Copy of the above letter :
Government
of India
Ministry of
Communcations & IT
Department
of Posts
(Establishment
Division)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad
Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
No.17-17/2016-GDS dated 23-06-2016
To
All Heads of Circles
Sub:- Selection process for engament to all approved
categories of GDS posts – Review there of.
Reference is
invted to this Directorate order No.17-39/6/2012-GDS dated 14-01-2015 vide
which the revised eligibility criteria for engagement to GDS posts was
prescribed.
2. It has been observed that due to maximum age limit of 30
years many of GDS engaged in their prime youth tend to leave for want of better
opportunities and the needy and competent persons who have ceased the maximum
agae limit criteria are deprived of the opportunity.
3. Further reference is invited to this Directorate order
No.17-39/7/2012-GDS dated 14-01-2015 and letter No.17-39/2012-GDS dated
16-09-2015 in para 2(b) (vii) of aforementioned letter it has been stipulated
that “the authority higher to the recruiting authority will nominate a
committee constituting of three members including recruiting authority with two
others not below the rank of Inspector Posts. Beside the said authority will
decide the date on which such committee will meet for finalizing selection”
4. The above
orders have been reviewed and the following amendments are approved by the
competent authority and shall take into effect from the date of issue of this
letter.
(a) The
entry age to the GDS posts shall be raised up to 40 years of age (further
relaxable by 03 years to those belonging to OBC categories and 05 years in case
of candidates belonging to SC/ST. Maximum age of Casual Labourers shall be 45
years (48 years for OBC & 50 years for SC/ST) subject to fulfilling other
conditions of eligibility.
(b) The
instructions about formation of committee consisting of three members
prescribed vide para 2 (b) (viii) of this Directorate letter No.17-39/2012-GDS
dated 16-09-2015 be with drawn and the recruiting authorities may be allowed to
continue engagement of GDS without formation of such committee.
(R.L.Patel)
Assistant Director
General (GDS/PCC)
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