GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 2 of the Kerala Public
Services Act, 1968 (19 of 1968), read with section 3 thereof, the Government of Kerala hereby
make the following rules further to amend the Special Rules for the Personal Staff of the
Ministers, the Leader of the Opposition and the Government Chief Whip issued by notification
under G.O. (Ms.) No.343/Public Department (Rules), dated 3rd March, 1959 and published in
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SERVICES-H) DEPARTMENT
17th December, 2024
G.O.(P)No.42/2024/GAD
Thiruvananthapuram
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KERALA GAZETTE
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dated 05-09-2012 with RNI
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Thiruvananthapuram,
Wednesday
2024 ഡിസംബർ 18
18th December 2024
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S. R. O. No. 1163/2024
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Part 1 of the Kerala Gazette No.11 dated 17th March, 1959, namely:-
RULES
1. Short title and commencement - (1) These rules may be called the Special Rules for the Personal
Staff of the Ministers, the Leader of the Opposition and the Government Chief Whip (Amendment)
Rules, 2024.
(2) sub-rule (1) of rule 2 shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st day of April, 1982 and
the remaining provisions shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment to the Special Rules.- In the Special Rules for the Personal Staff of the Ministers, the
Leader of Opposition and the Government Chief Whip:-
(1) After rule 6B, the following rule and Note shall be inserted, namely:-
"6C.- Persons directly recruited to the Personal Staff of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of
the Kerala Legislative Assembly and relieved consequent on the winding up of that office, or for any
other reason other than termination of appoint, and later re-appointed to the Personal Staff of the
Ministers, the Leader of Opposition and the Government Chief Whip, their previous service in the
Personal Staff of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker also be counted for leave and increment on
production of Service Certificate to that extent from the Secretary, Kerala Legislature Secretariat;
Note:- The monetary benefits subsequent to the insertion of the above rule shall be entitled only from
the date of publication of this amendment rule in the Official Gazette."
(2) After sub-rule (3) of rule 9, the following sub-rule and proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
(3A). When a direct recruit to the Personal Staff of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of the
Kerala Legislative Assembly is relieved consequent to the winding up of that office or for any other
reason other than those specified in sub-rule 13 of rule 9 and later re-appointed to the Personal Staff of
the Ministers or the Leader of Opposition or the Government Chief Whip, their previous service in
such personal staff of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly shall also
be reckoned as qualifying service for calculating pension as per this rule.
Provided that, those who were granted pension by reckoning their service in the Personal Staff
of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker shall terminate their pension granted as per pension rules of the
Personal Staff of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Financial Committees, 1999 and
produce a certificate to that extent on their subsequent appointment to the Personal Staff of the
Ministers or Leader of Opposition or the Government Chief Whip. They shall also produce a Service
Certificate regarding their previous service authorized by the Secretary, Kerala Legislative Secretariat.
By order of the Governor,
K. R. JYOTHILAL,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government.
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Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)
As per notification No. 12066/Ac.A3/98/Leg.(2) dated 15th October, 1999 the previous service
of directly recruited employees in the Personal Staff of the Ministers or the Leader of Opposition or the
Government Chief Whip were treated as eligible service for calculation of personal staff pension
as per Special Rules for the Personal Staff of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker or the
Chairman of Financial Committees. But the representations requesting to make applicable the
previous service in the personal staff of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and the Chairman of
Financial Committees as eligible service for calculating benefits like pension, increment, etc. as
per the Special Rule for personal staff of the Ministers / the Leader of Opposition / the
Government Chief Whip. Now the Government have decided to amend the Special Rules of the
Personal Staff of the Ministers, the Leader of Opposition and the Government Chief Whip so as
to make applicable the previous service in the personal staff of the Speaker or the Deputy
Speaker as eligible service for calculating benefits like Pension, increment etc. suitably.
This notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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