Competition Commission of India (Salary, Allowances, Other Terms and Conditions of Service of the Secretary and Officers and Other Employees of the Commission and the Number of Such Officers and Other Employees) Rules, 2009 - 670(E) - Competition Law

Competition Commission of India (Salary, Allowances, Other Terms and Conditions of Service of the Secretary and Officers and Other Employees of the Commission and the Number of Such Officers and Other Employees) Rules, 2009 Notification No. G.S.R. 670(E) Dated 14-09-2009 In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 63 of the Competition Act. 2002 (12 of 2003) the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Competition Commission of India (Salary Allowances, Other Terms and Conditions of Service of the Secretary and Officers and Other Employees of the Commission and the Number of Such Officers and Other employees) Rules, 2009. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Definitions. - (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) Act means the Competition Act, 2002; (b) Secretary' means a person appointed as Secretary under sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Act; (2) Words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the meanings as assigned to them in the Act. 3. Salary and allowances of the Secretary and officers and other employees of the Commission and the number of such officers and other employees. - The salary and allowances of the Secretary and officers and other employees of the Commission and the number of such officers and other employees and their method of recruitment shall be as specified in Schedule I 4. Conditions of service.- (1) The conditions of service of the Secretary, officers and other employees of the Commission in the matter of leave, joining time, joining time pay, age of superannuation, traveling allowance and leave travel concession shall be regulated in accordance with such rules and regulations as are applicable to officers and employees of the Central Government belonging to corresponding category and scale of pay. (2) The Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission shall be eligible for general pool accommodation till a separate office and residential complex for the Commission is constructed. (3) The Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission including those on deputation, who are Government employees and have been allotted residential accommodation under General Pool shall be eligible to retain the facility of Government residential accommodation. (4) The Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission not allotted accommodation shall be eligible for House Rent Allowance as admissible to officers and employees of the Central Government drawing similar pay scales. (5) The Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission including those on deputation while in service with the Commission shall be entitled to medical facilities as specified in Schedule II. (6) (i) The Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission appointed on deputation, shall continue to be governed lay Provident Fund Schemes as are applicable to them in their parent Ministry- or Department or organisation. (ii) The Commission shall recover contribution towards provident fund from such Secretary, officers and employees and remit the amount immediately to the lending Ministry or Department or organisation. (iii) Any loss of interest on account of late remittance shall be borne by the Commission. (7) The Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission other than those on deputation shall be entitled Group Insurance as per the scheme to be formulated by the Commission in consultation with the Central Government: Provided that in the case of the Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission appointed on deputation shall continue to be governed by the Group Insurance Schemes as are applicable to them in their parent Ministry or Department or organisation. (8) (i) The Commission shall recover contribution towards the insurance schemes from such Secretary, officers and employees and remit the amount immediately to the lending Ministry or Department or organisation. (ii) Any loss of interest on account of late remittance shall be borne by the Commission. (9) The Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission who are not on deputation shall be governed by the new pension scheme. (10) The Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission who are on deputation shall be eligible for pension and retirement benefits, if any, as are available to them in their parent Ministry or Department or organisation. 5. Official visits abroad.- Official visits abroad by Secretary, officers and other employees of the Commission shall be undertaken with the prior approval of the Chairperson of the Commission or any. other Member or officer of the Commission authorised by the Chairperson. (2) Instructions issued by Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Finance as amended from tire to time shall be applicable. 6. Deputation allowance.- The persons selected on deputation basis shall be given an option to either opt for the pay scale and other service benefits of the borrowing organization or to retain their own pay scales and get deputation allowance, as per the existing instructions of the Government of India on the subject. 7. Residuary provision. - Matters relating to the terms and conditions of service of the Secretary, officers and employees of the Commission with respect to which no express provision has been made in these rules, shall be referred by the Commission to the Central Government for its decision. 8. Powers to relax.- Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do. it may. by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing, release any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.