Department of Posts-Multi Tasking Staff Recruitment Rules 2023
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Posts)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th August, 2023
G.S.R. 639(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 Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2018, namely:-
- (1) These rules may be called the Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2023.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
- In the Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2018, in the Schedule,-
(a) PART-I and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(b) In PART II,-
(i) the Heading, namely, “PART II – Posts of Subordinate Office” shall be omitted;
(ii) under column (7), item number (ii) and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted;
(iii) under column (10), –
(A) for item numbers (i), (ii) and (iii) and the entries relating thereto, the following items shall be substituted, namely:-
“(i) (a) 100 per cent by appointment of casual labourers of the recruiting Division or Unit, conferred with temporary status, on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness, failing which;
(b) by appointment of casual labourers of the recruiting Division or Unit, engaged on or before 1st September, 1993, working for eight hours in a day, on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness, failing which;
(c) by appointment of part-time casual labourers of the recruiting Division or Unit, engaged on or before 1st September, 1993, on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness, failing which;
(d) by appointment of casual labourers of all the other Divisions or Units of the Circle, conferred with temporary status, on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness, failing which;
(e) by appointment of casual labourers of all the other Divisions or Units of the Circle, engaged on or before 1st September, 1993, working for eight hours in a day, on the basis of seniority- cum-fitness, failing which;
(f) by appointment of part-time casual labourers of all the other Divisions or Units of the Circle, engaged on or before 1st September, 1993, on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness, failing which, unfilled vacancies shall be filled as per (ii) below;
(ii) (a) 50 per cent on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness from amongst willing Gramin Dak Sevaks of
the recruiting Division or Unit, who have worked regularly for five years in that capacity, as on 1st day of January of the year to which the vacancy belong to or as per the guidelines issued by the Central Government from time to time, failing which, unfilled vacancies shall be added to the number of vacancies to be filled as per (ii)(b) below;
(b) 50 per cent on the basis of competitive examination restricted to Gramin Dak Sevaks of the recruiting Postal Circle, who have worked regularly for three years in that capacity, as on 1st day of January of the year to which the vacancy belong to or as per the guidelines issued by the Central Government from time to time, failing which, unfilled vacancies shall be filled as per (iii) below;
(iii) by direct recruitment from open market as per the scheme circulated by the Department of Posts from time to time;”;
(B) in the Note, after item number 2 and the entries relating thereto, the following item shall be inserted, namely:-
-3. Department of Posts, through administrative instructions, may allow Gramin Dak Sevaks of one or more Postal Circles, who are otherwise eligible as per the provisions of these rules, for appointment in Delhi Postal Circle and such appointment shall be subject to such terms and conditions as may be decided by the Department of Posts from time to time.”;
(iv) under column (12), for the existing entries, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:- “Group ‘C’ Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of:-
(1.) Assistant Postmaster General or Senior Superintendent of Post Offices or Senior Superintendent of Railway Mail Service or Assistant Director or Superintendent of Post Offices or Superintendent of Railway Mail Service – Chairman;
(2.) Two Group ‘B’ (Gazetted) Officers – Member.”.
[F. NO. 37-33/2009- SPN-I]
JAGDEEP GUPTA,
Dy. Director General
Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide G.S.R. 781(E), dated the 16th August, 2018 and subsequently amended vide G.S.R. 850(E), dated the 15th November, 2019.
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