No. 4/3/2022-CS.I (D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel \& Training
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Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated: August 22, 2022.

ORDER

Approval of the President is hereby conveyed for inclusion of officers as per Annexure to this order, in the Selection Grade Select List (SGSL) of Central Secretariat Services for the year 2022 (Deputy Secretary Grade).
2. The appointment of officers as Deputy Secretary on regular basis will be effective from the date of assumption of charge of the post.
3. In terms of CSS Regulations, 2010, an eligible officer for inclusion in SGSL should have successfully undergone such mandatory training programme as may be prescribed under Cadre Training Plan of DoPT. In terms of CSS (CTP), successful completion of Level E Training is mandatory for inclusion in SGSL. Officers included in SGSL, have either successfully completed Level E Training or have recently undergone training. The appointment of officers, whose names have been distinctly mentioned in the Annexure, may be notified on assumption of charge of the post of Deputy Secretary, following declaration of their successful completion of the Level E Training.
4. The seniority of the officers included in the aforesaid Select List, will be in the same order in which their names have been recommended for inclusion, irrespective of actual dates of their appointment to the Selection Grade
5. In terms of Rule 2(c) (iii) of CSS Rules, approved service in the grade of Deputy Secretary will count from $1^{\text {st }}$ July of the Select List Year.
6. The Ministries/ Departments, before issuing necessary notification, shall ensure that the officer(s) concerned is/are clear from vigilance angle in terms of DoPT O.M. No. 22034/4/2012-Estt (D) dated 2.11.2012 read with O.M. No. 22011/4/91-Estt(A) dated 14.9.1992 and O.M. No. 22012/1/99-Estt(D) dated 25.10.2004. In case of any change in the vigilance status of the officer from the last report, the same may be communicated to AVD.I and CS.I Divisions of this Department immediately.
6.1 In case of currency of any penalty imposed on an officer included in the Select List, notification should be issued only after the currency of the penalty is over in terms of DoPT’s O.M. No.22034/5/2004-Estt(D) dated 15.12.2004. Such cases should be informed to this Department separately.7. The inclusion of officers in SGSL will remain subject to further orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in the Civil Appeal No. 629 of 2022 arising out of SLP(C) No. 30621/2011 titled Shri Jarnail Singh \& Ors. V. Lachhmi Narain Gupta \& Ors. and other connected matters.
8. All the officers as indicated in the Annexure of this Order are retained in the respective Ministries/Departments where they are currently posted on their regular promotion to the Grade, until further orders.
9. The copy of notifications for regular appointment of officers should invariably be endorsed to this Department for record. In case any of the officers included in the Select List cannot be appointed to the Grade of Deputy Secretary on regular basis, the same may be brought to the notice of this Department immediately along with the reasons.
(Ravi Vazirani)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Tele.: 24629413
Encl.: As stated
To (through DoPT website)
10. Officers concerned
11. Ministries/Departments/Organisations concerned
12. DoPT (Hindi Cell) – for Hindi version
13. CS.I(T)/CS.I(APAR)/CS.I(U).(DoPT Order No. 4/3/2022-CS.I (D) dated $22^{\text {nd }}$ August 2022 – SGSL 2022)

yet to successfully complete Level E Training.