Most Immediate

No.5/8/2009-CS.I(U)

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions

(Department of Personnel & Training)

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi-110003

Dated the 7th January, 2010

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Select Lists for the year 2004-2008 of the Officers of the Central Secretariat Service (CSS) for appointment to Grade-I (Under Secretary) of the Service.

The undersigned is directed to forward herewith the names of the officers included in the Select List for the years 2004 to 2008, prepared under rule 12(2) of the Central Secretariat Service Rules 1962 and the Central Secretariat Service (Promotion to Grade I and Selection Grade) Regulations, 1964 for appointment to the Grade I of the CSS.

1. The seniority of the officers included in the aforesaid Select List will be in the same order in which their names have been arranged, irrespective of actual dates of their appointment to the Grade I. The appointment of officers included in the aforesaid Select Lists to the grade of Under Secretary on regular basis shall be subject to the final outcome in the CWP No. 13352/2005 in the High Court of Delhi; OA No.3294/2009 titled Shri P.R. Sharma vs. UOI in CAT, New Delhi; and OA No.2674/2009 titled Shri P.S. Bhandari vs. UOI & ors.

2. The vacancies against which the officers have been included in the Select Lists relate to the period from 1st July, 2004 (the Select List year) to 30th June, 2005 (the following year) so on and so forth for the subsequent Select Lists’ years. The regular Select Lists could not be drawn within the prescribed period due to ongoing litigation and resultantly these panels had gone in arrears. Therefore, the appointment of the officers included in the aforesaid Select Lists may be deemed to have been made effective from the 1st July of the corresponding Select List year, for the purpose of approved service and for fixing their pay as Under Secretary on notional basis. The actual benefits however would be available only from the date, officers are so appointed to the grade of Under Secretary of CSS and assume charge of the post.

3. The officers would be entitled to arrears on account of re-fixation of their pay from the dates of their actual appointment to the post of Under Secretary. In addition, these officers shall also be entitled to exercise the benefit of option for fixation of their pay as per the provisions of extant pay rules. However, such officers, who were promoted as ad-hoc Under Secretary prior to 1st July of their Select List year inclusion and had availed the benefit of split option, shall not be eligible to re-exercise the option.

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1. All Ministries/Departments, where the officers are presently working or are on long leave or any of them was relieved from that Ministry/Department to join the ex-cadre posts on deputation, are requested to notify the appointment of the aforesaid officers to the Grade of Under Secretary on regular basis subject to condition that the officer concerned is free/clear from vigilance angle and was entitled to hold the post as the officer was in the CSS cadre as on 01.07.2004 for the Select year 2004, so on for the subsequent Select Lists’ years. A copy of the said notification may be endorsed to this Department at the earliest for record. If any of the officers cannot be appointed to the Grade I of CSS covered in the Select List 2004, or subsequent Select Lists as per Annexure to this OM, the same may be brought to the notice of this Department together with reasons.

2. Any officers who are yet to be appointed as Under Secretary but are covered in the Select List 2004, Select List 2005, onwards in the subsequent Select Lists’ years, as per Annexure to this OM, may be relieved immediately to take up their placement as Under Secretary in the newly allocated Ministry/Department, orders for which are being issued separately. There would be no retention of the Officer(s) in the same sector as per policy and would be transferred to another sector as per this Department’s OM No.21/2/2009-CS.I(P) dated 29.04.2009. No requests for retention in the same Ministry/Department would be entertained.

3. The officers, who were in service on crucial dates but had retired as Section Officer/Desk Officer subsequently on superannuation or otherwise, have also been considered for inclusion of their names in the aforesaid Select Lists of Grade I of CSS in pursuance of this Department’s OM No. 22011/4/98-Estt(D) dated 12th October, 1998. However, their appointment need not be notified as retired persons would not be available to avail of the actual promotion from a prospective date.

(M.C. Luther)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

TELEFAX: 2462411/24629414

Encls.: As above.

To,

1. All Ministries/Departments
2. The UPSC, Dholpur House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi [Kind attention: Shri A.V. Tarvadi, US]
3. US(EO/CM) / US(CS.I/T)/ US(CS.I/D) / US(CS.I/S&A) / Guard File# DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL \& TRAINING OM No. 5/8/2009-CS.I(U) dated 07.01.2010 List of Officers approved for promotion to Grade I of CSS for Select Lists Year 2004-2008

Select List 2004

Select List 2005

Select List 2006

EXTENDED PANEL (Select List 2006)

Select List 2007

EXTENDED PANEL (Select List 2007)

15958 Dev Raj Sharma
25959 Harsh Prakash# DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL \& TRAINING OM No. 5/8/2009-CS.I(U) dated 07.01.2010 List of Officers approved for promotion to Grade I of CSS for Select Lists Year 2004-2008

Select List 2008

EXTENDED PANEL (Select List 2008)

16128 Pradeep Kumar Singh.