Govt announces new probationer, fixation of tenure rules for fresh appointments

Amendment in J&K Appointment to Class-IV Special Recruitment Rules-2020

JAMMU, JUNE 17: In a major relief to government job aspirants, the Jammu and Kashmir Government today announced new probationer and fixation of tenure rules for fresh appointments under its Statutory Order (SO) 192.
A notification issued here in this regard by the General Administration Department (GAD) said: “In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of Constitution of India, the Lieutenant Governor hereby directs that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956, or any other rule, notification, recruitment rules of any service or any order in force, the conditions of probation, pay and allowances and fixation of initial tenure of a person appointed to any post under the Government of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir after coming into force of this Notification shall be governed by the following rules, namely.”
According to the notification, the new rules would be called as Jammu and Kashmir Probationer (Condition of Service, Pay and Allowances) and Fixation of Tenure Rules, 2020.
It added that these rules shall come into force from the date of notification.
The notification further read that no person shall be eligible for confirmation as a member of a service or class till he has been on probation in such service or class continuously or in aggregate for a period of two years.
The J&K Government alsp ordered the amendments in Jammu and Kashmir Appointment to Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020 for fresh Class-IV appointments.
A notification issued here by the General Administration Department under S.O.193 said: “In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India read with section 15 of the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Decentralization and Recruitment) Act, 2010, the Lieutenant Governor hereby directs following amendments in the Jammu and Kashmir Appointment to Class-IV (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2020, issued vide Notification S.O. 184 dated 4th of June, 2020:”