R.1 Short title and commencement

       (1) These rules may be called the Orissa Civil Services Rules 1987.
        (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Orissa Gazette.

R.2 Non-counting of ad hoc service

The period of service tendered by a Government servant on an appointment or promotion made purely on ad hoc, temporary or officiating basis, for which prior consultation with the Orissa Public Service Commission is not necessary under Clause (I) of Regulation 3 (b) of the Orissa Public Service Commission (Limitations of Functions) Regulation shall not count towards fixation of seniority.

R.3 Overriding effect

The provisions of these rules shall have overriding effect notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other recruitment rules or orders or instructions for the time being in force.