This Office Memorandum, issued by the Government of India’s Secretariat of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, outlines new directions to prevent All India Services (AIS) officers from overstaying their inter-cadre deputations. Key directives include state governments submitting extension proposals at least three months before the deputation ends, with belated requests to be rejected outright by cadre-controlling authorities like DOPT, MHA, and MOEF. Furthermore, these authorities are tasked with closely monitoring deputations to ensure officers are relieved on time and return to their parent cadre. A specific note addresses the Chandigarh Administration, mandating the Ministry of Home Affairs (UT Division) to ensure successors are in place before an officer’s deputation concludes. The memorandum also emphasizes the need for timely action in cases where posts are manned by deputed IAS/IPS officers.
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NO. 37/50/2008-EO (SM.I)
Government of India
Secretariat of the
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
Department of Personnel and Training
New Delhi, the $11^{\text {th }}$ December, 2009
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub: Preventing overstay by AIS officers while on Inter-cadre deputation-ACC directions reg.
The undersigned is directed to state that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, in order to prevent overstay by AIS officers while on Inter-cadre deputation, has approved the following directions for communication to all the three cadre-controlling authorities of All India Services:
(i) The State Government should submit the proposal for the extension in Inter-cadre deputation of officers at least three months in advance of the completion of period of Inter-cadre deputation to the cadre-controlling authorities of All India Services i.e. DOPT/MHA/MOEF. The request for extension of Inter-cadre deputation received belatedly should be rejected by the cadre controlling authorities of All India Services(viz DOPT/MHA/MOEF) itself.
(ii) The DOPT/MHA/MOEF should closely monitor the Inter-cadre deputation of the AIS officers to ensure that the officers on Inter-cadre deputation are relieved on the completion of their deputation period and report back to their parent cadre.
(iii) In case of Chandigarh Administration where certain posts are manned by IAS/IPS officers taken on Inter-cadre deputation from Punjab and Haryana, the action should be initiated by the Ministry of Home Affairs(UT Division) well in advance of the completion of the Inter-cadre deputation period of an officer so that his successor is in place on the date of relieving of the officer on completion of his Inter-cadre deputation.
Ministry of Home Affairs,
[Shri G.K. Pillai, Home Secretary]
New Delhi.
Ministry of Environment \& Forest,
[Shri Vijai Sharma, Secretary]
New Delhi.
Department of Personnel \& Training,
[Shri S.K. Sarkar, Additional Secretary(S\&V)]
New Delhi.
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