GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

NOTIFICATION

G.O.(P)No.16/2025/P&ARD. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 28 ^th November 2025

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 Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958,

namely:—

Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Rules-A) Department

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RULES

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Kerala State and

Subordinate Services (3^rd Amendment) Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of the Rules.— In Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958,

after rule 28A, the following rule shall be added, namely:—

“28B. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules or in the Special Rules, the

appointments by promotion or by transfer in the case of posts identified for Persons with

Benchmark Disabilities shall be done in accordance with the guidelines issued by Government from

time to time.”

By order of the Governor,

Dr.Rajan Namdev Khobragade I A S

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)

At present, there is no provision in the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958,

for allowing reservation in promotion to the employees who are Persons with Benchmark

Disabilities. But as per the proviso to Section 34(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,

2016, reservation in promotion shall be granted to the employees who are Persons with Benchmark

Disabilities in accordance with such instructions as issued by appropriate Government from time to

time. Consequently, the Government have issued G.O.(P)No.5/2022/SJD dated 15^th July, 2022, for

implementing reservation in promotion to the employees who are Persons with Benchmark

Disabilities and again issued additional guidelines as per G.O.(P)No.6/2023/SJD dated 26^th

October, 2023, for the same category of employees in the State Government service. It was directed

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in the said order, to make necessary amendments in the Kerala State and Subordinate Services

Rules, 1958, on the basis of the said guidelines. Hence, the Government have decided to amend rule

28 of Part II, Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958, accordingly.

The notification is intended to achieve the above object.

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