Organisation : Puducherry Department of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
Post Name : Recruitment for Chairperson, Members in 2017-18
Reference Number : No.2295(2)/DCS&CA/2013/PDS/B1
Download Application Form : http://www.dcsca.puducherry.gov.in/RECRUITMENT.htm
Notification : http://www.indianjobtalks.com/uploads/78024-cha.pdf
Home Page : http://www.dcsca.puducherry.gov.in

Chairperson, Members Recruitment :
Application is invited from the eligible candidates for appointment as Chairperson and Members in the Union Territory Food Commission. The Commission shall have a Chairperson and 5 Members as per section 16 of the National Food Security Act, 2013. Out of 5 Members, two of the Members shall be Women and one Member shall be Schedule caste and one Member shall be Schedule Tribe.

The candidate shall have the following qualification:
1. The Candidate be not more than 60 years of age as on 01.01.2018.

2. The candidate who is applying for the post of Member shall be a person:
(a) who are or have been member of the All India Services or any other civil services of the Union or State or holding a civil post under the Union or State having knowledge and experience in matters relating to food security, policy making and administration in the field of agriculture, civil supplies, nutrition, health or any allied field;
or
(b) of eminence in public life with wide knowledge and experience in agriculture, law, human rights, social service, management, nutrition, health, food policy or public administration;
or
(c) who have a proven record of work relating to the improvement of the food and nutrition rights of the poor.

Salary and other allowances and terms and conditions of the Chairperson and Members.-
(a) If a retired or non-official Chairperson is appointed, he/she shall receive a consolidated honorarium of Rs. 40,000/- per month.
(b) The Members shall receive a consolidated honorarium of Rs. 25,000/- per month.
(c) The Chairperson and the members shall be eligible for such travelling allowances admissible to the Grade-I officer of the Government of Puducherry during the sittings.
(d) The honorarium and other allowances shall be defrayed out of the Consolidated fund of the Government.

(e) Chairperson and the Member may
(i) by writing under his hand and addressed to the Government resign their office any time;
(ii) be removed from their office in accordance with provisions of sub section (9) of Section (16) of the Act Provided that the Chairperson or a Member shall not be removed from their office on the ground specified in sub section (10) of Section (16) of the Act except on a inquiry held by the Selection Committee.

(f) Before appointment, Chairperson and Members shall have to give an undertaking that he/she does not and will not have any such financial or other interests as is likely to affect prejudicially their functions as such member.
(g) The terms and conditions of the service of the Chairperson or Members shall not be varied to their disadvantage during their tenure of office.
(h) Every vacancy caused by resignation and removal of the Chairperson and their Members of the Commission under sub-rule (f) or otherwise shall be filled by fresh appointment.

(i) Where any such vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairperson, the senior most (in order of appointment) Member, holding office for the time being, shall discharge the functions of the Chairperson until a person appointed to fill such vacancy assumes the office of the Chairperson.

(j) When the Chairperson, is unable to discharge the functions owing to absence, illness or any other cause, the senior most (in order of appointment) Member, holding office for the time being, shall discharge the functions of the Chairperson until the day on which the Chairperson resumes the charge of his functions.

(k) The Chairperson or any member ceasing to hold office as such shall not hold any appointment in or be connected with the management or administration of an organization which have been the subject of any proceeding under the act during his/her tenure for a period of five years from the date on which he/she ceases to hold such office.

4. The last date for submission of the filled in application along with the copies of the testimonials to the Director, Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Thattanchavady, Puducherry – 605 009 is 5.00 p.m. on 08.01.2018. Application shall be downloaded from the department website at dcsca.puducherry.gov.in. Application received after the due date will be summarily rejected.