Extra No. 103
© The Gujarat Government Gazette
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Vol. LXVII ] TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2026 / ASVINA 14, 1948
Separate paging is given to this part in order that it may be filed as a Separate Compilation.
PART I-A
CENTRAL SECTION
Orders and Notifications (Other than those published in Part IV-B)
under the Gujarat Local Boards, Village Panchayats, Municipal
Boroughs, District Municipal, Primary Education and Local Fund Audit Acts.
PANCHAYATS, RURAL HOUSING AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 6th October, 2026
GUJARAT PANCHAYATS ACT, 1993.
No.KP/33 of 2026/PRHRDD/KRT/e-file/14/2023/0385/KH:- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (5) of section 227 read with section 274 of the Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993 (Guj. 18 of 1993), the Government of Gujarat hereby makes the following rules for regulating the conditions of service of persons appointed to the post of Female Health Supervisor, Class III / Multi Purpose Health Supervisor, Class III in the panchayat Services, namely :-
1. Short title and commencement.-
(1) These rules may be called the Female Health Supervisor, Class III /Multi Purpose Health Supervisor, Class III (Departmental Examination) Rules, 2026.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
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I-A Ex.-103103-2 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX., 06-10-2026 [ PART I-A 2. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Appendix" means an appendix appended to these rules;
(b) "Board" means the Gujarat Panchayat Service Selection Board;
(c) "Examination" means departmental examination prescribed under these rules;
(d) "Government" means the Government of Gujarat;
(e) "Old Rules" means the Gujarat Panchayat Services (Class-III), Departmental Examination Rules, 2022;
(f) "Specified Chances" means the number of chances specified in these rules within which a person is required to pass the examination;
(g) "Training Institute" means The State Institute of Health and Family Welfare (SIHFW) or any other training institution designated by the Health and Family Welfare Department.
(2) Words and expressions used and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act shall have meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Requirement to pass the examination.-
(1) A direct recruit, appointed before commencement of these rules and who has not passed the departmental examination held under the old rules or who does not get exemption from passing the department examination under the old rules shall be required to pass the examination within specified chances.
(2) The person appointed to the post of Female Health Worker, Class III / Multi Purpose Health Worker (Male), Class III shall be required to pass the Departmental Examination to be eligible for promotion to the Post of Female Health Supervisor, Class III / Multi Purpose Health Supervisor, Class III.
4. Training.-
The training and post-training examination, defined by the Health and Family Welfare Department, to be held by the Training Institute, shall be in addition to this departmental examination.
5. Exemption.-
A Person who has passed the departmental examination held under the old rules or who gets exemption from passing the examination under the old rules shall be exempted from passing the examination under these rules.
6. Eligibility to appear in the examination.-
No person shall be eligible to appear in the examination unless he has completed two years of continuous service after his appointment on the post of Female Health Worker, Class III / Multi Purpose Health Worker (Male), Class III.
7. Specified chances for passing the examination.-
(1) To be eligible for promotion to the post of Female Health Supervisor, Class III /Multi Purpose Health Supervisor, Class III, a person shall be required to pass examination within three chances from the date of his completing two years of continuous service after his appointment on the post of Female Health Worker, Class III/Multi-Purpose Health Worker (Male), Class III:
Provided that a person belonging to the Scheduled Casts or Scheduled Tribes may be given one additional chance which shall have to be availed of within a period of one year from the date of declaration of the result of the examination of his third chance.
(2) If a person fails to pass the examination referred to in these rules within the specified chances, he shall, notwithstanding such failure, be eligible to appear at any time in the examination on payment of an examination fee as may be determined by the Government from time to time and if he passes the said examination, he shall be eligible for promotion:
CENTRAL SECTION ] GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX., 06-10-2026 103-3Provided that a person shall not be entitled to claim seniority over those persons who have passed the examination earlier than him and also have been promoted to the higher post before he became eligible for such promotion on passing the examination.
(3) Not appearing in the examination shall be considered as a chance.
8. Syllabus and scheme of examination.-
(1) The syllabus for departmental examination of the paper shall be such as specified in the Appendix A.
(2) There shall be one paper of 100 (one hundred) marks. The examination shall consist of multiple-choice questions and descriptive.
(3) The candidate shall be allowed to answer the entire subjects of Part (B) of the paper with the help of books. Whereas Part (A) of the paper shall be answered without books.
Explanation: "With Books" means original book of the subjects approved by the Government or the Board which includes bare Acts and/or rules without any commentaries or case laws and includes manuals issued under the Act published or approved by the Government.
9. Medium of examination.- The medium of examination shall be Gujarati or as per instructions given in the question paper.
10. Holding of examination.-
(1) The Board shall hold the examinations at least twice a year.
(2) The Board shall communicate the tentative program of the examination to all the District Development Officers at least ninety days prior to the date of examination.
(3) The District Panchayat office shall communicate the tentative program of the examination to the applicant.
(4) A person who desires to appear in the examination shall be required to send his application in the form as specified in the Appendix-B to the Board through the concerned District Development Officer in which district the person is serving for enlisting his name as a candidate for such examination at least sixty days prior to the date of examination.
(5) The District Development Officer of the district where the person is serving shall scrutinize his application with regard to his eligibility for appearing in the examination and forward the same to the Board with the certificate of eligibility as specified in the Appendix C to appear at the examination.
(6) If the applicant subsequently decides not to appear at the examination, he shall give intimation thereof to the Board through concerned District Development Officer at least thirty days before the date of commencement of the examination.
(7) If any person fails to appear in the examination after having enlisted his name as a candidate without giving intimation referred in sub-rule(6), he shall be deemed to have lost one chance to pass the examination:
Provided that the concerned District Development Officer may condone the failure on the part of the person to give intimation referred to in sub-rule (6) and the consequences arising therefrom, if she/he is satisfied that the person has failed to give intimation within time for reasons beyond his control.
(8) The Board shall admit the candidate to the examination on the strength of the certificate issued by the concerned District Development Officer that he is eligible to appear in the examination.
(9) The place, date and time for holding the examination shall be communicated by the Board to the District Development Officer. The District Development Officer shall circulate the circular or notice or publish it on website of the District Panchayat. Such publication shall be sufficient proof of communication of holding of the departmental examination to eligible Female Health Workers or Multi Purpose Health Workers.
11. Standard for passing the examination.-
The standard for passing the examination shall be fifty percent (50%) of the total marks assigned to the paper.
103-4 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, EX., 06-10-2026 [ PART I-A 12. Result of the examination.-The Board shall publish the result of the examination in the Official Gazette and its website and also communicate the same to the Secretary to the Government of Gujarat, Panchayat, Rural Housing and Rural Development Department and the concerned District Development Officer. The District Development Officer shall intimate the results to the candidates.
13. Incentives.-
The candidate who secures eighty percent (80%) or more aggregate marks in the examination in first chance shall be paid such cash amount as an incentive as determined by the Government from time to time.
14. Prohibition to use certain devices in the examination hall.-
No candidate shall be allowed to carry with him any electronic communication devices like cellular phone, calculator, pager, i-pad etc. in the examination hall.
Appendix A
(see rule 8)
Paper - Duration: 3 hours
Part (A) Gujarati Language: Marks:20, Without Books, Descriptive.
1. Letter Writing
2. Summary of Gujarati Paragraph
Part (B) Gujarati Language: Marks: 80, With Books, MCQs.
1. The Gujarat Civil Services Rules, 2002 (Leave, Pension)
2. The Gujarat Panchayat Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1997
3. The Panchayat Services (Conduct) Rules, 1998
4. The Gujarat Panchayats Act, 1993 (chapter II, VII & XIII only)
5. Constitution of India: Articles 14-32, 51A, 153-154, 163-164, 194, 243 (A to O)
APPENDIX B
(see rule 10)
Form of Application
Application for appearing at the Panchayat Services Departmental Examination for the promotion to the post of Female Health Supervisor, Class III / Multi Purpose Health Supervisor, Class III to be held by the Board in_______ 20 ____ .
| 1. | Applicant's name in full (Surname Last) in English and Gujarati. | |
| 2. | Designation. (In English and Gujarati), | |
| 3. | (1) Name of the parent District Panchayat to which he belongs. (2) Name of the Office where he/she is working at present. | |
| 4. | Birth date and age at the time of the examination. | |
| 5. | Date of appointment and total years of service. | |
| 6. | Whether the applicant has appeared at the examination previously? If so. 1. Month and year of examination at which he appeared. | |
| 7. | Authority or the Rules under which the applicant has to appear for the examination. | |
| 8. | Number of chances (Date of eligibility for appearing at the examination should be mentioned). | |
| 9. | Number of chances exhausted. | |
| 10. | hether additional (Special) chances have been granted? Number and date of order under which the additional special W chances have been granted to him should be specified and a copy thereof should be attached. | |
| 11. | If necessary, whether fee is paid? If yes, furnish the details of challan and date | |
| 12. | Purpose of passing the examination: (e.g. Confirmation retention in government service, promotion etc.) | |
| 13. | hether the applicant is eligible to appear at the examination W according to rules of the Departmental Examination. | |
| 14. | Remarks, if any. |
Place :
Date: (Signature of the applicant)
APPENDIX C
(see Rule 10)
Certificate of Eligibility
Certified that -
1. The above particulars are verified and found correct. Shri/Smt/Kumari......................................…….is eligible to appear at the departmental examination for promotion to the post of.......................................... to be held in ........................................20...................
2. *Necessary fee is paid; copy of challan is attached herewith
3. *Candidate is granted additional chance, a copy of the order is attached.
Place : Signature :
Date : Name :
District : Designation :
*Strike out whichever is not applicable.
District Development Officer.
...............................................District.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat,
VARSHA C HERMA,
Deputy Secretary to Government.
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