Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
June 19, 2020
To,
The Heads of All Postal Circles
Subject: Recruitment process to the post of PA/SA.
Madam / Sir,
Department of Posts (Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant) Recruitment
Rules, 2015 have following enabling provisions for recruitment to the
posts of Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant (in offices other than
Foreign Post Organisation):-
(A)
(i) 50% of the posts by promotion through a Limited Departmental
Competitive Examination from the cadre of Postman/Mail Guard, Despatch
Rider and MTS failing which by
(ii) direct recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks of the recruiting division or unit on the basis of examination failing which by
(iii) For joining Army Postal Service selection of candidates through a
limited Departmental Competitive Examination from postman/Mail
Guard/Despatch Rider/Multi Tasking Staff cadres and direct recruitment
on the basis of competitive examination restricted to the Gramin Dak
Sevaks of the
recruiting Division or Unit on fulfilling the prescribed conditions, failing which by
(iv) Direct recruitment of next year.
(B) 50% by direct recruitment
2. As per the above provisions of RRs, after recruitment through LDCE
from the cadre of Postman/Mail Guard, Despatch Rider and MTS, the
unfilled vacancies shall be filled up through competitive examination
limited to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS). If vacancies still remain unfilled,
it shall be filled from GDS through competitive examination for joining
Army Postal Service (APS).
However, several references have been received from various Circles
regarding difficulty in deputing volunteers to APS as the APS authority
is asking for File No.W-04/3/2020-SPN-Ideputing only permanent
officials.
3. Therefore, the Competent Authority has decided that the enabling
provision of Department of Posts (Postal Assistant and Sorting
Assistant) Recruitment Rules, 2015 for selecting candidates to join APS,
mentioned at A (iii) of Para-1 above shall not be operated till the
revised RRs are notified.
4. Accordingly, Circles are requested not to conduct examination for
deputing candidates to APS. Consequently, vacancies remaining unfilled
after direct recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks on the basis of
competitive examination shall be added to the number of vacancies to be
filled by direct recruitment of subsequent year.
Yours faithfully,
Sd../-..
(Muthuraman C)
Assistant Director General (SPN)
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