G.S.R. 157(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
Postman and Mail Guard (Group “C” post) Recruitment Rules, 2018, namely:-
1. Short title and
commencement.–
(1)
These rules may be called the Department of Posts Postman and Mail Guard (Group
“C” post) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2)
They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official
Gazette.
2.
In the Department of Posts Postman and Mail Guard (Group ‗C‘ post) Recruitment
Rules, 2018, in the SCHEDULE,–
(A)
in serial number 1 relating to the post of Postman, under column (7), for the
existing entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-
“(a) 12th standard
pass from a recognised Board;
(b) 10th standard
pass from a recognised Board for the persons who are working as Gramin Dak
Sevak. The candidate shall also possess the following, namely:-
(i)
knowledge of local language of the concerned Postal Circle or Division and the
candidate should have studied local language upto 10th standard.
(ii)
knowledge of working on computer.
Note 1: The local language of a Postal Circle or
Division shall be published by the Department of Posts.
Note 2: The person appointed to the post of Postman
shall acquire a driving licence to drive two wheeler or three wheeler or light
motor vehicle within a period of two years from the date of his appointment.
However, persons with disability shall be exempted from the requirement of
driving licence.
Note 3: A candidate not having valid driving license
at the time of appointment shall not earn periodical increment in pay till
production of such license or for a period of five years from the date of
appointment whichever is earlier and after production of such license or expiry
of such five years period, pay shall be restored prospectively to the level pay
would have reached had the periodical increment in pay was not withheld and no
arrears of pay shall be paid for the intervening period.”;
(B) in serial number 2
relating to the post of Mail Guard, under column (7), for the existing entries,
the following entries shall be substituted, namely:-
“(a)
12th standard pass from a recognised Board;
(b)
10th standard pass from a recognised Board for the persons who are working
as Gramin Dak Sevak. The candidate shall also possess the following, namely:-
(i)
knowledge of local language of the concerned Postal Circle or Division and the
candidate should have studied local language up to 10th standard;
(ii)
knowledge of working on computer.
Note: The local language
of a Postal Circle or Division shall be published by the Department of Posts.‖.
[F.
No. 03-02/2017-SPN-I]
SATYA NARAYANA DASH, Director (SPN)
SATYA NARAYANA DASH, Director (SPN)
Footnote: – The principal
notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II,
Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 899(E), dated the
20th September, 2018.
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