This office order details the cancellation of ad-hoc promotions to the Under Secretary grade for several officers across various ministries and departments. The cancellations stem from officers either being unwilling to join the promoted position or failing to revert to their cadre within the stipulated timeframe. Specifically, promotions were cancelled for individuals serving in the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Labour, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and the Department of Posts. Those affected are also debarred from future ad-hoc promotions to the Under Secretary grade for one year. The order clarifies that these ad-hoc promotions were initially implemented to address manpower shortages and improve government efficiency.
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File No. 5/10/2020/CS-I-(U)
Government of India
M/o Personnel, Public Grievances \& Pensions
Department of Personnel \& Training
CS-I Division
2nd Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan
Khan Market, New Delhi
Dated the 22nd January, 2021
OFFICE ORDER
The Order of ad-hoc promotions granted in the grade of Under Secretary in respect of the following Section Officers issued vide Order No.5/10/2020/CS-I (U) dated 14/12/2020 is hereby cancelled in terms of Para 7 of DoPT’s O.M No.22011/4/91-Estt (A) dated 14.09.1992:
| Sl. No. |
Name of the Officer (Ms./Shri) \& CSL No. | Ministry/Department | Reason for cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paresh Malakar, SO (7974) |
D/o Economic Affairs | Vigilance case pending against both the officers. |
| 2 | Pardhan Singh, SO (9392) |
NITI Ayog |
- This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
(Amit Ghosal)
Under Secretary to the Govt. of India
Tele : 24629412/14
Copy to :- -
Under Secretary (Admn), D/o Economic Affairs, North Block, New Delhi
- Under Secretary (Admn), NITI Ayog, Sansad Marg, New Delhi
- Officers concerned (thr. their present Ministry / Department)
Internal Distribution:SO(PR/CMS)/SO(APAR)/SO(S)/Guard file.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 $22^{\text {nd }}$ January, 2021
OFFICE ORDER
The order of ad-hoc promotion to the Grade of Under Secretary of Central Secretariat Service in respect of the 178 Under Secretaries was issued vide this Department’s Order of even number dated 14.12.2020. Further, instructions were issued vide this Department’s Office Memorandum No. 5/10/2020CS.I(U)Pt. dated 18.12.2020 \& 19.12.2020 to concerned Ministries/Departments/Cadre Units to issue instructions to the promoted officers in all grades to assume the charge immediately and not later than 21.12.2020 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 06 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 06 Under Secretaries issued vide order of even number dated 11.12.2020 are hereby cancelled:
| Sr. No. |
CSL No. |
Name of the Officer (Shri/Ms.) |
Ministry/Deptt. | Reason for cancellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10896 | Sanjay Kumar | M/o Defence (presently on deputation in Indian Embassy in Moscow ) |
Unwilling to join |
| 2 | 9476 | Kumar Rajeev Ranjan |
M/o Culture (presently on deputation in DRT, Patna) |
Unwilling to join |
| 3 | 10161 | Anand Devulapally | M/o Labour (presently on deputation in DRT, Hyderabad) |
Unwilling to join || 4 | 9578 | S. Venkatraghavan | D/o Financial Services (presently on deputation in DRT, Chennai) | Unwilling to join |
| :– | :– | :– | :– | :– |
| 5 | 10839 | Rabindra Nath Reddy |
M/o Housing and Urban Affairs (presently on deputation in UIDAI, Bangalore) |
Unwilling to join |
| 6 | 9708 | Pawan Kumar | D/o Posts (presently on deputation in SDMC, Delhi) |
Failed to revert to 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.
- 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), DoPT, M/o Defence, M/o Culture, M/o Labour \& Employment, D/o Financial Services, M/o Housing and Urban Affairs, D/o Posts (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.