Rules Fifth (9)
9. Rule 133 of the Civil Service Personnel Rules shall be substituted as follows:
133. The period on deputation with external service regulations admissible is three years. This would be extendable by two years if necessary and the whole deputation period shall not exceed five years. Service personnel to be transferred on deputation with external service regulations shall have ten years of service and shall not be over 55 years of age. However, if the deputation period exceeds five years for the service personnel who are working in the public-private joint venture of the state-owned industries, factories, and manufacturing enterprises, the period on deputation would be annually extendable with the remark of the relevant ministry and the approval of the Union Government.