THE GAZETTE OF INDIA: EXTRA ORDINARY (PART II-SEC.3 (1)

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(DEPARTMENT OF POSTS)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 28^th June, 2012

.S.R. 511(E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution , the President hereby makes the following rules  to further amend the Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules,2010 namely:

1. (1)   These Rules may be called the Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2012.

   (2)     They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2.         In the Schedule to the Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules 2010, against serial number 1 relating to the post of Postman,-

            (i)         in column (8), in the entry, after the word “Matriculation” , the word “or Equivalent” shall be omitted;

(ii)        in column (11), in the entry:-

(A)       for clauses (a) and (b) , the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-

(a)       50% on the basis of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination by promotion from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the recruitment Division with three years regular service in the grade including service put in , if any , against an erstwhile Group ‘D’   post on regular basis as on the 1^st January of the year to which the vacancy(ies) belong  failing which, from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the neighbouring Division/Unit on the basis of the said Examination , failing which by direct recruitment from open market.”.

(B)       for clause(c) and (d), the following clause shall be substituted , namely:-

“(b)50% by direct recruitment on the basis of Competitive Examination Limited to Gramin Dak Sewaks* of the recruitment Division who have worked for at least five years in that capacity as on the 1^st day of January of the year to which the vacancy(ies) belong, failing which from amongst Gramin Dak Sewaks of the neighbouring Division/Unit on the basis of the said Examination, failing which by direct  recruitment from open market.

*Gramin Dak Sewaks are holder of Civil posts but they are outside the regular Civil Service due to which their appointment will be by direct recruitment”.

(iii)       in column (12) , in the entry:-

(A) For clause (i) , Note 1 and clause (ii), the following clause  shall be substituted, namely:-

“50% on the basis of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination by promotion from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the recruiting Division with  three years regular  service in the grade including service  put in , if any, against an erstwhile Group ‘D’ post on regular basis as on the 1^st January of the year to which the vacancy (ies) belong, failing which from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the neighbouring Division/Unit on the basis of the said Examination, failing which by direct recruitment from open market”.

(B)”Note 2” shall be re-numbered as “Note1” and in the “Note 1” as so re-numbered, the brackets,  words and figures” {Applicable for (i) and (ii) above}” shall be omitted;

(C) “Note 3” shall be renumbered as “Note 2”.

{F. No. 44-14/2009-SPB-I}

RAJ KUMAR, Director (Staff)

Footnote: The principal rules were published vide number G.S.R. 983(E), dated the 20^th December,2010.