(Updated in 2024) (As Amended by S. R. O. No. 797/2024 dt. 06/09/2024 - Amendment in Rule 2(c)(ix) K. G. Ext. No.2187 dt. 03/07/2023 - Amendments in Rule 2(c)(viii) K. G. Ext. No.2170 dt. 01/07/2023 - Amendments in Rule 2(d)(cx) S. R. O. No. 40/2022, dt: 07/01/2022 and S. R. O. No. 835/2022,dt: 24/08/2022 - Amendments in Rule 2) *Kerala Public Service Commission (Consultation by Corporations and Companies) Rules, 1971 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4 of the Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions as respects certain Corporations and Companies) Act, 1970 (19 of 1970)the Government of Kerala hereby make the following rules:--

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S.1

These rules may be called the Kerala Public Service Commission (Consultation by Corporations and Companies) Rules, 1971.

S.2

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,--

(a) 'Act' means the Kerala Public Service Commission (Additional Functions as respects certain Corporations and Companies) Act, 1970;

(b) 'Commission' means Kerala Public Service Commission;

(c) 'Corporation' means any of the Corporation specified hereunder, namely;--

(i) The Kerala State Financial Corporation.

(ii) The Kerala State Warehousing Corporation, ³²[x x x x]

(iii) The Kerala Khadi and Village Industries Board,

¹[(iv) The Toddy Workers' Welfare Fund Board,

(v) The Kerala Headload Workers' Welfare Board,

(vi) The Kerala Motor Transport Worker's Welfare Fund Board, and

(vii) The Kerala Labour Welfare Fund Board;]

³⁸[(viii) The Kerala Non-Resident Keralites' Welfare Board]

³⁹[(ix) The Kerala Agricultural Workers' Welfare Fund Board;

(x) The Kerala Building and Other Construction Workers'

S.3

No appointment to posts brought under the purview of the Public Service Commission shall be made except on the advice of the Commission:

²[Provided that it shall not be necessary to consult the Commission regarding the appointment of a person temporarily for a total period not exceeding 180 days in the case of each individual to a post in a Corporation/ Government Company to which appointment has to be made on the advice of the Commission:

Provided further that, no appointment shall be made as above without first reporting the vacancy to the Commission for regular appointment:]

³[Provided also that it shall not be necessary to consult the Commission for the appointment of relatives/dependents of the employees in a Corporation/ Government Company dying-in-harness who satisfy all the conditions prescribed by Government from time to time for appointment to Government service under the scheme and who possess the qualifications prescribed for a

S.4

Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules the Corporation or the Board of Directors of a Government company may, by order, regularise the services of any person appointed under the first and second provisos to rule 2A if such person had two years continuous service on the 22nd December, 1973 or such person is physically handicapped and had been in service on any day during the period commencing on and from the 22nd December, 1973 and ending with the 1st January, 1974.

Explanation:-- For the purpose of this rule physically handicapped includes the blind, the deaf and the orthopaedically handicapped as explained below:--

(a) The blind -- The blind are those who suffer from the following conditions:

(i) Total absence of sight

(ii) Visual acquity not exceeding 3/60 or 10/200 (snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses.

(b) The deaf -- The deaf are those in whom the sense of hearing is non-functional for the ordinary

S.5

The following procedure shall be observed by every Corporation/Govemment Company in referring any matter to the Commission:--

(i) All references to the Commission shall be addressed to the Secretary to the Commission by the Managing Director or Secretary or General Manager of the Corporation or Government company, as the case may be, in the form of an official letter with which shall be forwarded all papers or copies of papers relevant to the matter referred.

(ii) Note flies of the Corporation or Government Company shall on no account form part of the records sent to the Commission.

(iii) When the Commission has arrived at a conclusion, it will communicate its advice to the Managing Director or Secretary or General Manager of the Corporation or the Government Company, as the case may be.

(iv) Where it is proposed not to accept the advice of the Commission for reasons not before the Commission at the time of making the advice the Commission shall be consul

S.6

In any case in which the advice tendered by the Commission, is rejected or deviated from the Corporation or Government Company shall communicate the reasons for such rejection or deviation to the Commission.

S.7

Where it is proposed to reject or to deviate from the advice of the Commission, the matter shall be placed in a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or Government Company and orders taken. The Corporation or Government Company shall then refer the matter to the Government, and the decision of the Government thereon shall be final:

 Provided that the Government, before taking a decision against the advice of the Public Service Commission, shall refer the matter to the Commission.

S.8

Copies of the orders of appointment of candidates selected in consultation with the Commission shall be sent to the Commission by the Corporation or Government Company.

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