Date: 2026-02-09Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Notification for restoration of Ex Servicemen status to the Military Nursing Service (MNS) by amending Rule 2(c) of the Ex Servicemen (Re employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979
**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (Department of Personnel and Training) published in the Gazette of India on February 9, 2026. It announces the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Amendment Rules, 2026, which amend the 1979 rules. These rules come into force on the date of its publication.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to the 1979 Rules:**
* The notification amends the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979.
* **Definition of Ex-servicemen:**
* The definition of "ex-servicemen" in Rule 2, clause (c), sub-clause (i) is updated.
* The revised definition includes individuals who served in any rank, whether as combatants or non-combatants, in the Regular Army, Navy, Air Force, or Military Nursing Service of the Indian Union.
* **Effective Date:**
* The amendment rules will come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
**Impact Analysis**
**Ex-Servicemen (including those in the Military Nursing Service)**
* **Impact:**
* Expands the definition of ex-servicemen eligible for re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts to explicitly include those who served in the Military Nursing Service of the Indian Union.
* **Action Required:**
* Need to review eligibility criteria based on the amended rules when applying for relevant positions.
Key Entities Referenced
Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979: The principal rules being amended, concerning re-employment for ex-servicemen in central civil services.
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification and related to personnel matters.
Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Amendment Rules, 2026: The amendment rules being introduced.
Article 309 of the Constitution: The constitutional article providing the power to make these rules.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 109] नई दिल्ली, सोमवार, फरवरी 9, 2026/माघ 20, 1947
No. 109] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2026/MAGHA 20, 1947
कार्मकि , लोक शिकायत और पिें न मत्रं ालय
(कार्मिक और प्रशिक्षण शिभाग)
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 9 फरवरी, 2026
सा.का.शन. 115(अ.).— राष्ट्रपशत, संशिधान के अनुच्छेद 309 के परंतुक द्वारा प्रदत्त िशियों का प्रयोग करत े
हुए, भूतपूि ि सैशनक (केंद्रीय शसशिल सेिा और पद पुनर्नियोजन) शनयम, 1979 म ें और संिोधन करन े के शलए शनम्नशलशित
शनयम बनात े ह,ैं अर्ाित:् -
1. संशक्षप्त नाम और प्रारंभ: -
(1) इन शनयमों का संशक्षप्त नाम भूतपूि ि सैशनक (केंद्रीय शसशिल सेिा और पद पनु र्नियोजन) संिोधन शनयम, 2026 ह।ै
(2) य े शनयम राजपत्र म ेंइनके प्रकािन की तारीि स े प्रिृत्त होंगे।
2. भूतपूि ि सैशनक (केंद्रीय शसशिल सेिा और पद पुनर्नियोजन) शनयम, 1979 के शनयम 2 म ें िंड (ग) म ें उप-िंड (i) म,ें
"शजसने भारत संघ की शनयशमत सिस्तत्र सेना, नौसेना और िाय ुसेना म ेंककसी भी रैंक म ेंचाह े योधक के रूप म ेंया गैर-योधक
के रूप म ें सेिा की ह,ै और" के स्तर्ान पर, निम्िनिनित को रिा जाएगा, अर्ाित:् -
943 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
"शजसने भारतीय संघ की शनयशमत सिस्तत्र सेना अर्िा नौसेना अर्िा िाय ुसेना अर्िा भारतीय संघ की सैन्य नर्सिंग सेिा म ें
ककसी भी रैंक म ें चाह े योधक के रूप म ेंया गैर-योधक के रूप म ेंसेिा की ह,ै और"।
[फा. स.ं 36034/1/2018-स्तर्ा.(आरक्षण)]
मनोज कुमार शद्विेदी, अपर सशचि
टिप्प णी: मलू शनयम कदनांक 15 कदसंबर, 1979 के भारत के राजपत्र के भाग II के िंड 3 के उप-िंड (ii) म ेंअशधसूचना संख्या
सा.का.शन.1530 द्वारा प्रकाशित ककए गए र् ेऔर तत्प श्चात शनम्नशलशित रूप स े संिोशधत ककए गए र्:े -
1. सा.का.शन. 973, कदनांक 27 अक्िूबर, 1986;
2. सा.का.शन. 333(अ), कदनांक 27 माच,ि 1987;
3. सा.का.शन. 757(अ), कदनांक 4 अक्िूबर, 2012; और
4. सा.का.शन. 116(अ), कदनांक 13 फरिरी, 2020
MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
(Department of Personnel and Training)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 9th February, 2026
G.S.R. 115(E).––In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution, the
President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services
and Posts) Rules,1979, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement: -
(1) These rules may be called the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Amendment Rules,
2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Ex-servicemen (Re-employment in Central Civil Services and Posts) Rules, 1979, in rule 2, in clause (c), in sub-
clause (i), for the portion beginning with the words "who has served" and ending with the words "Indian Union, and", the
following shall be substituted, namely:-
"who has served in any rank whether as a combatant or non-combatant in the Regular Army or Navy or Air Force
of the Indian Union or Military Nursing Service of the Indian Union, and".
[F. No. 36034/1/2018-Estt. (Res)]
MANOJ KUMAR DWIVEDI, Addl. Secy.
Note: The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide notification
number G.S.R. 1530, dated the 15th December,1979 and subsequently amended as follows: -
1. G.S.R. 973, dated the 27th October, 1986;
2. G.S.R. 333(E), dated the 27th March, 1987;
3. G.S.R. 757(E), dated the 4th October, 2012; and
4. G.S.R 116(E), dated the 13th February, 2020.
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