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UTTAR PRADESH POLICE CONSTABLE AND HEAD CONSTABLE SERVICES RULES, 2015

UTTAR PRADESH POLICE CONSTABLE AND HEAD CONSTABLE SERVICES RULES, 2015

UTTAR PRADESH POLICE CONSTABLE AND HEAD CONSTABLE SERVICES RULES, 2015

PREAMBLE

In exercise of the powers under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of Section 46 read with sub-section (3) of the said section and Section 2 of the Police Act, 1861 (Act No. 5 of 1861) and all other powers enabling him in this behalf and in supersession of all existing rules or orders issued in this behalf, the Governor is pleased to make the following rules with a view to regulating the selection, promotion, training, appointment, determination of seniority and confirmation etc. of Constables and Head Constables of the Police in Uttar Pradesh Police Force.

PART I: GENERAL

Rule - 1. Short title and commencement.

(1)       These rules shall be called the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable and Head Constable Services Rules, 2015.

(2)       The shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Gazette.

Rule - 2. Status of the Service.

The Uttar Pradesh Constable and Head Constable Service is a service comprising Group 'C' posts.

Rule - 3. Definitions.

In these rules unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context

(a)      'Act' means the Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Act, 1994 (U.P. Act No. 4 of 1994) as amended from time to time;

(b)      'Appointing Authority' means the Superintendent of Police;

(c)      'Board' means the Uttar Pradesh Police Service Recruitment and Promotion Board, established in accordance with Government orders issued from time to time in this regard;

(d)      'Constitution' means the Constitution of India;

(e)      'Citizen of India' means a person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under Part II of the Constitution;

(f)       'Department' means the Department of Police Uttar Pradesh;

(g)      'Government' means the State Government of Uttar Pradesh;

(h)     'Governor' means the Governor of Uttar Pradesh;

(i)       'Head of the Department' means the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh;

(j)       'Service' means the Uttar Pradesh Police Constable and Head Constable Service;

(k)      'Member of Services' means a person appointed under these rules or any previous rules before the commencement of these rules and has been substantively appointed to a post in the service;

(l)       'Other Backward Classes of Citizen' means the backward classes of citizens specified in Schedule I of the Act;

(m)    'Police Headquarters' means the Headquarters of the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh at Lucknow or Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters at Allahabad;

(n)     'Selection Committee' means the Committee duly constituted by the Board to select candidates for appointment to the post in the service;

(o)      'Substantive Appointment' means an appointment, not being an ad-hoc appointment, on a post in the cadre of the service, made after selection in accordance with these rules and, if there were no rules, in accordance with the procedure prescribed for the time being by executive instructions issued by the Government;

(p)      'Year of Recruitment' means a period of twelve months commencing on the first day of July of a calendar year.

PART II: CADRE

Rule - 4. Cadre of service.

(1)     The strength of the service and of each category of posts therein shall be such as may be determined by the Government from time to time.

(2)     The strength of the service and of each category of posts therein shall, until orders varying the same are passed under sub-rule (1), be as given below

 

Name of post

Number of Posts

 

 

Permanent

Temporary

Total

1. Constable

71,239

1,51,029

2,22,268

2. Head Constable

10,358

42,441

52,799

Provided that,

(i)           the Head of the Department may re-determine the number of posts of various units within the overall sanctioned allocation;

(ii)         the appointing authority may leave unfilled or the Governor may hold in abeyance any vacant post, without any kind of claim to compensation; or

(iii)       the Governor may create such additional permanent or temporary posts as he may consider proper.

PART III: RECRUITMENT

Rule - 5. Source of recruitment.

Recruitment to the various categories of posts in the service shall be made from the following sources

(1)     Police Constablehundred per cent posts of Police constables shall be filled by direct recruitment through the Board.

Note. Dependants of personnel of police department deceased during service who apply for the post of Police Constable in the dependant of deceased category shall be recruited by the Board as per the policy decided by the Government.

(2)     Head Constable

(a)      hundred per cent of the total number of sanctioned posts of Head Constable shall be filled by promotion by the Board on the basis of seniority subject to rejection of unfit, from amongst substantively appointed constables of police who have completed seven years of service as such on the first day of the year of recruitment, including the probation period.

(b)      such Constable of Police promoted to ex-cadre posts of Head Constable Police shall also be eligible for promotion under sub-section (a) who fulfil the requirements.

Rule - 6. Reservation.

Reservation for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other categories shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Uttar Pradesh Public Services (Reservation for Physically Handicapped, Dependents of Freedom Fighters and Ex-Servicemen) Act, 1993 as amended from time to time and the orders of the Government in force at the time of the recruitment. The reservation of the National/State level sportsmen shall be in accordance with the Government Orders in force at the time of recruitment provided that physically handicapped persons will not be eligible for police services.

PART IV: QUALIFICATIONS

Rule - 7. Nationality.

A candidate for direct recruitment to a post in the service must be

(a)      a citizen of India; or

(b)      a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India; or

(c)      a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or any of the East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar) with the intention of permanently settling in India:

Provided that a candidate belonging to category (b) or (c) above must be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the State Government:

Provided further that a candidate belonging to the category (b) will also be required to obtain a certificate of eligibility granted by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Intelligence Branch, Uttar Pradesh:

Provided also that if a candidate belongs to category (c) above, no certificate of eligibility will be issued for a period of more than one year and the retention of such a candidate in service beyond the period of one year shall be subject to his acquiring Indian Citizenship.

Note. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary but the same has neither been issued nor refused, may be admitted to an examination or interview and he may also be provisionally appointed subject to the necessary certificate being obtained by him or issued in his favour.

Rule - 8. Academic Qualification.

A candidate for direct recruitment to the post of Police Constable must possess the qualification of 10th and 12th standard by a Board established by law in India or a qualification recognized by the Government as equivalent thereto.

Rule - 9. Preferential Qualification.

Other things being equal a candidate for direct recruitment shall be given preference who has

(i)       obtained "O" Level Certificate in Computer from DOEACC/NIELIT Society;

(ii)      Has served for minimum of two years in Territorial Army; or

(iii)     Has obtained a 'B' Level Certificate of National Cadet Corps.

Note. Above noted preferential qualification shall carry no marks, but in the event of two or more candidates having equal marks, candidates with preferential qualifications shall be given preference in final selection list under Rule 15(e).

Rule - 10. Age.

For direct recruitment to the post of constable it is necessary that male candidate must have attained the age of 18 years and must not have attained the age of 22 years and female candidate must have attained the age of 18 year and must not have attained the age of 25 years on the first day of July of the calendar year in which vacancies for direct recruitment are advertised:

Provided that the upper age limit in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and such other categories may be greater by such number of years as may be specified in the Act and Government Orders applicable at the time of the notification of the vacancies by the Board.

Rule - 11. Character.

The character of a candidate for direct recruitment to a post in the service must be such as to render him suitable in all respect for employment in Government Service. The appointing authority shall satisfy itself on this point.

Note. Persons dismissed by the Union Government or any State Government or by a Local Authority or by a Corporation or Body owned or controlled by the Union Government or any State Government shall be ineligible for appointment to the service. Persons convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude shall also be ineligible.

Rule - 12. Marital Status.

A male candidate who has more than one wife living or a female candidate who has married a man already having a wife living shall not be eligible for appointment to a post in the service:

Provided that the Government may, if satisfied that there exist special grounds for doing so, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

Rule - 13. Physical fitness.

No candidate shall be appointed to a post in the service unless he is in good mental and bodily health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the efficient performance of his duties. Before a candidate is finally approved for appointment, he shall be required to pass an examination by a Medical Board.

Note. The Medical Board shall examine the candidate for any physical standards prescribed for height, chest and weight measurement as the case may be and deficiencies such as Knock Knee, bow-legs, flat feet, varicose veins, distant and near vision, colour blindness (total or partial), hearing test comprising of Rinne's Test, Webber's Test and tests for vertigo, speech defects etc., and such other deficiencies as may be notified by the State Government from time to time.

PART V: PROCEDURE FOR RECRUITMENT

Rule - 14. Determination of vacancies.

The appointing authority shall determine and intimate to the Head of the Department the number of vacancies to be filled during the course of the year of recruitment as also the number of vacancies reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other categories under Rule 6. The Head of the Department shall intimate the number of vacancies for both male and female candidates separately, to the Board and also to the Government. Subsequently the Board shall notify the vacancies for both male and female candidates separately in the following manner

(i)       by issuing advertisement in daily Hindi and English newspapers having wide circulation;

(ii)      by pasting the notice on the notice board of the office or by advertising through Radio/Television and other Employment newspapers;

(iii)     by notifying vacancies to the Employment Exchange; and

(iv)    by other means of mass communication.

Rule - 15. Procedure for Direct Recruitment to the post of Constable.

(a)      Application Form

(i)       A candidate shall fill only one application Form. The Board will accept only online applications. The application of candidates, who fill more than one Forms, may be rejected by the Board.

(ii)      The details of the information regarding educational qualification, age, minimum qualifying standards for each category of examination, including physical, medical examination etc., other important guidelines as determined by the Board from time to time shall be made available by the Board on its own website and or by other means as it deems necessary.

(iii)     The applications shall be invited by the Board giving the applicants adequate time for making application, the candidate shall be personally and solely responsible for its accuracy and completeness, if the Form of any candidate is found incomplete, wrong or having inaccurate information, it may be cancelled and the decision of the Board in this regard shall be final.

(iv)    An applicant shall certify himself his certificates and documents and be responsible for their genuineness and correctness.

(v)      In the Application Form the detail of the identity, specific identity card number, thumb and finger impression, photographs or bio-matrix details will be so included as determined by the Board from time to time.

(vi)    The Head of the Department may fix an application fee for any recruitment in consultation with the Recruitment Board.

(vii)   The Board shall have the right to summarily reject the candidature of an applicant for any incompleteness or inaccuracy or variation or conflict with any previous or subsequent information submitted by the candidate.

(viii)  The Government may change the number of vacancies for any recruitment at any time before the first examination and may also cancel any recruitment at any time or stage of recruitment without assigning any reason thereof.

(b)      Merit List on the basis of 10th and 12th examination resultsAll such candidates whose application forms are found correct, shall be awarded marks on the basis of their 10th and 12th standard Board examination results, or qualification equivalent thereto, as provided under clause (8) of these rules. For awarding these marks, maximum of 100 marks will be awarded on the basis of 10th standard Board examination and maximum of 200 marks will be awarded on the basis of 12th standard Board examination. The marks such awarded to them will be counted up to second digit after decimal point and will be awarded as per following procedure

(1)     Marks awarded on the basis of 10th examination result = percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in 10th standard Board or examination equivalent thereto.

(2)     Marks awarded on the basis of 12th examination result = 2 x percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in 12th standard Board or examination equivalent thereto.

If any examination Board, awards grades in place of marks to the candidates, in above mentioned 10th and 12th examination, then Board shall proceed only after taking information from concerned examination Board, regarding marks to be a awarded equivalent to corresponding grades. Candidates shall be awarded total marks on the basis of sum total of marks awarded to them on the basis of 10th class examination results and marks awarded to them on the basis of 12th class examination results, as above. All candidates will be awarded total marks as per sum total of marks awarded as above, out of a maximum of 300 marks and a list in the order of merit will be prepared on the basis of these total awarded marks. Out of the merit list such prepared, candidates equal to 15 times the number of total vacancies, on the basis of merit shall be called for Physical Efficiency Test. If more than one candidates are found on the marks obtained by the last candidate in the merit list then all such candidates shall be considered eligible for Physical Efficiency Test.

(c)      Physical Efficiency Test.

All Candidates declared eligible in the merit list under clause (b) shall be required to participate in Physical Efficiency Test which shall be of 200 marks. The procedure for conducting the Physical Efficiency Test shall be as prescribed in Appendix 1.

(d)      Scrutiny of Documents & Physical Standard Test.

The scrutiny of documents & Physical Standard Test of candidates selected under clause (c) mentioned above shall be done according to Appendix 2. In case any document is found to be manipulated, inaccurate or forged during the scrutiny or at anytime after the scrutiny, the candidature of the applicant will be cancelled at the discretion on the Board or the Appointing authority as the case may be.

(e)      Selection and Final Merit List.

From amongst the candidates found successful after Physical Standards Test and scrutiny of documents under clause (d), the Board shall prepare, as per the vacancies, a select list of each category of candidates, on the basis of sum total of, marks awarded to each candidate on the basis of 10th and 12th examination results as per clause (b) and marks obtained by him in physical efficiency test as per clause (c), keeping in view the reservation policy and send it with recommendation to the head of the department subject to character verification, medical examination and 10th and 12th examination mark sheet verification. No waiting list shall be prepared by the Board. List of all candidates with marks obtained by each candidate shall be uploaded on its website by the Board. The Head of the Department shall after his approval forward the list sent by the Board to the concerned Authority for further action.

Note. If two or more than two candidates obtain equal marks then the merit list shall be decided according to the following procedure

(1)     If marks of two or more candidates are equal then candidate obtaining higher marks, as per total marks awarded in clause (b), will be given preference.

(2)     If two or more candidates are equal even after this the candidates who have the preferential qualification (in the same order as stated in Rule 9) will be given preference. Candidate having more than one preferential qualification shall get the benefit of only one preferential qualification.

(3)     Even then if two or more candidates have equal marks then candidate older in age shall be given preference.

(4)     If despite the aforementioned more than one candidate are equal, then preference to such candidate shall be determined according to the order in English Alphabets of their names mentioned in High School Certificate.

(f)       Verification of 10th and 12th examination marks sheets.

While preparing the final select list, the Board will send for verifications to the concerned Education Board, the 10th and 12th class mark sheets of all candidates, include in the select list. As and when their verification reports from concerned Education Boards are received, the Board will send them separately to Police Headquarter later on, who will subsequently send it to the Appointing Authority for necessary action. If as per report sent by concerned Educations Board, the 10th or 12th examination marks sheets of any candidate, is not verified, then such candidate shall be declared unfit by the Appointing Authority and such vacancies shall be carried forward for new selection.

(g)      Medical Examination.

The candidates whose name are in the select list sent as per clause (e), will be required to appear for Medical Examination by the Appointing authority. Medical Examination will be conducted in the Police Line of the concerned District or at the place mentioned by the Appointing authority. Medical Examination will be conducted as per Appendix 3. The candidates found unsuccessful in Medical Examination shall be declared unfit by the Appointing authority and such vacancies shall be carried forward for next selection.

Rule - 16. Character Certificate Verification.

Character Verification shall be completed under the supervision of appointing authority before issuing of appointment letter and before sending the candidates for training. Ordinarily character verification shall be completed within a month. On adverse fact coming to light during character verification of any candidate, he shall be declared unfit by the appointing authority and such vacancies shall be carried forward for next selection.

Rule - 17. Procedure for promotion to the post of Head Constable.

(1)     The appointment to the post of the Head Constable shall be made from amongst the eligible personnel substantively appointed as constable Police according to the following policy

(a)      100 per cent of the total sanctioned posts of the Head Constable shall be filled by recruitment through promotion on the basis of seniority subject to rejection of unfit from amongst such substantively appointed constables police who have completed seven years of service including probation period on the first day of the year of recruitment.

(b)      Such constables Police promoted to ex-cadre post of Head Constable Police shall also be eligible for promotion to the posts of Head Constable Police under clause (a) who fulfil the qualifications.

(2)     Selection Committee for Promotion.

(a)      The selection committee for promotion shall be constituted by the Board.

(b)      The Chairman of the committee will be nominated by the Board and shall not be junior in rank than the Appointing Authority for the promotional post for which the selection committee is constituted. One member of appropriate rank shall be nominated by the Head of the Department in the committee and remaining members of the committee shall be nominated by the Board according to prevalent Government Orders.

(c)      Undisputed seniority list for promotion shall be made available by the Police Headquarters to the Board.

(d)      The Selection Committee shall submit the result of successful candidates along with its recommendation to the Board. The Board shall submit the list of selected candidates along with its recommendation to Head of the Department. The list shall not be more than the notified vacancies.

(e)      The Head of the Department shall after his approval send the List to Appointing Authority who will issue final orders for promotion.

(f)       After approval by the Head of Department, Final list of candidates selected for promotion shall be displayed by the Board on its website and U.P. Police website.

PART VI: TRAINING, APPOINTMENT, PROBATION, CONFIRMATION AND SENIORITY

Rule - 18. Appointment.

(1)     Subject to the provisions of Rules 15 and 16 the appointing authority shall make appointment by taking the names of candidates in the same order in which they stand in the list prepared under clause (g) of Rule 15. The appointing authority shall issue the appointment letter to the candidates with the direction that they should report for service/training within one month of the date of issue of the letter or any date specified for this purpose in the appointment letter. If he does not do so his selection/appointment shall be cancelled:

Provided that any person appointed to a post in the service prior to the commencement of these rules and is working on the post, shall be deemed to have been substantively appointed under these rules.

(2)     If more than one order of appointments are issued in respect of any one selection under Rule 17, then a combined order shall also be issued, mentioning the names of the persons in order of seniority as determined in the selection or, as the case may be, as it stood in the cadre from which they are promoted:

Provided that any person appointed before the commencement of these rules to a post in the service and working on that post shall be deemed to have been substantively appointed under these rules and such substantive appointment shall be deemed to have been made under these rules.

Rule - 19. Training.

(1)     (a) The candidates finally selected to the posts of constable under Rules 15 and 16 shall be required to pass the training prescribed by the Head of the Department. Provisions of Police Training College Manual shall be effective on the cadets during the basic training. If the candidate finally selected for basic training does not report for training within the prescribed time limit then his selection/candidature shall be cancelled.

(b) Re-examination of the cadets failing in basic training shall be organized by the Head of the Department after doing supplementary training. The proceeding for termination of service of candidates failing in examination of training after supplementary training shall be done by the Appointing Authority.

(2)     The candidates appointed by promotion under Rule 17 shall be required to complete the training prescribed by the Head of the Department.

Rule - 20. Probation.

(1)     A person on substantive appointment to a post in the service shall be placed on probation for a period of two years.

(2)     During the probation period a probationer shall be required to undergo such training as may be determined by the Head of Department.

(3)     The appointing authority may, for reasons to be recorded, extend the period of probation in individual cases specifying the date up to which extension is granted:

Provided that, except in exceptional circumstances, the period of probation shall not be extended beyond one year and in no circumstances, beyond two years.

(4)     If it appears to appointing authority at any time during or at the end of the period of probation or extended period of probation that a probationer has not made sufficient use of his opportunities or has otherwise failed to give satisfaction, he may be reverted to his substantive post, if any, and if he does not hold a lien on any post, his services may be dispensed with.

(5)     A probationer who is reverted or whose services are dispensed with under sub-rule (4) shall not be entitled to any compensation.

(6)     The appointing authority may allow continuous service, rendered in officiating or temporary capacity in a post included in the cadre or any other equivalent or higher post to be taken into account for the purpose of computing the period of probation.

Rule - 21. Confirmation.

(1)     Subject to the provisions of Rule 20 a probationer shall be confirmed in his appointment at the end of the period of probation or the extended period of probation if,

(a)      he has successfully undergone the prescribed training; and

(b)      his work and conduct is reported to be satisfactory; and

(c)      his integrity is certified.

(2)     Where in accordance with the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh State Government Servants Confirmation Rules, 1991, confirmation is not necessary, the order under sub-rule (3) of Rule 5 of the said rules declaring that the person concerned has successfully completed the probation shall be deemed to be the order of confirmation.

Rule - 22. Seniority.

Seniority of persons substantively appointed to any posts of service shall be determined as follows

(1)     Determination of seniority of constables recruited before December 2, 2008

(a)      Seniority of all constables appointed by means of a single selection shall be determined on the basis of the marks obtained by them in training after selection in training institutions;

(b)      Constables appointed by previous selection shall be senior to constables appointed by subsequent selection.

Note. If marks obtained in training are not available for all the constables coming within the purview of promotion then promotion shall be done batch wise according to the following policy

(1)     Year of the date of recruitment shall be considered as "Year (Batch)".

(2)     Constables appointed in previous "Year (Batch)" shall be senior to constables appointed in subsequent "Year (Batch)".

(3)     No seniority shall be determined from the order in which the names of constables appear in the list prepared year wise (batch wise).

(2)     Determination of seniority of constables recruited after December 2, 2008

(1)     Seniority of Constable appointed by any type of selection shall be determined from their date of selection. Here date of selection means the date on which the head of department approves the select list sent by the Board after the completion of recruitment process.

(2)     Selection of constables by the Board by means of direct recruitment shall be considered a separate selection. Inter-se seniority of constables recruited in a single selection under direct recruitment shall be according to the order of the final select list issued by the Board.

(3)     Constables recruited under the dependents of deceased category and constables recruited under the Skilled Sportsmen Rules, 2011 shall be considered a separate selection of direct recruitment. The inter-se seniority of constables so recruited shall be determined according to the percentage of marks obtained by them in training after selection in training institutions. In one training session if percentage of marks obtained in training institutions are same for more than one candidate then senior in age according to date of birth shall be senior in determination of inter-se seniority. In case of percentage of marks and date of birth being same the seniority shall be determined according to the alphabetical order of the names in High School Certificates in English.

(4)     Constables appointed by previous selection shall be senior to constables appointed by subsequent selection.

(3)     Determination of seniority of head constables promoted before December 2, 2008

(1)     Seniority of Head Constable Police shall be determined from the date of joining as Head Constable of Police.

(2)     If date of joining as Head Constable is same for more than one Head Constables then seniority shall be determined according to the date of joining as Constable.

(3)     If date of joining as Head Constable and date of joining as Constable is same for more than one Head Constables then seniority shall be determined according to the date of birth the Head Constable senior in age shall be senior.

(4)     If date of joining as Head Constable, date of joining as Constable and date of birth is same for more than one Head Constables then seniority shall be determined according to the alphabetical order of the names in High School Certificates in English.

(4)     Determination of seniority of head constables promoted after December 2, 2008.

Seniority of Head Constables appointed on the basis of promotion shall be determined from their date of selection. Inter-se seniority of Head Constables appointed on same date of selection shall be according to their authority in their feeder cadre and head constables selected in previous year shall be senior to head constables selected in subsequent year. Here date of selection means the date on which the head of department approves the select list sent by the Board after the completion of recruitment process.

But in case of batch wise promotion from the post of constable to head constables the seniority on the post of head constable shall be determined as per the following policy

(1)     Head Constables substantially appointed before December 2, 2008 shall be senior to those head constables promoted subsequently.

(2)     Constables appointed in previous "Year (Batch)" who are found suitable for promotion shall be senior to constables appointed in subsequent "Year (Batch)".

(3)     Amongst promoted constables having same "Year (Batch)", the constable whose date of appointment to the post of constable is previous shall be senior as head constable to the constable whose date of appointment to the post of constable is subsequent.

(5)     Amongst promoted constables having same "Year (Batch)" and whose date of appointment to the post of constable is also same, their inter-se seniority on the post of head constable shall be determined according to the percentage of total marks obtained in training as Head Constable.

(6)     Amongst promoted constables having same "Year (Batch)", same date of appointment to the post of constable and same percentage of total marks obtained in training as Head constable, their inter-se seniority on the post of head constable shall be determined according to the percentage of marks obtained in outdoor training as Head Constable and in case of that being equal it shall be determined according to the date of birth the Head Constable senior in age shall be senior.

(5)     The seniority in some special case determined according to a previously determined policy shall remain the same.

(6)     Despite the aforesaid if new facts come to light about seniority determination or in case some dispute arises then it shall be resolved by the head of department.

PART VII: PAY ETC.

Rule - 23. Scales of Pay.

(1)     The scales of pay admissible to persons appointed to the various categories of posts in the Service shall be such as may be determined by the Government from time to time.

(2)     The scales to pay at the time of the commencement of these rules are given as follows:

Name of Post

Scales of pay

Constable

Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay 2000

Head Constable

Rs. 5200-20200 Grade Pay 2400

Rule - 24. Pay during Probation.

(1)     Notwithstanding any provision in the Fundamental Rules to the contrary, a person on probation, if he is not already in permanent Government Service shall be allowed his first increment in the time scale when he has passed departmental examination and undergone training where prescribed and second increment when he has completed the probationary period and is also confirmed:

Provided that if the period of probation is extended on account of failure to give satisfaction, such extension shall not count for increment unless the appointing authority directs otherwise.

(2)     The pay during probation of a person who was already holding a post under the Government shall be regulated by the relevant fundamental rules:

Provided that if period of probation is extended on account of failure to give satisfaction such extension shall not count for increment unless the appointing authority directs otherwise.

(3)     The pay during probation of a person who was already in permanent Government Service shall be regulated by the relevant rules, applicable generally to Government Servants serving in connection with the affairs of the State.

PART VIII : OTHER PROVISIONS

Rule - 25. Canvassing.

No recommendations, either written or oral, other than those required under the rules applicable to the post in the service will be taken into consideration. Any attempt on the part of a candidate to enlist support directly or indirectly for his candidature will disqualify him for appointment.

Rule - 26. Regulation of other matters.

In regard to the matters not specifically covered by these rules or special orders persons appointed to the post in the service shall be governed by the rules, regulations and orders made under the Police Act.

Rule - 27. Relaxation from the conditions of service.

Where the State Government is satisfied that the operation of any rule, regulating the conditions of service of persons appointed to the post in the service causes undue hardship in any particular case, it may, notwithstanding anything contained in the rules applicable to the case, by order, dispense with or relax the requirements of that rule to such extent and subject to such conditions as it may consider necessary for dealing with the cases in just and equitable manner.

Rule - 28. Savings.

Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations and other concessions required to be provided for the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders of the Government issued from time to time in this regard.