biological Bacteriology/ OBPI/FSB/ CIL/ Product Institute, Virology/ Medicine ADRI/ Poly Bhubaneswar/ Parasitology/ Clinic. Berhampur, Biochemistry/ Frozen Semen Bank, Pharmacology/ Cuttack Surgery. CIL/ ADRI Poly clinic, Sahidnagar. 33 Pathologist, 01 Pathologist, SVL, 01 Specialization in SVL, Chipilima. Chipilima. Pathology. 34 Bacteriologist, 01 Bacteriologist, SVL, 01 Specialization in SVL, Chipilima. Chipilima. Bacteriology. Total: 355 15 Annexure - VII Restructured Cadre Schedule of OVS Class - II (Group - B) Scale of Pay Rs. 9,300 – 34,800/- plus GP Rs. 4,600/- Sl. Present Structure New Structure No. Category of Sanction Category of Sanction Remarks Posts Strength Posts Strength (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 1 Veterinary 196 VAS 196 To be posted in veterinary Assistant dispensary located Surgeon in block periphery (VAS) areas. 2 Nodal Officer 17 District Training 17 To be posted in Coordinator Office of the CDVO. District having morethan one Sub-Division 3 Nodal Officer 13 Nodal officer 13 -ditto- District with single Sub- Division 4 Office VAS, 01 Assistant 01 DAH & VS Director (Drug Odisha, Management) Cuttack DAH & VS Odisha, Cuttack 5 VAS (Leave 08 VAS (Leave 08 Deputation / Reserve & Reserve & deployment to Deputation) Deputation) different linked department/organiz ation. Additional 314 Additional 314 To be posted in Veterinary Veterinary each block. Assistant Assistant Surgeon Surgeon (AVAS) Total: 549 549 Printed and published by the Director, Printing, Stationery and Publication, Odisha, Cuttack-10 Ex. Gaz. 255-193+200