It has been observed that due to maximum age limit of 30 years many of GDS engaged in their prime youth tend to leave for want of better opportunities and the needy and competent persons who have ceased the maximum age limit criteria are deprived of the opportunity.
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Government
of India
Ministry
of Communications & IT
Department
of Posts
(Establishment
Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New
Delhi – 110 001
No.17-17/2016-GDS
dated 23-06-2016
To
All Heads of Circles
Sub:- Selection process
for engagement to all approved categories of GDS posts – Review thereof.
Reference is invited to
this Directorate order No.17-39/6/2012-GDS dated 14-01-2015 vide which the
revised eligibility criteria for engagement to GDS posts was prescribed.
2. It has been observed
that due to maximum age limit of 30 years many of GDS engaged in their prime
youth tend to leave for want of better opportunities and the needy and
competent persons who have ceased the maximum age limit criteria are deprived
of the opportunity.
3. Further reference is
invited to this Directorate order No.17-39/7/2012-GDS dated 14-01-2015 and
letter No.17-39/2012-GDS dated 16-09-2015 in para 2(b) (vii) of aforementioned
letter it has been stipulated that “the authority higher to the recruiting authority
will nominate a committee constituting of three members including recruiting
authority with two others not below the rank of Inspector Posts. Beside the
said authority will decide the date on which such committee will meet for
finalizing selection”
4. The above orders have
been reviewed and the following amendments are approved by the competent
authority and shall take into effect from the date of issue of this letter.
(a) The entry age to the GDS posts
shall be raised up to 40 years of age (further relaxable by 03 years to those
belonging to OBC categories and 05 years in case of candidates belonging to
SC/ST. Maximum age of Casual Labourers shall be 45 years (48 years for OBC
& 50 years for SC/ST) subject to fulfilling other conditions of eligibility.
(b) The instructions
about formation of committee consisting of three members prescribed vide para 2
(b) (viii) of this Directorate letter No.17-39/2012-GDS dated 16-09-2015 be
withdrawn and the recruiting authorities may be allowed to continue engagement
of GDS without formation of such committee.
(R.L.Patel)
Assistant
Director General (GDS/PCC)
Copy forwarded to :
1.Senior PPS to Secretary
(Posts)
2-7.PS to Member (P),
Member (Tech), Member (O), Member (PLI) and
Chairman( Investment
Board), Member (Planning), Member (Banking & HRD)
8-10. Ps to CGM (BD)/PLI
Directorate/MB
11.All DDsG in Postal
Directorate
12.Director, RAKNPA/
Postal Training Centres
13.All Recognized
Federations/Unions
14.Guard File.
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