Environment and Forest, Guwahati Recruitment 2021: 5 Chairman, Member Secretary & Members vacancy

Application is invited from the Environment and Forest Department, Guwahati Recruitment for the post 5 vacancies of Chairman, Member Secretary and nomination of three Members of State Pollution Control Board of Assam with headquarters at Bamunimaidam, Guwahati. Candidates may submit the application through email for the following job in Guwahati Environment and Forest Department

Last Date: 25/07/2021

Environment and Forest Guwahati Recruitment 2021 Details:

1. Name of Post: Chairperson
No. of Post: 1

Qualification & Experience:

(a) Should possess Degree in Engineering/ Technology in Environmental Engineering or an equivalent degree thereto, Post Graduate in Environmental Engineering/ two years M.Sc in Environmental Sciences/ Environmental Management and has special knowledge and 15 years practical experience relating to Environment protection with regards to industrial pollution control, mitigation, water treatment or air pollution control devices and has rendered at least 25 years of services; or

(b) is or has been an officer under the Central Government or State Government or public sector

undertaking or a University or autonomous body or statutory body, and-

(i) holds or held an analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre or department in the PayScale as

prescribed for Commissioner and Secretary to Government of Assam, i.e., Rs. 1,30,000 (fixed) as

per Assam Revision of Pay Rules, 2017; or (ii) has three years of regular service in the Grade

rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in the Pay Band-4 (Rs. 30,000 – 1,10,000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 17,500) as per Assam Revision of Pay Rules, 2017 in his parent cadre; and

(iii) possesses the qualifications and experience specified in clause (a); or (c) is or has been in an All India Service or in any Civil Service of the State of Assam, holding or held the post of Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam or its equivalent post on regular basis, and possesses a Master’s Degree in Science or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and has knowledge and experience of at least 5 (five) years in areas related to environment protection and industrial pollution control activities;

Desirable Qualification: a Ph.D. degree in environmental management from a recognized university or institute and excellent record in research publications and experience of organizing environment related training programmes for service personnel/LLB degree from recognized university.

2. Name of Post: Member Secretary
No. of Post: 1

Qualification & Experience:

An officer of Central or State Government or Public Sector Undertaking under Central or State

Government or University or Government Research Institution or Autonomous or Statutory Body meeting the qualification and experience stated below at (a) and (b) or (c) – possess the following service experience-

(a) possessing the following service experience – 

1 (one) year or 2 (two) years or 3 (three) years of service in the grade rendered after appointment thereto on regular basis in Pay Band 4, i.e., 30,000 – 1,10,000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 17,500 or Rs.16,900 or Rs. 15,700 respectively as per Assam Revision of Pay Rules, 2017; and

(b) possessing the following qualification and experience-

(i) a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Master Degree in Environmental/ Chemical/ Civil/ Biological Sciences with a minimum of 10 (ten) years of experience in the field of Industrial Pollution Control for environment protection;

(ii) Fifteen years of experience in regular Group ‘A’ posts not below the rank and Pay Scale of Rs. 22,000 – 87,000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 12,700/- as per Assam Revision of Pay Rules, 2017 or its corresponding Pay Band/ Pay Scale of preceding Pay Rules in Government Department or Institution or Public Sector Undertaking or University or Government Research Institution or Autonomous or Statutory Body at the administrative or management level with practical experience in matters relating to scientific, engineering or management aspects of pollution control.

(c) an All India Service Officer or in any State Civil Service of the State of Assam, holding the post of Secretary to the Government of Assam or its equivalent post in his parent Department or Organisation on regular basis, and possesses a Master’s Degree in Science or Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and has knowledge and experience of at least 5 (five) years in Industrial pollution control for Environment protection.

3. Name of Post: Members
No. of Post: 3 posts)

Qualification & Experience: Non-Officials, including retired Government servants, experts in agriculture, fishery, industry, Education related to environment or any other field, which is important for pollution control management.

Age Limit:

Chairman – The maximum age limit of appointment shall not be exceeding 62 (sixty-two) years as on the closing date of the receipt of applications.

Member Secretary – The maximum age limit of appointment shall not be exceeding 57 (fifty-seven) years as on the closing date of the receipt of applications.

Members – The maximum age limit of appointment shall not be exceeding 62 (sixty-two) years as on the closing date of the receipt of applications

Salary and Allowances:

Chairperson – The Chairman shall receive pay in the Pay Band 6 of Assam Revision of Pay Rules, 2017, i.e., Rs 1,30,000 (fixed) and other allowances as admissible to officers of the Government of Assam of same pay scale or his pay in his parent organisation or Department, whichever is higher. Retired Government Officers, on being appointed as Chairman, shall be allowed to draw their last pay drawn (as notionally fixed after revision of pay under 7th Pay Commission) less the pension allowed to them and other allowances as admissible currently to officers of his service/cadre serving under the Government.

Member Secretary – The Member Secretary shall have option to receive pay either in Pay Band 5 of Assam Revision of Pay Rules, 2017 i.e., Rs. 65,000 – 1, 12,000 with Grade Pay of Rs. 18,500 per month with two percent of annual increment or his pay in his parent department, as he chooses with all the allowances associated with the Pay Band as applicable for Government officers.

Members – The Non-Official Members of the Board shall be given only sitting fee of rupees two thousand per meeting or as revised by the Board from time to time.

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How to Apply for Environment and Forest Guwahati Recruitment:

Interested candidates have to send their application online in the format appended, to [email protected] for the post of Chairman, memberse[email protected] for the post of Member Secretary, and [email protected] for the posting of Member.

Candidates are requested to download the application form at https://environmentandforest.assam.gov.in. Duly filled and completed applications along with supporting documents indicating his/her qualification, experience in pollution control work, proof of identity, and proof of residence should be scanned and converted to a single zip file. The zip-file then should be attached with the email addressed to the above-mentioned email IDs. The details of the application format are also available on the website of the Department.

Last date for submission of the online application is 25th July 2021.

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