Section 16(1) in U.P. Information and Public Relations Department Non-Technical (Nongazetted) Service Rules, 1998
(1)Recruitment by promotion shall be made on the basis of seniority subject to the rejection of the unfit through the Selection Committee constituted in accordance with the Uttar Pradesh Constitution of Departmental Promotion Committee (for Posts Outside the Purview of the Public Service Commission) Rules, 1992, as amended from time to time.Note.-Nomination of Officers belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes of citizens in the Selection Committee shall be made in accordance with the order made under Section 7 of the Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes) Act, 1994, (U. P. Act 4 of 1994) as amended from time to time.
