MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
(Department of Posts)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th March, 2020
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:-
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.
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 (
GDS). The candidate shall also possess the following, namely:-
- knowledge of local language of the concerned Postal Circle or
Division and the candidate should have studied local language upto 10th
standard.
- 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.”;
GDS - Limited Transfer Facility for all
categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (DoP)
(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.I.
[F. No. 03-02/2017-SPN-I]
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
