This office memorandum from the Department of Personnel & Training addresses the recurring issue of Ministries/Departments failing to submit Annual Performance Appraisal Reports (APARs) of CSS officers within the stipulated timeframe. It reiterates previous instructions and emphasizes the importance of strict adherence to the submission schedule to facilitate timely promotions. The memorandum also mandates that all APARs be completed by September 30th of each year. The Department of Personnel & Training has taken serious note of the delays and expects full compliance from all Ministries/Departments.
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F No. 22/12/2015-CS-I (APAR)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances \& Pensions
Department of Personnel \& Training
(CS -I (APAR)
$3^{\text {rd }}$ Floor, A Wing, Lok Nayak Bhgawan, Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated $22^{\text {nd }}$ December, 2015
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Timely preparation and submission of APAR of CSS officers.
The undersigned is directed to invite attention to this Department’s O.M. No 21011/02/2009-Estt.(A) and 21011/1/2005/-Estt(A) dated 16.02.2009 and 23.7.2009 respectively and to say that in spite of clear and specific instructions of this Department, the Ministries/Departments are not sending the APARs of the officers of CSS within the stipulated time frame prescribed for this purpose under the aforesaid O.Ms. Secretary, Department of Personnel \& Training has taken a serious note of this. It is therefore, again requested that strict adherence to the time schedule for preparation and submission of APAR of CSS officers should be followed by all the Ministries/Departments without fail. The O.Ms mentioned above can be downloaded from this Department’s website www.persmin.gov.in.
2. It has also been decided that APARs of all the employees should be invariably be got completed by $30^{\text {th }}$ September, of that year thereby enabling this Department to ensure timely promotion of the officers concerned.
TChandra Shekhar)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Telephone No. 24624046.
To
All Ministries/Departments