Consolidated guidelines /instructions issued on staff management of Government and Private Special Economic Zone
THE SEZs are headed by Development Commissioners (Joint Secretary /Director /Deputy Secretary Level at the Centre) with supportive Customs and Ministerial Staff. Central Government appoints Development Commissioner in one or more Special Economic Zone. [Section 11(1) of the SEZ Act]. Central government also appoints such officers and other employees as it considers necessary to assist the Development Commissioner in the performance of his functions in the Special Economic Zones [Section 11(2) of the SEZ Act].
At present there are Seven Special Economic Zone at Kandla, Santacruz (Mumbai), Noida, Chennai, Cochin, Falta (Kolkata) and Visakhapatnam administered by the Central Government. Accordingly Recruitment Rules (RRs) for the officers and employees in these Government SEZs has been framed and a list of RR is given below. These RRs cover all aspects of staffing in the concerned zone such as number of posts, their classification, scale of pay, mode of appointment viz, promotion or deputation educational qualification, disqualification and relaxation provisions etc.
Staffing in the 12 State/Private Sector Special Economic Zones is managed as per the RRs of respective Central Government SEZ under which the State SEZ has been placed.
Department of Commerce has issued consolidated instructions on the staffing pattern in various SEZs.