No. 8/1/2016-CS-I (Trg.) (Vol-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances \& Pensions
Department of Personnel \& Training
(CS-I Division)

Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi
Dated the 27th September, 2016

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: $55^{\text {th }}$ Level ‘B’ Training Programme at ISTM for Assistant Section Officers (ASOs) of the CSS during the period from 03/10/2016 to 04/11/2016.

The undersigned is directed to inform that Officers whose names are given in Annexure I, have been nominated under CSS-CTP for the Level ‘B’ Training Programme being conducted by ISTM w.e.f. 03/10/2016 to 04/11/2016. Accordingly, these officers may be relieved of their duties and advised to report to Shri Rajeev Kumar Kundi, Deputy Director (Course Director), ISTM, Administrative Block, JNU Campus (Old), New Delhi110067 at 9.00 A.M. on $3^{\text {rd }}$ October, 2016.
2. The performance of the officials in the training as evaluated and reported by ISTM should be reflected in their APAR to be considered for their promotion. No request for withdrawal/exemption either from the Ministry/Department or the officer concerned shall be entertained except on the grounds indicated in DOP\&T OMs (i) No.1/1/2009-CSI (Trg.) dated $24^{\text {th }}$ February, 2010 and (ii) T-25017/01/2014-Trg (ISTM) dated $11^{\text {th }}$ August, 2015. The training of the officials and successful completion is mandatory for promotion as per DOP\&T Notification G.S.R.483(E) dated $12^{\text {th }}$ July 2013 and as vigilance clearance is not required for mandatory training programmes, the Cadre Units are requested to ensure that the officials nominated to the above training programme are relieved in time.
3. The officers who do not attend or successfully complete the Level ‘B’ training programme will be liable to debarment and denial of promotion as envisaged in DOP\&T OM No.1/1/2009-CS.I (Trg) dated 24.02.2010 and OM No.8/11/2010-CSI (Trg) dated 05.04 .2010 .
4. The aforesaid training includes study tour and officers nominated may be advised to draw necessary TA/DA advance of Rs. 20,000/- each from their respective Ministry/Department. This amount may be sanctioned in the name of nominated officers and the same will be collected by ISTM from the participating officers.5. The officers who are being nominated for the third (and final) chance in pursuance of Old CSS-CTP Training Programme circulated vide DoPT OM No. T-25017/01/2014-Trg (ISTM) dated $11^{\text {th }}$ August, 2016 will be deemed as relieved to attend the training with effect from the date of commencement of the training at ISTM. As such, they will be mandatorily required to report for duty on the date of commencement of the training, failing which their career could stand seriously jeopardized. No requests, whatsoever for relaxation in respect of such officers (nominated for the third time) will be entertained. It is also hereby informed that if an officer who is holding the post of Deputy Secretary on adhoc basis and has been nominated for the third time, fails to attend this programme, the process of reversion of the officer shall be initiated.
6. Department of Personnel \& Training vide O.M. No.T-25017/1/2015-Trg (ISTM Section) dated $4^{\text {th }}$ July, 2016 has issued Revised Training Policy for Central Secretariat Service (CSS) and Central Secretariat Stenographers Service (CSSS) in respect of Cadre Training Plan (CTP). Attention is specifically invited to the guidelines mentioned under heading “Exemption for various Mandatory Training/In-Service training programmers for the officers of CSS in respect of Cadre Training Plan (CTPs)” which are reproduced below: –
(i) All phases of the Mandatory Cadre Training / In-Service Training Programme shall be attended by all officers in the first chance when it falls due. CSS officer/official will be given a maximum of two chances to complete each level of the mandatory Cadre Training Programme available to them.
(ii) Postponement of participation from the first chance to second chance would be allowed only with the prior approval of DoPT. However, such approval for postponement of participation does not entitle the officer to obtain the respective promotion/grade/increment in relaxation of the Rules. It is reiterated that the officer will be entitled for the respective promotion/grade/increment only after he/she successfully completes the respective cadre training programme for CSS.
(iii) Postponement of participation from the First chance to Second chance would be allowed by DoPT only in the case of rare and extraordinary circumstances, which are defined as under:
(a) Officers undergoing study programme (domestic/foreign) by availing ‘Study Leave’ or ‘partial funding’ or nominated by DoP\&T.
(b) Medical reasons of self or immediate family members, i.e., the officer himself/herself, his/her parents, spouse, children of the officer and parents-inlaw of the Officer.
(c) Maternity/paternity leave on the basis of medical certificate issued by AMA approved by Competent Authority.
(d) Child care leave approved by competent authority.
(e) Marriage of self/the children.
(f) Officers on Election duty.(iv) CSS Officer deputed by Government of India to a foreign assignment may be permitted to attend the mandatory training on return from such assignment for promotion to next grade.
(v) Officers of CSS cadre who have less than two years of service left for superannuation as on $1^{\text {st }}$ July of the financial year in which the training is actually conducted, would be exempted from mandatory training.
(vi) The officers who do not attend the mandatory training programmes even after two nominations of CS Division, shall be debarred for future training programmes under the Cadre Training Plan.
(vii) Failure to attend any level of the mandatory training Programme in the ‘twochance window’ provided would mandatorily attract the consequences laid down in the rules and guidelines relating to CSS services, with no exception.
(viii) In addition, administrative action may be taken to deny grant of promotion to such debarred officers.
(ix) In the case of officers leaving the training, in between the programme, other than on medical grounds, the entire cost of training shall be recovered from such officer for non-completion of training.
(x) Authority empowered to permit postponement: The cases relating to postponement will be handled by CS Division of DOPT. The postponement from participation in the first chance may be permitted with the approval of Joint Secretary (CS Division). No postponement may be permissible beyond $2^{\text {nd }}$ chance. In exceptional cases, Secretary ( P ) can give permission beyond $2^{\text {nd }}$ chance if the Officer is not able to attend the training on a case to case basis.
(xi) The officer nominated for training shall be relieved for training by the respective Ministries/Departments/Organisations as it is mandatory, unless exemption is granted as applicable under rules by DOPT.
(xii) The Officers who have been nominated by CS Division of DOPT under $2^{\text {nd }}$ chance shall attend the training compulsorily and would be deemed to have been relieved for the purpose by the respective Ministries/Department.
7. It can be seen from the above that the officers who do not attend the mandatory training programmes even after two nominations by CS Division, shall be debarred for future training programmes under the Cadre Training Plan and failure to attend any level of the mandatory training programme in the ‘two-chance window’ provided would mandatorily attract the consequences laid down in the rules and guidelines relating to CSS services, with no exception. In addition, administrative action may be taken to deny grant of promotion to such debarred officers. As such the officers who have been nominated by CS Division of DoP\&T under $2^{\text {nd }}$ chance vide this Office Memorandum shall attend the training compulsorily and would be deemed to have been relieved for the purpose by the respective Ministries/Department.
8. Henceforth, all CSS officers, cutting across levels, will get a maximum of two chances to complete the mandatory trainings at various levels. The second chance will be considered only under the circumstances mentioned in para 6 (iii) above.9. The officers who are being nominated for the second (and final) chance in pursuance to CSS-CTP Revised Policy circulated vide DoPT OM No. T-25017/1/2015-Trg (ISTM Section) dated $4^{\text {th }}$ July, 2016 will be deemed as relieved to attend the training with effect from the date of commencement of the training at ISTM. As such, they will be mandatorily required to report for duty on the date of commencement of the training, failing which their career could stand seriously jeopardized. No requests, whatsoever for relaxation in respect of such officers (nominated for the third time) will be entertained.
10. Confirmation with regard to the participation of the officers may please be sent immediately to Shri Rajeev Kumar Kundi, Deputy Director (Course Director), ISTM New Delhi who is accessible on Phone No. 26105592 (O), M. No. 9818394463.

To

Min/Dept.of
Joint Secretary(Admn.)

New Delhi.
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to : –
2. The Joint Director, ISTM, Administrative Block, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi110067 w.r.t. their letter No. A-33083/03/2013-ISTM (Coord) dated $13^{\text {th }}$ December, 2013.
2. ISTM, (Shri Rajeev Kumar Kundi, Deputy Director (Course Director)), Admn. Block, Old JNU Campus, New Delhi. The list of officers, who report for training on $3^{\text {rd }}$ October, 2016 may please be furnished to this Department next day positively.
3. Training Division, Deptt. of Personnel \& Training, JNU Campus, New Delhi.
4. Section Officer (S), CS.I, DOP\&T – Kindly confirm the training status of the officers before considering their promotion.
5. Hindi Section, DOP\&T, North Block, New Delhi – For Hindi version.
6. Website of this Department (www.persmin.nic.in<DOPT<Central Secretariat< CSS< Training Nomination Circulars<Assistants)
7. Guard File.# ANNEXURE

LIST OF OFFICERS FOR $55^{\text {th }}$ LEVEL-B TRAINING PROGRAMME AT ISTM FROM 03/10/2016 TO 04/11/2016

| S. No | Year/CSL
No. | NAME OF THE OFFICER
Sh./Smt./Ms. | DoB | CADRE WHERE
WORKING
Ministry/Department |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | 2003/1706 | Anju Gupta** | 30-Jun-59 | Env \& Forests |
| 2 | 2003/1721 | Rajeshwar** | 07-Dec-58 | Sc \& Tech |
| 3 | 2003/1741 | Ajay K. Singh** | 01-Oct-60 | Expenditure |
| 4 | 2003/1771 | K. Uma Maheshwari** | 19-Jun-62 | MSME |
| 5 | 2003/1983 | Sujata Satyanarayanan** | 28-Aug-63 | MHA |
| 6 | 2003/1994 | Sri Krishnan** | 11-Aug-59 | MHA |
| 7 | 2003/2011 | Harbhajan Thareja** | 15-Dec-58 | Exp. |
| 8 | 2003/2015 | Ritu Ravi Parkash** | 21-Jan-66 | Social Justice |
| 9 | 2003/2020 | Pushpa Thareja** | 01-Feb-59 | Food \& PD |
| 10 | 2003/2022 | P.S. Bisht** | 20-Oct-61 | Higher Edu. |
| 11 | 2003/2052 | Bhubaneshwari Uma Shankar** | 17-Feb-59 | Education |
| 12 | 2003/2064 | Desh Raj** | 10-May-62 | D/o Defence (Finance) |
| 13 | 2003/2072 | Seema Sharma* | 23-Nov-60 | Education |
| 14 | 2003/2085 | M.K. Tomar* | 22-Jan-61 | Food |
| 15 | 2003/2103 | R. Sairam* | 01-Oct-59 | Env \& Forests |
| 16 | 2003/2196 | S.K. Prasad* | 10-Jan-62 | R\&TH |
| 17 | 2003/2205 | Flora Toppo* | 15-Mar-59 | I\&B |
| 18 | 2003/2206 | R.S. Meena* | 01-Jul-64 | Tribal Affairs |
| 19 | 2003/2223 | Florence Kujur* | 06-Oct-70 | DOP\&T |
| 20 | 2003/2227 | Bana Ram Meena | 03-Jun-66 | DOP\&T |
| 21 | 2003/2229 | T. Dulihan | 15-Feb-62 | PNG |
| 22 | 2003/2230 | Lakshman Prasad | 15-Feb-69 | Agri. |
| 23 | 2003/2235 | K.M. Pawar | 01-Jul-68 | UD |
| 24 | 2003/2236 | Bina J. Toppo | 23-Oct-66 | Education |
| 25 | 2003/2237 | Vijay M Tapre | 20-Mar-66 | S\&T |
| 26 | 2003/2238 | Sunita M. Kumbhare | 26-Mar-66 | Steel |
| 27 | 2003/2239 | Arjun Lal Meena | 01-Jan-67 | HFW |
| 28 | 2003/2242 | Anil Ekka | 01-Jul-73 | Education |
| 29 | 2003/2243 | S.L. Meena | 01-Jan-61 | Civil Aviation |

THIRD AND FINAL NOMINATION *SECOND NOMINATION

Note:

1. The officers who are nominated for the third and final chance are Deemed to have been Relieved for the training.
2. DoPT vide its OM dated 4th July, 2016 has issued Revised Training Policy for Central Secretariat (CSS). A major shift from the earlier policy has been notified in the revised policy wherein the maximum no. of chances for mandatory training at various levels of CSS has been reduced from 3 to 2. Therefore, from now onwards the maximum chances allowed will be 2. However, those who had exhausted their 2 chances prior to issuance of the revised policy may be allowed 3 chances.