(On Non-Judicial Stamp Paper of Rs.

1000/-)

NATIONAL HEALTH MISSION

SURETY BOND

THIS DEED OF BOND IS MADE ON------- DAY OF-----------------2021.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT THAT WE, Mr./Mrs./Miss

_____________________,S/D/W/O,Mr/Mrs.____________________________
Residing at __________________________ (hereinafter called the “Candidate”)
and (2) Mr./Mrs./Miss___________________ S/D/W/O
Mr/Mrs.___________________ residing at _________________________
(hereinafter called the “Surety”) do hereby by bound ourselves and our respective
heirs executors and administrators, to the Mission Director, National Health
Mission (hereinafter called the “NHM”) on demand Rs. 1,03,400/- in respect of the
Candidate’s Bridge Programme (Certificate) in Community Health (hereinafter
called the “Programme”).

Signed and delivered this ________________________ Day of _____________

Signature_______________
(Candidate) Signature_______________
(Surety)

WHEREAS on his/her request, the Competent Authority at State Health

Department/State Health Society has selected the Candidate for the Programme
conducted by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) commencing
from the.........................2021 and offered the candidate with sponsorship for
undergoing the same.

Now the condition of above written bond is that the Candidate (i) shall
successfully complete the Programme, and (ii) shall serve State Health Department/
State Health Society thereafter for a minimum period of three (03) years after
successful completion of the Programme (hereinafter referred to as the “Bond
Period”), whereas if the candidate shall serve State Health Department/State Health
Society thereafter for a minimum period of three (03) years, then the above written
bond shall lapse otherwise it shall be and remain in full force valid.
That further or in the alternative another condition of the above bond is that if the
Candidate commits any breach of his/her undertakings for whatsoever reasons or in
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case he/she fails to complete the Programme successfully and/or serve the State
Health Department/State Health Society for the stipulated Bond Period thereafter,
he/she and his/her surety shall jointly and severally compensate the State Health
Department/State Health Society for IGNOU fee (Covers study materials and
counseling fee), boarding and lodging, transport expenses, etc. paid during the
Programme period and expenses incurred by it on account of and in connection with
the Programme and this amount will be recovered from him/her and/or from his/her
surety. However, the total amount recoverable under this clause shall not exceed Rs.
1,03,401/- (Rupees One Lakh Three Thousand Four Hundred One Only).

Signed jointly and severally by each of us on this ____________day of

_______(month), _______(year) in the presence of the following witnesses:

Witnesses

1. Signature _____________
Name ________________
Address ______________ Signature _____________
_____________________ (Candidate)

2. Signature _____________
Name ________________
Address ______________ Signature _____________
_____________________ (Surety)

Attested by Notary Public

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 Annexure- I

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SELECTION AS “CANDIDATE”

1. Bridge Programme

1.1 Candidate will undergo Bridge Programme (Certificate) in Community Health

conducted by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
(hereinafter referred to as “Programme”), which is a programme of six months
duration. The candidate shall complete the programme successfully in all
aspects within the stipulated six months period or within the extended period
as per IGNOU norms.

2. Maximum Limit of Sponsorship:-

2.1 Candidates shall be provided support for IGNOU fee (covers study materials
and counseling fee), boarding and lodging, transport expenses, etc as part of
the sponsorship for the Programme, as per applicable norms. However, this
support will be provided only for one tenure (i.e; the period from
commencement of the course till the final Term End Examination conducted
for the concerned batch by IGNOU for the first time). No support shall be
provided to the candidate for any successive attempts to successfully
complete the Programme

3. No Permanent Absorption in the NHM

3.1 After successful completion of the Programme, the Candidate will be eligible
for deployment as Community Health Officer (CHO) at Health & Wellness
Centre (HWC)/Sub Centre.

3.2 The deployment of the Candidate as CHO will be purely on

contractual/conditional basis, and the Candidate will have no right to claim for
appointment on permanent roll in State Health Department/State Health
Society or permanent absorption. However, this clause is not applicable to
candidates who are already regular employees of State Health Department
/on permanent roles of the State.

3.3 Contractual/Conditional placement and posting thereof to any Sub

Centre/Health & Wellness Centre within the State, will be at the discretion of
the Competent Authority.

3.4 Honorarium for CHO:- Candidate, upon deployment as CHO, may be paid
additional honorarium/incentive for duration of his/her tenure as CHO.

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4. Surety Bond

4.1 The Candidate shall sign and submit a Surety Bond in the prescribed format
on Rs.1000/-( Rupees one Thousand) Stamp Paper (non-judicial) to complete
the Bridge Programme (Certificate) in Community Health and to serve the
State Health Department/ State Health Society or at the discretion of the
competent authority to serve any other clinic/hospital/nursing centre etc. of the
State Health Department for at least three (03) years (number of years as
decided by the State) after successful completion of the Programme. In
case the Candidate fails to complete the Programme successfully (within
the programme period agreed by the competent authority, including
extensions, if any) and/or serve the State Health Department/State Health
Society for the stipulated period of three (03) years thereafter, Candidate and
Candidate’s surety shall jointly and severally compensate the State Health
Department/State Health Society for IGNOU fee, boarding and lodging,
transport expenses, etc. paid during the Programme period and expenses
incurred by it on account of and in connection with Programme and this
amount will be recovered from Candidate and/or his/her surety, if
Candidate leaves the State health Department/State Health Society within
the Programme/bond period. However, the total amount recoverable under
this clause shall not exceed Rs.
1,03,401/- (Rupees One Lakh Three Thousand Four Hundred One Only).
Further Candidate will be required to serve one month advance notice while
on contractual/conditional employment, or pay salary (notice pay) in lieu
thereof in addition to fulfilling the obligations stipulated in the Service
Agreement Bond/ Norms of the State Health Department/State Health
Society/District Health Society.

Candidate may note that Candidate shall not be allowed to apply for the
Programme without the Surety Bond completed in all respects.

4.2 Candidate shall not be released during the Programme period or during the
period of operation of Surely Bond for any employment elsewhere. Candidate
shall not apply for employment elsewhere during the Programme period or
bond period thereafter, without the prior permission of competent authority. In
case Candidate has already applied and/or appeared in any such test,
interview etc. before joining for the Bridge Programme, in the event of
Candidate’s selection Candidate shall not join the new organization, unless
Candidate has fully complied with the terms and conditions of the Surety
Bond.
5. Along with acceptance of the offer, the Candidate is required to submit the duly
filled application of admission to the Bridge Programme (Certificate) in
Community Health (to be obtained from the IGNOU Programme Prospectus)
along with following documents:-

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 a) Attested copies of Mark-sheet and Certificate of relevant qualification as
per eligibility criteria as mentioned in the Student Handbook & Prospectus.
b) Attested copy of proof of date of birth (10th/ Madhyamik / Secondary
Certificate)
c) Experience Certificate (wherever applicable).
d) Caste Certificate (If the candidate belongs to SC / ST / OBC category).
e) Duly filled-in Identity Card (available in the Student Handbook &
Prospectus) with recent passport size photograph.
f) Duly filled-in Acknowledgement Card (available in the Student Handbook
& Prospectus) with requisite postal stamp.

6. Travelling Expenses

6.1 Candidate will be reimbursed travelling expenses by AC-III tier train fare (or
as per applicable norms) for self only, from the original place of posting to
which this letter has been posted or the place from which Candidate has
actually travelled whichever is nearer to the place of reporting for joining for
the purpose of Bridge Programme. This clause, however, shall not be
applicable with respect to candidates who are not already engaged in the
Health Department/State Health Society/District Health Society ,Bihar.

6.2 Reimbursement will be subject to production of original travelling ticket.

7. General
1.1. The Candidate will anytime be subject to the terms and conditions of his/her
employment, including the Conduct, Discipline etc. and such other rules and
administrative orders that may be in force from time to time during the Bridge
Programme too.
1.2. Candidate’s selection is subject to
1.2.1.1. Candidate should not be suffering from any medical disability or
illness, which is likely to hamper Candidate’s selection, including
posting (after successful completion of Bridge Programme) at Sub
Centres/Health & Wellness Centres. In case it is detected at a later
stage that Candidate had concealed any information pertaining to
Candidate’s medical status, the State Health Department/State
Health Society will be forced to cancel the offer of selection. In case
of such evidence coming to light after Candidate’s joining,
Candidate’s services (Contractual/conditional) will be liable for
termination without notice at any time and Candidate will accordingly
cease to be in the employment (Contractual/conditional) of the State
Health Department/State Health Society.

1.3. Postings under the State Health Department/State Health Society are
transferable. The State Health Department/State Health Society reserves the
right to post Candidate at any of its Sub Centres/Health & Wellness Centres
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 within the State, if needed.
1.4. The offer of selection is liable to be withdrawn at any point before joining and
if joined, liable for termination without notice if competent authority comes
across any evidence/ knowledge that the qualification, caste/category and/or
any other particulars indicated by the Candidate in his/her application/
personal resume/ other forms/ formats submitted to the competent authority
are not recognized/ false/ misleading and/or amounts to suppression of
information/ particulars / facts, which should have been brought to the notice
of competent authority.
1.5. Inadvertent omission or commission or mistakes, if any, appearing in the
offer of selection are liable to be rectified at any time before or after joining to
bring the terms and conditions of offer in accordance with the extant
policy/rules and regulations of the State Health Department/State Health
Society that may be in force from time to time.
1.6. The above terms and conditions are not exhaustive and this offer is subject
to the understanding that during period of Programme and subsequent
service (Contractual/conditional), Candidate will be governed by the relevant
rules, regulations and administrative orders that are framed from time to time.
1.7. As the Programme is conducted for a whole batch, and not for individual
candidate, extension in joining time will not be granted formally as no deferred
batch is planned. Hence, the candidate should join on the scheduled date itself.
Else, the offer may be subject to cancellation and withdrawal without further
notice to the candidate. However, the competent authority/MD, NHM may grant
suitable extension in joining time on a case to case basis.
1.8. Candidate will honour and observe the State Health Department/State
Health Society’s vision, mission and values at all times to maintain high
esteem of the State Health Department/State Health Society.

8. Legal Matters
Any legal proceeding in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of
this offer of selection shall be instituted in the courts at Patna in Bihar State
only.

(a) Candidate is required to put his/her signature on each page at bottom right
side.

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