GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (STATIONERY AND PRINTING)

(G.O. Ms. No. 10/S&P/2014, dated 11th November 2014)

NOTIFICATION

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

Notification No. F5/4/65-GP, dated the 11th January 1965 of the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs,

New Delhi, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of

recruitment to the Group 'C' Non-Gazetted post of Desk Top Publishing Operator in the Directorate of Stationery

and Printing, Government of Puducherry, namely:—

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

Directorate of Stationery and Printing, Group 'C' Non-Gazetted post of Desk Top Publishing Operator

Recruitment Rules, 2014.

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

2. Number of post, its classification and Scale of Pay/Pay Band and Grade Pay.— The number of the said

post, its classification and the Scale of Pay/Pay Band and Grade Pay attached thereto, shall be as specified in

columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule annexed hereto.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Power to relax.— Where the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry 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.

6. 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 and other special categories 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 DESK TOP PUBLISHING OPERATOR

1. Name of the post

Desk Top Publishing Operator

2. Number of posts

21 (Twenty-one) [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 ` 2,800

5. Whether selection post or non-selection post

Non-selection

6. Age-limit for direct recruits

Between 18 and 30 years (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 the 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 posts 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.

Note : (2) In the case of recruitment made through

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 :

(1) A Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or

direct recruits.

its equivalent.

(2) Typewriting Higher Grade in English and Lower Grade

in any one of the regional language (Tamil/Malayalam/

Telugu).

(3) 3 years experience in Desk Top Publishing from a

Printing/Publishing firm.

Note : The qualification regarding experience is relaxable

at the discretion of the competent authority for reasons

to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates

belonging to the scheduled castes, if at any stage of

selection, the competent authority is of the opinion that

sufficient number of candidates from these communities

possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be

available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them.

8. Whether age and educational qualifications :

Age : No

prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the

Educational qualification : To the extent indicated in column (11).

case of promotees.

9. Period of probation, if any

Two years for direct recruits

10. Method of recruitment, whether by direct :

(i) 50% by promotion, failing which by direct recruitment

recruitment or by promotion or by deputation/

(ii) 50% by direct recruitment

absorption and percentage of

the vacancies to

Note : The officials holding the erstwhile post of Photo

be filled by various methods.

Typesetter Operator shall be deemed to have been

appointed to the post at the initial constitution.

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

Compositor Grade-I in PB-1 ` 5,200-20,200 with Grade Pay

absorption, grades from which promotion/

` 2,400 with 5 years service in the grade rendered after

deputation/absorption is to be made.

appointment thereto on a regular basis possessing at least

Matriculation or its equivalent and successfully completed

the training in the Trade Test.

Failing which

Compositor Grade-I in PB-1: ` 5,200-20,200 with Grade Pay

` 2,400 with 13 years combined service in Compositor

Grade-I and Compositor Grade-II with at least 2 years

service in Compositor Grade-I after appointment thereto

on a regular basis and possessing Matriculation or its

equivalent and successfully completed the training in the

Trade Test.

Note: (1) Compositor Grade-I who has opted for promotion

to the grade will alone be considered for promotion to this

grade.

Note: (2) Where juniors who have completed their

qualifying/eligibility service are being considered for

promotion, their seniors would also be considered provided

they are not short of the requisite qualifying/eligibility

service by more than half of such qualifying/eligibility

service or two years whichever is less and have

successfully completed their probation period for

promotion to the next higher grade along with their juniors

who have already completed such qualifying/eligibility

service.

Note: (3) For the propose of computing minimum qualifying

service for promotion, the service rendered on regular

basis by an officer prior to 1-1-2006/ the date from which

the revised pay structure based on the Sixth Central Pay

Commission recommendations has been extended, shall be

deemed to be service rendered in the corresponding Grade

Pay/Pay Scale extended based on the recommendations of

the Pay Commission.

12. If a

Departmental

Promotion

Committee/ :

Group 'C'

Departmental Promotion Committee (for

Recruitment Committee exists, what is its

considering promotion)/Departmental Confirmation

composition?

Committee (for considering confirmation)/Recruitment

Committee.—

(1) Secretary to Go vernment

. .

Chairman

(Stationery and Printing).

(2) Joint/Deputy/Under

Secretary

. .

Member

Government ((Stationery and Printing).

(3) Director of Stationery and Printing

. .

Member

13. Circumstances in which the Union Public :

Not applicable

Service Commission is to be consulted in making

recruitment.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

V. JEEVA,

Under Secretary to Government (Sty.& Ptg.).

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