FILM AND TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA

PUNE - 411 004.

SERVICE BYE-LAWS

Under Rule 36(1) of the Rules of the Institute, the Governing

Council hereby makes and adopts the following Bye-laws :

CHAPTER I - PRELIMINARY

1. SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT

1.1 These Bye-laws shall be called the Film and Television Institute
of India (Service) Bye-laws.

1.2 They shall be deemed to have come into force on the 1st
August, 1975.

2. APPLICATION

2.1 These Bye-laws shall apply to every employee of the

Institute.

2.2 Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1), the

Governing Council may, by agreement with any employee,
make such special provisions regarding his conditions of
service as it considers necessary and thereupon these Bye-
laws shall not apply to such employees to the extent to which
the special provisions are inconsistent therewith.

3. DEFINITIONS

3.1 In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires :

i) "Appointing Authority", in relation to any post under the

Institute means the authority competent to make
appointments to that post under Bye-law 6.

ii) "Appointments Committee" means the Standing

Committee on appointments constituted under Rule
36(2) (b) of the Rules of the Institute.
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iii) "Borrowed employee" means an employee of any

authority whose services are obtained by the Institute
on loan.

iv) "Disciplinary Authority" in relation to a post means

the authority competent to initiate disciplinary
proceeding against an employee holding that post
under Bye-law 74 and to impose such penalties as are
defined under Bye-laws 75, 76 and 77.

v) "Employees" means a person serving the Institute in

any post specified in the First Schedule.

vi) "Student" means a person enrolled in the rolls of the

Institute as a Student/Research Fellow/Research Officer.

vii) "Foreign Service" means service for which an

employee receives with the approval of the
Appointing Authority, his pay from any source other
than the funds of the Institute.

viii) "Pay" means the pay admissible on the relevant date

and includes special pay and personal pay as well as
deputation allowance in case of borrowed employees,
but shall not include any other allowances; fee or
honorarium.

ix) "Sanctioning Authority" in relation to any post or Class of

posts means the authority competent under these Bye-
laws to sanction that post or class of posts.

x) "Schedule" means a schedule to these Bye-laws; and

xi) "Registrar" means such officer of the Institute as may be

appointed by the Governing Council in this behalf.

3.2 Words and expressions not defined in these Bye-laws have

the meaning respectively assigned to them in the said Rules of
the Institute.

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CHAPTER II - CREATION AND GRADATION OF POSTS

4. GRADES AND CATEGORIES OF POSTS

4.1 The posts under the Institute shall be of the categories

specified in the First Schedule.

4.2 The Governing Council may direct -

i) the creation of any new category of posts; or

ii) the abolition of any category of posts, or

iii) the transfer of any category of posts from one grade to

another;

and thereupon, the First Schedule shall stand

amended in accordance with such direction.

5. NUMBER AND DUTIES OF POSTS

The Sanctioning Authority in relation to any category of posts shall

have, subject to the superintendence of any higher authority, the
power -

i) to determine the number of posts in that category;

ii) to create or abolish any post in that category;

iii) to determine whether any post created in that category shall

be temporary or permanent;

iv) to specify the period for which a temporary post is created;

and

v) to determine the duties attached to any post in that category.

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CHAPTER III - RECRUITMENT

6. APPOINTING AUTHORITY

Sr. Description of Post Appointing (a) Authority Competent to Appellate

No. Authority impose penalties and Authority

(b) extent of penalties it

may impose with ref. to
rule 11 of the CCS (CCA)
Rules as applicable to
the employees of the
FTII

1 2 3 4 5
1. Posts of Controller of Chairman of (a) Chairman of the Governing
Administration, CAO, the Governing Governing Council. Council
Dean (F), Dean (TV) and Council
Registrar and any post (b) All the penalties
carrying a scale of pay specified in Rule 11 of
the max. of which the CCS (CCA) Rules
exceeds Rs.15,200/- 1965 as applicable to the
p.m. employees of the FTII.

2. All posts excluding posts Director (a) Director Chairman

mentioned in 1 & 3 of of the
this table i.e. posts (b) All the penalties Governing
which carry scale of pay specified in Rule 11 of Council
the maximum of which is the CCS (CCA) Rules
not more than 1965 as applicable to the
Rs.15,200/- p.m. but employees of the FTII.
not less than Rs.9,000/-
p.m.

3. All employees of the FTII Registrar (a) Registrar Director

holding posts carrying a
pay or a scale of pay (b) All the penalties
with a maximum of specified in Rule 11 of
Rs.9,000/- or less p.m. the CCS (CCA) Rules
1965 as applicable to the
employees of the FTII.

(As amended vide FTII Circular No.36016/1/75-Est. dated 20.11.1978 -

G.C. Resolution dated 1.9.1978).

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7. CREATION OF POSTS

All posts shall be created by the Governing Council upon the

recommendation of the Standing Finance Committee, provided that
the Governing Council may direct with regard to any specified
category of posts that they shall be created by any authority to be
designated or nominated by the Governing Council.

8. METHODS OF RECRUITMENT

Recruitment to a post under the Institute may be made -

i) by direct recruitment;

ii) by promotion;

iii) by appointment of a borrowed employee; or

iv) by any other method as may be determined by the Governing

Council.

9. DIRECT RECRUITMENT

The appointing authority may, on the recommendation of a Selection

Committee, make appointments to any post by direct recruitment -

i) from amongst candidates recommended by the

Employment Exchange on requisition; or

ii) from amongst candidates applying in response to any

advertisement; or

iii) by inviting suitable persons.

10. (a) RECRUITMENT BY PROMOTION

10.1 Appointment to a post in any grade by promotion shall be

made whether in a substantive or officiating capacity from
amongst the employees serving in the FTII as per the
Recruitment Rules for the concerned post.

(Amended vide resolution of the G.C. Meeting held on

16.2.1987 Item No. 7)
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10.2 Every appointment by promotion shall be by selection on the

basis of merit, with due regard to seniority. Provided that,
every appointment to posts carrying a basic salary of above
Rs.1000/- shall be made solely on the basis of merit.

(b) MERIT PROMOTION

10.3 Notwithstanding anything contained in these bye-laws, the

Governing Council may award merit promotion to any employee
in recognition of exceptional and outstanding merit determined
by a Committee of Experts constituted by the Governing
Council.

(c) APPOINTMENT OF A BORROWED EMPLOYEE

10.4 A borrowed employee may be appointed to any post on such

terms and conditions as the Sanctioning Authority may deem
proper.

11. (a) QUALIFICATIONS

11.1 The Sanctioning Authority may lay down Recruitment Rules

for the various posts. The qualifications for appointment to
any posts shall be such as may be prescribed in these Rules.

(b) POWER TO RELAX

11.2 The Governing Council may, for reasons to be recorded in

writing, relax any provisions of these Recruitment Rules with
respect to any category of persons.

Nothing in these Rules shall affect reservations required to be

provided for the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe communities
in accordance with orders issued by the Central Government
from time to time, in this regard.

12. FITNESS

No person shall be appointed to any post by direct recruitment

unless -

i) he produces at his own cost a certificate of physical fitness

from a medical practitioner approved by the Director in this
behalf.
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Provided that the Governing Council may, for sufficient

reasons relax the medical requirements in any particular case
or cases or dispense with such medical examination in any
case or class of cases.

Provided further that the certificate will not be required in

case of temporary appointments of three months' duration or
less.

ii) the appointing authority is satisfied that he possesses good

character and antecedents.

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CHAPTER IV - TENURE

13. PROBATION

13.1 Every person appointed to a post under the Institute, after the
commencement of these Bye-laws, whether by promotion or
by direct recruitment, shall be on probation in such post for
a period of two years.

Provided that the Appointing Authority may, in any individual

case, extend the period of probation.

13.2 Where a person appointed to a post under the Institute on

probation is, during his period of probation, found unsuitable
for holding that post, or has not completed his period of
probation satisfactorily, the Appointing Authority may -

i) in the case of person appointed by promotion revert

him to the post held by him immediately before such
appointment;

ii) in the case of a person appointed by direct

recruitment, terminate his services under the Institute
without notice.

13.3 Every person appointed to a permanent post under the

Institute by promotion or by direct recruitment shall, on
satisfactorily completing his period of probation, be eligible for
substantive appointment to that post.

14. TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT SERVICE

i) an employee shall be a temporary employee of the

Institute unless he is confirmed in a post in the Institute as
per Central Government orders on the subject, issued from
time to time;

ii) an employee who is confirmed in a post in the Institute shall be

a permanent employee.

15. DELETED

Vide Governing Council resolution dated 25.3.1991.

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16. TERMINATION OF SERVICE

16.1 The service of a temporary employee may be terminated by

the Appointing Authority without assigning reasons therefore -

i) during the period of probation following the first

appointment, at any time without notice;

ii) after such period of probation, at any time by a notice

of one month in writing, given by the Appointing
Authority to the employee, or at any time without notice
on payment of one month's pay.

16.2 Without prejudice to the provisions of (1), the service of a

temporary employee shall terminate -

i) if his appointment is made for a specific period, on the

expiry of such period; or

ii) if his appointment is made against a temporary post,

or the abolition of the post or on the expiry of the
period for which the post is created.

16.3 The service of a permanent employee may be terminated by a

notice of three months' or on payment of pay for such period
as the notice falls short of three months or without notice on
payment of three months' pay.

16.4 An employee who is given notice of termination of service

under clause (3) may be granted during the period such
earned leave as may be admissible to him.

17. RETIREMENT

17.1 An employee shall retire from the service of the Institute -

i) on the last day of the month in which he attains the age

of sixty years; or

ii) on his being declared medically unfit for service by a

Medical Board to be designated by the Sanctioning
Authority in this behalf.

17.2 An employee of the FTII shall retire from the service of the
Institute at any time on completion of 20 years’ of qualifying
service by giving notice of not less than 3 months in writing to
the Appointing Authority.
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17.3 The notice of voluntary retirement given under Rule 17.2 shall
require acceptance by the Appointing Authority.

18. RESIGNATION

18.1 An employee may resign from the service of the Institute

by giving to the Appointing Authority in writing a notice of
three months in case of confirmed employees and a notice of
one month in case of an unconfirmed employee.

18.2 The appointing Authority may, if it deems proper in any special

circumstances, permit an employee to resign from the
service of the Institute by shorter notice than is prescribed in
clause (1) above.

18.3 Resignation will be deemed to be operative only after it has

been accepted by the Appointing Authority.

19. AGREEMENTS

Every employee of the Institute shall accept in writing the terms and
conditions of his appointment before joining the Institute.

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CHAPTER V - PAY

20. INITIAL PAY

20.1 An employee shall, on his appointment to a post on a time

scale of pay, draw at the lowest stage of the time scale.

Provided that, when such appointment is made by promotion -

i) if the employee has been drawing a higher pay in any

other substantive appointment under the Institute
immediately before his appointment to such post, he
shall draw pay at the stage next higher to such pay;
and

ii) if he has previously served in the same post or any

other post under the Institute on the same or identical
time scale of pay, and was drawing a pay Higher than the
pay admissible to him under clause (i), he shall draw such
higher pay and the period of his duty in such post on
such pay shall also be counted for purpose of increment.

20.2 Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1), the

Sanctioning Authority may decide that the employee shall
draw pay at any higher stage than that fixed under the
aforesaid clause.

21. INCREMENTS

21.1 An increment shall be drawn in the time scale of pay with

effect from the first day of the relevant month, unless it is
withheld under the provision of Chapter XII of these Bye-laws.

21.2 The Appointing Authority may, in recognition of the

exceptional and outstanding merit of an employee sanction
to him such additional increments not exceeding five as it
may deem fit.

Provided that such additional increments are not granted more

often than once in three years.

21.3 The Appointing Authority shall be the Competent Authority

to allow an employee to cross the efficiency bar, if any, in his
time scale.
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22. SERVICE FOR INCREMENTS

The following service shall count for increments in the time scale of a
post :

i) duty in that post or any other post of the same or higher

grade, whether continuous or not;

ii) duty in an equivalent or higher post in foreign service; and

iii) leave, other than extra-ordinary leave.

Provided that the Sanctioning Authority may direct that extra-ordinary

leave shall also count for increments if it is satisfied that such leave
was taken on account of illness or for any other cause beyond the
control of the employee or in the public interest.

23. PAY DURING LEAVE

23.1 Except as provided in proviso hereunder, an official on earned

or commuted leave is entitled to leave salary equal to
average monthly pay earned during the ten complete months
immediately proceeding the month in which the leave
commences or the substantive pay to which the officer is
entitled immediately before the commencement of the leave,
whichever is greater.

Provided that an officer who proceeds on earned leave from a

post, the maximum of which does not exceed Rs.600/- per
month, is entitled to leave salary equal to the pay drawn
immediately before proceeding on leave.

23.2 An officer on half pay leave or leave not due is entitled to

leave salary equal to half the amount specified in clause
(1), subject to a maximum of Rs.750/-.

Provided that this limit shall not apply if the leave is on

medical certificate or for persuing an approved course of study
otherwise than on study leave terms.

23.3 An employee on study leave shall draw pay at such rate as may
be specified by the Governing Council.

23.4 No pay shall be admissible to an employee on extra ordinary

leave.
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24. SPECIAL PAY, HONORARIUM AND FEE

The Governing Council may sanction to an employee such special pay,

honorarium or fee and on such conditions as it may deem fit.

25. DRAWAL OF PAY

25.1 An employee shall be entitled to draw the pay of the post to

which he is appointed from the date on which he assumed
charge of that post, if the charge is transferred before
noon on that date. If the charge is transferred afternoon, he
shall draw pay from the following day.

25.2 Pay in respect of any month shall become payable on the first
working day of the following month.

25.3 An employee resigning from the service of the Institute without

the notice prescribed by Bye-law 18, shall not, unless the
Appointing Authority directs otherwise, be allowed to draw pay
due but not drawn.

Provided that the pay so not allowed to be drawn shall not

exceed the pay for one month.

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CHAPTER VI - ALLOWANCES

26. KINDS OF ALLOWANCES

The following allowances will be admissible to an employee of the

Institute on the same rates and conditions as are admissible to the
employees of the Government of India, from time to time.

i) Dearness Allowance

ii) City Compensatory Allowance

iii) House Rent Allowance

iv) Conveyance Allowance

v) Children's Education Allowance (including re-imbursement of

tuition fee)

vi) Bicycle Allowance

vii) Washing Allowance

viii) Any other allowance which the Governing Council may deem
fit to sanction in the interests of the Institute.

27. LOANS AND ADVANCES

27.1 Interest bearing advances for house building and for purchase
of conveyance and for purchase of professional equipment/tools
may be granted to the employees of the Institute on such
terms and conditions as may be decided upon by the
Governing Council.

27.2 Non-interest bearing advances like festival advance, advance

of pay, advance of travelling allowance, etc. may also be
granted to the employees of the Institute on such terms and
conditions as may be decided upon by the Governing Council.
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28. SUBSISTANCE GRANT

28.1 An employee under suspension shall be entitled to the

following payments, viz.

(a) A subsistance allowance at an amount equal to the leave

salary which the employee would have drawn if he had
been on leave on half pay and, in addition, dearness
allowance, if admissible, on the basis of such leave
salary.

Provided that where the period of suspension exceeds

twelve months, the authority which made or is deemed
to have made the order of suspension shall be
competent to vary the amount of subsistance allowances
for any period subsequent to the period of the first
twelve months as follows :

i) the amount of subsistance allowance may be

increased by a suitable amount not exceeding fifty
percent of the subsistance allowance admissible
during the period of first twelve months, if in the
opinion of the said authority, the period of
suspension has been prolonged for reasons to be
recorded in writing, not directly attributable to the
employee;

ii) the amount of subsistance allowance may be

reduced by a suitable amount not exceeding fifty
percent of subsistance allowance admissible
during the period of the first twelve months, if,
in the opinion of the said authority, the period
of suspension has been prolonged due to the
reasons to be recorded in writing, directly
attributable to the employee;

iii) the rate of dearness allowance will be passed on

the increased or, as the case may be, the
decreased amount of subsistance allowance
admissible under sub-clause (i) and (ii) above.

(b) Any other compensatory allowance admissible from time

to time on the basis of which the employee was in
receipt on the date of suspension, subject to the
fulfilment of other conditions laid down for the drawal of
such allowance.
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28.2 No payment under clause (1) shall be made unless the

employee furnishes a certificate that he is not engaged in any
other employment, business, profession or vocation.

Provided that in the case of an employee dismissed,

removed or compulsorily retired from service, who is
deemed to have been placed or to continue to be under
suspension from the date of such dismissal or removal or
compulsory retirement, under sub-rule (3) or sub-rule (4) of
rule 12 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control
and Appeal) Rules 1965, and who fails to produces such
a certificate for any period or periods during which he is
deemed to be placed or to continue to be under suspension,
he shall be entitled to the subsistance allowance and other
allowances equal to the amount by which his earnings during
such period or periods as the case may be, fall short of the
amount that would be otherwise admissible to him where
the subsistance allowance and other allowances admissible to
him are equal to or less than the amount earned by him
nothing in this proviso shall apply to him.

29. ALLOWANCES DURING LEAVE

29.1 House Rent Allowance and City Compensatory Allowance shall

be admissible to an employee on leave other than extra-
ordinary leave or study leave as follows :

i) during casual leave, special casual leave or

compensatory leave, the same as on duty;

ii) during leave with allowances, the same as he was

drawing immediately proceeding the commencement of
leave.

Provided that the City Compensatory Allowance shall not be

admissible unless the employee resided at the Headquarters
of the Institute for not less than half of the month for which it
is claimed, and in the case of House Rent Allowance, he
continues to actually incur the expenditure.

29.2 Dearness allowance may be drawn during any period of leave

other than extra-ordinary leave, in or outside India, except
that in the case of leave preparatory to retirement or
terminal leave, it will be admissible only during the first four
months of the leave spent in India. The allowance will not be
admissible during any portion of leave preparatory to
retirement spent outside India.
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The allowance during leave will be based on the leave salary

actually drawn.

29.3 During study leave, dearness allowance, house rent

allowance and city compensatory allowance, whether in India
or abroad, will be regulated by the Governing Council by
special orders.

30. LEAVE JOURNEY ALLOWANCE

Employees of the Institute shall be entitled to leave travel

concessions on the same terms and conditions as are admissible to
the employees of the Government of India from time to time.

31. TRAVELLING AND DAILY ALLOWANCE

31.1 An employee performing a journey on duty shall be entitled

to travelling and daily allowances on the rates and
conditions as prescribed by the Governing Council from time to
time.

31.2 The Director shall have the power to permit the employees
of the Institute to travel by air when justified in the interest
of service.

31.3 Members of the General Body of the Institute and non-official

members of the Committees constituted by the Institute and
individuals who may be called upon to undertake specific items
of work for the Institute may be reimbursed the cost of the
air journey/ air-conditioned accommodation where considered
justified by the Director.

32. DRAWAL OF ALLOWANCES

32.1 Dearness Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance and

House Rent Allowance admissible to an employee for any
month shall be payable on the first working day of the following
month along with his pay.

32.2 Journey allowance, leave travel allowance and daily allowance

shall ordinarily be payable on the return of the employee to his
headquarters.
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Provided that the Director or an officer authorised by

him may sanction payment in advance of such sum as he
deems fit towards such allowance.

32.3 An employee resigning from the service of the Institute without

the notice prescribed by Bye-laws 18 shall not, unless the
Appointing Authority directs otherwise, be allowed to draw the
allowance due but not drawn.

Provided that the allowances not allowed to be drawn shall

not exceed the allowances for one month.

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CHAPTER VII - MEDICAL FACILITIES

33. An employee shall be entitled to such medical facilities as are

available to Central Government employees from time to time.

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CHAPTER VIII - LEAVE RULES

Bye-laws from 34 to 59.7 not reproduced.

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"The Standing Finance Committee decided that the Institute

may adopt the revised leave rules as applicable to the Central
Government Employees for the employees of the Institute".

(Resolution passed by the Standing Finance Committee at its meeting held

on 13.7.1987)

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CHAPTER IX - RETIREMENT AND OTHER BENEFITS

60. PROVIDENT FUND

An employee of the Institute other than a borrowed employee

shall be eligible to the benefits of Contributory Provident Fund-cum-
Gratuity or General Provident Fund-cum-Gratuity-cum-Family
Pension, which may be adopted by the Governing Council. The
relevant rules in this regard shall also be prescribed by the Council.

61. SETTLEMENT OF TERMS OF EMPLOYEES TRANSFERRED FROM

STATE OR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OR FROM AUTONOMOUS
ORGANISATIONS SPONSORED BY THE STATE OR CENTRAL
GOVERNMENTS

61.1 When a permanent employee of the State or the Central

Government or of an autonomous organisation sponsored by
the State or Central Government is transferred to the
Institute, he shall have the option of either retaining the
retirement benefits available to him under the Rules of the
lending organisation or of being governed by the Bye-laws of
the Institute provided that the lending organisation agrees to
the sharing of liabilities in the manner set out in clauses (2)
and (3). This option shall also be available to quasi-
permanent and temporary employees after confirmation
within the Institute.

61.2 i) If the employees opt to retain the retirement benefits

available to him under the rules of the lending
organisation, that organisation shall undertake to pay
pension due to the individual on his retirement, but
recover the capitalized value (commuted value of pension
plus proportionate death-cum-retirement gratuity) of the
Institute's share of the pension, calculated on the basis
of the service rendered with the Institute.

ii) In the event of the death of the employee while in service

of the Institute, the family pension/death-cum-retirement
gratuity due to the family of the employee shall be
admissible under the rules of the lending organisation
concerned and the liability thereto apportioned as
under sub-clause (i) above.
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61.3 If the employee elects to be governed by the Bye-laws of the

Institute, the lending organisation shall pay to the Institute
Contributory Provident Fund contributions and interest thereon
for the period for which he has served in the lending
organisation in accordance with the rules and procedure of the
organisation.

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CHAPTER X - GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

62. WHOLE TIME EMPLOYMENT

62.1 The whole time of an employee shall be at disposal of the

Institute and he may be employed by the Institute for the
performance of such duties as may be assigned to him.

62.2 Without prejudice to the generality of Clause (1),

i) an employee may be sent on deputation or required to

undergo a course of study or instruction within or outside
India;

ii) an employee may be required to serve the Institute at

any place and in any post not lower than the post to
which he is substantively appointed.

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CHAPTER XI - CONDUCT RULES

CHAPTER XII - DISCIPLINE

&

CHAPTER XIII - APPEALS AND REVIEW

Bye-laws from 63 to 83 not reproduced.

To follow CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964.

Vide Ministry of Information & Broadcasting D.O. Letter No.4(1)/75-

FTI(FA) dated 29th October, 1975 reproduced below :

COPY

Dear Shri Karnad,

Kindly refer to your D.O. letter No.H-1105/1/74-Est. dated 3.10.1975

to Secretary (I&B) regarding draft conduct rules to be made applicable to
the employees of the Film and Television Institute of India. These draft
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rules have been considered carefully and it is suggested that these rules
may be examined in detail by the Registrar who is likely to join the Institute
after taking into accounts all the provisions contained in the Central Civil
Service (Conduct) Rules 1964. Till that is done the staff of the Institute may
continue to be governed by the Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,

sd/-

(K.P.K. Nayar)

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CHAPTER XIV - MISCELLANEOUS

84. RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION FOR EMPLOYEES

84.1 The employees of the Institute may be provided with

unfurnished houses, if available, in which they may be required
to reside, subject to such conditions as may be laid down by
the Governing Council.

84.2 i) An employee of the Institute who has been allotted

Institute accommodation shall be charged rent at the
rate of ten per cent of his pay or six percent per
annum of the capital cost (including Muncipal and
other taxes) of the accommodation occupied by him,
whichever is less.

Provided that in respect of the employee whose pay is

below Rs.299/- per month, rent shall be recovered at 7
1/2 of pay or 6% per annum of the capital cost
(including Muncipal charges) whichever is less.

Provided further that in respect of the employees

who are in receipt of pay Rs.299/- per month and above,
the net emoluments after deduction of rent shall not
be less than Rs.277.38 paise.

ii) In addition to the above, rent for furniture, installation

for water or electricity supply or for sanitary purposes,
tennis court or garden maintained at the cost of the
Institute or similar services, shall be charged in addition
to the rent for the residences and recovered at such rates
as may be determined by the Director from time to
time.

84.3 The Governing Council may authorise the grant of rent-free

furnished or unfurnished accommodation if it considers
necessary to do so in the interests of the Institute.

84.4 The permanent employees of the Institute shall be entitled

to the grant of House Procurement loans at the discretion of
the Institute on such terms and conditions as may be laid
down by the Standing Finance Committee.

85. HOLIDAYS

The Institute shall observe such holidays as may be determined by

the Governing Council.
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86. SERVICE BOOKS AND CHARACTER ROLLS

86.1 The Institute shall maintain a Service Book and a Character

Roll of each employee in such form and setting out such
particulars as may be prescribed by the Governing Council.

86.2 The entries in the Service Book of an employee shall be made

by the Registrar or the Administrative Officer.

86.3 The entries in the Character Roll of an employee shall be made

according to the procedure laid down by the Appointing
Authority.

87. DELEGATION OF POWER BY DIRECTOR

The Director may, subject to the approval of Governing Council,

delegate any of the powers vested in him under these Bye-laws to
any employee or student of the Institute or a Committee of
employees and students.

88. RESIDUARY CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

Any matter relating to the conditions of service of an employee for

which no provision is made in these Bye-laws shall be determined by
the Governing Council.

89. POWER TO RELAX

Notwithstanding anything contained in these Bye-laws, the Governing

Council may, in the case of an employee, relax any of the provisions
of these Bye-laws to relieve him of any undue hardship arising
from the operation of such provisions.

90. REMOVAL OF DOUBTS

Where a doubt arises as to whether any authority of the Institute is

superior to any other authority or as to the interpretation or
application of any of the provisions of these Bye-laws, the decision
of the Governing Council thereon shall be final.

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