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2026 ജനുവരി 01 01st January 2026
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No. 19 വാലം 15 Vol. XV
1201 ധനു 17 17th Dhanu 1201 Thiruvananthapuram, Thursday
1947 ചപൗഷം 11 11th Pousha 1947
GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Rules-A) Department
NOTIFICATION
G. O. (P) No. 17/2025/P&ARD
Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 13th December, 2025
27th Vrischikam, 1201
S. R. O. No. 5/2026
22nd Agrahayana, 1947.
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 Kerala Last Grade Service issued by notification under G. O. (P) No. 82/66/Public (Rules) Department dated 8th March, 1966 and published in Part I of the Kerala Gazette No. 14 dated 5th April, 1966, namely:—
2RULES
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Kerala Last Grade Service (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force at once.
2. Amendment of the rules.—In the Special Rules for the Kerala Last Grade Service,—
(1) in sub-rule (a) of rule 5, after the existing notes in category 17, the following note shall be inserted, namely:—
"Note.—(4) Differently abled candidates are not eligible to apply for selection to the post of Camp Followers"
(2) in the TABLE under sub-rule (b) of rule 8, against serial number 54, for the entries in column (3), in sub-item (iv) of item (b) and Note under it, the following entries shall be substituted, namely:—
"(iv) Height
For male candidates—l 60 cms (Minimum)
For male candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes—155 cms (Minimum)
For female candidates—155 cms (Minimum)
For female candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes—150 cms (Minimum)
Notes:—(1) Differently abled candidates are not eligible to apply for selection to the post of Camp Followers.
(2) The fitness certificate on the above standard shall be obtained from a Medical Officer not below the rank of an Assistant Surgeon."
By order of the Governor,
DR. RAJAN NAMDEV KHOBRAGADE IAS, Additional Chief Secretary.
3Explanatory Note
(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)
The post of Camp Follower in Police Department was included in the Special Rules for the Kerala Last Grade Service vide G. O. (P) No. 13/2020/P&ARD dated 14th October, 2020 and published as S. R. O. No. 715/2020 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 2440 dated 15th October, 2020. The physical standards with regard to the height for the female candidates have not been separately mentioned in the said notification and hence there is no clarity on the physical standards required for the female candidates for applying to the post. In order to clarify the matter, the Government have decided to bring suitable amendments in the Special Rules for the Kerala Last Grade Service. Further, it is also decided to exclude differently abled candidates from applying to the post of Camp Followers, considering the arduous nature of duties attached to the post.
The notification is intended to achieve the above object.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2026