Lok Sabha Question No. 627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Promotions in CGPDTM
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 627. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 1 ST  DECEMBER, 2021. PROMOTIONS IN CGPDTM

## 627.   SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether it is true that in the office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) Data entry Operators have been working at the same post since 2011 and neither they got any promotion nor is there any channel for their promotion;
- (b) whether it is true that the department had decided three years back to merge the post of Data Entry Operator with the post of UDC;
- (c) whether it is true that rules for recruitment to various posts in the office has not been updated since many years as per DOPT rules; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the since by which pending cases of the employees working on the post the said Data Entry Operator will be decided?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री सोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a): Sir, the Data Entry Operators (DEO)  selected by the Staff Selection Commission, in the office  of Patents,  Designs  and Trade  Marks have  been working as per existing Recruitment Rules (RRs) for the post of DEO.
- (b): Sir. No decision to merge the post of DEO with Upper Division Clerk has been taken.
- (c) Sir, the RRs for various posts in the Office of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks have been revised as per the requirement from time to time.
- (d): Sir, details of the RRs for various posts in the Office of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks as revised from time to time are at Annexure-I and no such case of the DEOs is pending with the Department.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 627 FOR ANSWER ON 01.12.2021.

|   Sl. No. | Name of Post                                                   | Category   | Notification No. and Date                                                 |
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|         1 | Examiner of Patent &Designs                                    | Group A    | G.S.R. No. 415 (E) dated 25.04.2018 in supersession to RRs of 2007, 2012  |
|         2 | Assistant Director (OL)                                        | Group A    | G.S.R. No. 415 (E) dated 25.04.2018 in supersession to RRs of 2007, 2012  |
|         3 | Assistant Controller of Patents &Designs                       | Group A    | G.S.R. No. 415 (E) dated 25.04.2018 in supersession to RRs of 2007, 2012  |
|         4 | Deputy Controller of Patents &Designs                          | Group A    | G.S.R. No. 415 (E) dated 25.04.2018 in supersession to RRs of 2007, 2012  |
|         5 | Joint Controller of Patents& Designs                           | Group A    | G.S.R. No. 415 (E) dated 25.04.2018 in supersession to RRs of 2007, 2012  |
|         6 | Sr. Joint Controller of Patent &Designs                        | Group A    | G.S.R. No. 415 (E) dated 25.04.2018 in supersession to RRs of 2007, 2012  |
|         7 | Joint Registrar of Trade Marks and Geographical Indication     | Group A    | G.S.R. No.97 (E) dated 17.02.2011 in supersession RRS of 1981, 2000 &2011 |
|         8 | Deputy Registrar of Trade Marks and Geographical Indication    | Group A    | G.S.R. No.97 (E) dated 17.02.2011 in supersession RRS of 1981, 2000 &2011 |
|         9 | Assistant Registrar of Trade Marks and Geographical Indication | Group A    | G.S.R. No.97 (E) dated 17.02.2011 in supersession RRS of 1981, 2000 &2011 |
|        10 | Senior Examiner of Trade Marks and Geographical Indication     | Group A    | G.S.R. No.97 (E) dated 17.02.2011 in supersession RRS of 1981, 2000 &2011 |
|        11 | Examiner of Trade Mark sand Geographical Indication            | Group B    | G.S.R. No.97 (E) dated 17.02.2011 in supersession RRS of 1981, 2000 &2011 |
|        12 | Assistant Examiner of Trade Marks and Geographical Indication  | Group B    | G.S.R. No.97 (E) dated 17.02.2011 in supersession RRS of 1981, 2000 &2011 |
|        13 | Assistant Examiner of Trade Marks& Geographical indication     | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        14 | Library and Information officer                                | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        15 | Junior Hindi Translator                                        | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        16 | Stenographer -Grade II                                         | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        17 | Assistant Superintendent                                       | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        18 | Photography Assistant                                          | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        19 | Data Entry Operator                                            | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        20 | Cashier                                                        | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        21 | Upper Division Clerk                                           | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        22 | Stenographer -Grade III                                        | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        23 | Data Entry Operator- Grade A                                   | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        24 | Lower Division Clerk                                           | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |
|        25 | Staff Car Driver                                               | Group 'C'  | G.S.R No.328 dated 09/09/2005 in supersession to RRs of 1962              |

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