The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, February 19, 2026

The Arunachal Pradesh Gazette

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 80, Vol. XXXIII, Naharlagun, Wednesday March 18, 2026, Phalguna 27, 1947 (Saka)

GOVERNMENT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILTY WELFARE

CIVIL SECRETARIAT, BLOCK NO. 3

ITANAGAR

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NOTIFICATION

The 11th August, 2025

No. MED/NS/RR/03/2023:---In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the

Constitution of India, the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is pleased to make the following rules to amend the

method of recruitment Rule for the post (s) of Senior Public Health Nursing Officer (Sr. PHNO), Group-A,

Gazetted, Non-Ministerial in the Department of Health and Family Welfare under the Government of Arunachal

Pradesh, namely: -

1.

Short title and commencement : - (i) These rules may be called “the Recruitment Rules for the post (s) of

Senior Public Health Nursing Officer (Sr.PHNO), Group- ‘A’, Gazetted, Non-Ministerial, Recruitment

Rules, 2025”.

(ii) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Arunachal Pradesh Gazette.

2.

Amendment to the Rules :- In the Senior Public Health Nursing Officer (Sr. PHNO), Group- ‘A’,

Gazetted, Non-Ministerial, Recruitment Rules, 2023, (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Rules) Notified

Vide No. MED/NS/RR.03/2024 dated 12th March, 2024.

3.

Amendment to the Schedule :- In column numbers of the Schedule of the Principal Rules, against the

existing entries, the entries shall be substituted as mentioned against each column, namely:-

(a) In the Schedule, in column 5 for the existing entries, the entry, “Selection" shall be substituted

(b) In the Principal Rule, in the Schedule, in column 11 for the existing entries, the following entries shall

be substituted:-

1.

100% by promotion from Health and Wellness Officer/Public Health Nursing Officer with 5 years of

regular service in the grade; falling which by transfer or deputation from Senior Nursing Officer,

Group ‘B’ Gazetted, Non-Ministerial drawing pay in the Pay Matrix Level – 8 ` 47,600-1,51,100 PM

with 4 years of regular service in the grade as per standard terms of deputation.

2.

Minimum Essential qualification: B.Sc. /Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing.

3.

Registered under APNC as RNRM.

Vivek HP, IAS

Secretary (Health & Family Welfare),

Government of Arunachal Pradesh,

Itanagar.

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The Arunachal Pradesh Extraordinary Gazette, March

18, 2026

SCHEDULE

(See Rule 2,3 and 4)

Column

No.

Particular

Provisions

1

Name of the post

Senior Public Health Nursing Officer (Senior PHNO)

2

Number of post

20 (twenty) posts *2025 subject to variation dependent on

Workload.

3

Classification

General Arunachal Services Group-A, Gazetted

Non- Ministerial.

4

Pay in Pay Matrix

Level-10 Pay Matrix ` 56,100-1,77,00 P.M plus other

allowances.

5

Whether selection post or non-

selection post

Selection

6

Age limit for direct recruitment

Not Applicable

7

Education and other Qualification

required for direct recruitment

Not Applicable

8

Whether age and educational

qualifications prescribed for direct

recruitment will apply in case of

promotees

Not Applicable

9

Period of probation, if any.

2 (two) years

10

Methods of recruitment whether

by direct recruitment or by

deputation/ absorption and

percentage of the vacancies to

be filled by various methods

100% Promotion as prescribed in column 11.

11

In case of recruitment by

promotion/deputation/transfer

grades from which promotion/

deputation/transfer to be made.

1. 100% by promotion from Health and Wellness Officer/

Public Health Nursing Officer with 5 years of regular

service in the grade; failing which by transfer or

deputation from Senior Nursing Officer (SNO), Group ‘B’

Gazetted, Non-Ministerial drawing pay in the Pay Matrix

Level – 8 ` 47,600-1,51,100 PM with 4 years of regular

service in the grade, as per standard terms of deputation.

2. Minimum Essential qualification: B.Sc. /Post Basic B.Sc.

Nursing.

3. Registered under APNC as RNRM

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If a DPC exist, what is its

composition

1. Chief Secretary : Chairman

2. Principal Secretary/Commissioner/ : Member

Secretary of the concerned Department

3. Secretary not connected with the work : Member

of the Department.

4. One APST Group Officer not below then : Member

rank of Secretary of the Government if none

of the above member belongs to APST.

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Circumstances in which the

APPSC is to be consulted in

making recruitment

Consultation with the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service

Commission is Not Applicable as per APPSC (Limitation

and functions) Regulations, 1988 as amended from time to

time.

Nabam Kameng

Under Secretary (Health and Family Welfare),

Government of Arunachal Pradesh,

Itanagar.

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