SIXTH SCHEDULE
[See rule 20(2)]
Terms and Conditions of Appointment and Service of Officers and Employees of the Board
1. Classes of Officials
(1) The Board may, in accordance with the Fundamental Rules and applicable guidelines issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, appoint officers and employees on deputation from the Central Government, a State Government, an autonomous body under the overall control of the Central Government or a State Government, a statutory body, or a public sector enterprise, for a period not exceeding five years.
(2) The Board may also receive or take on deputation any officer or other employee from the National Institute for Smart Government, for a period not exceeding five years, with salary and allowances guided by market standards and on such other terms and conditions as the Board may decide.
2. Gratuity
The officers and employees shall be entitled to payment of such gratuity as may be admissible under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972).
3. Travelling Allowance
The travelling allowance payable to the officers and employees shall, mutatis mutandis, be the same as those applicable to the officers and employees of the Central Government.
4. Medical Assistance
The officers and employees shall be entitled to such medical assistance as may be admissible to them and their eligible dependents under any group health insurance scheme of the Board, made with the previous approval of the Central Government.
5. Leave
(1) The officers and employees may avail of such kinds of leave as are admissible to a Government servant under the Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972, subject to the conditions applicable under the said rules, and shall be eligible for encashment of earned leave as provided therein.
(2) The officers and employees shall be entitled to casual leave to such extent as is admissible to a Government servant under instructions issued by the Central Government.
6. Leave Travel Concession
Leave travel concession shall be admissible to the officers and employees appointed under clause (1) of paragraph 1, in accordance with the provisions applicable to persons appointed to civil services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union of India under the Central Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988.
7. Other Terms and Conditions of Service
(1) The provisions of the Civil Service (Conduct) Rules, 1964 shall apply to the officers and employees in like manner as applicable to a person appointed to a civil service or post in connection with the affairs of the Union of India under the said rules.
(2) The provisions contained in Part IV to Part IX of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the officers and employees appointed under clause (1) of paragraph 1, in like manner as applicable to a Government servant under the said rules.
(3) Any matter relating to the terms and conditions of service of the officers and employees appointed under clause (1) of paragraph 1, in respect of which no express provision has been made in these rules, shall be referred to the Central Government for its decision, and the decision of the Central Government on the same shall be final.