Reservation for Persons with Disabilities in Postal Department - Amendment in Rules

Reservation for Persons with Disabilities in Postal Department - Amendment in Rules

No. 20-12/2017-SPB-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Personnel Division)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi - 110 001
Dated: 24- September, 2017

To,
All Chief Postmasters General,
All Postmasters General.

Subject: Reservation for Persons with Disabilities.

Madam/Sir,
In partial modification to this office letter of even number dated 12.09.2017, para 4 of the letter dated 12.09.2017 may be read as under:

Para 4 as noted in letter dated 12.09.2017

Para 4 to be read as

Therefore, Circles are directed to earmark 3% reservation to the PH candidates for the vacancies prior to 19.04.2017 in terms of 'The Persons with Disabilities (Equal. Opportunity, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995' and to earmark 4% reservation to the PH candidates for the vacancies, w.e.f. 19.04.2017 in terms of 'The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016' as brought out in para 2 above. Further, instructions issued by Government from time to time in this regard may also be adhered to.

Therefore, the calculation of vacancies to be earmarked for PH category candidates should be on the basis of the starting of the process of filling up the vacancies i.e. in cases where process of filling up of posts started after 19.04.2017, 4% of vacancies should be reserved for PH candidates.

Yours faithfully,

(Satya Narayana Dash)
Assistant Director General (SPN)

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