Vacancy No :14111801508
Post :Deputy Commissioner(Horticulture)
Ministry/Administration :Ministry of Agriculture
Department/Office :Department of Agriculture and Cooperation
Pay Scale
PAY SCALE Rs. 15,600-39,100 ( PB-3) plus Rs. 7,600 (Grade Pay) (Total emoluments excluding T.A. and HRA at the time of initial appointment will be Rs. 59000/-p.m. approximately)
Age
Not exceeding 50 years as on normal closing date. Not exceeding 53 years for Other Backward Classes candidates as on normal closing date in respect of the vacancies reserved for them. Relaxable for regularly appointed Central/U.T. Government Servant upto Five years as per instructions/orders issued by Govt. of India from time to time. For age concession applicable to some other categories of applicants, please see relevant paras of the ‘Instructions and Additional Information to Candidates for Recruitment by Selection.’
Essential Qualifications
EDUCATIONAL
Master’s degree in Horticulture or Agriculture or Botany with specialization in horticulture or equivalent from a recognized University.
EXPERIENCE
Ten years experience in horticulture development or research or production or extension.
Note-I The qualifications are relaxable at Commission’s discretion in case of candidates otherwise well qualified.
Desirable Qualifications
Doctorate degree in horticulture or equivalent from a recognized University.
Duties
To provide essential link between State and Central Governments in solving problems in horticulture production and providing authoritative recommendations for use of Agricultural Officers and extension workers at field level. To execute the agricultural production campaign in the field of horticulture crops viz. Cashewnut, coconut, Aercanut, Spices, Horticulture Vegetables, Oil Palm, fruits and aromatic plants. To monitor implementation of horticulture plans, schemes projects of different states.
