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Date: 01-Aug-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

Department of Posts (Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2024

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What it means

  • This gazette notification, dated August 1, 2024, amends the Department of Posts (Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant) Recruitment Rules, 2022. The amendment clarifies eligibility criteria for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination or Competitive Examination for promotion, specifically addressing seniority issues between junior and senior employees.

Key Changes

  • Amendment to Note 3 in the Schedule of the Department of Posts (Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant) Recruitment Rules, 2022 for three categories of Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants:
  • Postal Assistant (Circle Office and Regional Offices) (Serial No. 1)
  • Postal Assistant (Post Office) (Serial No. 4)
  • Sorting Assistant (Railway Mail Service) (Serial No. 5)
  • The amendment specifies that senior employees are eligible for competitive examinations if juniors with completed qualifying service are also eligible, provided the seniors' service isn't less than half the required service or two years, whichever is less, and they've completed their probation for promotion. Both senior and junior must have been recruited through the same method and held the same feeder cadre before their current appointment.
  • Omission of Serial Number 2 (Postal Assistant in Foreign Post Offices in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, and Mumbai) and Serial Number 3 (Postal Assistant in Savings Bank Control and Internal Check Organisations) and their related entries.
  • The amendment clarifies that the seniority condition does not apply to junior officials who lost seniority after a transfer under Rule 38 of Postal Manual Volume-IV.

Impact Analysis

Impact on Postal Employees

  • Removal of certain postal assistant positions (Serial Nos. 2 and 3) may affect the career paths of employees in those roles.

Impact on Department of Posts

  • Need for administrative adjustments due to the removal of Serial Nos. 2 and 3.

Suggested Actions

  • Monitor the impact of the amendments on promotion rates and employee morale.

Key Entities Referenced

Department of Posts (Ministry of Communications): The issuing authority of the notification, responsible for implementing the amended recruitment rules. President of India: The entity granting the power to amend the rules under Article 309 of the Constitution. Department of Posts (Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant) Recruitment Rules, 2022: The principal rules amended by this notification. Postal Manual Volume-IV, Rule 38: Referenced rule regarding transfers that affects seniority. Article 309 of the Constitution: The constitutional provision that grants the President the power to make rules for recruitment to civil services. G.S.R. 470(E): The Gazette of India Serial Number for this notification. G.S.R. 459 (E) (dated 17th June, 2022) and G.S.R. 21 (E) (dated 13th January, 2023): Previous Gazette notifications related to the principal recruitment rules.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-डी.एल.-अ.-01082024-255989 CG-DxLx-xEG-I0D1H0x8x2x0 24-255989 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 431] नई दिल्ली, बृहस्ट्प जतिार, अगस्ट्त 1, 2024/श्रािण 10, 1946 No. 431] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2024/ SHRAVANA 10, 1946 सचं ार मत्रं ालय (डाक जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई दिल्ली,1 अगस्ट्त, 2024 सा.का.जन. 470(अ).—राष्ट्रपजत, संजिधान के अनुच्छेि 309 के परंतुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, डाक जिभाग (डाक सहायक और छंटाई सहायक) भती जनयम, 2022 म ें संिोधन करन े के जलए जनम्न जलजखत जनयम बनात े ह,ैं अर्ाात ् :- 1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम डाक जिभाग (डाक सहायक और छंटाई सहायक) भती (संिोधन) जनयम, 2024 ह।ै (2) ये रािपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे। 2. डाक जिभाग (डाक सहायक और छंटाई सहायक) भती जनयम, 2022 की अनुसूची में, – (क) डाक सहायक (सर्काल कायाालय तर्ा िेत्रीय कायाालय) के पि से संबंजधत, क्रम स.ं 1 के स्ट्तंभ (11) के अधीन, टटप्पण 3 के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत टटप्पण रखा िाएगा, अर्ाता ् :- “टटप्पण 3: िहां ऐसे कजनष्ठ व्यजियों के संबंध में, जिन्होंने अपनी अहका या पात्रता सेिा पूरी कर ली ह,ै सीजमत जिभागीय प्रजतयोगी परीिा या प्रजतयोगी परीिा के जलए पात्र हों, िहां उनसे ज्येष्ठ व्यजि भी ऐसी परीिा के जलए पात्र होंगे परंतु यह तब िब दक उनके द्वारा की गई ऐसी अहका या पात्रता सेिा, अपेजित अहका या पात्रता सेिा के आधे से अजधक ह ै या िो िर्ा, इनमें से िो भी कम हो, से कम न हो और उन्होंने इस िता के अध्यधीन अगली उच्चतर श्रेणी म ें प्रोन्नजत के जलए अपनी पटरिीिा की अिजध सफलतापूिाक कर ली हो दक ज्येष्ठ और कजनष्ठ िोनों को भती 4781 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] प्रदक्रया के एक समान माध्यम से भती दकया गया हो और िोनों ितामान पि पर जनयजमत आधार पर भती स े पहल े एक ही पोर्क काडर म ेंरह ेहों। यह िता ऐसे कजनष्ठ पिधाटरयों पर लाग ू नहीं होगी, जिन्होंने डाक जनयम पुजस्ट्तका खडं -IV के जनयम-38 के अधीन स्ट्र्ानांतरण का उपभोग करने के पश्चात अपनी ज्येष्ठता खो िी ह।ै ”; (ख) डाक सहायक (चेन्नई, दिल्ली, कोलकाता तर्ा मुंबई जस्ट्र्त जििेि डाक संगठनों म)ें के पि से संबंजधत क्रम सं. 2 और डाक सहायक (बचत बैंक जनयंत्रण तर्ा आतं टरक िांच सगं ठन) के पि से संबंजधत क्रम स.ं 3 तर्ा उनसे संबंजधत प्रजिजियों का लोप दकया िाएगा; (ग) डाक सहायक (डाकघर) के पि स े संबंजधत क्रम सं. 4 के स्ट्तभं (11) के अधीन टटप्पण 3 के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत टटप्पण रखा िाएगा, अर्ाात ्:- “टटप्पण 3: िहां ऐसे कजनष्ठ व्यजियों के संबंध में, जिन्होंन े अपनी अहका या पात्रता सेिा पूरी कर ली है, सीजमत जिभागीय प्रजतयोगी परीिा या प्रजतयोगी परीिा के जलए पात्र हों, िहां उनसे ज्येष्ठ व्यजि भी ऐसी परीिा के जलए पात्र होंगे परंतु यह तब िब दक उनके द्वारा की गई ऐसी अहका या पात्रता सेिा, अपेजित अहका या पात्रता सेिा के आधे से अजधक ह ै या िो िर्ा, इनमें से िो भी कम हो, से कम न हो और उन्होंने इस िता के अध्यधीन अगली उच्चतर श्रेणी म ें प्रोन्नजत के जलए अपनी पटरिीिा की अिजध सफलतापूिाक कर ली हो दक ज्येष्ठ और कजनष्ठ िोनों को भती प्रदक्रया के एक समान माध्यम से भती दकया गया हो और िोनों ितामान पि पर जनयजमत आधार पर भती स े पहल े एक ही पोर्क काडर म ेंरह ेहों। यह िता ऐसे कजनष्ठ पिधाटरयों पर लागू नहीं होगी, जिन्होंने डाक जनयम पुजस्ट्तका खंड-IV के जनयम-38 के अधीन स्ट्र्ानांतरण का उपभोग करने के पश्चात अपनी ज्यष्ठे ता खो िी ह।ै ”; (घ) छंटाई सहायक (रेल डाक सेिा) के पि से संबंजधत क्रम सं. 5 के स्ट्तंभ (11) के अधीन टटप्पण 3 के स्ट्र्ान पर जनम्नजलजखत टटप्पण रखा िाएगा, अर्ाता ् :- “टटप्पण 3: िहां ऐसे कजनष्ठ व्यजियों के संबंध म,ें जिन्होंन े अपनी अहका या पात्रता सेिा पूरी कर ली ह,ै सीजमत जिभागीय प्रजतयोगी परीिा या प्रजतयोगी परीिा के जलए पात्र हों, िहां उनसे ज्येष्ठ व्यजि भी ऐसी परीिा के जलए पात्र होंगे परंतु यह तब िब दक उनके द्वारा की गई ऐसी अहका या पात्रता सेिा, अपेजित अहका या पात्रता सेिा के आधे से अजधक ह ै या िो िर्ा, इनमें से िो भी कम हो, से कम न हो और उन्होंने इस िता के अध्यधीन अगली उच्चतर श्रेणी म ें प्रोन्नजत के जलए अपनी पटरिीिा की अिजध सफलतापूिाक कर ली हो दक ज्येष्ठ और कजनष्ठ िोनों को भती प्रदक्रया के एक समान माध्यम से भती दकया गया हो और िोनों ितामान पि पर जनयजमत आधार पर भती स े पहल े एक ही पोर्क काडर म ेंरह ेहों। यह िता ऐसे कजनष्ठ पिधाटरयों पर लागू नहीं होगी, जिन्होंने डाक जनयम पुजस्ट्तका खंड-IV के जनयम-38 के अधीन स्ट्र्ानांतरण का उपभोग करन ेके पश्चात अपनी ज्येष्ठता खो िी ह।ै ”; [स.ं 04-05/2015-एसपीएन-I] सत्य नारायण िास, जनिेिक टटप्पण :- मलू अजधसूचना, भारत के रािपत्र, असाधारण, भाग-II, खडं 3, उप-खडं (i) म ें सा.का.जन. 459 (अ) तारीख 17 िून, 2022 द्वारा प्रकाजित की गई र्ी और सा.का.जन. 21 (अ) तारीख 13 िनिरी, 2023 द्वारा संिोजधत की गई र्ी। MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (Department of Posts) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 1st August, 2024 G.S.R. 470(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules to amend the Department of Posts (Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant) Recruitment Rules, 2022, namely: –[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 1. (1) These rules may be called the Department of Posts (Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette. 2. In the Department of Posts (Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant) Recruitment Rules, 2022, in the Schedule, – (a) against serial number 1, relating to the post of Postal Assistant (Circle Office and Regional Offices), under column (11), for Note 3, the following Note shall be substituted, namely: – “Note 3: Where juniors who have completed qualifying or eligibility service are eligible for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination or Competitive Examination, their seniors would also be eligible for such examination provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less, and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade subject to the condition that both the senior and junior were recruited through same mode of recruitment and were holding same feeder cadre prior to appointment to the present post on regular basis. This condition shall not be applied with reference to such junior officials who lost their seniority after availing transfer under Rule-38 of the Postal Manual Volume-IV.”; (b) serial number 2, relating to the post of Postal Assistant (In the Foreign Post Organisations in Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai), and serial number 3, relating to the post of Postal Assistant (Savings Bank Control and Internal Check Organisations) and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted; (c) against serial number 4, relating to the post of Postal Assistant (Post Office), under column (11), for Note 3, the following Note shall be substituted, namely: – “Note 3: Where juniors who have completed qualifying or eligibility service are eligible for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination or Competitive Examination, their seniors would also be eligible for such examination provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less, and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade subject to the condition that both the senior and junior were recruited through same mode of recruitment and were holding same feeder cadre prior to appointment to the present post on regular basis. This condition shall not be applied with reference to such junior officials who lost their seniority after availing transfer under Rule-38 of the Postal Manual Volume-IV.”; (d) against serial number 5, relating to the post of Sorting Assistant (Railway Mail Service), under column (11), for Note 3, the following Note shall be substituted, namely: - “Note 3: Where juniors who have completed qualifying or eligibility service are eligible for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination or Competitive Examination, their seniors would also be eligible for such examination provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less, and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade subject to the condition that both the senior and junior were recruited through same mode of recruitment and were holding same feeder cadre prior to appointment to the present post on regular basis. This condition shall not be applied with reference to such junior officials who lost their seniority after availing transfer under Rule-38 of the Postal Manual Volume-IV.”. [No. 04-05/2015-SPN-I] SATYA NARAYNA DASH, Director Note: - The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide G.S.R. 459 (E), dated the 17th June, 2022 and was amended vide G.S.R. 21 (E), dated the 13th January, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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