This Office Memorandum details the policy regarding inter-cadre deputation for All India Service Officers. It outlines the formation of a committee comprising of key officials from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Home Ministry, and Environment, Forests & Climate Change Ministry to review and recommend inter-cadre deputation requests. The policy specifies that such deputations are permissible after an officer has completed nine years of service and before reaching Level 14 of the Pay Matrix. It also clarifies that existing guidelines will be followed, with the possibility of relaxation considered by the aforementioned committee. The memorandum modifies previous orders from 2004 and directs the relevant ministries to incorporate these provisions into their existing policies.
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No. 13017/16/2003-AIS.I
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: $28^{\text {th }}$ June, 2018
Office Memorandum
Sub: Inter-Cadre deputation of All India Service Officers – policy regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM of even number dated 8.11.2004 on the subject mentioned above and to convey that the Competent Authority has approved the following:-
(a) all cases of inter-cadre deputation would be processed as per existing guidelines and wherever relaxation of any of the provisions of these guidelines are required, the case will be put up to a Committee comprising of Secretary (DoPT), Establishment Officer \& Additional Secretary and Additional Secretary (S\&V) as Member.
(b) in order to have a uniform pattern for consideration of such cases for all the three All India Service Officers, the Committee, as mentioned at para (a) above, should consider all cases of inter-cadre deputation of all AIS officers (IPS and IFoS included). Home Secretary is to be co-opted as a Member in this Committee while considering cases of IPS officers and Environment Secretary is to be co-opted as a Member while considering the cases of Indian Forest Service officers. The Committee should consider all cases of inter cadre deputation and give its recommendations on the need and justification of inter-State deputation.
(c) Inter cadre deputation will be available to the officers only after completion of nine years of service in his or her cadre and before reaching pay at Level 14 of the Pay Matrix in his or her home cadre.
2. The provisions of DOPT’s O.M. No. 13017/16/2003-AIS-1 dated the $8^{\text {th }}$ November 2004 regarding inter cadre deputation of All India Service officers will stand modified to the above extent.
3. The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Environment, Forests \& Climate Change are requested to consider all such requests for inter cadre deputation keeping in view incorporation of the aforesaid provisions in the extant policy and proposals shall thereafter continue to be processed and submitted for consideration and orders of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet after obtaining approval of the Minister-in-charge.
To:
- The Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi
- The Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests \& Climate Change, Parvayaran Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests \& Climate Change, Parvayaran Bhawan, New Delhi.Copy also forwarded for information and necessary action:-
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Establishment Officer \& Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi
- Director, Prime Minister’s Office, South Block, New Delhi.
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