No.36034/1/2014-Estt.(Res.)
Government
of India
Ministry
of Personnel, Pubic Grievances
and Pensions
Department
of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 14th August,
2014
OFFICE
MEMORANDUM
Sub: Benefit of reservation to Ex-servicemen, who applies for
various examinations / vacancies before joining civil posts/ services
in the Government job on civil side.
In terms of this Department’s Notification No.39016/10/79-Estt(C) dated 15th
December, 1979 as amended from time to time and which was last amended vide Notification No. 36034/1/2006-Estt (Res) dated 4th
October, 2012, the benefit of reservation to ex-servicemen is available at ten
per cent of the vacancies in Group C posts and twenty per cent
of the vacancies in Group D posts in all the Central
Civil Services and posts. Benefit of reservation is also extended at ten per cent of
the vacancies in the posts upto of the level of
Assistant Commandant in all para-military forces to be filled by direct
recruitment.
2. Vide this Department’s O.M.
No. 36034/27/84-Estt.(SCT) dated 02.05.1985, it was decided that once an
ex-serviceman has joined the Government job on civil side after availing of the
benefits given to him as an ex-serviceman for his re-employment, his
ex-serviceman status for the purpose of re-employment in Government would
cease. It was also decided that on his joining the civil employment, he would
be deemed to be a civil employee and would accordingly be entitled to only such
of the benefits like relaxation of age etc. as admissible to civil employees in
the normal course. Vide this Department’s O.M. No. 36034/21/87-Estt.(SCT) dated
07.11.1989, it was clarified that the instructions of 02.05.1985 shall not
apply to those ex-servicemen who have been re-employed or are re-employed by
private companies/autonomous bodies/ public sector undertakings/ government
offices on casual/contract/temporary ad-hoc basis and who can be removed from
such service at any time by their employer concerned.
3. An ex-serviceman at the time
of his release or discharge from the armed forces normally applies for more than one
vacancy, but in case he/she joins any civil employment due to early declaration
of results/selection, he/she is ,not entitled for the benefit of reservation for ex-servicemen for subsequent
employment. It has been brought to the notice of this Department that the
aforesaid instructions are affecting the chances of ex-servicemen in the case
of direct recruitment for subsequent suitable employment.
4. The matter has, therefore,
been considered in consultation with Department of Ex-servicemen, Ministry of
Defence. It has now been decided that if an ex-serviceman applies for various vacancies before joining any civil employment,
he/she can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for any subsequent
employment. However, to avail of this benefit, an ex-serviceman as soon as
he/she joins any civil employment, should give self-declaration/undertaking to
the concerned employer about the date-wise details of application for various vacancies for which he/she had applied for
before joining the initial civil employment. Further, this benefit wou’d be
available only in respect of vacancies which are filled on direct recruitment
and wherever reservation is applicable to the ex-servicemen.
5.The above Orders shall take
effect from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum.
6.All the Ministries/Departments
are requested to bring the above instructions to the notice of all appointing
authorities under their control, for information and compliance.
sd/-
(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the
Government of India
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