F. No 6/10/2013-CS.I(S)

Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhavan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003, Dated the 31st December, 2013

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Promotion of officers of Assistants’ Grade to the Section Officers’ Grade of Central Secretariat Service (CSS) on ad-hoc basis.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OM No. 6/11/2012 -CS-I(S) dated 23rd August, 2012 on the subject mentioned above.

2. Introduction

In view of a number of posts lying vacant in the Section Officers’ Grade in various Ministries/Departments, it has been decided that eligible Assistants, who have rendered at least eight years’ of approved service in the Assistants’ Grade belonging to General and SC Category upto S.No.1023 of CSL 2003 of Assistants’ Grade, and ST Category upto S.No.2141 of CSL 2003 of Assistants’ Grade as issued vide this Department’s OM No. 7/4/2010-CS-I(A) dated 12th July, 2012, may be promoted to the Section Officers’ Grade on ad-hoc basis to the extent of vacant posts available in the Cadre Units as on 31st December, 2013. Accordingly, the list of Assistants covered in the aforesaid zone for promotion is enclosed in Annexure ‘A’. The ad-hoc promotion/appointment would be subject to the following conditions:

1. The period of ad-hoc promotion would be upto 30th June, 2014 or till the regular Section Officers are made available, whichever is earlier;
2. The ad-hoc appointments shall not confer on the appointees any right to continue in the Grade indefinitely or for inclusion in the Select List of Section Officer for regular appointment or to claim seniority in the Section Officer Grade of CSS;
3. Ad-hoc appointments would continue till regular candidates in Section Officer Grade are available through Select Lists.

(iv) Effective date of ad-hoc promotion in respect of those found fit and clear from vigilance angle would be the date from which the officer concerned joins duty in Section Officers’ Grade in his own Cadre Unit.

3. Effectiveness of the Officers

If any of the Officers, who is eligible for promotion in Section Officer Grade on ad-hoc basis and is on deputation, he may be given option to revert within 15 days with a view to avail themselves of the promotion on ad-hoc basis, failing which offer of ad-hoc promotion is liable to be cancelled and next person due for promotion may be promoted on ad-hoc basis.

Contd.4. All the Cadre Units are requested to take urgent action to conduct DPCs by 15th January, 2014 in respect of all the Assistants within the Zone prescribed as at Para 2 supra and to promote eligible Assistants to the Grade of Section Officer on ad-hoc basis to the extent of vacancies available up to 31st December, 2013 as per their seniority in the Assistants’ Grade. A copy of the appointment order may be endorsed to this Department.

1. The recommendations of the DPC in respect of the remaining eligible Assistants in the above zone, who are clear from vigilance angle but could not be promoted within the Cadre Unit due to lack of vacancies, may be forwarded to this Division by 20th January, 2014 so that they could be promoted against existing vacancies in Section Officers’ Grade in the other Cadre Units.

2. After the completion of the process as indicated in Para 4 & 5 above, all the Cadre Units are requested to convey the following information by 20th January, 2014:

   (i) The details of the Assistants promoted on ad-hoc basis in SO Grade after the issue of this order (Annexure-I).

   (ii) DPC recommendations in respect of the remaining eligible Assistants in the zone prescribed as indicated in Para 5 above (Annexure-II).

[Signature]

(Parminder Singh)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
☎: 24642705

To

All the participating Ministries/Departments of CSS# ANNEXURE-I

DOP&T’s OM No 6/10/2013-CS.I(S) dated 31st December, 2013

Name of Cadre: Unit

Details of Assistants promoted on ad-hoc basis in Section Officer Grade after the issue of OM No 6/10/2013-CS.I(S) dated 31st December, 2013

DOP&T’s OM No 6/10/2013-CS.I(S) dated 31st December, 2013

Name of Cadre Unit:

Details of Assistants who are yet to be promoted by 20th January, 2014 on ad-hoc basis in Section Officer Grade along with DPC recommendations and the status of their vigilance clearance/grading Sheets.

Note : The List is not in the order of seniority.