This order details the cancellation of ad-hoc promotions to the Under Secretary grade for five officers who failed to join their promoted posts within the stipulated timeframe. The ad-hoc promotions were initially offered to address manpower shortages and improve government efficiency. Those who declined the promotion or failed to revert to their cadre in time are now barred from future ad-hoc promotions for one year. The order emphasizes the importance of accepting promotional offers promptly and outlines the consequences of non-compliance. It also directs the publication of this order on the DoPT website and distribution to relevant ministries and officers.
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No. 5/10/2020-CS-I (U))
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions
(Department of Personnel \& Training)
Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi
Dated the $5^{\text {th }}$ February, 2021
ORDER
The order of ad-hoc promotion to the Grade of Under Secretary of Central Secretariat Service in respect of the 150 Under Secretaries was issued vide this Department’s Order of even number dated 21.12.2020. Vide the said Order instructions were issued to concerned Ministries/Departments/Cadre Units to issue instructions to the promoted officers in all grades to assume the charge within 03 days of the Order failing which the promotion orders with respect to non-joinee officers will be liable to be withdrawn, apart from debarment from ad-hoc promotion or other suitable consequences.
2. These ad-hoc promotions were resorted to as a special dispensation for ensuring efficiency in ‘Government’s functioning and to address the urgent requirement of various cadre units for manpower at various level. Presently 05 Under Secretaries have still not joined/assumed the charge of the post of Under Secretary.
3. The non-joining/non-assumption of the charge to the promotional post tantamount to unwillingness to accept the offer of promotion. Accordingly, the order of ad-hoc promotion to the Grade of Under Secretary in respect of the following 05 Under Secretaries issued vide order of even number dated 21.12.2020 are hereby cancelled:
| Sl. No. |
SL Year |
Name of the Officer (Shri/Ms.) |
Ministry/Department /Cadre |
Reason for cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Sreetama Samnta | D/o Commerce | Unwilling to join |
| 2 | 2012 | Probal Chanda SSC (Kolkata) |
SSC (Kolkata) | Unwilling to join |
| 3 | 2012 | Alok Verma | D/o Commerce | Unwilling to join |
| 4 | 2012 | Naresh Kumar | M/o Health \& FW | Unwilling to join |
| 5. | 2012 | Anil Singh | D/o Commerce ( On deputation to Embassy of India, Bangkok) |
Failed to revert to the cadre to avail ad-hoc promotion within the stipulated time. |
- Further, since the above mentioned officers have refused to accept adhoc promotion/failed to assume the charge of the post within the stipulated time limit, they are hereby debarred from consideration for ad-hoc promotion to the grade of Under Secretary for a period of one year from the date of issue of promotion orders.5. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
(Amit Ghosal)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tele : 24629412/14
Copy to :-
- Under Secretary (Admn), D/o Commerce, SSC (Hqrs), M/o Health \& FW (to be published in DoPT website).
- Officers concerned (through their present Ministry / Department)
Internal Distribution
$\mathrm{SO}(\mathrm{PR} / \mathrm{CMS}) / \mathrm{SO}(\mathrm{APAR}) / \mathrm{SO}(\mathrm{S}) /$ Guard file.