Gap in the service
Pramod Kumar
(Querist) 17 September 2012
This query is : Resolved
Hello All Members
I want to know that what are the rules about Gap in service?
Let us take an example:-
'A person' works as a lecturer in Ayurvedic Medical college for approx five and a half year.
After that (s)he left this job and then joins as a research scientist in ayurvedic Company. (s)he works for so many thiongs. Please look it as University Grants Commission counts this as experience gain. Also so many theoritical Research articles published in various National level Magazine with some uniqueness. (S)he works this way for 24 years.
Then again (s)he offered a teaching job in another Ayurvedic College.
I think as per rule if a person change his/her profile in the job i.e. if (s)he had done the work which is not related to his/her previous job then it will counts as a GAP. Otherwise if both the works are related then it will not be mentioned as Gap.(This is my thinking)
UGC Approve this and says that if a person works as a researcher for 10 years or more then (s)he may be appointed directly to the post of professor.
Central Council of Indian Medicine (An autonomous body under AYUSH Department of health Ministry) says that we do not bother with the UGC. But CCIM courses are taught to students in different colleges & those are to be affiliated with any University.
Here the matter is if CCIM wants to recognize UGC Rulings or not, I am not asking for that.
My question is Either you approve or disapprove UGC rulings but How can you say that this 24 years is a Big Gap? The person working for same type of work and has more inventive experience than another who is only teaching.
Please give me the solution for this. What the Indian Law says for this.
Guest
(Expert) 17 September 2012
Dear Pramod,
Aysush is a Central Government department under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare whereas CCIM is an autonomous body under Ayush with no direct link or affiliation with the UGC for the purpose of education. Further, National Ayurveda Institutes/ colleges run by the Ayush also do not have any direct link or affiliation with the UGC. So, the organisations directly under the government are not bound to adopt norms specified by UGC, as prescribed for the UGC affiliated Universities/ Colleges.
So, it is for the Department of Ayush to take decision as per the Government of India Rules and orders/instructions, as issued by the DOPT whether to recognise experience gained in private organisation or not. Normally, as per Government of India, DOPT instructions, service in one department/ PSU/ autonomous body, the service is treated as continuous for the purpose of retirement benefits, if the candidate applies for the post in another department/PSU through proper channels. Organisations under the Government cannot go beyond the scope of rules prescribed by the Government and do not recognise private service for extending any benefit.
You may better take up the matter with Department of Personnel, Pensions & Public Grievances of the Government of India for recognising the experience of service as is extended by the UGC, as a special case.
