Vacancy Number	23065304403
Post	Director/Deputy Secretary (Information Technology)
Ministry/Administration	Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Department/Office	Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Organisation	Other

Number of Posts and Reservation

UR	EWS	OBC	SC	ST	PwBD	Total
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Post Description

Pay Scale	For Director level post- Revised Pay as per 7th CPC Level-13 in the Pay Matrix. The gross salary per month would be Rs. 2,18,000(Approx.) including Basic Pay, HRA, DA and TA. For Deputy Secretary Level post- Revised Pay as per 7th CPC Level-12 in the Pay Matrix. The gross salary per month would be Rs. 1,43,000 (Approx.) including Basic Pay, HRA, DA and TA.
Age	For Director level post- Age not below 35 years and not exceeding 45 years as on closing date of receipt of application. For Deputy Secretary Level post- Age not below 32 years and not exceeding 40 years as on closing date of receipt of application.
Essential Qualification (s)	A. EDUCATIONAL:- Master’s Degree in Information Technology or Information Systems Management (MISM) or Master Degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) or Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology or MBA in Information Technology Management B. EXPERIENCE:- For Director level post:- At least 10 years of experience in IT sector including 05 years of experience in MIS/e-governance/data management including cloud infrastructure/cyber security/development of digital survey systems and digital infrastructure utilizing geospatial technologies and AI/ML For Deputy Secretary Level post:- At least 07 years of experience in IT sector including 05 years of experience in MIS/e-governance/data management including cloud infrastructure/cyber security/development of digital survey systems and digital infrastructure utilizing geospatial technologies and AI/ML
Desirable Qualification (s)	Experience in managing an IT department.
Duty(ies)	1. Implementation of National e-Govenance Plan in Agriculture. 2. Digital Agriculture Mission creation of digital public infrastructure for agriculture that will be built as an open source, open standard and interoperable public good so as to enable inclusive, farmer-centric solutions through relevant information services for crop planning and health, improved access to farm inputs, credit and insurance, help for crop estimation, market intelligence, and support for the growth of the Agri Techs industry and start­ ups. 3. Development and conceptualization of concept papers on Digital infrastructure for Agriculture, Creation of Digital Public Infrastructures with three core registries(Farmer, Farmland Plot, and the Crop Sown data captured through a digital crop survey) which will have a Unified Farmers’ Service Interface (UFSI) to develop farmer-centric digital service delivery solutions across the agriculture value Chain. 4.Implementation and monitoring of Cyber Security Management Plan. 5. Development of Krishi-Decision Support System (Krishi-DSS) by using geospatial technologies and related databases to enhance the evidence-based decision-making capability of all the stakeholders in the agriculture sector on the lines of Gati Shakti. 6.Development of a Digital Crop survey system, a robust, effective, on-time, transparent, digitally driven Crop Survey System that uses the latest technological advancements such as visual and advanced analytics, GIS-GPS Technologies and Al/ML. 7.Procurement of it systems and services like IT resources, Cloud infrastructure for all the schemes of the Department, hiring of consultants etc. 8. Framing of action plm1 for DGQI for the different schemes under DA&FW. 9. Maintenance and development of different website/applications/portals/app. l0.Implementation and development of Krishi Mapper, a national framework related to geospatial solutions in Agriculture, This framework would open up access to various geospatial and non-spatial data in agriculture through a single point of access which includes numerous data m1d thematic layers in Agriculture. Krishi Mapper, will minimize the duplication of efforts and provide ready-to-analysis data products to innovators in India.
Tenure	The period of contract/ deputation would be 3 years extendable up to a maximum of 5 years, depending upon performance and requirement.
Headquarters	New Delhi
Other Details	The post is in Group ‘A’. Appointment of Candidate from Private Sector will be on contract basis as per terms of contract to be signed between the selected candidate and the Government of India. Officials of State/UT Admin/PSUs, Autonomous Bodies, Statutory Organizations, Universities, Recognized Research Institutes would be appointed on deputation basis as per standard term of deputation.
Any Other Conditions	1. Central Government officers/employees are not eligible to apply. 2. The candidate must have a minimum gross salary of Rs. 15 lac per year for Deputy Secretary level post and Rs. 20 lac per year for Director level post during any of the financial year 2021-22 or 2022-23 as per Form-16/ITR. Note- In case of inability to submit the Form-16/ITR for the year 2022-2023 by closing date, candidate has to submit an undertaking that the same will be submitted before the date of interview. 3. All appointees are deemed to be public servants for the purpose of the CCS(Conduct) Rules and such other statutes as notified by the government from time to time. 4. The employment contract to be terminated by either side with a minimum notice period of 3 months. 5. Applicant who fulfils the eligibility conditions for the post of Director will be eligible for recommendation to the post of Director and applicant who fulfils the eligibility conditions for the post of Deputy Secretary will be eligible for recommendation to the post of Deputy Secretary.

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