GOVERNMENT OF KERALA
NOTIFICATION
G.O. (P) No. 13/2026/P&ARD. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 07th August, 2026
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
Personnel and Administrative Reforms (Rules-A) Department
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and published in Part I of the Kerala Gazette No. 14 dated 5th April, 1966, namely:______
RULES
1.
Short title and commencement.______(1) These rules may be called the Kerala Last
Grade Service (3rd Amendment) Rules, 2026.
(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 rule 1,___
(i) in Category 1, after item (f), the following item shall be added,
namely:-
“(g) Helper in the Medical Education Department.”;
(ii) in Category 3, after item (l), the following item shall be added,
namely:-
“(m) Tailor, Electrical Lascar in the Medical Education Department.”;
(iii) in Category 4, after item (za), the following item shall be added,
namely:-
“(zb) Hospital Attendant Grade II in the Medical Education
Department.”;
(iv) in Category 9, after item (b), the following item shall be added,
namely:-
“(c) Hospital Attendant Grade I in the Medical Education
Department.”;
(2) In rule 4, after the words and symbol “Health Services,” the following
words and symbol shall be inserted, namely:___
“Medical Education,”
(3) In rule 5, after the existing entries in Category 1, the following entries
shall be inserted, namely:___2
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“(g) Helper in the Medical Education Department.
(i) By promotion from qualified Last Grade employees in Medical
Education Department;
OR
(ii) In the absence of qualified persons under item (i) above, by direct
recruitment.”.
(4) in sub-rule (b) of rule 8,___
in the TABLE,___
(i) after the serial number 54 in column (1) and the
entries against it in column (2) and (3), the following serial numbers
and entries shall be added in columns (1), (2) and (3) respectively,
namely:__
“55. Tailor, Medical Education
Department
1. Should have passed Standard VII and
should not have acquired Graduation.
2. Proficiency in tailoring (to be proved at
a practical test).
56.
Electrical Lascar, Medical
Education Department
1. Should have passed Standard VII and
should not have acquired Graduation.
2. M.G.T.E. / K.G.T.E. in Electrical Light
& Power.
57.
Helper, Medical Education
Department
Should have passed Standard VII and
should not have acquired Graduation.”
By order of the Governor,
ANUPAMA T V
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.)
The posts of Hospital Attendant Grade I, Hospital Attendant Grade II, Tailor, Electrical
Lascar were under the control of the Health Services Department at the time of framing of the
Special Rules for the Kerala Last Grade Service. Though the Medical Education Department was
formed from the Health Services Department, the aforesaid posts under the Medical Education
Department were not included in the Special Rules for the Kerala Last Grade Service. Moreover,
the post of Helper in the Medical Education Department is not included in the said Rules. Hence,
the Government have decided to include the said posts in the Special Rules for the Kerala Last
Grade Service and to amend it suitably.
This notification is intended to achieve the above object.
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