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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-31072025-265143
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2025/SHRAVANA 8, 1947
No. 472]
MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th July, 2025
G.S.R. 515(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Department of Parliamentary Affairs (Recruitment and Condition of Service) Rules, 1963, in so far as they relate to the post of Stenographer, 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 Stenographer Grade 'D' (Group-'C' post) in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, namely: -
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Stenographer Grade 'D' (Group-'C' 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 the 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 marrieage with a person having a spouse living: or
(b) who having a spouse living has entered into or contracted a marrieage 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, 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 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 | Number of | Classification. | Level in pay | Whether | Age-limit for direct |
| post. | posts. | | matrix. | selection post or | recruits. |
| | | | | non-selection | |
| | | | | post. | |
+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) |
+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Stenographer | 06* (2025) | General Central | Level- 4 in the | Not applicable. | Between 18 and 27 |
| Grade 'D'. | * Subject to | Service, | pay matrix | | years. |
| | variation | Group 'C', | (Rs.25500 to | | (Relaxable for |
| | dependent on | Non-Gazetted, | 81100). | | Government Servants |
| | workload. | Ministerial. | | | upto the age of forty |
| | | | | | years in accordance |
| | | | | | with the instructions |
| | | | | | or orders issued by |
| | | | | | the Central |
| | | | | | Government.) |
| | | | | | Note: The crucial |
| | | | | | date for determining |
| | | | | | the age limit shall be |
| | | | | | as advertised by the |
| | | | | | Staff Selection |
| | | | | | Commission. |
+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Educational and other qualifications required for direct | Whether age and educational | Period of |
| recruits. | qualifications prescribed for | probation, if any. |
| | direct recruits will apply in the | |
| | case of promotes. | |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------|----------------------------------+
| (7) | (8) | (9) |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------|----------------------------------+
| (i) 12th class pass or equivalent from a recognised Board or | Not applicable. | Two years. |
| University, | | |
| | | |
| (ii) Skill Test norms: | | |
| | | |
| Dictation: 10 minutes @ 80 words per minute in English | | |
| or Hindi | | |
| | | |
| Transcription on Computer: | | |
| | | |
| 50 minutes (English) or 65 minutes (Hindi) | | |
| | | |
| Note 1: Candidates who opt to take the Stenography Test | | |
| in Hindi shall be required to learn English Stenography and | | |
| vice versa after their appointment, for successful | | |
| completion of the probation as prescribed by the Central | | |
| Government. | | |
| | | |
| Note 2: Candidates have to work as English or Hindi | | |
| stenographers as per the functional requirement of the | | |
| office irrespective of the medium of Skill Test of | | |
| candidates during the examination. | | |
| | | |
| Note 3: Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the | | |
| Staff Selection Commission or Competent Authority in the | | |
| case of candidates otherwise well qualified. | | |
+----------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------|----------------------------------+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Method of recruitment, whether by direct recruitment or by | In case of recruitment by promotion or by |
| promotion or by deputation/ absorption and percentage of the | deputation/ absorption, grades from which |
| post to be filled by various methods. | promotion or deputation/ absorption to be |
| | made. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| (10) | (11) |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| By direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission. | Not applicable. |
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| If a Departmental Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition. | Circumstances in which |
| | Union Public Service |
| | Commissions is to be |
| | consulted in making |
| | recruitment. |
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| (12) | (13) |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Group 'C'- Departmental Confirmation Committee (for considering | Not applicable. |
| confirmation) consisting of:— | |
| 1. Additional Secretary or Joint Secretary or | |
| Director (Admn.) or Deputy Secretary (Admn), | |
| Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | - Chairperson; |
| 2. Under Secretary(Admn.), Ministry of Parliamentary | |
| Affairs | - Member; |
| 3. Nominee of other Ministry or Department of the | |
| rank of Under Secretary or above | - Member. |
| Note: Where none of the members at serial number 1 to 3 above belongs to the | |
| Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, a Group-'A' officer from either within | |
| the Ministry or from other Ministry or Department belonging to the Scheduled | |
| Castes or the Scheduled Tribes, shall also be associated as a member of the | |
| Departmental Confirmation Committee. | |
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[F. No. 4/1/2024-Admn.]
MUKESH KUMAR, Dy. Secy.
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