No.17-1/2022-SPG-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-110001
Dated the 20th July, 2023

To

All Chief Postmasters General

Subject: Scheme for compassionate appointment – Clarifications in respect of Relative Merit Points and Procedure for selection.

Madam/Sir,

Please refer to this office letter No. 17-1/2022-SPG-II dated 23.03.2022 providing for Revised Relative Merit Points System and procedure (RMPS-2022) for compassionate appointments in the Department of Posts. RMPS-2022 are applicable w.e.f. 23.03.2022 and all the CRC meets on or after 23.03.2022 are following these guidelines. It has been brought to the notice of the Directorate that there are some confusions in Circles regarding guidelines issued regarding Rejection of case in Para 5 of letter dated 23.03.2022. In this regard, it is clarified as under:

(i) CRC shall reject a case/application in third time if the case is not recommended in third consideration depending upon RMP of the case. An incomplete case should not be considered by CRC. However, if an incomplete case considered by CRC in past, its consideration should not be counted for the purpose of counting of total 3 times considerations.

(ii) It is not necessary to consider a case 3 times continuously in a row in respect of past cases. However, if a fresh case is considered by CRC after issue of RMPS-2022, it should be considered 3 times continuously in a row.

(iii) (a) Past applications/ cases which were not categorically rejected by previous CRCs and not considered for a total of 3 times in previous CRCs should be considered till completion of 3 times considerations. CRC shall ‘Reject’ the case in third time if the case is not recommended in third consideration depending upon RMP of the case.

(b) In past, as per recommendations of CRC in some Circles, candidates have been listed out in minutes of CRC under categories viz. ‘Recommended’; ‘Not Recommended’ and ‘Recommended for reconsideration by next CRC’ and no candidate has been listed out under ‘Rejected’ category. Circles have considered ‘Not Recommended’ candidates as ‘Rejected’ candidates and accordingly not considered them in CRC conducted after issue of RMPS-2022. In this regard, Circle is directed to prepare a list of such past candidates considered as “Deemed Rejected-I’ with the approval of Competent Authority i.e. Head of Circle. As such, past candidates should be considered for a total of 3 times by the CRC if they have not been listed out in ‘Deemed Rejected-I’ list.

(iv) Past applications/cases considered for a total of 3 times or more (whether or not considered for 3 times continuously in a row in past cases) in previous CRCs, should be considered deemed rejected. A list of such candidates under ‘Deemed Rejected-II’ category should be made with the approval of Competent Authority i.e. Head of Circle. After issue of RMPS-2022, these cases should not be placed before CRC even if past CRC has recommended to reconsider the case in next CRC. However, a case already considered for a total of 3 or more times in past and pending before the Court as on 23.03.2022 i.e. date of issue of RMPS- 2022, it may be reconsidered as per directions of Court for one more time only.

2. Circles will circulate this to all offices under their administrative control for dealing with requests/ applications seeking appointment on compassionate grounds.

3. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

(Hemant Kumar)
Assistant Director General (SPG)

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Compassionate Appointment to the dependent of the deceased central government employee is to provide immediate financial support

File No. X-12/3/2021-SPN-II-DOP
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Personnel Division)

Dak Bhawan,
Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110001
Date: 02.06.2021

To
All the Chief Postmasters General,
All Postmasters General
Chief General Manager, Business Development/ Parcel/ PLI Directorate Director,
RAKNPA/ CGM CEPT / Director, All Postal Training Centres

Subject: Appointment on compassionate grounds of a dependent of a deceased departmental employee in a Division/ Unit far away from the place of residence of deceased employee’s family.

Madam/Sir,
It has been brought to the notice of the Directorate that dependents of deceased departmental employees appointed on compassionate ground when given appointment in a Division/Unit which is far away from the place of residence of deceased employee’s family, some time, face hardship in sustaining the family.

2. The objective of the Scheme of Compassionate Appointment to the dependent of the deceased government employee is to provide immediate financial support to the destitute family of the deceased so that the family can sustain itself. As per the prescribed procedure, posts to be earmarked under compassionate appointment category in each cadre are worked out by the Circles in July /August for the next calendar year and the vacancies so arrived at are then earmarked to various Divisions/ Units of the Circle. As the number of available posts under compassionate appointment category are very limited, some Divisions/Units of the Circle sometimes are left devoid of any vacancy earmarked under compassionate quota.

3. In order to mitigate the hardship being faced in such cases by the dependents of deceased departmental employees appointed on compassionate grounds, the Competent authority has hereby decided that Head of Circle or Regional PMG, as the case may be, shall be authorised to consider the circumstances of such cases of dependents of the deceased employee appointed on compassionate grounds and order his/her on cost attachment/ deputation to a Division/Unit close to his/her place where the family of the deceased employee resides.

Yours faithfully,
Digitally signed
(Muthuraman C)
Assistant Director General (SPN)

Appointments on compassionate grounds are made to any of the dead Government Servant’s legal heirs. Wife, husband, son, daughter, divorcee, widowed daughter, and so on.

Yes, indeed. The application for a compassionate appointment must be made within three years of the date of the Government Servant’s death.

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Relative Merit Points and procedure for compassionate appointments in the Department of Posts

No.17-4/2018-SPG.II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhavan, Parliament Street
New Delhi-110001
Dated the 28th Sep 2020

To

1. All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General
2. Chief General Manager, BD Directorate / Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate
3. Director, RAKNPA / GM, CEPT / Directors of all PTCs
4. Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, New Delhi
5. All General Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts /DDAP

Sub: Scheme for compassionate appointment – Relative Merit Points and Procedure for selection.

Madam / Sir,

I am directed to refer to Department of Posts letter No.37-36/2004- SPB-1/C dated 20.1.2010 on the above subject providing for Relative Merit Points and procedure for compassionate appointments in the Department of Posts. The matter has been reviewed keeping in view the instructions issued by Department of Personnel and Training, the changes in various factors for calculating Relative Merit Points and the changes in financial status of the family of the deceased employees consequent upon increase in the terminal benefits.

2. The Relative Merit Points (RMP) for assigning weightage to various attributes of the applicants for compassionate appointment have been reviewed. The revised RMP is based on 100 points of 10 variables with provision of additional 15 maximum bonus points for the applicant if she is the widow of the deceased employee/wife of an employee who has retired on medical grounds. The revised RMP to be applied are as laid down in Annexure 1.

3. Periodicity of CRC meeting: In respect of all applications for compassionate appointments received from January to December of a calendar year, the CRC meeting will be held by all circles once in a year, between January to March of the next calendar year.

4. Cut-Off Date: Date of death or date of retirement on medical grounds will be considered as cut off date for the purpose of assessing the indigent condition of the applicant under RMPS for compassionate appointment.

5. Circle specific vacancy: The vacancies to be utilised by a Circle for compassionate appointment in a year should not be more than 5% of the vacancies in Direct Recruitment Quota in Group C Posts in a year.

6. Place of Posting: As far as administratively feasible, applicant appointed on compassionate grounds will be posted at a place as per preference indicated or near his /her home town or in same division in which the applicant is residing, subject to availability of vacancies.

Also check: Request for relaxation in compassionate appointment – Deaths due to COVID-19 – FNPO

8. Date of effect of these guidelines: These revised guidelines will come into effect from 1st October 2020. Cases recommended by previous CRC to be considered by subsequent CRC will be considered based on these revised point system. All cases closed so far will not be reopened.

9, Instructions issued by DoPT from time to time related to compassionate appointment will continue to be guiding factor while deciding the cases.

10. This issues with the approval of Secretary (Posts).

Yours faithfully,

(G. Rajeev)
Director (Staff)
Tel. No. 23096103

Also read: Reservation in Appointment on Compassionate Ground Group ‘C’ posts

Annexure 1

New Relative Merit Point System (RMPS) for consideration of cases for Compassionate appointments

100 Point Criterion with 10 variables

(i) Basic family pension/ pension/ monthly amount received under NPS (Max 20 Points)

Note: To be verified from service records and certified by the Divisional/ Regional/ Circle Authorities.

(ii) Lump sum amount received by the family on death/ retirement on medical grounds of the Government servant (DCRG, CGEGIS, GPF/Lump sum amount received under NPS & Leave Encashment) – (Max 10 Points)

Note: To be verified from service records and certified by the Divisional/ Regional/ Circle Authorities.

(iii) Monthly income of earning member of family and income from property (Max 05 Points)

Note: To be verified from the documents (like, bank statement, ITR, certificate from Revenue Authorities) and affidavit produced by the applicant and verified by the Divisional/ Regional/ Circle Authorities.

(iv) Immovable/ Movable Property including fixed deposit/ bank deposits /investments etc but excluding the Lump sum amount as mentioned in (ii) above – (Max 05 Points)

Note: To be verified from the documents/ affidavit/ certificate from Revenue/ Municipal Authorities/ concerned departments etc produced by the applicant and verified by the Divisional/ Regional/ Circle Authorities.

(v) No. of dependents (Max 08 Points)

Note: To be verified from service records and certified by the Divisional/ Regional/ Circle Authorities .

(vi) No. of Unmarried Daughters (Max 08 Points)

Note: To be verified from the documents/affidavit/certificate issued by Revenue/ Municipal Authorities produced by the applicant and verified by the Divisional/ Regional/ Circle Authorities.

(vii) No. of Minor Children (Max 08 Points)

Note: To be verified from service records and certified by the Divisional/ Regional/ Circle Authorities.

(viii) Left over Service (Max 14 Points)

Note: To be verified from service records and certified by the Divisional/ Regional/ Circle Authorities.

(ix) Points for immediate relief (Max 12 Points)

Note: To be verified from service records and certified by the Divisional/ Regional/ Circle Authorities. Age of the case will be worked out from the date of death of employee/ retirement on medical grounds. In case a minor applies for compassionate appointment after becoming major, the period of the case will be counted from the date on which he became a major.

(x) Physically/ Mentally Challenged and chronic disease Cases (Max 10 Points)

Note: The disability as defined by DoP&T for reservation for persons with D1sabilites from time to time for appointment in Central Government will be ensured. Related certificates to be obtained accordingly.

(B) Bonus Points

 Bonus Points to Widow/Wife: In addition to the points allotted under RMP, 15 Bonus points will be allotted to applicant if she is the widow of the deceased employee/ wife of an employee who has retired on medical grounds.

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