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2.6 Casual Appointments 4[4]2.6.1 Casual appointments are generally made in the CentralGovernment departments for meeting the seasonal/intermittentincrease in the workload. The policy regarding engagement of casualworkers in the Central Government Offices has been reviewed byGovernment keeping in view the judgement of Hon’ble SupremeCourt delivered on 17th January, 1986, in the Writ Petition filed byShri Surinder Singh and others vs. Union of India. It has beendecided to lay down the following guidelines in the matter ofrecruitment of casual workers on daily wage basis:(a)(b)(c)(d)(e)(f)Persons on daily wages should not be recruited for work ofregular nature. It should be for work which is of casual orseasonal or intermittent nature or for the work which is not offull time nature or for which regular post cannot be created.The Casual Workers may be paid only the minimum wagesnotified by the State Government/Union Territoriesadministration as per Minimum Wages Act 1948.The Casual Worker may be given one paid weekly off after sixdays continuous work.The payment to the Casual Workers may be restricted only tothe days on which they actually performed duties under thegovernment with a paid weekly off. In addition, wages may alsobe paid for a national holiday if it falls on the working day.While considering regularization of the services of casualworkers, they may be given relaxation in the upper age limitonly if, at the time of initial recruitment as a casual workerthey had not crossed the upper age limit for the relevant post.For any further relaxation, prior concurrence of the Ministry ofFinance and the Department of Personnel and Training, shouldbe obtained.Employment of the same casual labourer beyond 200 days in ayear, is not permitted.2.6.2.1 2.6.2.1 Ban on engagement of Casual Worker forduties of Group ‘C’ postThere is complete ban on engagement of Casual workers forperforming the duties of Group ‘C’ posts and hence no appointmentof Casual Worker, should be made for performing the duties of4[4] Also see D.P.&T. O.M. No. 49014/2/86-Estt.(C) dated 7-6-1988 and Ministry of LabourO.M. No. 53202/16/86-WC(MW) dated 23-8-1988Page 19 of 19