Haryana Municipal Safai Mazdoor Service Rules, 1976, Rule 1 765

Haryana Municipal Safai Mazdoor Service rules, 1976

Published vide Haryana Government Notification No. GSR83/HA 24/7/Ss 40 & 257/76, dated 9.4.76

1. Short title – (l) These rules may be called the Haryana Municipal Safai Mazdoor Service Rules,
1976.
(2) They shall apply to all the municipalities.

2. Definitions :- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:-

a) “Appendix” means an Appendix to the rules.
b) “Executive Officer” means the Executive Officer of a committee;
c) “Government” means the Government of Haryana;
d) “Municipal Accounts Code” means the Municipal Accounts Code, 1930 revised edition.
e) “Secretary” means the Secretary of a committee;
f) “Service” means the Municipal Safai Mazdoor Service of a committee;
g)
3. Number of posts:- The number of posts in the Service shall be such as a committee may, from
time to time with approval of the Deputy Commissioner, determine.

4. Appointing Authority :- Appointments to the posts in the Service shall be made by [Executive
Officer, Secretary or the Administrator, as the case may be].

[5. Nationality and age:- No person shall be appointed to the service.

a) If he is not a citizen of India; and
b) If he is less than seventeen years or more than thirty five years of age.]

6. Method of recruitment:- Appointment to posts in the Service shall be made:-

a) By transfer from amongst Safai Mazdoors employed in any other local body;
or
b) by direct recruitment.

7. Probation :- (l) Persons appointed to be posts in the Service shall remain on probation for a period
of one year.

(2) If, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the work or conduct of a person during the
period of probation is not satisfactory, it may;-

(a) If such person is appointed by direct recruitment, dispense with this services;
or
(b) if such person is appointed by transfer, deal with him in such manner as the terms and
conditions of the previous appointment permit.
(3) On the completion of probation of a person, the appointing, authority may,-
(a) if his work or conduct has, in his opinion, been satisfactory-
i) confirm such person from the date of his appointment, if appointed against a
permanent vacancy; or
ii) confirm such person from the date from which a permanent vacancy occurs, if
appointed against a temporary vacancy;
iii) declare that he has completed his probation satisfactorily, if there is no permanent
vacancy; or
(c) if his work and conduct has, in its opinion, been not satisfactory –

i) dispense with his services, if appointed by direct recruitment; or

1.Subsituted vide Notification, dated 24.11.1995.

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ii) deal with him in such other manner as the terms and conditions of his
previous appointment permit; or

iii) extend his period of probation and thereafter pass such orders as it could have
passed on the expiry of the first period of probation:
Provided that the total period of probation including extension, if any, shall not exceed two
years.
8. Seniority inter se. – (1) Seniority inter se of members of the Service shall be determined by the
length of continuous service on a post in the service:
Provided that in the case of two or more members appointed on the same day, the seniority
shall be determined as follows –
(a) a member appointed by direct recruitment shall be senior to a member appointed by
transfer;
(b) in the case of members appointed by transfer, seniority shall be determined according to
the seniority of such members in the appointments from which they were transferred;
(c) in the case of members appointed by transfer from different local bodies, their seniority
shall be determined according to pay, preference being given to a member, who was
drawing higher rate pay in this previous appointment, and if the rates of pay drawing are
also the same, then by length of their service in the previous appointment, and if the
length of such service is also the same the elder member shall be senior to the younger
member.
(2) Every committee shall maintain printed seniority list which shall be brought upto date once
a year and circulated to the members of the Service.

[9. Promotion – The member of the Service appointed against permanent posts having the
knowledge of Hindi shall be eligible for promotion to the post of Head Sweeper / Sanitation Mates /
Daroga – Sanitation / Conservatory Mates / Sanitary Petrol / Jamadar / Sanitation Jamadar / Sanitary
Orderlies (Jamadar) on the basis of seniority cum merit. ]

Rule 10 and 11 [omitted.]

12. Retirement – A member of the Service shall stand retired on completion of the age of sixty years
: Provided that a member of the Service may be re-employed after his retirement for a period of one
year at a time if he continues to be fit for service, but no such member shall be retained after the age
of 62 years.
13. Part-time employment – No committee shall employ part time Safai Mazdoors unless there are
special reasons for doing so and previous approval to that effect has been obtained from the Deputy
Commissioner. The Safai Mazdoors so employed shall be entitled to such remuneration as may, from
time to time, be specified by the Deputy Commissioner.

14. Pay and allowances and method of payment – The members of the Service shall be entitled
to such pay and allowances as may, from time to time, be admissible to the Safai Mazdoors in the
Service of the State Government. The procedure for payment of pay and allowances shall be as laid
down in Appendix I to these rules.

15. Leave. – (1) Every member of the service shall be entitled to such leave as is admissible to an
official of Class IV service under the Revised Leave Rules, 1936, as continued in Section III of Chapter
VIII of the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Volume I, Part I, as applicable to the State of Haryana.
16. Maternity allowance. – Every female Safai Mazdoor shall, for the first two children, be paid a
maternity allowance at the rate of fifty rupees per delivery.

17. Holidays. - (1) Every member of the Service shall have –

(a) a paid holiday once a week,
(b) such other paid holidays as may be declared by the –

1. Substituted by Notification No. GSR 72/HA24/73/S.40 and 25/84 dated 19.10.1984

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(i) State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Acts, 1881, and
(ii) Deputy Commissioner on account of special festivals of the community.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), any member of the Service may be
required to work on a holiday on payment of additional wage at the rate of single time his wage
for a day.

18. Compensation. – The member of the Service shall entitled to workmen’s compensation as
provided under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923.

[19. Allowances.- The member of the Service who work exclusively as scavengers. The members,
who are required to keep a Jhota and those who are required to keep a donkey, shall be paid an
allowance at the rate fixed by the Government from time to time]

20. Gratuity. – (1) Every member of the Service shall be entitled to gratuity equivalent to half
month’s [salary] for each completed year of service as follows ;-
(i) in case of his death while in service or on his becoming incapable of serving due to physical
or mental disability;
(ii) in case of his resignation after having put in twenty years continuous service or in case of
his resignation due to his becoming unfit to serve further on account of old age or protracted illness;
(iii) in case of termination of his services a committee for reasons other than misconduct,
including retirement on attaining the age of superannuation, after he has put in five years’ service.

(2) In case of termination of the service of a member by a committee for misconduct after he
has put in five years’ service, the gratuity payable will be one-fourth of one month’s [salary] for each
completed year of service:

Provided that in the case of termination of his service on account of misconduct involving
financial loss to a committee, the committee shall be entitled to set off the above loss against the
amount of gratuity payable to a member.
(3) The maximum amount of gratuity payable under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2) not exceed
[twenty month’s] [……] salary.
(4) The benefit to gratuity shall be available from the date of continuous service in a
municipality.
(5) The verification of claim in respect of the amount of gratuity payable to an employee shall
be made by the Examiner, Local Fund Accounts, Haryana.
(6) In case of nomination in respect of the provident fund of a member, the procedure
prescribed in the relevant rule of the Municipal Account Code as applicable to the State of Haryana in
relation to provident fund shall be adopted.

[Explanation. – For the purpose of determining the amount of gratuity the term salary shall mean
and include basic pay and other allowances which are classes as pay in the Municipal Account Code,
1930, and is counted for the purpose of calculation Contributory Provident Fund.

[20-A. Pension – Every member of the Service shall be entitled to pension as per provisions
contained in the Haryana Municipal Employees Pension and General Provident Fund Rules, 1993.]

1. Substituted by Haryana Government Notification No. GSR72/HA24/73/s.257 and 40/96 dated 23.08.1996.
2. Substituted for “consolidated pay” vide HG No GSR87/HA24/73/S.40 and 257 and (2)/79 dated 10.08.79.
3. Substituted for “Consolidated wages” by ibid.
4. Word “consolidated” deleted vide ibid.
5. Explanation to rule 20(6) added vide GSR 87/…Amd. (2)/79, dated 10.08.79
Haryana Municipal Safai Mazdoor Service Rules, 1976, Rule 20-A 768

21. Appliance. – Every member of the Service shall be provided free of cost with such appliances as
may be necessary for the due performance of his duties. The life of such appliances shall be
determined and it shall be the duty of the Sanitary Inspector of a committee to ensure that each
member has adequate appliances to enable him to perform his duties efficiently.

Note. – The appliances required shall generally be Bucket, Tasla, Basket, Kassi, Large handled broom, Scruppers, wheel-barrows,
etc. Dark glasses shall be provided to those members who are required to work on dumping pits on trolleys for carrying night soil
etc.

22. Uniforms. –(1) The members of the Service shall be entitled to free supply of uniforms at the
scale given in Appendix II.
(2) In addition to uniforms referred to in sub-rule (1) raincoats or Barsatis, gloves,
headgear shall be provided to those members who are required to work during rains on
dumping grounds, under – grounds sewerage etc.

Note. (1) Summer uniform shall be provided before the 15 th of April every year and winter uniform before the 15 th of November
every year.
(2) A washing allowance of two rupees per month shall be given to those employees who are given uniforms.

23. Duties. – The member of the Service shall perform the following duties namely :-
(a) sweeping of public roads and other public places;
(b) removal of night soil;
(c) removal of household refuse;
(d) incineration or disposal of night soil and other refuse;
(e) cleaning of public latrines and urinals and other public places;
(f) removal of animals’ carcasses;
(g) washing of drains, streets, latrines and other public places;
(h) lighting of fireplaces;
(i) other similar duties as may be assigned.
24. Area to be served. – (1) No member of the Service shall be allotted more than three furlongs
(600.70 meters) of puccs road, street or bazar length or one quarter of mile (400.40 meters) of
kutcha road, kutcha street or kutcha bazar to clean. If appointed on cleaning drainage, his beat shall
not be more than three furlongs (600.60 meters) of drain length or intramural drain and not more
than two furlongs (400.40 meters) of intercepting drain and not more than a furlong (200.20 meters)
of a sewer.
When employed to clean premises there should be one member of the Service for not more
than two hundred inhabitants if the premises are contiguous and for not more than one hundred
inhabitants, if the premises are situated far apart; provided that total walking distance from premises
to premises by the shortest available route does not exceed 1-1/2 miles (2.40 kilometers ). If a
member of the Service is employed for removal of rubbish the load to be carried in one trip shall not
exceed twenty seers (11.662 Kilograms) and the total beat shall not exceed two miles (3.20
Kilometres)

(2) The above areas shall be subject to the condition that the width of road, street or
bazar, to be cleaned does not exceed twenty feet (6.06 meters):
Provided that if the width of a road exceeds twenty feet (6.06 meters) the area shall be
reduced proportionately.

(3) While fixing areas, special allowance shall be given in case of congested areas like
grain markets, vegetable markets etc.

1. Inserted by Haryana Government Notification No. GSR70/HA24/73/s.257/94 dated 17.11.1994.

2. Figure “600.70” as shown in Gazette may be clerical error for “6000.60”, and
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25. Weekly working hours. – (1) No member of the Service shall be required or allowed to work for
more than the hours laid down below:-
(i) for scavenging work per day, five hours;
(ii) both scavenging and sweeping per day, Four hours on scavenging and two hours on
sweeping.
(iii) sweeping hours per day, seven hours.
(2) The work shall be taken in one continuous session in the morning with a rest for half an hour after
a continuous period of work of four hours for sweeping and three hours for scavenging.

26. Penalties:- (1) The authorities specified in column 3 of Appendix III shall be competent to
impose upon any member of the Service mentioned in column I, such of the penalties as are shown in
column 2 of the Appendix against each.

(2) No member of the Service shall be dismissed or removed until he has been given a
reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be taken against him:
Provided that this sub-rule shall not apply where a person in dismissed or removed on the
ground of conduct which has led to his conviction or, where an authority empowered to dismiss or
remove him is satisfied that for the reasons to be recorded in writing by that authority, it is not
reasonably practicable or expedient to give him an opportunity to show cause.
(3) If any question arises as to whether it is reasonably practicable or expedient to give any
member of the Service, an opportunity of showing cause under sub-rule (2), the decision thereon of
the authority, empowered to dismiss or remove such member, as the case may be, shall be final.

27. Right to appeal. – The members of the Service upon whom any penalty has been imposed by
the authority specified in column 3 of Appendix III shall be entitled to make an appeal to the authority
specified in column 4 of the Appendix against the authority in column 3 thereof.

28. Provident fund. – (1) The members of the Service shall subscribe to the Contributory Provident
Fund in accordance with rules as laid down in this behalf in the Municipal Account Code as applicable
to the State of Haryana.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Municipal Account Code, all
employees after completing one year’s service shall contribute to the Provident Fund.
(3)A statement of annual balance in Provident Fund shall be circulated to every member of the
Service while disbursing his salary in the month of April every year.
(4) The deduction on account of Provident Fund from the salary of the member of the Service
hall be deposited in a Scheduled Bank or a Cooperative Bank recognized by the Government within a
period of seven days of the deduction. In case of default, the committee shall be responsible for
compensating the member for loss of interest to the member concerned.

29. Residential accommodation . - Every member of the service shall be entitled to allotment of a
house for which rent at the rate of ten percent if his emoluments hall be charged or in lieu thereof the
percentage of rent allowed from time to time to the employees of the Government subject to such
terms and conditions as are applicable to Government employees.

30. Creche. – Every committee having population above 50,000 shall endeavor to set up a crèche
for the benefit of children of women members of the Service in case their number exceeds twenty.

31. Preventive measures to safeguard against health hazards. – Every committee shall get an
annual medical check up make of all of the members of the members of the Service to safeguard their
health against diseases to which they are specially prone. In case a member is found suffering from
any serious disease, the committee shall arrange with the Health Department of the Government for
his proper treatment. The committee shall also initate preventive measures to safeguard the health of
the members.

1. Figure “11.662” seems a mistake for “18.662”.

32. Repeal and savings - All rules relating to the service of the Safai Mazdoor in force in the
municipalities immediately before the commencement of these rules shall stand repealed.
Provided that any order made or action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed to
have been made or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

APPENDIX I

(See rule 14)

MODE OF PAYMENT

(a) Disbursement of salary shall be by wage slip system as laid down in the Minimum Wages Act,
1948.
(b) Disbursement of salaries should be personally supervised by the [Executive Officer, Secretary
or the Administrator, as the case may be]
(c) Disbursement of salaries shall be made before the 7 th day of each month.
(d) In case of termination service/dismissal, retirement etc., of a member of the Service, his dues
hall be paid before his service are actually terminated.

APPENDIX II

(See rule 22)

A. SCALE OF UNIFORMS FOR MALE MEMBERS

SUMMER WINTER
1. Full Sleeves Khaki 2 Khaki serge Pant One in two years
Shirts
2. Khaki Drill Pants Every Year Khaki serge Coats One in two years
3. Khaki Pugrees 2 Jersey Every Year
4. Chappals pair 1 Socks pair 1 Every year
Shoes one pair once in
two years

SCALE OF UNIFORMS FOR FEMALE MEMBERS

SUMMER WINTER
1. Khaki Cotton 1 Every Year Woolen Coat 1 Every two
Shirt or woolen shirt years
2. Khaki Cotton 2 Every Year Woolen Socks 1 Pair every
Salwars year
3. Dyed Dupatas 2 Every Year Woolen Salwar 1 Every two
years
4. Sandals Pair 1 Every Year Woolen Jersey 1 Every year
Ladies Shoes 1 Pair every
two year

* Substituted by Notification No. GSR 66/HA24/73/S.257/87, dated 28.08.1987.

 Haryana Municipal Safai Mazdoor Service Rules, 1976

[APPENDIX III]

(See rule 26)

Designation of post Nature of Penalty Appointing authority / Appellate Authority

authority competent to
impose penalty
1 2 3 4
1. Safai Mazdoor (i) Removal Executive Officer Deputy commissioner
2. Head Sweeper (ii) Dismissal Secretary or the
Administrator as the
case may be
3. Sanitation mates (iii) Suspension
4. Daroga (iv) Stoppage of
Sanitation increment
5. Conservatory (v) Other
mates punishment
6. Sanitation Patrol
7. Jamadar
8. Sanitation
Jamadar
9. Sanitation
Orderlies
Jamadar]

1. Substituted vide Notification, dated 16.02.1996

 HARYANA GOVT GAZ., APRIL 13, 1976 497
(OHTR. 24, 1898 SAKA)

PART III

HARYANA GOVERNMENT

LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT

Notification

The 9th April, 1976

No. G.S.R.83/H.A. 24/73/Ss. 40 and 257/76.-1n exercise of the powers

conferred by sub -section (2) of section 40 read with clause (m) of sub -section
(1) of section 257 of the Haryana Municipal Act, 1973 and all other powers
enabling him in this behalf and with reference to Haryana Government
Local Government, notification No. GSR 180/H.A. 24/73/Ss. 40 and 257/75,
dated the 5th December, 1975, the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the
following rules, namely :-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Haryana Municipal Safai Mazdoor
.Service Rules, 1976.
(2) They shall apply to all the municipalities.

2. Definitions. -1n these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—

.
(a) "Appendix" means an Appendix to the rules ;

(b) "Executive Officer" means the Executive Officer of a committee ;

(c) "Government" means the. Government of Haryana;

(d) "Municipal Account Code" means the Muhicipal Account Code,
1930, revised edition;
(e) "Secretary" means the Secretary of a committee ;

(f) "Service" means the Municipal Safai Mazdoor Service of a corn -

mittee ;
(g) words and expressions used .in these
_ rules
_ but_ not defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Haryana Muni-
cipal Act, 1973.
3. Number of posts.—The number of posts in the Service shall be such
as a committee may, from time to time with the approval of the Deputy Com-
missioner, determine.
4. Appointing Authority.—Appointments to the posts in the Service shall
be made by a committee or an officer duly authorised by it.
5. Nationality and age.—No person shall be appointed to the Service
unless he—
(a) is a citizen of India; and

(b) is more than seventeen years of age.

 498 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ., APRIL 13, 1976
(CHTR. 24, 3898 SAKA)
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6. Method of recruitment.—Appointments to posts in the Service shall

be made—

(a) by transfer from amongst Safai Mazdoors employed in any other

local,body ;

(b) by direct recruitment.

7. Probation.—(1) Persons appointed to the posts in the Service shall

remain on probation for a period of one year.

(2) ff, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the work or conduct
of a person during the period of probation is no,1 satisfactory it may,—

(a) if such person is appointed by direct recruitment, dispense with

his services ; or
(b) if such person is appointed by transfer, deal with him in such manner
as the terms and conditions of the previous appointment permit.

(3) On the completion of probation of a person, the appointing atho-

rity may,—

(a) if his work or conduct has, in its opinion, been satisfactory—

(i) confirm such person from the date of his appointment, if appoint-
ed against a permanent vacancy; or
(ii) confirm such person from the date from which a permanent
vacancy occurs, if appointed against a temporary vacancy ;

(iii) declare that he has completed his probation satisfactorily, if there

is no permanent vacancy; or
(b) if his work and conduct has, in its opinion, been not satisfactory—

(i) dispense with his services, if appointed by direct recruitment ;

or
(ii) deal with him in such other manner as the terms and conditions
of his previous appointment permit; or
(iii) extend his period of probation and thereafter pass such orders
as it could have passed on the expiry of the first period of
probation :
Provided that the total period of probation including extension, if
any, shall not exceed two years.
8. Seniority inter se.—(1) Seniority inter se of members of the Service
shall be determined by the length of continuous service on a post in the
service:
Provided that in the case of two or more members appointed on the
same day, the seniority shall be determined as follows :—
(a) a member appointed by direct recruitment shall be senior to a mem-
ber appointed by transfer;
 RARYANA GOVT. GA.Z., APRIL 13, 1976 499
(CHTR. 24, 1898 SAKA)

(b) in the case of members appointed by transfer, seniority shall be

determined according to the seniority of such members in the
appointments from which they were transferred ;

(c) in the case of members appointed by transfer from different local

bodies, their seniority shall be detrerrnined according to pay, pre-
ference being given to a member, who was drawing higher rate
of pay in his previous appointment, and if the rates of pay drawn
are also the same, then by length of their §ervice in the previous
appointment, and if the length of such service is also the same
the older member shall be senior to the younger member.
(2) Every committee shall maintain printed seniority list which • shall
be brought up to date once a year and circulated to the members of the
Service.

9. Promotion.—The members of the Service appointed against per-

manent posts shall be eligible for promotion to the posts of Sanitary
Orderlies (famadars).
10. Resignation from Service.—Subject to the provisions of any law
for the time being in force, a permanent member of the Service may, at any
time, resign from the service by giving three months' notice. In the .case
of members in temporary employment, the period of notice for resignation from
Service shall be one month. Failure to give such notice shall require pay-
ment by the member of his consolidated wages for the period by which the
period of actual notice fails short of the total period of notice.

11. Termination of service.—A committee may dispense with, the ser-

vices of the members of the Service—
(a) who are permanent, after giving three months' notice of its in-
• tention to do so. In such cases, the amount of provident fund
or gratuity due to such member shall be paid to him before the
services are terminated ;
(b) who are temporary after giving one month's notice of its intention
to do so :
Provided that in case where it is not possible to give the required notice,
the pay for the period by which the period of actual notice falls
short of the total period of notice shall be paid to the member
before his services are terminated.
12. Retirement.—A member of the Service shall stand retired on com-
pletion of the age of sixty years :
Provided that a member of the Service may be re-employed after his
retirement for a period of one year at a time if he continues to ,be fit for ser-
vice, but no such member shall be retained after the age of 62 years.
13. Part-time employmeni.—No committee shall employ part-time Safai
Mazdoors unless there are special reasons for doing as and previous approval
to that effect has been obtained from the Deputy Commissioner. The Safai
Mazdoors so employed shall be entitled to such remuneration as may, from
time to time, be specified by the Deputy Commissioner.
 500 HARYANA GOVT. GAZ., APRIL 13, 1976
ki li TR. 24 , 1898 SAKA)

14. Pay and allowances and method of Payment.—The members of the

Service shall be entitled to such pay and allowances as may, from time to time,
be admissible to the Safai Mazdoors in the Service of the State Government.
The procedure for payment of pay and allowances shall be as laid down in
Appendix I to these rules.

15. Leave.—(1) Every member of the Service shall be entitled to such

leave as is admissible to an official of Class IV service under the Revised
Leave Rules, 1936, as contained in section DI of Chapter VIII of the Punjab
Civil Services Rules, Volume I, Part I, as applicable to the State of Haryana.
(2) A female member of the Service shall be entitled to such mater-
nity leave on full pay as is admissible to a female Government servant, under
rule 8.86 and 8.87. Chapter VIII. of the Punjab Civil Services Rules,
Volume I, Part 1, as applicable to the State of Haryana.

16. Maternity allowance.—Every female Safai Mazdoor shall, for the

first two children, be paid a maternity allowance at the rate of fifty rupees per
delivery.

17. Holidays.—(l) Every member of the Service shall have—

(a) a paid holiday once a week.
(b) such other paid holidays as may be declared by the—
(i) State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Act,
1881, and
T
(ii) Deputy Commissioner on account of special festivals of the
community.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -rule (1), any mem-

ber of the Service may be required to work on a holiday on payment of
additional wage at the rate of single time his wage for a day.

18.. Compensation.—The members of the Service shall be entitled to

workmen's compensation as provided under the Workmen's Compensation
Act, 1923.
19. Allowances.—The members of the Service who work exclusively as
scavangers, shall be paid an allowance of fifteen rupees per mensem. The
members, who are required to keep a Jhota, shall be paid an allowance of not
less than eighty-five rupees per mensem and those, who are required to keep
a donkey, shall be paid an allowance of not less than thirty rupees per mensem.
20. Gratuity.—(!) Every member of the Service shall be entitled to
gratuity equivalent to half month's consolidated pay for each completed year
of service as follows:—
(i) in case of his death while in service or on his becoming incapable
of serving due to physical or mental disability;
(ii) in case of his resignation after having put in twenty years conti-
nuous service or in case of his resignation due to his becoming
unfit to serve further on account of old age or protracted.illness;
 HARYANA GOVT GAZ., APRIL 13, 1976 501
(CHTR. 24, 1898 SAKA)

(iii) in case of termination of his services a committee for reasons other

than misconduct, including retirement on attaining the age of
age of superannuation, after he has put in five years' service..
(2) In case of termination of the service of a member by a committee
for misconduct after he has put in five years' service, the gratuity pay-
able will be one-fourth of one month's consolidated wage for each completed
year of service:
Provided that in the case of termination of his service on account of mis-
conduct involving financial loss to a committee, the committee shall be entitled
to set off the above loss against the amount of gratuity payable to a meinber.
(3) The maximum amount of gratuity payable under sub -rule (1) or
sub -rule (2) shall not exceed nine months' consolidated salary.
(4) The benefit of gratuity shall be available from the date of continuous
service in a municipality.
(5) The verification of claim in respect of the amount of gratuity pay-
able to an employee shall be made by the Examine', Local Fund Accounts,
Haryana.
(6) In case of nomination in respect of the prpvident fund a of a member,
the procedure prescribed in the relevant rule of the Municipal Account Code as
applicable to the State of Haryana in relation to provident fund sh.all be
adopted.
21. Appliances.—Every member of the Service shall be provided free
of cost with such appliances as may be necessary for the due performance of his
duties. The life of such appliances shall be determined and it shall be the duty
of the Sanitary Inspector of a committee to ensure that each member has ade-
quate appliances to enable him to perform his duties efficiently.
Note.—The appliances required shall generally be Bucket, Tasla, Basket
Kassi, Large handled broom, scruppers, wheel -borrows, etc.
Dark glasses shall be provided to those members who are required to
work on dumping pits on trolleys for carrying night -soil, etc.
22. Uniforms.—(1) The members of the Service shall be entitled to
free supply of uniforms at the scale given in Appendix IL
(2) In addition to uniforms referred to. in sub -rule (1), raincoats or Bar-
satis, gloves, headgear shall be provided to those members who arc required
to work during rains on dumping grounds, underground sewerage etc.
Note.—(1) Summer uniform shall be provided before the 15th of
April every year and winter uniform. before the 15th of November
every year.
(2) A washing allowance of two rupees per month shall be given to
those employees who are given uniforms.
23. Duties.—The member of the Service shall perform the following
duties, namely
(a) sweeping of public roads and other public places;
 502 HARYANA GOVT CiAZ., APRIL 13, 1976
(C HM . 2 4 , 1898 SAKA)

(b) removal of night -soil;

(c) removal of household refuse;
(d) incineration or disposal of night -soil and other tefuse;
(e) cleaning of public latrines and urinals and other public places;
(0 remo val of animals' carcasses;
(g) washing of drains, streets, latrines and other public places;
(h) lighting of fireplaces;
(i) other similar duties as may be assigned.
24. Area to be served.—(1) No member of the Service shall' e allotted
more than three furlongs (600.70 metres) of pucca road, street or bazar length
or one quarter of mile (400.40 metres) of kutcha road, kutcha street or kutcha
bazar to clean. If appointed on cleaning drainage, his beat shall not be
more than three furlongs (600.60 metres) of drain length or intramural drain
and not more than two furlongs (400.40 metres) of intercepting drain and not
more than a furlong (200.20 metres) of a sewer. When employed to clean
premises, there should be one member of the service for not more than two
hundred inhabitants if the premises are contiguous and for not more than one
hundred inhabitants, if the premises are situated far apart; provided that total
walking distance from premises to premises by the shortest available route does
not exceed 1 miles (2.40 kilometres). If a member of the Service is employed
for removal of rubbish, the load to be carried in one trip shall not exceed twenty
seers (11,662 kilograms) and the total beat shall not exceed two miles (3.20
kilometres).
(2) The above areas shall be subject to the condition that the width of
road, street or bazar to be cleaned does not exceed twenty feet (6.06 metres):

Provided that if the width of a road exceeds twenty feet (6.06 metres)
the area shall be reduced proportionately.
(3) While fixing such areas, special allowance shall be given in case of
congested areas like grain markets, vegetable markets, etc.
25. Weekly working hours.—(1) No member of the Service shall be re-
quired or allowed to work for more than the hours laid down below

(i) for scavenging work per day five hours;

(ii) both scavenging and sweeping per day four hours on scaveng-
ing and two hours
on sweeping
(iii) sweeping hours per day..i seven hours.

t (2) The work shall be taken in one continuous session in the morning
with a rest for half an hour after a continuous period of work of four hours
for sweeping and three hours for scavenging.
26. Penalties.—(1) The authorities specified in column 3 of Appendix
III shall be competent to impose upon any member of the Service mentioned
in column I, such of the penalties as are shown in column 2 of the Appendix
against each.
(2) No member of the Service shall be dismissed or removed until he
has been given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the
action proposed to be taken against him t
 HAAYANA GOVT GAZ., APRIL 13, 1976
(CHTR. 24, 1898 SAKA)

Provided that this sub -rule shall not apply where a person is dismissed
or removed on the ground of conduct which has led to his conviction or where
an authority empowered to dismiss or remove him is satisfied that for the
reasons to be recorded in writing..by that authority , it is not reasonably practi-
cable or expedient to give him an opportunitY to show cause,
.
(3) If any *question ariies. as* to • *whither—it i reaStinablY.fraCtidable or
expedient to give any member of the Service, an *oppoitimity of showing
cause under sub -rule (2), the decision thereon of the authority empowered to
dismiss or remove such Member, as the case May be, shall be final. *

27. .Right of .appeal.—The members of the Service upon whom any

penalty has been imposed by the authority Specified in column 3 of Appendix
111 shall be entitled to make an appeal to the authority specified in column 4
of the Appendix against the authority in .column 3 thereof. •

• 28. Provident fund.—(1) The members of the Service htll ubicrib'e -to
the Contributory Provident Fund in accordance with rules as laid • *down' in
this behalf in the Municipal Account Code as applicable to the State of
Haryana.
(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Municipal
Account Code, all employees after completing one year's service shall con-
tribute to the Provident Fund. .
(3) A statement of annual balance in ProVident".Fund shall be circulated
to every member 'of the Service while disbursing his salary in the month .of
April every year.
(4) The deduction on account of Provident Fund from t.he salary of the
member of the Service shall be deposited in a Scheduled Bank or a Co-operative
Bank recognised by the Government within a period of seven days of the
deduction. In case of default ‘; the committee shall be responsible for com-
pensating the Member for loss of interest to the member concerned.

29. Residential accommodation.—Every member of the. Service shall be

entitled to allotment Of a house for which rent at the rate of ten per cent of his
emolUments shall be charged or in lieu thereof the percentage of rent allowed
from time to time to the employer of the Government, subject to such terms
and conditions as are applicable to Government employees.
30. Creche.—Every committee having population above 50,000 shall
endeavour to set up a creche for the benefit of children of women members
of the Service in case their number exceeds twenty.
• • ..
' 31. Preventive measures to safeguard against health hazards.—Every
committee shall get an annual medical check up made of all the members of
the service to safeguard their health against diseases to which they are specially
prone. • In case a member is found sufferihg from any serious disease , the
committee shall arrange with the Health Department of the .Government
for his proper treatment. The committee shall also initiate preventive
measures to safeguard the health of the members.
. , ..... •
' 3 i Repeal and &titing's.—All rules relating to the services "of the Siifai
M amid& in force in the municipalities immediately before the., commence-
ment of these rules shallitirid repealed : :. • • • ,-. -
Provided that an,y order . made or action taken under the rules so repealed
shall be deemed to have been made or taken under the corresponding pro-
visions of these rules.
 504 HARYANA GOVT GAL, APRIL 13, 1976
(CHTR. 24, .1898 SAKA)

APPENDIX I
(See rule 14)
MODE.OF PAYMENT
(a) Disbursement of salary shall be by wage slip system as laid down in
the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
(b) Disbursement Of salaries should be personally supervised by the
Executive Officer or Secretary, as the case may be.
(c) Disbursement of salaries shall be made before the 7th day of each
month.
. (d) In ease of termination of service/dismissal, retirement etc., of a
member of the Service, his dues shall be paid before his services are actually
terminated.
APPENDIX H
(See rule 22)
A. Scale of uniforms. for male members
SUMMER . WINTER
I. Full Sleeves Khaki shirts 21 Khaki Serge Pant:
Once in
) i I I two years
2. Khaki Drill Pants 2 Every Khaki Serge Coats J
1 Year
1
3. Khaki Pugrees , 21 Jersey , 1
4; Chappals pail I) ?- Every
Socks pair I .) year
Shoes one pair once in two years

B. Scale of uniforms for female members

SUMMER WINTER
1. Khaki Cotton Shirts 21 Woollen coat 11 Once in
1 I two
).• years
2. Khaki Cotton Salwars 2 1 Every Woollen Salwar 1 j
) year
i
3. Dyed Dupatas . 21 Woollen Jersey 1 Every
J _ year
4. Sandals pair • j Socks pair 11.
Once in
Ladies Shoes 1..) two years
pair
 HARYANA GOVT QAZ., • APRIL 13, 1976 503
(CHTR. 24, 1898 SAKA)

APPENDIX
• (See rule 26)

1 2 3 4

Designation of Nature of Authority competent Appellate authority

post penalty to impose penalty

I. Safai Removal Executive Officer Deputy Commissioner

• Mazdoor
2. Sanitary Dismissal Executive Officer Deputy Commissioner
Orderly
(Jamadar).
Suspension Municipal. Medical Municipal Committee
Officer of Health
Stoppage of Municipal Medical Municipal Committee
increment Officer of Health
Other Municipal Medical Municipal Committee
punishment Officer of Health

B. S. M I A ,
Secretary.