Bihar Vigilance Investigation Cadre Rules, 2012
Published vide Notification No. N.V.-Astha.V.411/2011(Chaya)-5015, dated 23.08.2012
Last Updated 4th February, 2020 [bh764]
Chapter-1
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (i) These Rules may be called The Bihar Vigilance Investigation Cadre Rules, 2012 (ii) It shall extend to the whole of the State of Bihar. (iii) It shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the official Gazette of Bihar. 2. Definitions. - In these Rules, unless anything repugnant to the subject of context -(a) "Department" means the Vigilance Department;
(b) "Government" means the State Government of Bihar;
(c) "Governor" means the Governor of Bihar;
(d) "Departmental Promotion committee" means the committee duly constituted by Government for departmental promotions;
(e) "Member of the Cadre" means the person appointed and working on deputation in the Bihar Vigilance Cadre under the provisions of these Rules;
(f) "Grade" means of grade listed in the Schedule-1;
(g) "Appointing Authority" means Principal Secretary/Secretary, Vigilance Department in respect of Sub Inspector and the Governor of Bihar in respect of Deputy Superintendent of Police;
(h) "Schedule" means the schedule appended to these Rules;
(i) "Cadre" means the Bihar Vigilance Investigation Cadre, which shall be a cadre in uniform- holders and guided by the Bihar Police Manual.
(j) "Vacancy within the year" means the vacancies accrued in a particular year due to creation of new posts, retirement, death, removal from service and dismissal in the cadre.
3. Constitution of the Cadre and Strength. - (1) From the date of commencement of these Rules, the Bihar Vigilance Investigation Cadre shall be deemed to be constituted. It shall be a State level cadre. (2) The number of posts in the cadre and its different posts shall be as per the details given in the schedule-1. The State Government may revise the schedule-1, according to the need, and increase or decrease the number of posts in a suspended animation and make changed in a grade.Chapter-2
Procedure of recruitment and proportion
4. Determination of vacancies and requisition. - On the first April of every year, the Government shall calculate the vacancies to be filled by direct recruitment in the categories of Police Sub-Inspector and Deputy Superintendent of Police and accordingly, the intimation of reservation category wise vacancies to be filed by direct recruitment be sent to the Bihar Staff Selection Commission and Bihar Public Service Commission, respectively by 30th April. 5. Reservation. - In this Cadre, it shall be essential to follow the provisions of reservation/roster made applicable by the Government, from time to time, in the appointments and promotions. 6. Qualifications. - The minimum qualification for both these posts shall be as per rule-7 and rule-9 respectively. 7. Appointment to the grade of Police Sub-Inspector. - (a) There shall be 21 posts of Police Sub-Inspector out which 18 posts shall be for Vigilance Investigation Bureau and three posts for Special Vigilance Unit. These posts may be filled as follows :-(i) For Vigilance Investigation Bureau, 12 posts shall be filled by deputation from Home (Police) Department and 6 posts to be filled by direct recruitment.
(ii) 3 posts shall be filled by direct recruitment for Special Vigilance Unit.
(b) Direct recruitment. - (i) 6 posts of Vigilance Investigation Bureau and 3 posts of Special Vigilance Unit, total of 9 posts to be filled by direct recruitment shall be filled on the recommendation of Bihar Staff Selection Commission. For this, after calculation the vacancies as on 1st April, the reservation category wise requisition shall be sent to the Bihar Staff Selection Commission by 30th April. The Bihar Staff Selection Commission shall recommend the suitable candidates on the basis of written competitive examination. After the result of the Physical efficiency test, the Action of appointment shall be taken on the basis of its recommendation.
(ii) The educational qualification for direct recruitment shall be graduate. the minimum age limit shall be 21 years and the maximum age limit be such the as it may be determined by the General Administrative Department, from time to time.
8. There shall be 57 posts of Police Inspector out which 47 posts shall be for Vigilance Investigation Bureau and 10 posts for Special Vigilance Unit. The said posts shall be filled as follows. - (a) For Vigilance Investigation Bureau 45 posts shall be filled by deputation from Home (Police) Department and 2 posts by promotion. (b) 9 posts Special Vigilance Unit shall be filled by deputation (deputation of retired police officer from Home (Police) Department/CBI on contract) and 1 posts by promotion. (c) 2 post mentioned above in para (a) and 1 posts mentioned above in para (b), 3 posts out of total posts shall be filled by promotion from the police Sub- Inspector grade. This promotion may be granted on the basis of the recommendation of the Departmental Promotion Committee and after the Completion of the qualifying period (Kalavadhi) as determined by the General Administration Department from time to time. 9. Deputy Superintendent of Police. - (1) There Shall be 43 posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police out which :(a) 24 posts for Vigilance Investigation Bureau shall be filled by deputation, 8 posts by direct recruitment and 1 posts by promotion.
(b) 7 posts for Special Vigilance Unit, shall be filled by deputation (deputation of retired police officer from Home (Police) Department/CBI of contract) and 3 posts by direct recruitment.
(2) Procedure of recruitment. - (a) 31 posts of Deputy Superintendent of Police shall be filled by deputation from Home (Police) Department taking their services.(b) 11 posts shall be filled on the recommendation of made for this purpose on the basis combined competitive examination conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission. Every year, the requisition of reservation category wise vacancies as on 1st April shall be sent to the Bihar Public Service Commission.
(c) The minimum educational qualification for direct recruitment shall be graduate. The minimum age limit shall be 21 years and the maximum age limit be such as it may be determined by the General Administrative Department from time to time.
(d) One post shall be filled by promotion from the police Inspector category. For promotion, it shall be essential to complete the Kalavadhi as determined by the General Administration Department. The promotion shall be granted on the basis of the recommendation of the Departmental Promotion Committee.
10. Additional Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police. - (1) There shall be 13 posts of Additional Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police out which.(a) 6 posts shall be filled up by deputation and one post by promotion for Vigilance Investigation Bureau.
(b) 6 posts of spl. Vig. Unit shall be filled up by deputation by Home (Police) Department of by appointment on contract basis of retired police officer of Home (Police) Department of CBI.
(2) Procedure of recruitment - (a) 12 posts of this grade shall be filled up taking service on deputation from Home Department.(b) One post shall be filled up by promotion from the grade of Deputy Superintendent of police. It shall be essential for promotion to complete the kalawadhi as determined by the General Administration Department, from time to time. The promotion may be granted on the basis of the recommendation of the Departmental Promotion Committee.
11. Deputy Inspector General of Police/Inspector General of Police/Additional Director General of Police. - (1)(a) There shall be a single post in each grade of Deputy Inspector General of Police/Inspector General of Police/Additional Director General of Police for Vigilance Investigation Bureau which shall be filled up by deputation.(b) There shall be a single posts in each grade of Deputy Inspector General of Police/Inspector General of Police for Special Vigilance Unit which shall be filled by deputation.
(c) Details relating to number pay scales and reconstitution of posts are mentioned in schedule-I, schedule-II and Schedule-III respectively.
(2) Procedure of recruitment - There shall be two posts in each grade of Deputy Inspector General of Police/Inspector General of Police and a Single post of Additional Director General of Police. Postings on these posts shall be made by Home (Police) Department.Chapter-3
Probation and Confirmation
12. Probation. - (a) Every person to be appointed against a vacant basic post by direct recruitment shall be on probation for a period o f two years from the date of joining.(b) On completion of the probation period, if the services of the person is not found satisfactory, his/her probation period may be extended by the Government ; provide that the total period of probation shall not exceed more than three years. Even if in the extended period the services are not found satisfactory, the service may be terminated.
(c) After the appointment and after grant of first increment, the next increment shall be granted only after passing the prescribed departmental examination.
13. Training. - It shall be essential for every employee appointed by direct recruitment to complete successfully the training programme under police Training Center and under other institutions as may be required. 14. Confirmation. - On completion of the probation period, the person appointed by direct recruitment shall be eligible for confirmation in the service under the following conditions :-(i) He/She has passed the prescribed departmental examination to be conducted by the Central Examination Committee, Board of Revenue, for which subjects shall be prescribed by the consent of the Board of Revenue ;
(ii) He/She has undergone trainings as prescribed from time and if the training is followed by an examination, has passed the examination ; and
(iii) His/Her conduct and services are being satisfactory during the probation period.
Chapter-4
Departmental Promotion Committee
15. The seniority of the members of this cadre shall be determined as per the principles and procedure laid down by the General Administration Department from time to time.Chapter-5
Departmental Promotion Committee
16. Departmental Promotion Committee. -
(1) |
To consider the promotion from police Sub-Inspector to Police Inspector grade, the Departmental Promotion Committee as per rule shall be constituted as follows :- |
|
(a) |
Additional Director General of Police,Vigilance Department |
Chairman |
(b) |
Inspector General of Police, Vigilance Department |
Member |
(c) |
Deputy inspector General of Police,Vigilance Department belonging to Scheduled Castes/Tribes |
Member |
(d) |
Superintendent of Police,Vigilance Department doing establishment work |
Member Secretary |
(2) |
To consider the promotion from police Inspector to Deputy Superintendent of Police grade, the Departmental Promotion Committee as per rule shall be constituted as follows :- |
|
(a) |
Chairman/Member,Bihar Public Service Commission |
Chairman |
(b) |
Principal Secretary,Vigilance Department |
Member |
(c) |
Additional Director General of Police,Vigilance Department |
Member |
(d) |
An Officer belonging to Scheduled Castes/Tribes nominated by General Administration Department |
Member Secretary |
(3) |
To consider the promotion from Deputy Superintendent of Police to Senior Deputy Superintendent of Police/Additional Superintendent of Police/Superintendent of Police grade, the Departmental Promotion Committee aa per rule shall be constituted as follows :- |
|
(a) |
Principal Secretary,Vigilance Department |
Chairman |
(b) |
Additional Director General of Police, Vigilance Department |
Member |
(c) |
Inspector General of Police |
Member |
(d) |
An Officer belonging to Scheduled Castes/Tribes nominated by General Administration Department |
Member |
(ii) The transfer/posting/deputation upto the level of police Inspector between Vigilance Investigation Bureau and Special Vigilance Unit shall be made at the level of Bureau and Special Vigilance Unit.
The transfer/posting/deputation of Deputy Superintendent of police and Superintendent of police category shall be made by the Vigilance Department.(iii) All rules/acts applicable to government servants shall be applied to them provided that the changes to be made in future by the Government with respect to the pay scales of different posts of police cadre shall be applied accordingly to the equivalent posts of this cadre mentioned in these rules.
(iv) The department may, make regulations to carry out the provisions as per necessity.
18. Interpretation. - The Vigilance Department shall be competent to interpret the provisions of these Rules and its decision shall be final. 19. Removal of difficulties. - In case of any difficulty arises in implementation of the provisions of these Rules the state Government may, by notification published in the official Gazette, not being inconsistent with the provisions of these Rules remove such difficulty.Schedule-I
Reconstitution of Vigilance Investigation Bureau
Sl. No. |
Designation |
Pay Band and Grade pay |
No. of Posts |
Source of Appointment/Promotion |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Additional Director General of Police |
|
1 |
Home (Police) Department |
2 |
Inspector General of Police |
37400-67000 Grade Pay-10000 |
1 |
Home (Police) Department |
3 |
Deputy Inspector General of Police |
37400-67000 Grade Pay-8900 |
1 |
Home (Police) Department |
4 |
Superintendent of Police/Additional Superintendent of Police |
15600-39100 Grade Pay-7600 |
7 |
06 by Deputation from Home (Police) Department 01 by Promotion (from the cadre of Vigilance Investigation) |
5 |
Deputy Superintendent of Police |
9300-34800 Grade Pay-5400 |
33 |
24 by Deputation from Home (Police)Department 08 by Direct recruitment (by B.P.S.C for Vigilance Investigation Cadre) 01 by Promotion (from the cadre of Vigilance Investigation) |
6 |
Police Inspector |
9300-34800 Grade Pay-4600 |
47 |
45 by Deputation from Home (Police) Department 02 by Promotion (from the cadre of Vigilance Investigation) |
7 |
Police Sub Inspector |
9300-34800 Grade Pay-4200 |
18 |
12 by Deputation from Home (Police) Department 06 by Direct recruitment by Staff Selection Commission for Vigilance Investigation Cadre. |
Schedule-II
Reconstitution of Special Vigilance Unit
Sl. No. |
Designation |
Pay Band and Grade pay |
No. of Posts |
Source of Appointment/Promotion |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Inspector General of Police |
37400-67000 Grade Pay-10000 |
1 |
Home (Police) Department |
2 |
Deputy Inspector General of Police |
37400-67000 Grade Pay-8900 |
1 |
Home (Police) Department |
3 |
Superintendent of Police |
15600-39100 Grade Pay-7600 |
6 |
06 -Retired Police Officer from Home (Police) Department/CBI(on Contract) |
4 |
Deputy Superintendent of Police |
9300-34800 Grade Pay-5400 |
10 |
03- Direct recruitment (By B.P.S.C. for Special Vigilance Unit) 07- Deputation (Retired Police Officer from Home (Police) Department/CBI on Contract) |
5 |
Police Inspector |
9300-34800 Grade Pay-4600 |
10 |
01- Promotion (Special Vigilance Unit) 09- Deputation (Retired Police Officer from Home (Police) Department/CBI on Contract) |
6 |
Police Sub Inspector |
9300-34800 Grade Pay-4200 |
3 |
03- Direct recruitment (Staff Selection Commission-Special Vigilance Unit) |
7 |
Sepoy |
5200-20200 Grade Pay-1900 |
15 |
By Deputation |
8 |
Reader |
9300-34800 Grade Pay-4200 |
4 |
By Deputation |
9 |
Steno Typist (Stenographer) |
5200-20200 Grade Pay-2400 |
2 |
By Deputation |
10 |
Section Officer |
9300-34800 Grade Pay-4800 |
1 |
By Deputation |
11 |
Assistant |
9300-34800 Grade Pay-4600 |
1 |
By Deputation |
12 |
Attendant |
5200-20200 Grade Pay-1800 |
2 |
By Deputation |
Schedule-III
Number of posts for vigilance Investigation Bureau and Special Vigilace left
Sl. no. |
Designation |
Pay Band and Grade pay |
For Vigilance Investigation Bureau |
For Special Vigilance Unit |
Total Deputation |
Total Direct Recruitment |
Total promotion |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
1 |
Police Sub Inspector |
9300- 34800 Grade Pay- 4200 |
12 by deputation 06 by direct recruitment 18 posts |
03 by direct recruitment |
12-- |
-9- |
--- |
2 |
Police Inspector |
9300- 34800 Grade Pay- 4600 |
45-Deputation 02-Promotion 47- Posts |
09- Deputation/ Contract 01- Promotion 10- Posts |
54 |
- |
3 |
3 |
Deputy Superintendent of Police |
9300- 34800 Grade Pay- 5400 and after 4 years of service PB3+5400 |
24-Deputation 08- Direct recruitment 01-Promotion 33- Posts |
07- Deputation/ Contract 03- Direct recruitment 10- Posts |
31 |
11 |
1 |
4 |
Superintend dent of Police/Additional Superintendent of police |
15600- 39100 Grade Pay- 7600 |
06-Deputation 01-Promotion 07- Posts |
06 Posts- Deputation/ Contract |
12 |
- |
1 |
5 |
Deputy Inspector General of Police |
37400- 67000 Grade Pay- 8900 |
01- Deputation |
01- Deputation |
2 |
- |
- |
6 |
Inspector General of Police |
37400- 67000 Grade Pay- 10000 |
01- Deputation |
01- Deputation |
2 |
- |
1 |
7 |
Additional Director General of Police |
|
01-Deputation |
- |
1 |
- |
- |