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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-30072025-265105
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025/SHRAVANA 6, 1947
No. 466]
5056 GI/2025
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MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 25th July, 2025
G.S.R. 509(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, Principal Private Secretary 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 Principal Private Secretary in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,
namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs,
Principal Private Secretary 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. Method 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 non-selection post | Age-limit for direct recruits |
|:---------------------|:----------------|:-----------------------|:------------------------|:---------------------------------------------|:------------------------------|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
| Principal Private | 02*(2025) | General Central | Level-11 | Selection. | Not applicable. |
| Secretary. | *Subject to | Service, Group | (Rs.67700 to | | |
| | variation | 'A', Gazetted, | 208700) | | |
| | dependent | Ministerial. | | | |
| | on workload. | | | | |
| Educational and other qualifications required for direct recruits. | Whether age and educational qualifications prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the case of promotees. | Period of probation, if any. |
|:-------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------|
| (7) | (8) | (9) |
| Not applicable | Not applicable | Two years |
| Method of recruitment, whether by direct recruitment or by promotion or by deputation/ absorption and percentage of the post to be filled by various methods. | In case of recruitment by promotion or deputation/ absorption, grades from which promotion or deputation/ absorption to be made. |
|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (10) | (11) |
| Promotion failing which by Deputation. | Promotion: |
| | Private Secretary 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 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. |
| | 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) (i) possessing a speed of hundred words per minute in stenography (English/Hindi); and |
| | (ii) five years' experience of stenography (English/Hindi). |
| | 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, deputationist 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. |
| If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition. | Circumstances in which Union Public Service Commission is to be consulted in making recruitment. |
|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 12 | 13 |
| Group 'A' Departmental Promotion Committee (for considering promotion) consisting of:- | Consultation with Union Public Service Commission necessary on each occasion, except as provided in Union Public Service Commission (Exemption from Consultation) Regulations, 1958. |
| 1. Chairman or Member, Union Public Service Commission - Chairman | |
| 2. Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary, Ministry of | |
| Parliamentary Affairs - Member | |
| 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. | |
[F. No. 4/1/2024-Admn.]
MUKESH KUMAR, Dy. Secy.
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