Section 20 in The Indian Postal Service (Group 'A') Rules, 1987
20. [ Appointment by promotion to various grades.] [Substituted by Notification No. G.S.R. 496(E), dated 23.9.1994]
- [(1) Junior Time Scale. - (a) Appointment to the Junior Time Scale in the service shall be made by selection on merit from amongst officers regularly appointed to the Postal Service Group 'B' with three years of regular services in that grade on the recommendations of a duly constituted Departmental promotion Committee in consultation with the commission.] [Substituted by Notification No. G.S.R. 29(E), dated 23.1.1996](b)[ The officers appointed to the service by promotion shall be given two years weightage in seniority vise-a-vise the officers appointed in the same year through competitive examination. [Substituted by Notification No. G.S.R. 496(E), dated 23.9.1994](c)Among the officers appointed through the competitive examination in a particular year and the promotee officers assigned to that year after allowing weight ages in terms of rule(b) above, the latter shall be placed on ploc below junior most direct recruit of the year.(2)Senior Time Scale. - Appointment to the Senior Time Scale in the Service shall be made by promotion of officers in the Junior Time Scale with four years regular service in that grade in the order of seniority subject to the rejection of the unfit on the recommendations of a duly constituted Departmental Promotion Committee.(3)Junior Administrative Grade. - Appointments to the Junior Administrative Grade in the service shall be made by selection on merit from amongst officers of the Senior Time Scale of the service with five years regular services in the grade on recommendations of a duly constituted Departmental Promotion Committee.(4)Selection Grade of the Junior Administrative Grade. - Appointments to the Selection Grade of the Junior Administrative Grade of the service shall be made by promotion from amongst officers in the Junior Administrative Grade of the service who have entered the 14the year of the service on the 1st July of the year calculated from the year following the year of selection on the basis of which the officers was recruited. Selection shall be made on merit by a duly constituted Departmental Promotion Committee in the order of seniority taking into the account the overall performance, experience and other Central Government from time to time.(5)Senior Administrative Grade. - Appointments in the Senior Administrative Grade of the service shall be made on the recommendations of a duly constituted Departmental Promotion Committee by selection on merit from amongst officers of the Junior Administrative Grade of the service with eight years regular service in the grade(including service, if any, in non-functional selection grade) or seventeen years regular services in Group 'A' posts out of which at least four years regular service should be in the Junior Administrative Grade.(6)Senior Deputy Director General/Chief Postmaster General. - appointment to the Senior Deputy Director General/Chief Postmaster General shall be made on the basis of selection on merit from amongst officers of Senor Administrative Grade of the service with three years regular service in the grade.[(6A) Principal Chief Postmaster General. - Appointment to the post of Principal Chief Postmaster General shall be made on the basis of selection on merit from amongst Senior Deputy General/Chief Postmaster General holding posts on regular basis in the grade.][(7) Members of the Postal Service Board. - Appointment to the post of Member, Postal Services Board shall be made by selection by merit from amongst officers holding posts on regular basis in the grades of Principal Chief Postmaster General, Senior Deputy Director General and Chief Post Master General.] [Inserted by Notification No. G.S.R. 761(E), dated 8.11.1999][(8) Where juniors who have completed their qualifying/eligibility service are being considered for promotion, their seniors would also be considered provided they are not short of the requisite qualifying/eligibility service by mores than half of such qualifying/eligibility service or two years, whichever is less and have successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next higher grade along with their juniors who have already completed such qualifying/eligibility service.] [Substituted by Notification No. G.S.R. 185(E), dated 18.3.1997](9)The constitution of Departmental Promotion Committee for considering promotion and confirmation in different grades shall be as specified in Schedule-II to these rules.]Part-V General
