GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY

(G.O. Ms. No. 10, dated 24th July 2014)

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, read with the

Notification No.F.5/4/65-GP, dated 11th January 1965 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi

and in supersession of the notification issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 1, dated 27th March 1996, published in the

Supplement to the Gazette No. 23 of the 4th June 1996, save as respects things done or omitted to be done before

such supersession, the Lieutenant- Governor, Puducherry, hereby makes the following rules regulating the method

of recruitment to the post of Attendant in the Information and Publicity Department, Puducherry namely :—

1. Short title and commencement.— (i) These rules may be called the Government of Puducherry,

Department of Information and Publicity, Group 'C' (Non-Ministerial) post of Attendant Recruitment Rules, 2014.

(ii) They shall come into force on and from the date of their publication in the official gazette.

2. Application.— These rules shall apply to the posts specified in column (1) of the Schedule annexed hereto.

3. Number of post, its classification and Scale of Pay.— The number of the said post, its classification and

Scale of Pay attached thereto, shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule.

4. Method of recruitment, age-limit and other qualifications.— The method of recruitment to the said

post, age-limit, qualifications and other matters relating thereto, shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of

the said Schedule.

5. Disqualifications.—No person,—

(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or

(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,

shall be eligible for appointment to the said post :

Provided that the Lieutenant-Governor, may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal

law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and there are other grounds for so doing,

exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

6. Power to relax.—Where the Lieutenant-Governor is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to

do, he may, by order, and for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with

respect to any class or category of persons.

7. Saving.—Nothing in these rules shall affect the reservations, relaxation in upper age-limit and other

concessions required to be provided for the scheduled castes, the scheduled tribes and other special category of

persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time in this regard.

SCHEDULE

RECRUITMENT RULES FOR THE POST OF ATTENDANT

1. Name of the post

Attendant

2. Number of posts

13 (Thirteen) [2014] subject to variation dependent on

work-load.

3. Classification

General Central Services-Group 'C'-Non-Gazetted-

Non-Ministerial.

4. Pay Band and Grade Pay/Pay Scale

Pay Band-1 ` 5,200-20,200 + Grade Pay ` 1,800

5. Whether selection or non-selection post

Not applicable

6. Age-limit for direct recruits

Between 18 and 30 years (upper age-limit relaxable for

Government servants up to 40 years in accordance with the

orders or instructions issued by the Central Government,

provided such Government servants are working for not less

than 3 years in posts which are in the same line or allied cadres

and where a relationship can be established that the services

rendered by them in the department will be useful for efficient

discharge of duties in the post for which selection is made).

Note:

(1) In the case of recruitment made through

advertisement, the crucial date for determining the age-limit

shall be the closing date for receipt of applications from

candidates.

Note:

(2) In the case of recruitment made through the

Employment Exchange, the crucial date for determining the

age-limit shall, in each case, be the last date up to which

the Employment Exchanges are asked to submit the names.

7. Educational and other qualifications required for

A pass in S.S.L.C. (10th Class) or equivalent from a recognised

direct recruits.

Board.

8. Whether age and educational qualifications

Not applicable

prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the

case of promotees.

9. Period of probation, if any

Two years

10. Method of recruitment, whether by direct :

(i) 25% by absorption failing which by direct recruitment

recruitment or by promotion or by deputation/

(ii) 75% by direct recruitment

absorption and percentage of the vacancies to be

filled by various methods.

11. In case of recruitment by promotion/deputation/ :

By absorption of Full Time Casual Labourers of Information

absorption, grades from which promotion/

and Publicity Department in terms of "The Government of

deputation/absorption is to be made.

Puducherry Casual Labourers (Engagement and Regularisation)

Scheme, 2009."

12. If a Departmental Promotion Committee/Recruitment :

Group 'C' Departmental Promotion Committee (for

Committee exists, what is its composition?

considering confirmation)/Recruitment Committee—

(1) Secretary to Government (Information . .

Chairman

and Publicity).

(2) Director of Information and Publicity . .

Member

(3) Assistant Director of Information and . .

Member

Publicity.

13. Circumstances in which Union Public Service

Not applicable

Commission is to be consulted in making

recruitment.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

K.T. ALAGIRI,

Under Secretary to Government

(Information and Publicity).

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