J&K New Recruitment Rule
For the post of Foresters in the Jammu and Kashmir
1. Amendment in minimum qualification for direct recruitment for the post of Foresters in the Jammu and Kashmir Forest (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 1991 notified vide SRO-335 dated 28" November, 1991.2. The Jammu & Kashmir General Administration Department vide No. GAD- MTGORBIV/200/2021-09-GAD dated 03.02.2022 has intimated that the Administrative Council, vide Decision No. 1/1/2022 dated 29.01.2022, has directed as under.3. “All posts referred to JKPSC/JKSSB prior to 31.10.2019, for which selections have not been finalized till date, as also the posts in which there are litigations and the cases are pending in Hon'ble Courts, shall be deemed to have been withdrawn with immediate effect”.4. Accordingly, General Administration Department has requested all concerned department to implement the above directions of Administrativ2 Council in letter and spirit under intimation to the General Administration Department.5. The Jammu and Kashmir General Administration Department vide their communication No. GAD-MTGORBIV/200/2021-09-GAD-Part (1) dated 11.02.2022 had requested the Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission, Jammu and Secretary, J&K Services Selection Board, Jammu to return the posts, referred prior to 31.10.2019 as also the posts in which there are litigations and the cases are pending in the Hon‘ble Courts, to the concerned Administrative Departments for their re-referral under an_ intimation to General Administration Department.6. Whereas, the J&K Services Selection Board, Jammu vide letter No. SSB/Secy/2022/1239-60 dated 11.02.2021 has returned the pending posts of Forest, Ecology & Environment Department which also include the post of Foresters which needs to be re-referred to the Recruitment Agency, i.e. JKSSB.7. The Jammu & Kashmir General Administration Department vide OM _ No. GAD/MTGORBIV/200/2021-09-GAD (Part-I) dated 14.02.2022 has requested to re-refer these posts to the J&K Service Selection Board within a week’s time positively under intimation to General Administration Department and to the Committee constituted vide Govt. Order No. 131-JK(GAD) of 2022 dated 06.02.2022.
8. The PCCF & HoFF, J&K vide his communication No. PCCF/NG/Estt/31/191 dated 28.01.2022 has submitted a proposal relating to the amendments in the J&K Forest (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 1991 notified vide SRO-335 dated 28" November, 1991 which also includes the post of Foresters wherein, the changes are proposed in physical standards - to define the criteria for male/female candidates, under direct Recruitment, and accordingly the same was examined in the department and the file was referred to the ARI & Trainings Department, for seeking approval of the standing committee of ARI & Training; however, the approval of the Standing Committee, is yet to be received.
9. Keeping in view the urgency involved in re-referring the withdrawn posts of Foresters to J&K SSB, the proposal relating to the amendment, with respect to define the physical standards of male/female candidates for direct recruitment for the post of Foresters was placed before Competent Authority for seeking approval for issuance of Executive Order, so that these posts can be referred to the Recruiting Agency. The Competent Authority has approved the proposal: in conformity with Gol guidelines.
10. This proposal was re-examined in terms of “Entrance and Training Rules (Revised), 2004 for the State Forest Service Officers, published in Extraordinary gazette of India vide GSR No. 465 (E) dated 22.07.2004, which provides as under:
11. Male/Female candidates must pass a physical test covering a distance of 25/16 Kms within four hours on foot, respectively.
12. Now, therefore, sanction is hereby accorded to revising the minimum qualification for direct recruitment for the post of Foresters in Schedule-II of Jammu and Kashmir Forest (Subordinate) Service Recruitment Rules, 1991 notified vide SRO-335 dated 28" November, 1991, as under:-
13. Class/ Designation Recruitment Rules Minimum qualification: for Category direct recruitment VI Foresters Jammu & Kashmir Forest) 10+2 or equivalent qualification with
