Amendment of Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules, 2014.

Amendment of Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules, 2014.

Letter No. 44-14/2009-SPB-I                 New Delhi, dated the 19.03.2015

Sir/Madam,

I am directed to forwarded herewith a copy of Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2014 notified in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II Section 3-Sub-section (i) dated 17^th December, 2014.

2.       It is requested that the amendment in the Recruitment Rules may be brought to the notice of all concerned.

                                                                                           Yours faithfully,

(N.T. Paite)

        Director (SPN)

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOBY

(Department of Posts)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 17^th December, 2014

G.S.R. 901(E).—in exercise of the powers conferred by the provisio to article 309 of the constitution, the President hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules, 2010, namely:-

1.         (1)        These Rules may be called the Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard)

                        Recruitment (Amendment) Rules, 2014.

                        (2)        They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 20^th December,

                                    2010.

            2.         In the Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules, 2010, in the opening portion for the words, brackets and figures “Indian Posts and Telegraphs (Postman/Mail Gurd/Head Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules 1969” the words, brackets and figures “Indian Posts and Telegraphs (Postman/Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules, 1989 shall be substituted.

Explanatory Memorandum: The Department of Posts (Postman/Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules was made with a view to bring a fresh rule in supersession of the Indian Posts and Telegraphs (Postman/Mail Guard/Head Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules, 1989 but, inavertently, the same was mentioned as Indian Posts and Telegraphs (Postman/Mail Guard/Head Mail Guard), Recruitment Rules, 1969. Therefore, the said mistak needs to be corected and should be brought effective with effect from the 20^th December, 2010 i.e. the date on which the principal rules was published in the Gazettee. It is hereby decided that by giving retrospective effect to the rules no one will be adversely affected.

[F.No. 44-14/2009-SPB-I]

RAJ KUMAR, Director (Staff)

Footnote:- The principal rules was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Par-II Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 983(E), dated the 20^th December, 2010 and subsequently amended vide G.S.R. 511(E), dated the 28^th June, 2012.