STATE GOVERNMENT IN PWD WILL BE THE APPELLATE AUTHORITIY WHILE WORKING IN THE RDD ( JE& AE)

APPOINTING AUTHORITY / DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIY/ APPELLATE AUTHORITIY:-- The state government vide notification number 2-4/71- Fin(Reg) -11,dated the 30arch ,1974decided that the Central Civil Services Rules will be deemed to have been in force in Himachal Pradesh in respect of various matters covered by them .The appointing and Disciplinary authoritiy in respect of the class 1 to class 4 have been specified separately.The orders contained in notification number 88-45/56 -DP Apptt -11 (1) ,dated 18 May 1974 and 20 September ,1975 shall stand modified to the above extent in so for as they relate to the Assistant Engineer and the junior Engineer of the public Works Department working in the Rural development department.As such the competent authority to impose penalties wrto item number 1to 4 of rule 11of CCS & CCA Rules 1965 is HOD in the RDD and wrto item number 5to 9 of Rule 11of CCS&CCA Rules 1965 HOD in the PWD however in case of penalties specified wrto item number 5to 9 of Rule 11appellate authority will be the State government in the PWD as per the notification No Per(AP -11)A(3) 1/74(1) dated 15-12-1978.