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Lok Sabha Question No. 6037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Court Objection to Practise by Foreign Law Firms
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6037 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## Court Objection to Practise by Foreign Law Firms

## 6037.  SHRI  R. PARTHIPAN

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has noticed that numerous international firms offering legal services including practice in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof ;
- (c) whether recently any court direction was issued stating that foreign law firms cannot set up  office  and  their  lawyers  cannot  practice  in  India  but  they  can  give  legal  advice  on foreign laws;
- (d) if so, the details thereof  and  the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

- (a) & (b) The information is being collected from Bar Council of India  to  be laid on the Table of the  House.
- (c) & (d) Hon,ble  Supreme  Court  of  India  in  its  judgment  dated  13.03.2018  in    Civil  Appeal Nos.7875-7879 of  2015  titled Bar Council of  India Vs A.K. Balaji and Ors. has held that foreign law firms cannot set up offices in India or practice in Indian Courts, but there is no bar for the foreign law firms or foreign lawyers to visit India for a temporary period for  giving  legal  advice  regarding  foreign  law  on  diverse  international  legal  issues  on  a 'fly in and fly out' basis if it does not amount to practice including appearance in Courts of India. It was further been held that if the matter is governed by particular rules of an arbitral institution or if the matter otherwise falls under section 32 or 33 of Arbitration and  Conciliation  act,  1996,    there  is  a  no  bar  on  foreign  lawyers  to  conduct  such proceedings in India. Even in such cases, Code of Conduct, if any, applicable to the legal profession  in  India  has  to  be  followed.  It  is  for  the  Bar  Council  of  India  or  Central Government to make a specific provision in this regard, if considered appropriate.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 6034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Job Opportunities in Government Service
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Kunhalikutty, P.K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6034

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018)

## JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN GOVERNMENT SERVICE

## 6034. SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of jobs created in the Government service during the last three years;
- (b) the number of persons retired and the number of vacancies filled up during the said period; and
- (c) the roadmap for creating more job opportunities in Government service?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (c):   Centralized data on jobs created or employees retired is not maintained. However, the Administrative Ministries / Departments vide OM No. 39020/18/2016-Estt (B)/3127101 dated 19.12.2016  are advised for reporting vacancy  position with respect to Direct Recruitment  (DR)  posts  to  the  concerned  recruitment  agencies.  The  year  wise  number  of persons recruited through the main recruiting agencies of the Central Government i.e. UPSC, SSC, RRB/RRC in last three years is given below:

| Year    |   Number of candidates recommended by UPSC |   Number of candidates recommended by SSC |   Number of candidates recruited by RRB/RRCs |   Total |
|---------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------|
| 2014-15 |                                       8272 |                                     58066 |                                        47186 |  113524 |
| 2015-16 |                                       6866 |                                     25138 |                                        79803 |  111807 |
| 2016-17 |                                       5735 |                                     68880 |                                        26318 |  100933 |

The  above  figures  do  not  include  recruitments  made  by  the  State  Governments, Banks, other financial institutions, Universities, Central Public Sector Enterprises, Statutory/Autonomous  Bodies  and  directly  by  the  Ministries  /Departments  without  going through UPSC/SSC.

Government is pursuing for timely filling up of vacant posts through UPSC, SSC and other recruitment agencies according to their calendar of recruitment.  Further, Government has laid down model calendar for convening Departmental Promotion Committee meetings for ensuring timely promotions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Conviction Rate of CBI Cases
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6033

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018)

## CONVICTION RATE OF CBI CASES

## 6033. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the rate of conviction of cases investigated and charge sheeted by CBI for the last 10 years;
- (b) whether any comparative data with regard to the rate of conviction of cases with CBI and other agencies is maintained;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the CBI has got any mechanism to oversee the trial of the cases and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether any study/analysis has been conducted to analyse the lower rate of conviction when  compared  to  other  agencies,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  action proposed to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a):   The rate of conviction of cases investigated and charge sheeted by the CBI for the last 10 years is as under :-
- (b) & (c):    Not maintained by this Department.
- (d):   The Directorate of Prosecution headed by Director of Prosecution in the CBI with the assistance of the Additional Legal Advisors,  Deputy  Legal Advisors, Senior Public Prosecutors, Public Prosecutor and Assistant Public Prosecutors is responsible to conduct and supervise  the  cases  pending  trial,  appeal  and  revision  in  Courts.  There  are  also  SubDirectorates of Prosecution at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai to closely monitor the trial /appeal/ revision petitions in the Trial Courts/ High courts etc.
- (e):     At present no study has been undertaken at Government level to analyse the conviction rate in CBI.

|   Year |   Conviction rate (%) |   Year |   Conviction rate (%) |
|--------|-----------------------|--------|-----------------------|
|   2008 |                 66.2  |   2009 |                  64.4 |
|   2010 |                 70.8  |   2011 |                  67   |
|   2012 |                 67    |   2013 |                  68.2 |
|   2014 |                 69.02 |   2015 |                  65.1 |
|   2016 |                 66.8  |   2017 |                  66.8 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6032 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Train from Corba to Delhi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6032

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018

## TRAIN FROM CORBA TO DELHI

†6032. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a superfast train from Korba (Chhattisgarh) to New Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  there  is  also  a  proposal  to  introduce  Sampark  Kranti superfast train from Korba or Raigarh to New Delhi via Anuppur-Katni rail route;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  time  by  which  the  said  trains  are  likely  to  be  introduced  by  the Government?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (e). No, Madam. At present, there is no proposal to introduce train to Korba/Raigarh  (via  Anuppur-Katni).  However,  at  present,  New  Delhi  is connected  to  Raigarh  by  3  pairs  of  train  services  which  also  provide connectivity  to  the  passengers  of  Korba  with  changeover  at  Champa.

services including Sampark Kranti Express from New Delhi Further, service of 12823/12824 H. Nizamuddin-Durg Sampark Kranti (Triweekly) Express is already available for the passengers of Chhattisgarh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Appointment of Senior Counsel
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN, V. SATHYABAMA, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 6030 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2018 Appointment of Senior Counsel

6030. SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  appointed  new  senior  counsels  and  special advocates for various Ministerial departments, their allied offices, autonomous bodies and PSUs, etc.; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether the Government is following any transparent system in the appointment  of  Associate  Solicitor Generals, Assistant Solicitor  Generals  and  Panel Advocates to various High Courts in the country; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  LAW & JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SH. RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to (d) Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

(c) & (d) The category of Associate Solicitor Generals does not exist. The procedure for appointments  of  Assistant  Solicitor  Generals  and  Panel  Counsels  is  that  the  Suitable Advocates are engaged with the approval of the Government to represent Union of India before various courts/tribunals in the country  on  the basis of their qualification, experience, professional competence, reputation and standing at the Bar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Purchasing of Spares
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6025

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## PURCHASING OF SPARES

## 6025.  SHRI  RAKESH  SINGH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  complaints  have  been  received  by  the  Government  regarding purchase of spares of Anti Air Craft gun in huge quantity at 506 workshop in Jabalpur and then burying the unused spares;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether orders have been issued to the workshop administration to investigate the said matter / case; and
- (d) if so, the details of the investigation thereon?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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(a) to (d): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: NIREDESH
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6022

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## NIREDESH

6022.  SHRI  MULLAPPALLY  RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the proposed National Institute for Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding (NIRDESH), Kozhikkode in Kerala is lying idle for the last two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government  proposes to provide financial assistance for the expansion activities of NIRDESH; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): No,  Madam.    Over  the  last  two  years  National  Institute  for Research and Development  in Defence Shipbuilding  (NIRDESH) has progressed  four  Research  &  Development  projects  with  academia  in addition to three development projects and regular training programs with in-house efforts.  Approval has also been accorded to restructure NIRDESH as  society  of  Defence  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (DPSU)  -  shipyards  to provide it greater autonomy and enable it to function under self-sustaining model.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Petaflop Supercomputer
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 6021 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 04, 2018

## PETAFLOP SUPERCOMPUTER

## 6021.  SHRI B. SUNGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had allocated a sum of Rs. 400 crores for research and invention of a ten petaflop supercomputer in India and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether India has of late unveiled a supercomputer that can deliver a peak power of 6.8 petaflops and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Pratyush is the fourth fastest supercomputer in the world dedicated to weather and climate research after Japan, USA and UK and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether a key function of the supercomputer is monsoon forecasting using a dynamic mode and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether with the new system it would be possible to map regions in India at a resolution of 3 KM and the globe at 12 Km and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Yes Madam, Ministry has augmented the High-Performance Computing (HPC) System at a total cost of Rs.438.9 Cr. The systems are  installed  at  two  sites  Indian  Institute  of  Tropical  Meteorology (IITM), Pune and National Center for Medium Range Weather Forecast (NCMRWF), Noida with computing capacities of 4 peta flops and 2.8 peta flops, respectively.
- (b) The Two High Performance Computing (HPC) Systems Pratyush and Mihir installed at IITM, Pune and NCMRWF, Noida respectively have a total computing capacity of 6.8 peta flops. After the current augmentation, the total HPC capacity of the ministry has gone up to 8.0 Peta Flops.
- (c) The Ministry HPC system with a combined capacity of 8.0 Peta Flops is  now  placed  at  the  4th  position  after  Japan,  UK  and  USA  for dedicated HPC resources for weather/climate community.
- (d) Indian Monsoon is one of the most complex coupled climate systems of  the  world.  The  geographic  location  of  India,  surrounded  with  tall mountains and oceans make the system more difficult to simulate and predict.  The HPC system is being used for the advanced dynamical prediction systems which are now being used for Seasonal prediction (mainly  for  SW  monsoon  season  of  June  to  September);  Extended range prediction (for next 20 days) and Short range prediction (up to 8 days). The HPC system is also being used for generating probabilistic forecasts for extreme weather. (e) Yes, the global weather prediction model has a horizontal resolution of  10  to  12  km  and  the  regional  models  have  much  finer  horizontal resolution  of  3  km  and  less  over  the  Indian  domain.  These  high resolution  models  will  be  used  for  prediction  of  cyclones  and  other severe weather events with more accuracy and lead time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6018 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Facilities to Labourers
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: NABA KUMAR SARANIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6018

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## FACILITIES  TO  LABOURERS

6018.  SHRI  NABA  KUMAR  SARANIA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  casual  labourers  working  in  Border  Roads  Organisation  (BRO) along with the facilities being provided to these labourers by the BRO;
- (b) the names of States from which these labourers come to work;
- (c) whether the labourers get benefit of various Government schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of Government holidays that are given to these labourers in a year; and
- (e) whether  women  labourers  are  provided  maternity  leave  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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- (a) Based  on  the  present  work  load,  approximately  72,000  Nos  Casual Paid Labourers (CPLs) are working with Border Roads Organisation (BRO). The facilities provided to these CPLs by BRO are as under:-
- (i) Preference in recruitment in Group 'C' & 'D' posts.
- (ii) Shelter for accommodation.
- (iii) Warming facilities for CPLs working above 8000 feet height.
- (iv) Free conveyance from place of residence to work site.
- (v) Creches for children of CPLs.
- (vi) Issue of ration on Government rates.

:  2  :

(b) Mostly,  local  labourers  are  working  with  BRO.    However,  where sufficient  local  labourers  are  not  available,  labourers  from  Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and West Bengal are also working with BRO. (c) The benefits of various Government schemes are as under:(i) Ex-gratia benefits. (ii) Compensation under Employees Compensation Act 1923 (ECA). (iii) Financial  Assistance  from  Border  Roads  Special  Relief  Fund (BRSRF). (iv) Non productivity Bonus. (d) In addition to Sundays, three national holidays are also given to the labourers as paid holiday. (e) Women  casual  paid  labourers  are  not  entitled  to  maternity  leave, however crèches are arranged for children of CPLs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Establishment of Ordnance Factories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6017

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## ESTABLISHMENT  OF  ORDNANCE  FACTORIES

6017.  SHRI  HARISHCHANDRA  CHAVAN:

SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has established new ordnance factories in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;
- (c) the  value of  import  of  weaponry items likely to be reduced due to setting up of these ordnance factories; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                    (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

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- (a) No,  Madam.    Government  has  not  established  any  new  ordnance factory in the country in the recent past.

(b) to (d):

Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6016 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-04
Subject: Vacancies in Post Offices of Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6016 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  APRIL, 2018

## VACANCIES IN POST OFFICES OF ANDHRA PRADESH

6016. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  nearly  two  thousand  posts  of  multi-tasking  staff,  postman,  postal assistant, sorting assistant, postmaster, inspectors etc., are lying vacant in the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the time since when the posts are lying vacant and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the said vacancies have increased the work load of the existing staff and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the reasons for not regularising Gramin Dak Sevaks?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) There  are  1697  vacant  posts  in  Andhra  Pradesh  Circle  in  the  posts  of  Multi Tasking  Staff,  Postman,  Postal  Assistant  /  Sorting  Assistant,  Postmaster  Grade, Inspector Posts / Asst Superintendent Posts etc.
- (b) Details  of  vacant  posts  in  different  categories  in  Andhra  Pradesh  Circle  as  on date are as under:-

| Name of Post                                |   Sanctioned Strength |   Number of vacant posts |
|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| Multi Tasking Staff                         |                  1135 |                      194 |
| Postman                                     |                  2227 |                      414 |
| Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant        |                  5314 |                      831 |
| Postmaster Grade                            |                   516 |                      227 |
| Inspector Posts / Asst Superintendent Posts |                   236 |                       31 |
| Total                                       |                  9428 |                     1697 |

Shortage of staff is due to vacancies arising on account of retirement, promotion, death and deputation. Occurring of vacancies and recruitment to fill those vacancies are a continuous process. Recruitment to fill up vacant posts is done periodically by holding departmental examination, direct recruitment through Staff Selection Commission and also by individual Circle as per the provisions of the relevant recruitment rules.

(c) Completing  the  assigned  work  with  fewer  number  of  personnel  does  add workload  to  available  personnel.  However,  vacant  posts  are  being  manned  by appropriately redeploying the available personnel to ensure that postal services are not affected.

(d) Provisions  have  been  made  in  the  Recruitment  Rules  of  Multi  Tasking  Staff, Postman, Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant for regular appointment of Gramin Dak Sevaks to these posts.

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