GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CONFIDENTIAL AND CABINET DEPARTMENT

(G.O. Ms. No. 16, dated 13th March 2015)

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 the 11th January 1965 of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of

India, New Delhi and in supersession of the Confidential and Cabinet Department's notification vide

G.O. Ms. No. 92, dated 25th September 2008 and published as Supplement to the Official Gazette No. 41,

dated 7th October 2008 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 Group 'C' post of Watch and Ward in the Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Puducherry, namely :—

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

Legislative Assembly Secretariat, Group 'C' post of Watch and Ward Recruitment Rules, 2015.

(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 Pay Band and Grade Pay/Pay Scale.—The number of the

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

columns (2) to (4) of the 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 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, the scheduled tribes 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 WATCH AND WARD

1. Name of the post

Watch and Ward

2. Number of posts

34 (Thirty-four) (2015) 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 ` 1,900

5. Whether selection or non-selection post

Not applicable

6. Age-limit for direct recruits

Between 18 and 39 years

7. Educational and other qualifications required

Essential :

for direct recruits.

(a) A pass in 10+2 or its equivalent

(b) Physical standard, physical efficiency and medical

standards as prescribed for the post of Police Constable

in the Police Department, Puducherry.

training in at least 'Basic' and 'Refresher Course' in

Home Guards.

Desirable :

Preference will be given to those Home Guards who have

experience in Watch and Ward duty or other related duties

either in the Legislative Assembly Department or other

departments of this Administration.

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

By direct recruitment from among the Home Guards of the

recruitment or by promotion or by deputation/

Union territory of Puducherry possessing the educational

absorption and percentage of the vacancies to

and other qualifications prescribed for direct recruits in

be filled by various methods.

column 7.

Note : (1) Vacancies caused by the incumbents being away

on deputation or long illness or study leave or under other

circumstances for a duration of one year or more may be

filled on deputation basis from officials of Puducherry

Administration—

(a) (i) Holding analogous posts on regular basis; or

(ii) with 3 years regular service in posts in Pay Band

` 5200-20200 with Grade Pay ` 1,800; and

(b) Possessing the qualifications prescribed for direct

recruits under column 7.

(Period of deputation including the period of deputation

in another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this

appointment in the same or some other organisation or

departments of the Central/State/Union Territory

Governments shall ordinarily not exceed three years. The

maximum age-limit for appointment by deputation shall

be not exceeding 56 years on the closing date of receipt

of applications).

Note : (2) For the purpose of appointment on deputation

basis, the service rendered on a 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

Commission except where there has been merger of more

than one pre-revised scale of pay into one grade with a

common Grade Pay/Pay Scale, and where this benefit will

extend only for the post or posts for which that Grade

Pay/Pay Scale is the normal replacement grade without

any upgradation.

11. In case of recruitment by promotion/deputation/

Not applicable

absorption grades from which promotion /

deputation/absorption to be made.

12. If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists,

Group 'C' Departmental Confirmation Committee (for

what is its composition?

considering confirmation)/Recruitment Committee—

(1) Secretary to Government (Personnel)

. . Chairman

(2) Secretary, Legislative Assembly

. .

Member

Department, Puducherry.

(3) Under Secretary to Government (Department

. .

Member

of Personnel and Administrative Reforms)

dealing with the subject.

(4) Superintendent of Police (Headquarters)

. . Co-opted

Member.

13. Circumstances in which the Union Public Service

Not applicable

Commission is to be consulted in making

recruitment.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

M. KANNAN,

Under Secretary to Government.

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