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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
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EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
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NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025/SHRAVANA 6, 1947
MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th July, 2025
G.S.R. 506(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution
and in supersession of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Under Secretary, Group 'A' Post Recruitment
Rules, 2010, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the President
hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment to the post of Under Secretary in the
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Parliamentary
Affairs, Under Secretary, Group 'A' Post Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of post, classification and level in the pay matrix.—The number of said post, its
classification and the level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of
the Schedule annexed to these rules.
3. Methods of recruitment, age-limit and qualifications, etc.— The method of recruitment, age-limit,
qualifications and other matters relating to the said post shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said
Schedule.
4. Disqualifications. -No person,—
(a) who has entered into or contracted 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 Central Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the
personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds
for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
5. Power to relax.— Where the Central Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient
to do so, it may, by order and for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Union Public
Service Commission, 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 reservations, relaxation of age-limit and other
concessions required to be provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Other Backward
Classes, ex-Servicemen and other special categories of persons, in accordance with the orders issued by the
Central Government from time to time in this regard.
SCHEDULE
+-------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Name of the post. | Number of posts. | Classification. | Level in the pay matrix. | Whether selection post or | Age-limit for direct recruits.|
| | | | | non-selection post. | |
+-------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+-------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Under Secretary. | 08*(2025) | General Central | Level-11 | Selection. | Not applicable. |
| | *Subject to | Service, Group | (Rs.67700 to | | |
| | variation | 'A' Gazetted | 208700) | | |
| | dependent on | Ministerial. | | | |
| | workload. | | | | |
+-------------------------+--------------------+-------------------+--------------------------------+----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| Educational and other | Whether age and educational qualifications | Period of probation, if any. |
| qualifications required | prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the | |
| for direct recruits. | case of promotees. | |
+-------------------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| (7) | (8) | (9) |
+-------------------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Not applicable. | Not applicable. | Two years. |
+-------------------------+--------------------------------------------+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Method of recruitment, whether by | In case of recruitment by promotion or deputation/ |
| direct recruitment or by promotion | absorption, grades from which promotion or deputation/ |
| or by deputation/ absorption and | absorption to be made. |
| percentage of the post to be filled by | |
| various methods. | |
+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| (10) | (11) |
+----------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------+
| Promotion failing which by | Promotion: |
| Deputation. | Section Officer in level - 8 (Rs.47600–151100) in the pay matrix |
| | with six years' regular service in the grade and have successfully |
| | completed two to four weeks training in relevant field. |
| | |
| | Note: Where juniors who have completed their qualifying or |
| | eligibility service are being considered for promotion, their |
| | seniors shall also be considered provided they are not short of the |
| | requisite qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such |
| | qualifying or eligibility service or two years, whichever is less, |
| | and have successfully completed their probation period for |
| | promotion to the next higher grade alongwith their juniors who |
| | have completed such qualifying or eligibility service. |
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Deputation:
Officers under the Central or State or Union Territory
Government.—
(a) (i) holding analogous post on regular basis in the parent
cadre or department; or
(ii) with six years' service in the grade rendered after
appointment thereto on a regular basis in level-8 (Rs.47600-
151100) in the pay matrix or equivalent in the parent cadre or
department; and
(b) possessing five years' administrative experience including
one year in Parliamentary or Legislative functions.
Note 1: The Departmental Officers in the feeder category who are
in the direct line of promotion shall not be eligible for
consideration for appointment on deputation. Similarly, the
deputationists shall not be eligible for consideration for
appointment by promotion.
Note 2: Period of deputation including period of deputation in
another ex-cadre post held immediately preceding this
appointment in the same or some other organisation or
Department of the Central or State or Union Territory Government
shall ordinarily not exceed three years.
Note 3: The maximum age limit for appointment by deputation
shall be not exceeding 56 years as on the closing date of receipt of
applications.
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| If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition. | Circumstances in which Union Public Service |
| | Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment.|
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| (12) | (13) |
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| Group 'A' Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) consisting of:— | Consultation with Union Public Service |
| | Commission necessary on each occasion, except |
| 1. Chairman or Member, Union Public Service Commission - Chairman | as provided in Union Public Service |
| 2. Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary, Ministry of | Commission (Exemption from Consultation) |
| Parliamentary Affairs - Member | Regulations, 1958. |
| 3. Director (Admn.) or Deputy Secretary (Admn.), Ministry | |
| Of Parliamentary Affairs - Member | |
| Note: Where none of the members at serial numbers 1 to 3 above belongs to the Scheduled Castes or | |
| the Scheduled Tribes, a Group-'A' officer from either within the Ministry or other Ministry or | |
| Department belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, shall also be associated as a | |
| member of the Departmental Promotion Committee. | |
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MUKESH KUMAR, Dy. Secy.
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