Executive Summary:
This document outlines the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Principal Private Secretary Recruitment Rules, 2025, which come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. It details the method of recruitment, age limits, qualifications, and other related matters for the post of Principal Private Secretary. The rules are established under the powers conferred by article 309 of the Constitution, superseding previous rules from 2010.
Key Points / Main Content:
General Provisions:
* These rules are called the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Principal Private Secretary Recruitment Rules, 2025.
* The rules supersede the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Principal Private Secretary Recruitment Rules, 2010, except for actions already taken.
* The rules define the method of recruitment for the post of Principal Private Secretary.
Post Details:
* The number of Principal Private Secretary posts is subject to workload variation.
* The classification of the post is General Central Service, Group 'A', Gazetted, Ministerial.
* The level in the pay matrix is Level 11, Rs. 67700 to 208700.
* The post is a selection post.
* The period of probation is two years.
Recruitment Method:
* Recruitment is by promotion failing which by deputation.
* Promotion: From Private Secretary in Level 8 (Rs. 47600-151100) with six years of regular service and successful completion of relevant training.
* Deputation: Officers under the Central or State or Union Territory Government.
* Holding analogous post on regular basis; or
* With six years of service in Level 8 (Rs. 47600-151100); and
* Possessing a speed of hundred words per minute in stenography (English/Hindi); and
* Five years of stenography experience (English/Hindi).
* The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation is 56 years on the closing date of application.
Other Conditions:
* Disqualifications: Restrictions on marriage to a person with a living spouse, unless permissible under personal law and other grounds.
* The Central Government can relax provisions with consultation from the Union Public Service Commission.
* Rules do not affect reservations, relaxation of age limits, and concessions for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, ex-Servicemen, and other special categories.
Committees and Consultation:
* A Departmental Promotion Committee exists for considering promotions.
* Consultation with the Union Public Service Commission is necessary for recruitment.
Impact Analysis:
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs:
Impact: The ministry is directly affected by the new recruitment rules for the Principal Private Secretary post. The rules define how the post will be filled, the qualifications required, and the processes to be followed.
Action Required: Implement the new recruitment rules for filling vacancies for the Principal Private Secretary post.
Current Private Secretaries in Level 8:
Impact: Current Private Secretaries in Level 8 are impacted as they are eligible for promotion to the post of Principal Private Secretary based on the criteria outlined in the rules.
Action Required: Those meeting the eligibility criteria (six years of regular service and successful completion of relevant training) should prepare for consideration for promotion.
Officers under the Central or State or Union Territory Government:
Impact: These officers are impacted as they are eligible to apply for the post of Principal Private Secretary through deputation, provided they meet the specified criteria.
Action Required: Eligible officers interested in the position should apply through the deputation process, ensuring they meet the age, service, and experience requirements.
Union Public Service Commission:
Impact: The Union Public Service Commission is involved in the recruitment process, particularly in cases where the Central Government seeks to relax any of the provisions of the rules.
Action Required: The Union Public Service Commission must be consulted when the Central Government considers relaxing any provisions of the recruitment rules.
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, ex-Servicemen, and other special categories:
Impact: These groups are impacted as the rules ensure that existing reservations, age relaxations, and other concessions are maintained as per the orders issued by the Central Government.
Action Required: Be aware of the provisions made for reservations and concessions during recruitment.
Key Entities Referenced
Principal Private Secretary: The specific post within the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs that is the subject of the recruitment rules.
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs: The government organization to which the recruitment rules apply.
Constitution: Refers to the Constitution of India, specifically article 309, which provides the power to make rules regulating the recruitment.
Union Public Service Commission: A central government agency consulted regarding recruitment and relaxation of rules.
Scheduled Castes: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India, for whom reservations and other concessions are provided.
Scheduled Tribes: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India, for whom reservations and other concessions are provided.
Other Backward Classes: A group of historically disadvantaged communities in India, for whom reservations and other concessions are provided.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 466] नई ददल्ली, सोमिार, िलु ाई 28, 2025/श्रािण 6, 1947
No. 466] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025/SHRAVANA 6, 1947
ससं दीय काय य मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई ददल्ली, 25 िुलाई, 2025
सा.का.जन. 509(अ).— राष्ट्रपजत, संजिधान के अनुच्छेद 309 के परंतुक द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए
और संसदीय कायय मंत्रालय, प्रधान जनिी सजचि पद भती जनयम, 2010 को उन बातों के जसिाय अजधक्ांत करते हुए, जिन्ह ें
ऐसे अजधक्मण से पहल े दकया गया ह ै या करने का लोप दकया गया है, संसदीय कायय मंत्रालय में प्रधान जनिी सजचि के पद
पर भती की पद्धजत का जिजनयमन करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाते ह,ैं अर्ायत:् —
1. सजं िप्त नाम और प्रारम्भ.— (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम संसदीय कायय मंत्रालय, प्रधान जनिी सजचि भती
जनयम, 2025 ह।ै
(2) य ेरािपत्र म ें उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. पद की सख्ं या, िगीकरण और िते न मट्रै रक्स म ेंस्ट्तर.— उि पद की संख्या, उसका िगीकरण और िेतन मैट्ररक्स में
उसका स्ट्तर िह होगा, िो इन जनयमों से उपाबद्ध अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ (2) स ेस्ट्तंभ (4) में जिजनर्दष्टय ह।ै
3. भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा और अहतय ाएं आदद.— उि पद पर भती की पद्धजत, आय-ु सीमा, अहतय ाएं और उसस े
संबंजधत अन्य बातें िे होंगी िो उि अनुसूची के स्ट्तंभ (5) से स्ट्तंभ (13) म ेंजिजनर्दयष्ट ह।ैं
5056 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
4. जनरहतय ा.— िह व्यजति,—
(क) जिसने ऐसे व्यजि से जिसका पजत या जिसकी पत्नी िीजित है, जििाह दकया ह,ै या जििाह की संजिदा ह;ै या
(ख) जिसन े अपने पजत या अपनी पत्नी के िीजित रहते हुए दकसी व्यजि से जििाह दकया ह,ै या जििाह की
संजिदा ह,ै
उि पद पर जनयुजि का पात्र नहीं होगा।
परन्त ु यदद केन्रीय सरकार का यह समाधान हो िाता ह ै दक ऐसा जििाह ऐसे व्यजि और जििाह के अन्य पिकार
को लागू स्ट्िीय जिजध के अधीन अनुज्ञेय ह ैऔर ऐसा करने के जलए अन्य आधार ह ैंतो िह दकसी व्यजि को इस जनयम के प्रितयन
से छूट दे सकेगी।
5. जिजर्ल करन े की िजि.- िहां केन्रीय सरकार की यह राय ह ै दक ऐसा करना आिश्यक या समीचीन है, िहां िह
उसके जलए िो कारण ह ैं उन्ह ें लेखबद्ध करके और संघ लोक सिे ा आयोग स े परामि य करके, इन जनयमों के दकसी उपबंध को
दकसी िगय या प्रिग यके व्यजियों की बाबत, आदिे द्वारा जिजर्ल कर सकेगी।
6. व्यािजृ त्त.- इन जनयमों की कोई बात ऐसे आरिणों, आय-ु सीमा में छूट और अन्य ट्ररयायतों पर प्रभाि नहीं डालगे ी,
जिनका केन्रीय सरकार द्वारा इस संबंध म ेंसमय-समय पर िारी दकए गए आदेिों के अनुसार अनुसूजचत िाजतयों, अनुसूजचत
िनिाजतयों, अन्य जपछड़ ेिगों, भूतपूिय सैजनकों और अन्य जििषे प्रिग यके व्यजियों के जलए उपबंध करना अपेजित ह।ै
अनसु चू ी
पद का नाम पदों की सख्ं या िगीकरण िते न मट्रै रक्स म ें चयन पद ह ै सीध ेभती दकए िान े
स्ट्तर या अचयन पद िाल ेव्यजियों के जलए
आय-ु सीमा
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
प्रधान जनिी 02*(2025) साधारण केन्रीय स्ट्तर-11 चयन। लाग ूनहीं होता।
सजचि। सेिा, समूह ‘क’ (67700 रू. से
*काययभार के
रािपजत्रत, 208700 रू.
आधार पर तक)।
अनुसजचिीय।
पट्ररितयन दकया
िा सकता ह।ै
सीध े भती दकए िान े िाल े सीध े भती दकए िान े िाल े व्यजियों के जलए जिजहत पट्ररिीिा की अिजध, यदद
व्यजियों के जलए अपजे ित िजै िक आय ु और िजै िक अहतय ाए ं प्रोन्नत व्यजियों की दिा कोई हो
और अन्य अहतय ाएं। म ेंलाग ूहोंगी या नहीं।
(7) (8) (9)
लाग ूनहीं होता लाग ूनहीं होता दो िषय[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
भती की पद्धजत: भती सीध ेहोगी या प्रोन्नजत द्वारा प्रोन्नजत या प्रजतजनयजु ि/आमले न द्वारा भती की दिा म ें ि े श्रजे णया ं
या प्रजतजनयजु ि/आमले न द्वारा तर्ा जिजभन्न
जिनस ेप्रोन्नजत या प्रजतजनयजु ि/आमले न दकया िाएगा।
पद्धजतयों द्वारा भरे िान े िाल े पदों की
प्रजतितता।
(10) (11)
प्रोन्नजत जिसके न हो सकने पर प्रजतजनयुजि द्वारा। प्रोन्नजत:
िेतन मैट्ररक्स के स्ट्तर -8 (47600 – 151100 रू.) म ें ऐसे जनिी
सजचि, जिन्होंने उस श्रेणी में छह िषय जनयजमत सेिा की ह ैतर्ा सुसंगत
िेत्र में दो स े चार सप्ताह का प्रजििण सफलतापूियक परू ा दकया ह।ै
ट्रटप्पण: िहा ं ऐस े कजनष्ठ व्यजियों के संबंध में, जिन्होंन े अपनी
अहकय /पात्रता सेिा पूरी कर ली है, प्रोन्नजत के जलए जिचार दकया िा
रहा ह,ै िहा ंउनसे ज्यष्ठे व्यजियों के संबंध म ेंभी जिचार दकया िाएगा
परन्त ुयह तब िब दक उनके द्वारा की गई ऐसी अहकय या पात्रता सेिा,
अपेजित अहकय /पात्रता सेिा के आध े से अजधक से या दो िष य स,े इनम ें
से िो भी कम हो, कम न हो और उन्होंने अपन े ऐसे कजनष्ठ व्यजियों
सजहत, जिन्होंने ऐसी अहकय /पात्रता सेिा पहले ही परू ी कर ली है,
अगली उच्चतर श्रेणी म ें प्रोन्नजत के जलए अपनी पट्ररिीिा की अिजध
सफलतापूियक पूरी कर ली हो।
प्रजतजनयजु ि:
केन्रीय/ राज्य/ संघ राज्य िेत्र सरकार के अधीन ऐसे अजधकारी:—
(क) (i) िो मूल काडर/जिभाग में जनयजमत आधार पर सदिृ पद धारण
दकए हुए ह;ैं या
(ii) जिन्होंने मूल काडर/जिभाग म ें िेतन मैट्ररक्स म ें स्ट्तर -8 (47600
– 151100 रू.) या समतल्ु य म ेंजनयजमत आधार पर जनयुजि के पश्चात ्
उस श्रेणी म ें छह िषय की सेिा की ह,ै और
(ख) (i) जिनके पास आिुजलजप (अग्रं ेिी/हहदं ी) में सौ िब्द प्रजत जमनट
गजत हो; और
(ii) जिनके पास आिुजलजप (अग्रं ेिी/हहदं ी) में पांच िषय का अनभु ि हो।
ट्रटप्पण 1: पोषक प्रिगय के ऐस े जिभागीय अजधकारी, िो प्रोन्नजत की
सीधी पंजि म ें ह,ैं प्रजतजनयुजि पर जनयुजि के जलए जिचार दकए िान े
के पात्र नहीं होंगे। इसी प्रकार प्रजतजनयुि व्यजि प्रोन्नजत द्वारा जनयुजि
के जलए जिचार दकए िाने के पात्र नहीं होंग े।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
ट्रटप्पण 2: प्रजतजनयुजि की अिजध, जिसके अंतगयत केन्रीय सरकार के
उसी या दकसी अन्य सगं ठन/जिभाग म ेंइस जनयुजि स ेठीक पहल ेधाट्ररत
दकसी अन्य काडर बाह्य पद पर प्रजतजनयुजि की अिजध है,
साधारणतया तीन िषय से अजधक नहीं होगी।
ट्रटप्पण 3: प्रजतजनयुजि द्वारा जनयुजि के जलए अजधकतम आय ु सीमा
आिेदन प्राप्त करन ेकी अंजतम तारीख को 56 िषय स ेअजधक नहीं होगी।
यदद जिभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजत ह ैतो उसकी सरं चना। भती करन े म ें दकन पट्ररजस्ट्र्जतयों म ें सघं
लोक सिे ा आयोग स े परामि य दकया
िाएगा।
(12) (13)
समहू ‘क’ जिभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजत (प्रोन्नजत के सबं धं म ें जिचार करन ेके संघ लोक सेिा आयोग (परामि य स े छूट)
जलए) जिसम ेजनम्नजलजखत होंग:े जिजनयम, 1958 में यर्ा उपबंजधत के
जसिाय, प्रत्येक अिसर पर संघ लोक
1. अध्यि या सदस्ट्य, संघ लोक सेिा आयोग - अध्यि सेिा आयोग से परामि य करना
आिश्यक ह।ै
2. अपर सजचि या संयिु सजचि,
संसदीय कायय मंत्रालय - सदस्ट्य
3. जनदिे क (प्रिासन) या उप सजचि (प्रिासन)
संसदीय कायय मंत्रालय - सदस्ट्य
ट्रटप्पण: िहा ं ऊपर क्म संख्या 1 से 3 तक के सदस्ट्यों में से कोई भी अनुसूजचत
िाजत या अनुसूजचत िनिाजत से संबंजधत नहीं है, िहां मंत्रालय के भीतर या
अन्य मंत्रालय या जिभाग से अनसु ूजचत िाजत या अनुसूजचत िनिाजत से संबंजधत
एक समूह-क अजधकारी को भी जिभागीय प्रोन्नजत सजमजत के सदस्ट्य के रूप म ें
सहयुि दकया िाएगा।
[फा. सं. 4/1/2024-प्रिासन]
मुकेि कुमार, उप सजचि[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th July, 2025
G.S.R. 509(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in
supersession of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Principal Private Secretary Recruitment Rules, 2010, except as
respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules
regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Principal Private Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,
namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,
Principal Private Secretary Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of post, classification and level in the pay matrix.— The number of said post, its classification and
the level in the pay matrix attached thereto, shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these
rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age-limit and qualifications, etc.— The method of recruitment, age-limit,
qualifications and other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualifications.— No person,—
(a) who has entered into or contracted marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,
shall be eligible for appointment to the said post:
Provided that the Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal
law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for doing so, exempt
any person from the operation of this rule.
5. Power to relax.— Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient to do so,
it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public Service Commission,
relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions
required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward Classes, ex-Servicemen
and other special categories of persons, in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to
time in this regard.
SCHEDULE
Name of Number of Classification Level in the Whether selection Age-limit for
the post posts pay matrix post or non-selection direct recruits
post
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Principal 02*(2025) General Central Level-11 Selection. Not applicable.
Private *Subject to Service, Group (Rs.67700 to
Secretary. variation 'A', Gazetted, 208700)
dependent Ministerial.
on workload.
Educational and other Whether age and educational qualifications Period of probation, if
qualifications required for prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the any.
direct recruits. case of promotees.
(7) (8) (9)
Not applicable Not applicable Two years6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Method of recruitment, whether by In case of recruitment by promotion or deputation/ absorption, grades
direct recruitment or by promotion from which promotion or deputation/ absorption to be made.
or by deputation/ absorption and
percentage of the post to be filled
by various methods.
(10) (11)
Promotion failing which by Promotion:
Deputation.
Private Secretary in level - 8 (Rs.47600 - 151100) in the pay matrix with six
years’ regular service in the grade and have successfully completed two to
four weeks training in relevant field.
Note: Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or eligibility
service are being considered for promotion, their seniors shall also be
considered provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying or
eligibility service 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 alongwith their juniors who
have completed such qualifying or eligibility service.
Deputation:
Officers under the Central or State or Union Territory Government.—
(a) (i) holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent cadre or
department; or
(ii) with six years’ service in the grade rendered after appointment
thereto on a regular basis in level-8 (Rs.47600-151100) in the pay matrix or
equivalent in the parent cadre or department; and
(b) (i) possessing a speed of hundred words per minute in stenography
(English/Hindi); and
(ii) five years’ experience of stenography (English/Hindi).
Note 1: The Departmental Officers in the feeder category who are in the
direct line of promotion shall not be eligible for consideration for
appointment on deputation. Similarly, deputationist shall not be eligible for
consideration for appointment by promotion.
Note 2: Period of deputation including period of deputation in another ex-
cadre post held immediately preceding this appointment in the same or some
other organisation or Department of the Central or State or Union Territory
Government shall ordinarily not exceed three years.
Note 3: The maximum age-limit for appointment by deputation shall be not
exceeding 56 years as on the closing date of receipt of applications.[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 7
Circumstances in which
If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition.
Union Public Service
Commission is to be
consulted in making
recruitment.
12 13
1. Group ‘A’ Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) Consultation with Union
consisting of:— Public Service Commission
2. necessary on each occasion,
1. Chairman or Member, Union Public Service Commission - Chairman except as provided in Union
2. Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary, Ministry of Public Service Commission
Parliamentary Affairs - Member (Exemption from
3. Director (Admn.) or Deputy Secretary (Admn.), Ministry Consultation) Regulations,
Of Parliamentary Affairs - Member 1958.
Note: Where none of the members at serial numbers 1 to 3 above belongs to the
Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, a Group-‘A’ officer from either within
the Ministry or other Ministry or Department belonging to the Scheduled Castes
or the Scheduled Tribes, shall also be associated as a member of the Departmental
P romotion Committee.
[F. No. 4/1/2024-Admn.]
MUKESH KUMAR, Dy. Secy.
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