MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

• NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the constitution, and in
suppression of all earlier recruitment rules, in so far as they relate to technical posts in the Office of the
Development Commissioner (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises, the President hereby makes the following rules, namely: -
1. Short Title and Commencement: -
(1) These rules may be called the Indian Enterprise Development Service Rules, 201g.
(2) They shall come into force on

2. Definition:- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,

(a) "Commission" means the Union Public Service Commission;
(b) "Controlling Authority"
means the Government of India in the Ministry of Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises;
(c) "Departmental candidates" means all the existing officers appointed under the rules specified in
Sixth Schedule including officers appointed on regular basis to the posts under the said rules but
are on deputation to other Departments on the date of commencement of these rules;
(d) "Department Promotion Committee" means a Committee constituted to consider promotion and
confirmation of officers in any grade under these rules as specified in Schedule III;
(e) "Duty post" means any post included in the First Schedule;
(f) "Government" means the Central Government.
(g) "Examination" means
i. In so far as it relates to the posts of Engineers (Electrical/Mechanical/Electronics), the
combined competitive examination to be held by the Commission for recruitment to the
Engineering Services Group-A and Group-B and;
ii. In so far as it relates to the posts of Engineers (Chemical/Metallurgical/Leather &
Footwear/Hosiery/Food/Glass and Ceramic/Metal Finishing), by Selection by the
Commission for recruitment to Group-A and Group-B.
(h) "Regular service" in relation to any Grade means the period or periods of service in that Grade
rendered after the commencement of these rules and includes any period or periods -
(i) taken into account for the purpose of seniority in case of those appointed at the initial
constitution; and
(ii) during which an officer would have held a duty post in that Grade but for being on leave or
otherwise not available to hold such post;
(i) "Schedule" means a Schedule appended to these rules;
(j) "Service" means the Indian Enterprise Development Service constituted under rule 3. It consists
of the posts or grades or time-scales mentioned in Schedule-I annexed to these rules and comprises
of the following categories of officers, namely:-
(i) Mechanical Engineers
(ii) Electrical Engineers
(iii) Electronics Engineers
(iv) Chemical Engineers
(v) Metallurgical Engineers
(vi) Leather & Footwear Technologists
(vii) Hosiery Technologists
(viii) Food Technologists
(ix) Glass and Ceramic Technologists
(x) Metal Finishing Technologists
 3. Constitution of Indian Enterprise Development Service:-
0 (1) There shall be constituted a Service to be known as the Indian Enterprise Development Service
consisting of members specified in rule 5.
(2) The service shall comprise of four grades namely SAG, JAG, STS and JTS in which all posts
will be classified as Group 'A' and feeder grades namely Assistant Director-II which will be
classified as Group 'W.

4. Grades, authorised strength and its review:-

(1) The duty posts included in the various Grades of the Service, their number and the scales of
pay on the commencement of these rules, shall be as specified in the First Schedule:
(2) After the commencement of these rules, the authorized strength of the duty posts in various
grades shall be such as may, from time to time, be determined by the Central Government. The
Government may from time to time, make such alteration in the Sanctioned Strength of duty
posts in various grades as it thinks necessary.
(3) Central Government may, in consultation with the Commission, include in the Service such
posts (other than those in Schedule —I) as may be deemed to be equivalent to the posts
included in First Schedule in status, pay level, pay scale and professional context or exclude
from the service a duty post included in the said Schedule.
(4) The Central Government may, from time to time and in consultation with the Commission,
appoint an officer to a duty post whose post is included in the Service under sub-rule (3), to the
appropriate Grade of the Service in a temporary capacity or in a substantive capacity as it
thinks fit and fix his seniority in that Grade in accordance with general orders or instructions
issued by Government from time to time.

5. Member of Service:—
(1) The following persons shall be the members of the Service, namely:-
(a) persons appointed to duty posts under rule 6; and
(b) persons appointed to duty posts under sub-rule (4) of rule 4 and rule 7.
(2) A person appointed under clause (a) of sub-rule (1) shall on such appointment be deemed to be
the member of the Service in the corresponding Grade, applicable to as specified him in the
First Schedule.
(3) A person appointed under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) shall be a member of the Service in the
corresponding Grade applicable to him as specified in the First Schedule from the date of such
appointment.

6. Initial Constitution of Service:- All the existing departmental candidates (technical officers)
holding Group 'A' & Group '13' posts in various Grades on regular basis or holding lien on such
duty posts on the date of commencement of these rules shall be deemed to be appointed to the
corresponding duty posts and the Grade of the Service in a substantive or officiating capacity, as
the case may be.

7. Future Maintenance of Service:- Any vacancy in any of the Grades referred to in the First
Schedule after the commencement of these rules shall be filled in following manner namely:—
(a) Appointments to various Grades of the Service shall be made in accordance with the method
of recruitment, the field of promotion, the minimum qualifying service in the next lower
Grade and other eligibility conditions for appointment by promotion or transfer on deputation,
as the case may be, as specified in the Second Schedule.
(b) The selection of officers for promotion shall be made on the recommendation of the
Departmental Promotion Committee constituted in accordance with the Third Schedule;
 (c) The educational and other qualifications, experience and age limits for appointment by direct
recruitment to Junior Time Scale (Assistant Director Grade I) and Assistant Director (Grade
410 II) of the Service shall as specified in the Fourth Schedule and Fifth Schedule respectively.

8. Probation:-
(1) Every officer appointed to the Service either by direct recruitment or by promotion in Junior
Time Scale (Assistant Director Grade I) and Feeder Grade (Assistant Director Grade II) shall
be on probation for a period of two years:
Provided that the Controlling Authority may extend the period of probation in accordance with
the instructions issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard:
Provided further that any decision for extension of period of probation shall be taken ordinarily
within eight weeks after the expiry of the period of probation and communicated in writing to
the concerned officer together with the reasons for so doing within the said period.
(2) On completion of the period of probation or any extension thereof, the officer shall, if
considered fit for permanent appointment, be retained in his appointment on regular basis and
be confirmed in due course against the available substantive vacancy.
(3) If, during the period of probation or any extension thereof, as the case may be, the Central
Government is of the opinion that an officer is not fit for permanent appointment, the Central
Government without any reason being assigned, may —
(a) If he was appointed by direct recruitment discharge him from Service in that post;
(b) If he was appointed by promotion revert him to the post held by him immediately
before such promotion.
(4) During the period of probation or any extension thereof, the officer may be required to undergo
such courses of training and instructions and pass such examinations and tests as the Central
Government may consider necessary as a condition to the satisfactory completion of probation.
(5) Subject to sub-rules (1) to (4), the other matters relating to probation of the members of the
Service shall be governed by the instructions issued by the Central Government from time to
time in this regard.

9. Seniority:-
(1) The inter-se seniority of the officers appointed to the various Grades mentioned in the First
Schedule at the initial constitution of the Service under rule 6, shall be determined according to
the length of regular continuous service in the Grade subject to maintenance in the respective
Grades of inter-se seniority of officers recruited under the rules mentioned in clause 1 (c) of
rule 2;
(2) Officers appointed at the initial constitution shall be senior to those appointed subsequently.
(3) The seniority of the officers appointed to the Service after the initial constitution shall be
determined in accordance with the provisions contained in the Department of Personnel and
Training O.M. No. 22011/7/86/Estt., dated the 3 rd July, 1986 as amended from time to time.
(4) The seniority of officers appointed under sub-rule (4) of rule 4 shall be fixed in the manner
provided in these rules.
(5) The seniority of officers not covered under this rule, shall be determined by Central
Government in consultation with the Commission.
(6) In case the fixation of the seniority under this rule results in difficulties or anomalies, the same
shall be determined by the Central Government in consultation with the Commission.

10. Appointment to Service:- All appointments to the Service shall be made by the Controlling
Authority for all the posts in various Grades of the Service.
 11. Liability for service in any part of India and other conditions of service:-
0 (1) The officers appointed to the Service shall be liable to serve anywhere in India or outside.
(2) The conditions of service of the members of the Service, in respect of matters for which no
provision is made in these rules, shall be the same as are applicable, from time to time, to
officers of Central Civil Service in general.

12. Deputation: - The controlling Authority may require any member of the service to hold for a
specified period a post in any other Department of the Government or in any Corporation owned or
Controlled by the Government.

13. Disqualification:— No person, —

(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who, having a spouse living has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be
eligible for appointment to the Service:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied, that such marriage is permissible under
the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are
other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

14. Power to relax:— where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient
so to do, it may by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the
Commission, relax any of the provisions to these rules with respect to any class or category of
persons.

15. Saving:— Nothing in these rules shall effect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other
concessions required to be provided for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the
Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-Servicemen and other special categories of persons
in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time in this regard.

16. Residuary matters:— In regard to matters not specifically covered by these rules, the members of
the Service shall be governed by the rules, regulations and orders applicable to the Central Civil
Services or equivalent posts in general.

17. Interpretation:— If any question relating to interpretation of these rules arises, it shall be referred
to the Central Government who shall decide the same.
• FIRST SCHEDULE

[See Rules 2 (e), (0; 4 (1), (3); 5 (2), (3); 7 and 9 (1)]
Name, Number and scale of pay of duty posts included in the various grades of the
Indian Enterprise Development Service

SI. Grade Name of the duty Posts Number of Pay Matrix

No. included in the Grade duty posts (As per 7th CPC)
1 2 3 4 5
1. Senior Additional Development 6 Level-14
Administrative Commissioner
Grade (Rs.1,44,200 - 2,18,200)
2. Junior Director 36 Level-13
Administrative
Grade (Rs.1,18,500 - 2,14,100)
3. Senior Time Scale Joint Director 80 Level-12
(Rs.78,800 - 2,09,200)
4. Senior Time Scale Deputy Director 140 Level-11
(Rs.67,700 - 2,08,700)
5. Junior Time Scale Assistant Director Grade I 180 Level-10
(Rs. 56,100 - 1,77,500)
6. Feeder Grade Assistant Director Grade II 155 Level-7
(Group B)
(Rs. 44,900 - 1,42,400)
7. Feeder Grade Investigator
(Group B) 20* Level-6
(Rs. 35,400 - 1,12,400)

* No fresh recruitment in this grade will be made

• SECOND SCHEDULE
[See Rule 7(a)]

Method of recruitment, field of promotion, minimum qualifying service in the next lower grade and
other eligibility conditions for appointment of officers by promotion, as the case may be, to duty posts
included in the various grades of the Indian Enterprise Development Service.

Sl. Grade/ Name of Post/ Method of Field of Selection and minimum

No. Pay Matrix level Recruitment qualifying service for promotion
1 2 3 4
1. Senior Administrative Grade By promotion Officer in the Junior Administrative
Additional Development
Grade with three years of regular service
Commissioner in Junior Administrative Grade
Level - 14 (Rs.1,44,200 - (Director).
2,18,200)
2. Junior Administrative Grade By promotion Officer in the Junior Administrative
Director
Grade with five years of regular service in
Level - 13 (Rs.1,18,500 - Junior Administrative Grade (Joint
2,14,100) Director)
3. Junior Administrative Grade By promotion Officer in the Senior Time Scale (Deputy
Joint Director
Director) who have completed five years
Level - 12 (Rs.78,800 - of regular service in the grade.
2,09,200)
4. Senior Time Scale By promotion Officer in the Junior Time Scale
Deputy Director
(Assistant Director Grade I) who have
Level - 11 (Rs.67,700 - completed five years of regular service in
2,08,700) the grade
5. Junior Time Scale (i) 50% by Direct (i) Direct recruitment to be made in the
Asstt. Director Grade I Recruitment manner specified in Fourth
Level - 10 (Rs. 56,100 - Schedule
1,77,500) (ii) 50% by promotion (ii) Promotion from feeder grade
(Investigator) with eight years of
regular service in the grade.
(iii) Officer in the feeder grade
(Assistant Director Grade II) who
have completed three years of
regular service in the grade
6. Feeder Grade 100% promotion till all (i) Promotion from feeder grade
Asstt. Director Grade II the Investigators are (Investigator) with five years of
Level - 7 (Rs. 44,900 - adjusted after that 100% regular service in the grade
1,42,400) Direct Recruitment. ** (ii) Direct recruitment to be made in the
manner specified in Fifth Schedule
o e:-
(1) The crucial date for determining the eligibility of officer for promotion to various grades will be as per
instructions issued by Department of Personnel and Training from time to time.
(2) Where Juniors who have completed their qualifying service or eligibility service are being considered for
promotion, their seniors would also be considered provided that they are not short of requisite or eligibility
service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years whichever is less, and have
successfully completed their probation period for promotion to next higher grade along with their Juniors
who have already completed such qualifying or eligibility service.

(3) Educational qualification prescribed for induction by promotion in to the service at the Junior Time Scale
level shall not be applicable in the case of feeder grade officers in position on the date of notification of
these rules.

** There would be 100 % Direct Recruitment to the feeder grade of Asstt. Director Grade II (Level - 7) after
the entire incumbent Investigator (Level - 6) are promoted to the feeder grade of Asstt. Director Grade II.
 THIRD SCHEDULE
[See rule 7 (b)]
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Composition of Departmental Promotion Committee for considering cases of promotion/confirmation
to various grades of the Indian Enterprise Development Service
SI. Grade Composition of Departmental Committee Composition of Departmental
No. for Promotion to the grade Promotion Committee for
Confirmation to the Grade
1 2 3 4
1 Senior (i) Secretary (MSME)-- Chairman Not Applicable
Administrative (ii) Additional Secretary & Development
Grade (SAG) Commissioner (MSME) ---Member
(Level - 14) (iii) Additional Secretary & Financial
Advisor Member
(iv) Additional Secretary level Officer
--Member (SC/ST)
2 Junior (i) Additional Secretary & Development Not Applicable
Administrative Commissioner (MSME) -- Chairman
Grade (JAG) (ii) Joint Secretary(Cadre) Member
(Level - 13) (iii) Joint Secretary (MSME) Member
(iv) Joint Secretary level Officer
Member (SC/ST)
3 Junior (i) Additional Secretary & Development Not Applicable
Administrative Commissioner (MSME) -- Chairman
Grade (JAG) (ii) Joint Secretary (Cadre)---Member
(Level - 12) (iii) Director (Estt.) Member
(iv) Director level Officer----Member
(SC/ST)
4 Senior Time (i) Joint Secretary (Cadre)----Chairman Not Applicable
Scale (STS) (ii) Deputy Secretary /
(Level - 11) Director (Estt.) MSME —Member
(iii) Deputy Secretary /Director(MSME)----
Member
(iv) Deputy Secretary level Officer
Member (SC/ST)
5 Junior Time (i) Chairman/Member, Commission (i) An officer of Junior
Scale (JTS) Chairman Administrative Grade in Indian
(Level - 10) (ii) Joint Secretary (Cadre) Member Enterprise Development
(iii) Deputy Secretary /Director of Ministry Service cadre ---Member
–Member (ii) An officer of Senior Time
(iv) Under Secretary level Officer ---- Scale in Indian Enterprise
Member (SC/ST) Development Service cadre ---
Member
6 Feeder Grade Not Applicable** (i) An officer of Junior
(Assistant Administrative Grade in Indian
Director Grade Enterprise Development
II) Service cadre ---Member
(Level - 7) (ii) An officer of Senior Time
Scale in Indian Enterprise
Development Service cadre ---
Member

** Cabinet has decided that no fresh recruitment shall be made against the post of Investigator. Till all
the Investigators are adjusted, the Departmental Committee for Promotion is as under:-
(i) Director (Estt.)MSME Chairman
(ii) Under Secretary (Estt.) Member
(iii)Under Secretary (MSME) Member
(iv)Under Secretary level Officer ---Member (SC/ST)
• FOURTH SCHEDULE
[See rule 7 (c)]

Method for direct recruitment in the Junior Time Scale (Assistant Director Grade I) of the
Indian Enterprise Development Service:

(a) For Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics:

By a competitive examination in accordance with Examination Rules published by Union
Public Service Commission for recruitment to the Engineering Services Group-A and;

(b) For Chemical/Metallurgical/ Leather & Footwear/Hosiery/Food/Glass & Ceramic/

Metal Finishing:
Recruitment by selection, by Union Public Service Commission in accordance with the
following age and minimum educational qualification:

i. Age Limit: A candidate for recruitment by selection must not be more than 30 years of
age.

(Relaxable for Government Servants upto 5 years in accordance with the instructions or
order issued by the Central Government)

Note: The Crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt
of the application from candidates in India (and not the closing date prescribed for those
in other than those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur,
Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of J&K State, Lahaul & Spiti District and
Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands or Lakshadweep).

ii. Educational qualifications:

Candidates must possess the educational qualification as under:

Name of
Discipline/ Essential Educational Qualification
Trade
Chemical Master Degree in Chemistry Industrial Chemistry or Degree in Chemical
Tech. or Chemical Engg. from a recognized University/Institute or
equivalent
Hosiery Degree in Textile Tech. or Hosiery Tech. or Knitting Tech. or equivalent
from a recognized University/Institute or equivalent
Metal Master Degree in Chemistry or Industrial Chemistry / Degree in Chemical
Finishing Tech. or Chemical Engg. from a recognized University/Institute or
equivalent
Metallurgy Degree in Metallurgical Engg./ Metallurgical Engineering and Material
Science/ Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from a recognized
University/Institute or equivalent
Food Bachelor of Technology in Food Technology or Post Graduate Diploma in
Fruits Technology from a recognized University/Institute or equivalent
Glass and Degree in Glass/Ceramics Tech. from a recognized University/Institute or
Ceramic equivalent
Leather & Degree in Leather Tech. from a recognized University/Institute or
Footwear equivalent
• FIFTH SCHEDULE
[See rule 7 (c)]

Method for direct recruitment in the Feeder Grade (Assistant Director Grade II) of the Indian
Enterprise Development Service:

(a) For Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics:

By a competitive examination in accordance with Examination Rules published by Union
Public Service Commission for recruitment to the Engineering Services Group-B and;

(b) For Chemical/Metallurgical/ Leather & Footwear/Hosiery/Food/Glass & Ceramic/

Metal Finishing:
Recruitment by selection, by Union Public Service Commission in accordance with the
following age and minimum educational qualification:

i. Age Limit: A candidate for recruitment by selection must not be more than 30 years of
age.

(Relaxable for Government Servants upto 5 years in accordance with the instructions or
order issued by the Central Government)

Note: The Crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt
of the application from candidates in India (and not the closing date prescribed for those
in other than those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur,
Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of J&K State, Lahaul & Spiti District and
Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar
Islands or Lakshadweep).

ii. Educational qualifications:

Candidates must possess the educational qualification as under:

Name of
Discipline/ Essential Educational Qualification
Trade
Chemical Master Degree in Chemistry Industrial Chemistry or Degree in Chemical
Tech. or Chemical Engg. from a recognized University/Institute or
equivalent
Hosiery Degree in Textile Tech. or Hosiery Tech. or Knitting Tech. or equivalent
from a recognized University/Institute or equivalent
Metal
Master Degree in Chemistry or Industrial Chemistry / Degree in Chemical
Finishing Tech. or Chemical Engg. from a recognized University/Institute or
equivalent
Metallurgy Degree in Metallurgical Engg./ Metallurgical Engineering and Material
Science/ Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from a recognized
University/Institute or equivalent
Food Bachelor of Technology in Food Technology or Post Graduate Diploma in
Fruits Technology from a recognized University/Institute or equivalent
Glass and Degree in Glass/Ceramics Tech. from a recognized University/Institute or
Ceramic equivalent
Leather & Degree in Leather Tech. from a recognized University/Institute or
Footwear equivalent
 SIXTH SCHEDULE
[See rule 2 (1) (c)]

(i) The Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Small Industry Development Organisation, (Group 'A')
(Chemical Discipline) posts Recruitment Rules, 2006.
(ii) The Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Small Industry Development Organisation the Deputy
Director (Chemical) Recruitment Rules, 2002.
(iii) The Small Scale Industries Organisation [Class I and Class II (Gazetted) Posts] Recruitment
(Amendment) Rules, 2006.
(iv) The Ministry of Small Scale Industries, Small Industry Development Organisation, Group 'A' Posts
(Glass and Ceramics Discipline) Recruitment Rules, 2006.
(v) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Office of the Development Commissioner
(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), Group 'A' Gazetted Posts (Electronics and Electrical
disciplines) Recruitment Rules, 2008.
(vi) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Office of the Development Commissioner
(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), Group 'A' Posts (Hosiery Discipline) Recruitment Rules,
2008.
(vii) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Office of the Development Commissioner
(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), Group 'A' Posts (Metal Finishing Discipline) Recruitment
Rules, 2009.
(viii) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Office of the Development Commissioner
(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), Group 'A' Posts (Mechanical or Metallurgy disciplines)
Recruitment Rules, 2008.
(ix) The Small Scale Industries Organisation [Class I and Class II (Gazetted) Posts] Recruitment
(Amendment) Rules, 1975.
(x) The Small Scale Industry Development Organisation (Group 'A' and Group `B') (Gazetted Posts)
Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 1989.
(xi) The Small Scale Industry Development Organisation [Group 'A' and Group 'B' (Gazetted) Posts]
Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 1995.
(xii) Serial number 5 and 6 of the Schedule of the Ministry of Industry, Small Industry Development
Organisation Group 'A' and Group '13' Posts Recruitment Rules, 2000.
(xiii) The Small Industries Development Organisation (Technical Publicity Division - Group 'A' posts)
Recruitment Rules, 1977.
(xiv) The Ministry of Industry, Small Industry Development Organisation Group 'A' and Group `13'
posts Recruitment Rule, 1996.
(xv) The Ministry of Small Scale Industries, the Small Industries Development Organisation Group '13'
Posts Recruitment Rules, 2004.
(xvi) The Investigators (Small Industries Development Organisation) Recruitment Rules, 2000.
(xvii) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Office of the Development Commissioner
(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), Group 'A' Posts, ADC (Electronics), Recruitment Rules
2012.
(xviii) The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Office of the Development Commissioner
(Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), Group 'A' Posts, ADC (Modernisation), Recruitment
Rules 2012.

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