Recruitment Rules for Multi Tasking Staff in Postal Department issued

MTS Recruitment Rules in Postal Department released by Department of Posts – Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2018

No. 37-33/2009-SPB-I
Ministry ol’ Communications
Department of Posts
SPB-I-Section

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi — 110001
Dated: 27 August,2017

To

1. All Chief Postmasters General
2. All Postmasters General
3. Director, Rail Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy (RAKNPA), Ghaziabad

Subject:- Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2018.

Madam/Sir,

I am directed to forward herewith a copy of Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2018 notified in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, PART II – Section 3 -Sub-section (1) dated 16^1h August, 2018.

2. It is requested that the above mentioned Recruitment Rules may be brought to the notice or all concerned.

Yours faithfully,

(G. Rajeev)
Director (SPN)

Technical Resignation – Highlights Of Consolidated Instructions Issued By DOPT

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS (Department of Posts) NOTIFICATION

New Delhi,  the 16th August, 2018

G.S.R. 781(E).—In  exercise  of the powers conferred  by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution  and in supersession of the Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2015, except as respect to things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Multi Tasking Staff in the Department of Posts, namely:-

1.            Short title and commencement.—  (1)         These rules may be called the Department of Posts (Multi Tasking
Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2018.
(2)          They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2.            Number of posts, classification and Level in the Pay Matrix.— The number of posts, their classification and the Level in the Pay Matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.

3.            Method of recruitment,  age limit, qualifications,  etc.—The  method of recruitment,  age limit, qualifications and other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.

4.            Disqualification.—  No person,-
(a)          who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b)          who, having spouse living has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,        shall           be eligible for appointment to the said post:

Provided  that the Central  Government  may,  if satisfied  that such marriage  is permissible  under  the personal law applicable  to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

5.            Requirement  to serve in the Army Postal Service.— Any person appointed to the posts specified in the said
Schedule shall be liable to serve in the Army Postal Service in India or abroad, as required.

6.            Power to relax.— Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order, and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.

7.            Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations and other concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, ex-servicemen, Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this regard.
SCHEDULE

PART – I – Post of Administrative Offices (Circle Office and Regional Office)

Name   of post	Number of posts	Classification	Level  in the Pay Matrix	Whether  selection  post  or non-selection post
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
Multi Tasking Staff	510*(2018) *Subject      to      variation dependent on workload	General      Central      Service, Group    ‘C’,    Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial	Level-1      in the           Pay Matrix	Not applicable

Age limit for direct recruits	Educational   and other qualifications required          for direct recruits	Whether       age      and educational qualifications prescribed   for   direct recruits   will  apply   in the case of promotes.	Period of probation, if any
(6)	(7)	(8)	(9)
Between  18 and 25 years, (Relaxable  for Government servants upto 35 years, for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes upto five years and   for   candidates   belonging   to   Other   Backward Classes upto three years in accordance with the instructions issued by the Government of India).Note: 1. The crucial date for determining  the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt of applications from candidates in India (and not the closing date prescribed for those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  State,  Lahaul  and Spiti district and Pangi Sub-division of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep).2.   In the case of recruitment made through the Employment  Exchange,  the  crucial  date  for determining  the age limit shall be the closing date for inviting applications or last date by which the Employment Exchange is asked to submit the names.3. There  shall be no upper  age limit  for Gramin  Dak Sevak and Casual Labourer.	(i)   10th     standard pass from a recognized Board.(ii) Knowledge  of local language of the  concerned State or Union territory. The candidate should have studied local language   at  least upto                 10th standard.    The local  language  of a State or Union territory   shall  be as   published    by the Department  of Posts.(iii)         No educational qualification       is prescribed         for direct  recruitment of                Casual labourer	Not applicable	Two       years and successful completion  of the mandatory training prescribed  by the Department of Posts.

Method of recruitment whether by direct  recruitment   or  by  promotion or by deputation/ absorption and percentage   of   the   vacancies   to   be filled by various methods.	In case of recruitment by promotion/deputation or absorption, grades from which promotion/ deputation   or   absorption to be made.	If    a    Departmental Promotion Committee   exists, what   is  its composition	Circumstances     in which             Union Public          Service Commission  to  be consulted              in making recruitment.
(10)	(11)	(12)	(13)
(i) By appointment of Casual Labourers conferred  with temporary  status  on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness,  failing which;(ii)  By  appointment   of  Casual Labourers  engaged  on or before  the 1st September,   1993   working   for   eight hours in a day, on the basis of seniority- cum-fitness, failing which; (iii) By appointment of part-time Casual Labourers,  engaged on or before the 1st September,  1993, on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness  failing which; (iv) By direct  recruitment  on the basis of  Competitive  Examination  restricted to the Gramin Dak Sevaks* of all Divisions   of   the   Circle,   who   have worked regularly for three years in that capacity, as on the 1st day of January of the   year   to   which   the   vacancy(ies) belong  to  or  as  per  the     guidelines issued by the Government of India from time to time, failing which; (v)   By direct recruitment from open market as per the scheme circulated  by the  Department  of  Posts  from  time  to time.Note: 1.      The            afore-mentioned examinations  shall  be  governed  by the instructions issued by the Department of Posts regarding the short listing criteria, syllabus  and  pattern  of  the  test,  etc., from time to time. 2.            *(Gramin    Dak    Sevaks    are holders   of   civil   posts   but   they   are outside  the regular  civil service  due to which their appointment shall be treated as direct recruitment.)	Not applicable	Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of – (i)    Assistant Postmaster  General  or a    Senior    or    Junior Time Scale Officer– Chairperson (ii)   One Group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ (Gazetted) Postal or Railway Mail Service Officer – Member. (iii) A Group ‘B’ (Gazetted)   Officer   of the Postal Circle or any other Central Government Department  or Office– Member.	Not applicable

PART II – Posts of Subordinate Office

Name     of post	Number of posts	Classification	Level  in the  Pay Matrix	Whether selection post  or  non- selection post
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

Multi Tasking Staff

37240*(2018) *Subject       to       variation dependant on workload

General      Central      Service, Group     ‘C’,     Non-Gazetted, Non- Ministerial

Level-1 in the Pay Matrix

Not applicable

Age limit for direct recruits	Educational   and  other  qualifications required for direct recruits
(6)	(7)
Between 18 and 25 years for candidates from open market. (Relaxable for Government servants upto 35 years, for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes upto five years and for candidates belonging  to Other Backward  Classes  upto three  years in accordance  with the instructions issued by Government of India.) Note: 1. The crucial date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt  of applications  from  candidates  in India  (and  not the closing  date prescribed  for  those  in Assam,  Meghalaya,  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Mizoram, Manipur,   Nagaland,   Tripura,   Sikkim,   Ladakh   Division   of  Jammu   and Kashmir State, Lahaul and Spiti district and Pangi Sub-division  of Chamba district  of  Himachal  Pradesh,  Andaman  and  Nicobar  Islands  or Lakshadweep). 2. In the case of recruitment  made through the Employment  Exchange,  the crucial  date  for  determining  the  age  limit  shall  be  the  closing  date  for inviting  applications  or  last  date  by which  the  Employment  Exchange  is asked to submit the names. 3.  There  shall  be  no upper  age  limit  for  Gramin  Dak  Sevak  and  Casual Labourer.	(i) 10th  standard  pass from a recognized Board.(ii) Knowledge  of local  language  of the concerned  State  or Union  territory.  The candidate    should    have   studied    local language at least upto 10th  standard. The local   language   of   a   State   or   Union territory    shall    be    as    published    by Department of Posts.(iii)       No educational qualification is prescribed  for direct  recruitment  of Casual Labourer.

 

Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotes.	Period of probation, if any	Method   of   recruitment   whether   by direct recruitment  or by promotion  or by  deputation/  absorption  and percentage  of the vacancies to be filled by various methods.
(8)	(9)	(10)
Not applicable	Two       years       and       successful completion   of  the  mandatory training  prescribed  by  the Department of Posts.	(i) 50% by direct recruitment on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness, from amongst Gramin Dak Sevaks* of the recruiting Division, who have worked regularly for five years in that capacity,  as on 1st day of January of the year to which the vacancy(ies) belong to or as per the guidelines  issued  by the  Government  of India  from  time  to  time,  failing  which, the  unfilled  vacancies  shall  be added  to the  number  of  vacancies  to be  filled  as per (ii) below;(ii) (a) 25% by direct recruitment  on the basis of Competitive  Examination restricted  to the  Gramin  Dak  Sevaks  of the recruiting Division, who have worked regularly for three years in that capacity, as on 1st day  of January  of the  year  to which  the  vacancy(ies)  belong  to  or  as per the  guidelines issued by Government of India from time to time, failing which;

 

 

(b) By direct recruitment  on the basis of Competitive Examination restricted to the Gramin Dak Sevaks of all other Divisions of the Circle, who have worked regularly for three years in that capacity as on 1st day of January  of the year to which the vacancy(ies) belong to or as per the guidelines issued by Government of India from time to time, failing which;

(c)      By  direct  recruitment  from  open market  as  per  the  scheme  circulated  by the  Department   of  Posts  from  time  to time;

(iii)  (a)  25%  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  the  1st  September
1993,working  for  eight  full  hours  in  a day, on the basis of seniority-cum-fitness, failing which by;

(c)              By  appointment  of  part-time Casual  Labourers  engaged  on  or  before the 1st September  1993, of the recruiting
Division or Unit on the basis of selection- cum-seniority,  failing which, the unfilled vacancies shall be added to the number of vacancies to be filled as per (ii) above;

Note:

1.      The               afore-mentioned examination shall be governed by the instructions  issued by the Department  of Posts regarding  the short listing  criteria, syllabus and pattern of the test, etc., from time to time.

2.            *(Gramin     Dak     Sevaks     are holders of civil posts but they are outside the  regular  civil  service  due  to  which their   appointment   shall   be   treated   as direct recruitment.)

promotion or deputation or absorption,   grades   from which   promotion   or deputation   or  absorption   to

 

If  a  Departmental  Promotion  Committee  exists, what is its composition

 

Circumstances in which Union Public Service Commission to be consulted in making recruitment.

 

 

be made.
(11)	(12)	(13)
Not applicable	Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering confirmation) consisting of :- (i) Assistant Postmaster General or a Senior or Junior Time Scale Officer– Chairperson. (ii) One group ‘A’ or Group ‘B’ (Gazetted) Postal or Railway Mail Service Officer –Member. (iii) One group ‘B’ (Gazetted)  Officer  of the Postal Circle or any other Central Government  Department or Office–     Member.	Not applicable

 

[F.No. 37-33/2009-SPB-I] G. RAJEEV, Director (SPN)

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