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© The Gujarat Government Gazette PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY Vol. LXVII ] THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2026 / SRAVANA 1, 1948 [ No. 30 Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a Separate Compilation. PART IV-B Rules and Orders (Other than those published in Part I, I-A and I-L) made by the Government of Gujarat under the Gujarat Acts. કૃષિ, ખેડૂત કલ્યાણ અને સહકાર ષિભાગ જાહેરનામ ું સચિવાલય, ગાાંધીનગર, ૭મી જુલાઈ, ૨૦૨૬ ક્રમાુંક: GHKH/78/2026/ACD/AMR/e-file/2/2024/1470/KH:- ગુજરાત સહકારી માંડળી અચધચનયમ-૧૯૬૧ની કલમ–૧૬૧થી પ્રાપ્ત થયેલ સત્તાચધકારની રૂએ, આથી ધનલક્ષ્મી ક્રેડડટ કો.ઓપ.સો.લી.(ફ), મુ.ચજ. ભાવનગરને આ અચધચનયમની કલમ-૧૧૪(૧)ની જોગવાઈના અમલમાાંથી તા.૧૫/૧૦/૨૦૨૫થી તા.૧૪/૧૦/૨૦૨૨૭ સુધી મુચિ આપવામાાં આવે છે. ગુજરાતના રાજ્યપાલશ્રીના હુકમથી અને તેમના નામે, એસ. એચ. પ્રજાપષત, સેક્શન અચધકારી. ---------- 108109 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23-07-2026 [ PART IV-B HOME DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 15th July, 2026 GUJARAT HOME GUARDS ACT, 1947. No: GHG/70/HD/HGD/e-file/8/2025/1101/F :- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) of section 8 of the Gujarat Home Guards Act, 1947 (Bom. III of 1947) and in supersession of all the rules made in this behalf, the Government of Gujarat, hereby makes the following rules to provide for regulating recruitment to the post of Havaldar Instructor, Class-III, in the Subordinate Services of office of the Commandant General, Home Guards, Gujarat State, namely :- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Havaldar Instructor, Class-III, in the Subordinate Services of office of the Commandant General, Home Guards, Gujarat State, Recruitment Rules, 2026. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. Appointment to the post of Havaldar Instructor, Class-III, in the Subordinate Services of office of the Commandant General, Home Guards, Gujarat State, shall be made either: (a) by direct selection; or (b) by direct selection from Ex-servicemen or Paramilitary Force or State Police Force; or (c) by temporary transfer on deputation basis from amongst the persons working on the cadre of Police Head Constable Gr.I (Havaldar) in the Police Department of Gujarat State preferably having experience or knowledge of work relating to Home Guards. 3. To be eligible for appointment by direct selection to the post mentioned in rule 2, a candidate shall, - (a) not be more than 35 years of age; (b) possess a bachelor's degree obtained from any of the Universities established or incorporated by or under the Central or a State Act in India; or any other educational institution recognised as such or declared as deemed to be a University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Government; (c) possess a valid light motor vehicle driving licence on the date of appointment; (d) possess the minimum requisite standard of physique as specified in Appendix-A annexed to these rules; (e) possess the basic knowledge of computer application as prescribed in the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967; and (f) possess adequate knowledge of Gujarati or Hindi or both: Provided that the upper age limit may be relaxed in favour of a candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Socially and Educationally Backward Class, Economically Weaker Sections and Women in accordance with the provisions of the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967: Provided further that the age limit may also be relaxed in favour of a candidate who is already in the service of the Government of Gujarat, in accordance with the provisions of the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967. 4. To be eligible for appointment by direct selection from the ex-servicemen or paramilitary force or state police force to the post mentioned in rule 2, a candidate shall, - (a) be a retired person not below the rank of Havaldar from the Indian Army or its equivalent post in the Air force or the Navy or retired police Head Constable Grade-I from the Border Security Force or the Central Reserve Police Force or the State Reserve Police Force; (b) have served about five years in the concerned force;PART IV-B ] GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23-07-2026 110 (c) not be more than 40 years of age; (d) possess a bachelor's degree obtained from any of the Universities established or incorporated by or under the Central or a State Act in India; or any other educational institution recognised as such or declared as deemed to be a University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956; or possess an equivalent qualification recognised by the Government; or possess a graduation equivalent certificate issued by military or paramilitary or State police authorities; (e) have passed the Indian Army first class certificate and Map Reading Class-II examination or possess an equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Government for the purpose; (f) possess a valid light motor vehicle driving licence on the date of appointment; (g) possess the minimum requisite standard of physique as specified in Appendix-A annexed to these rules; (h) possess the basic knowledge of computer application as prescribed in Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967; and (i) possess adequate knowledge of Gujarati or Hindi or both. 5. The provisions of rule 9A of the Gujarat Civil Services Classification and Recruitment (General) Rules, 1967 shall be applicable in respect of the candidate appointed by direct selection. 6. A candidate appointed by direct selection shall have to undergo such training and to pass such examination as may be prescribed by the Government. 7. A candidate appointed by direct selection will be required to furnish a security and surety bond in such form, for such amount and for such period as may be prescribed by the Government. Appendix ‘A’ ( See rules 3 (d) and 4 (g) ) Minimum Physical Standards for the post of Havaldar Instructor, Class-III, in the Subordinate Services of office of the Commandant General, Home Guards. Physical Standards for different Classes of Persons:- A. For Male candidates: Chest Class Height Deflated Inflated* Gurkha/other hill tribe of North 162 centimetres 79 centimetres 84 centimetres East and West India Scheduled Tribe of Gujarat origin 162 centimetres 79 centimetres 84 centimetres Others 165 centimetres 79 centimetres 84 centimetres * Minimum expansion of chest when inflated shall not be less than 5 Centimetres. B. For Female candidates: Class Height Gurkha/other hill tribe of North East and West India 150 centimetres Scheduled Tribe of Gujarat origin 150 centimetres Others 155 centimetres C. A candidate with any one or more of the following physical defects shall be considered physically unfit: Knock Knee, Pigeon Chest, Squint Eye, Flat Feet, Varicose Veins, Hammer Toes, Fractured Limb, Decayed Teeth, Communicable Skin Disease.111 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23-07-2026 [ PART IV-B D. SHAPE I Means S Psychological H Hearing A Appendage P Physical capacity for normal work E Eye sight I Means fit in all respects to perform normal professional functions under each of the above mentioned heads Provided that a candidate with colour blindness defects shall be considered unfit for appointment. E. A candidate shall be free from surgical deformities like Knock Knee, Flat Feet and shall not have a past history of fits or psychiatric ailments, Varicose Veins etc.” By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, ANILKUMAR CHAUDHARI, Under Secretary to Government. ---------- Government Central Press, Gandhinagar.